FORSTONE CAPITAL - Key Persons
Prior to starting Forstone Capital, Brandon Hall was a senior associate for GE Commercial Finance Real Estate as a member of North America Equity Holdings. He focused on developing equity partnerships with national and local operators and helped acquire a $2.5B portfolio during his time at GE. Before joining GE Real Estate, Mr. Hall was an account executive at My ePHIT, a specialized healthcare firm located in Salt Lake City, UT. Mr. Hall is currently on the NAIOP Board of Directors for the Connecticut, Westchester County Chapter.
Mr. Hall earned a degree in Business, Management and Marketing from Cornell University.
Prior to starting Forstone Capital, Brett Wilderman was director of acquisitions for HEI Hospitality, a real estate firm that specializes in acquiring and managing first-class, full-service hotels throughout the United States. Mr. Wilderman was responsible for sourcing, negotiating and successfully closing on new acquisitions for HEI. Before joining HEI, Mr. Wilderman was an acquisitions manager for Louis Dreyfus Property Group where he was responsible for sourcing and completing new equity investments and assisting in the financing and disposition of the portfolio. Currently, he is a board member of Stamford Downtown Special Services District.
Mr. Wilderman earned a degree in Hotel Management from Cornell University with a concentration in finance.
Brittany Adams comes to Forstone Management with over 8 years of property management experience in Class A commercial real estate. Mrs. Adams is primarily responsible for tenants relations throughout the portfolio and day to day operations. Prior to joining the Forstone Management team, Mrs. Adams worked for Sage Realty Corporation in Manhattan as a Property Manager where she was responsible for all operations of a 700,000 square ft portfolio with over 70 tenants.
Mrs. Adams earned her BA in English: Creative Writing and Editing from Louisiana State University
Job Titles:
- Asset Manager
- Member of the Asset & Property Management Team
Christine McCray comes to Forstone with over 20 years' experience in the real estate & property management industries, working at both institutional and entrepreneurial firms. Ms. McCray will be focusing on the day to day operations of each building in the Forstone Management portfolio.
Prior to joining Forstone Management, Ms. McCray was with GE Commercial Real Estate, America's Equity as a senior underwriter, where she underwrote equity acquisitions exceeding $1.4B, as well as valued GE's existing equity and debt portfolio annually. Before joining GE Real Estate, Ms. McCray worked at JER Partners, Mutual of New York, and LaSalle Partners.
Ms. McCray earned a degree in Business Administration, Finance from University of Rhode Island.
Dillon is responsible for coordinating and administering tenant improvement and capital projects. He has worked for James S. Mitchell & Sons in NYC for the past three years as their Assistant Project Manager. He managed multi-million dollar construction projects in the medical, education and religious fields where he reviewed architectural drawings, tracked project progress against approved budgets, managed project finances among other construction related responsibilities.
Dillon graduated from Hamilton College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government with a minor in Public Policy. He also studied Construction Estimating at NYU School of Professional Studies.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Finance & Accounting
Grace has over 14 years of experience with Deloitte, specialized in providing audit and assurance services to the financial services industry.
Grace received her Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting and finance from University of South Australia and a Master of Accounting and MBA from Syracuse University.
Ryan McClay is responsible for ensuring Forstone Capital's current holdings are meeting the financial and physical expectations of our partners. Mr. McClay assists in the development and execution of the asset strategy, primarily focusing on direct oversight of all capital improvement projects, including tenant fit outs, initiating and managing energy improvement projects, and complete repositioning projects. Mr. McClay also oversees the Property Management Division which includes the day to day operations of the portfolio, financial reporting & analysis, and maintaining strong tenant relations. Prior to joining Forstone Capital, Mr. McClay was the Managing Partner of Turf World LLC.
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development
Scott Raasch is primarily responsible for assisting in the development and execution of Forstone Capital's asset management strategy, which includes financial reporting & analysis, property leasing, marketing, project management and assisting with new acquisitions. Prior to joining Forstone Capital, Mr. Raasch was a commercial retail broker at Moseley Real Estate Advisors in Charlotte, NC. Before joining Moseley REA, Mr. Raasch also worked at ICAP Interdealer Broker and at Richter Cornbrooks Gribble architecture firm in Baltimore, MD.
Mr. Raasch holds a BS in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University.
Tiago Marega joined Forstone in 2008. He is responsible for managing and coordinating the maintenance crew and tenant requests. Mr. Marega also facilitates gathering bids for various repairs needed for equipment and tenant related issues. Prior to joining Forstone, Mr. Marega owned and operated Bathrooms and Kitchens Deluxe A for 8 years.
Mr. Marega holds a degree in Computer Networking Administration from Katharine Gibbs College in Bethpage, NY.