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Real Estate 2023: STEVE LAWSON
A third-generation builder and developer, Lawson served as president of the 190-person multifamily real estate development, construction and management firm for 17 years, until he was named chairman in 2016. For more than two decades, Lawson has promoted equitable and affordable housing policies through leadership positions with the National Association of Home Builders. He has […]
Real Estate 2023: JACKIE THIEL
Thiel was appointed president of Long & Foster Real Estate in March, replacing Larry “Boomer” Foster. She has been with the company since 1998 and was executive vice president of general brokerage operations before her promotion. Thiel oversees the company’s more than 200 offices and 9,000 agents across eight states and Washington, D.C. During her […]
Real Estate 2023: CHRISTOPHER MOLIVADAS
Molivadas’ career in commercial real estate spans more than 30 years, and he directly oversees JLL’s brokerage business in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, providing strategic leadership to more than 1,000 employees. In the 1980s, Molivadas began working as a construction project manager, then became a broker with Spaulding & Slye Colliers before the firm […]
Real Estate 2023: JAMIE THOMAS
In January, Thomas was named executive managing director and brokerage market leader for Virginia, a position that gives him oversight for about 60 brokers as well as all brokerage operations, recruitment, retention and business development in Norfolk, Richmond and Charlottesville. A Richmond native, Thomas replaced J. Scott Adams, who jumped to Harbor Group International in […]
Real Estate 2023: CHRIS WILLIAMS
A 25-year Dollar Tree veteran, Williams serves as senior vice president for the Fortune 500 discount retailer’s real estate portfolio, a position in which he leads Summit Pointe Realty, the entity developing Summit Pointe. A downtown Chesapeake district being built around Dollar Tree’s 12-story corporate headquarters, Summit Pointe includes three apartment communities, restaurants, off[...]
Real Estate 2023: ALLISON WEINSTEIN
Weinstein leads a multifamily real estate development and management company founded by her father, Marcus Weinstein, in 1952. She joined the company in 1994 with her husband, Ivan Jecklin, who serves as co-president. Before that, Weinstein lived in Chicago, where she worked in the recruiting and personnel department for a large Chicago-based law firm. She […]
Real Estate 2023: MICHAEL HALLMARK
Hallmark is lead developer of the $2.3 billion GreenCity development underway in Henrico County that plans to include a 17,000-seat arena billed as the nation’s greenest concert venue, as well as hotels, retail, office and residential space. An architect, he moved to Virginia in 2018 from Los Angeles, where he designed the Crypto.com Arena, formerly […]
Real Estate 2023: JEFFREY M. HYDER
In August, Hyder succeeded Stewart D. Roberson as president and CEO of the architecture firm; Roberson continues serving as the company’s chair. Hyder joined Moseley in 1993 after earning his bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture. Over the past 30 years, Hyder has served as an architect, operations manager and leader of the […]
Real Estate 2023: MAGGIE REED
Reed joined Gilbane in 2003, after graduating from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), where she was a two-time All-American in women’s rugby. One of the construction company’s youngest vice presidents, she has managed over $1 billion in contracts during her career so far. A registered architect, Reed is responsible for driving sales and supervising more […]
Real Estate 2023: MARK C. LOWHAM
Lowham has led the Washington, D.C.-region arm of the luxury real estate company since 2011. His office handled the record $48 million sale of the state’s most expensive home, Fairfax County estate River View, to former Washington Commanders owners Dan and Tanya Snyder in November 2021. (According to news reports, the couple has moved to […]
Real Estate 2023: DONNA MacMILLAN-WHITAKER
As the development partner to fashion and music superstar Pharrell Williams, MacMillan-Whitaker has achieved a significant level of prominence in Hampton Roads, but she’s no flash in the pan. MacMillan-Whitaker has worked in the commercial retail industry since 1985, representing national retailers throughout the mid-Atlantic region. She also founded Commercial Real Estate Services, which me[...]
Living Legends 2023: RAYMOND A. ‘RAY’ RITCHEY
Often regarded as one of the most influential players in the Washington, D.C., area’s real estate arena, Ritchey announced in March his plans to shift away from his full-time role with Boston Properties at the end of the year. He led the national real estate investment trust’s Washington-region operations, including 170 employees and 36 properties […]
