8th Annual SPIRE Awards Winners and Finalists Announced
Women in CRE Category
WINNER
Wendy Rogers
CEO, LPA
Finalists
Karen Flanigan
Executive Vice President, Greenlaw
Stacy Nishioka
Senior Director, The Irvine Company
New Construction Category
Finalists
BROADCOM
Gensler
James Young, Design Principal/Co-Managing Director
Broadcom
Mark B. Thomas, Director, Global Workplace Services
DPR Construction
Paul Panelli, Project Executive
Englekirk
Zen Hoda, Associate Principal
tk1sc
Brian Sybesma, Project Manager
KGM Architectural Lighting
Moritz Hammer, Principal
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, THE KECK CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
C.W. Driver
Dave McGlothlin, Senior Project Manager
AC Martin
Robert Murrin, Principal
Abacus Project Management
Kurt Riedl, Director
Brandow and Johnston, Inc.
Howard Lam, S.E., Senior Principal
Glumac
David J. Nelson, Project Manager
DRC Engineering, Inc.
Chris McKee, Project Manager
Bennitt Design Group
Todd Bennitt, FASLA, Principal
Winner
ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK SPORTS COMPLEX
KPRS Construction Services, Inc.
Joel Stensby, President
FivePoint Holdings, LLC
Lynn Jochim, Co-Chief Operating Officer
NBBJ
Andrzej Czech, Senior Associate
Renovations Category
Finalists
VKCC VON KARMAN CREATIVE CAMPUS
Wolcott Architecture
AJ Wilder, President
Carlos Carrasquillo, Design Principal
URTH CAFFÉ - ORANGE
Urth Caffé
Shallom Berkman, Co-Founder
Jilla Berkman, Co-Founder
Winner
IMAGINE MORE
St. Mary’s School
Sharon Taylor, Head of School
Terry Moore, Head of Finance and Operations
Westling & Associates Construction Management
Josh Westling, President
KPRS
Kevin Ivey, Business Development Officer
Christy Thordsen, Project Manager
Michael Fabian, Estimator
RGA Architects
Chris Savage, Principal
Erin Thrash, Architect
Tenant Improvement Category
Finalists
BEHR PAINT COMPANY
H. Hendy Associates
Jennifer Bartelt, Project Manager
Jeep Pringsulaka, Senior Designer
DPR Construction
Rudy Martinez, Project Manager
WISEPLACE COMMUNITY ROOM
Retail Design Collaborative (RDC)
Jonathan Lopez, Associate Principal, Design Director
CDG Builders
Scott Cernigoj, Senior Project Manager, LEED GA
Herman Miller
Kathleen Neary, Business Development Manager
Pivot Interiors
Brian Ogden, Account Executive
Winner
EASTERSEALS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS
H. Hendy Associates
Sonaly Dudheker, Project Manager
Todd Shumaker, Senior Designer
MVP Service Partner Category
Finalists
Erin Thrash
Architect, RGA Architects
John Combs
Principal, RiverRock Real Estate Group
Winner
Jennifer Bojorquez
Partner, Troutman Sanders
Leasing Category
Finalists
ELEMENT ALISO VIEJO
JLL
Byron Foss, Executive Vice President
Nick Carey, Executive Vice President
Curtis Ellmore, Senior Vice President
Wade Tift, Executive Vice President
Waterford Property Company
John Drachman, Principal
TACO BELL HEADQUARTERS
Cushman & Wakefield
Chon Kantikovit, Executive Director
Rick Kaplan, Executive Vice Chairman
Winner
METAGENICS AND CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LEASE TRANSACTIONS
CBRE, Inc.
Allison Kelly, Senior Vice President
Carol Trapani, Senior Vice President
Sales Category
Finalists
THE HIVE
Newmark Knight Frank
Paul Jones, Executive Managing Director
Blake Bokosky, Managing Director
Brandon White, Senior Associate
Kevin Shannon, Co-Head of U.S. Capital Markets
Ken White, Executive Managing Director
RICOH
CBRE
Dave Desper, Executive Vice President
Ross Bourne, Senior Vice President
Winner
ANAHEIM GARDENWALK
CBRE
Philip D. Voorhees, Vice Chairman
Jimmy Slusher, Vice President
Emerging Leader Category
Finalists
Christine DePillo
Vice President, Senior Client Associate, Chase
Stephanie Tan
Acquisitions Associate, Invesco Real Estate
Winner
Elise Puritz
Director of Business Development, MHP Structural Engineers
Philanthropy Category
Finalists
John Combs
Principal, RiverRock Real Estate Group
Rebecca Hall
President & CEO, Idea Hall
Winner
Patrick Donahue
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Donahue Schriber
Lawrence Casey
President & Chief Operating Officer, Donahue Schriber