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Michael Zarola joined Land Advisors Capital in April 2020, serving as the company’s President/Managing Director with ultimate responsibility of leading the Land Advisors Capital team. Mr. Zarola has held leadership positions in business development, origination, asset management and disposition for residential land and housing advisory firms spanning over his 20+ year career in the real estate sector. Mr. Zarola’s experience has been focused in several of the top homebuilding markets including; Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Washington. Throughout his career, Mr. Zarola has also successfully drawn upon his analytical, problem solving, financial modeling and interpersonal skills to negotiate workouts between parties on complex projects and distressed assets to achieve optimal return on investments.

Previously, Mr. Zarola served as Senior Vice President at The Resmark Companies, advisor to the California State Teachers (CalSTRS) pension fund, where he personally opened up new markets and established a presence on behalf of the company in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas and Utah and Washington. Prior thereto, he was a Vice President for Lowe Enterprises Residential Advisors and its predecessor company TriPacific Capital Advisors, an exclusive advisor to Los Angeles County Employment Retirement Association (LACERA) pension fund at the time. On behalf of Lowe and TriPacific, Mr. Zarola originated and managed assets in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Texas. Mr. Zarola earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San Diego State University.

David Moore graduated from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia with a BBA in Banking and Finance and a BBA in Real Estate.  Upon graduation, he went to work for McColgan & Company and was responsible for overseeing the appraisals of land and income assets throughout the Southeastern U.S.  In 1998, he joined Hailey Realty to help build their sales of industrial and land assets.  David specialized in the acquisition and disposition of land, site selection analysis, and net investment sales.  In 2001, he successfully completed the requirements to receive the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute.  In 2007, he joined Stratford Land, a private equity land fund specializing in the acquisition of land assets.  With more than twenty years of expertise in real estate sales, development, and acquisition/dispositions, David opened the Atlanta office and currently serves as the Director of Investments for the Southeastern U.S.  He manages and acquires land in the path of growth, provides innovative structures for land buyers and sellers, and seeks to add value through envisioning, planning, entitlement and pre-development work.  As an Atlanta native, he has an extensive knowledge of Georgia and the Southeast.

Rory Hansen joined Land Advisors Capital in January 2021, serving as the company’s Director for the Western United States. Mr. Hansen has held positions in business development, originations, asset management and disposition for residential multifamily, land and housing advisory firms spanning over his 8+ year career in real estate. Mr. Hansen’s experience has been focused primarily in the Western United States in major markets including; California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada.

Previously, Mr. Hansen served in multiple capacities at The Resmark Companies, a private equity real estate investment manager who manages capital on behalf of institutional and private investors including two of the nation’s largest public pension funds, California State Teachers (CalSTRS) and California Public Employee (CalPERS) retirement funds. Most recently, Mr. Hansen was responsible for Resmark’s multifamily development originations within the Western United States. Previous roles include Asset Manager for a portfolio of land and housing development investments in the Western United States and as an Investment Analyst supporting both asset management and origination efforts in the land and housing spaces.   Mr. Hansen earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Western New England University.

Brett Greene joined Land Advisors Capital in August 2021, serving as the company’s Director for the Central United States. Mr. Greene has held positions in business development, originations, asset management, finance and capital markets for residential developers and real estate advisory firms spanning over his 8+ year career. Mr. Greene’s experience has been focused primarily in the Central and Eastern United States in major markets including: Texas, Colorado, Utah, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, and North Carolina.

Previously, Mr. Greene served in multiple capacities at The Resmark Companies, a private equity real estate investment manager who manages capital on behalf of institutional and private investors including two of the nation’s largest public pension funds, California State Teachers (CalSTRS) and California Public Employee (CalPERS) retirement funds. Most recently, Mr. Greene served as Director of Finance & Capital Markets for Storybuilt, a developer that operates in Austin, Dallas, Denver and Seattle. Mr. Greene’s primary focus at Storybuilt was arranging project debt and equity for the company’s various residential for-sale and multi-family developments across various markets. This included the origination of acquisition, development and construction loans from both conventional and private lenders and the sourcing of project equity from institutional capital providers, family offices and high net worth individuals. Mr. Greene earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from California State University San Marcos.

Logan Embry is currently serving as the Director of Capital Markets at Land Advisors Capital’s newly opened New York office, where she leverages her extensive expertise in cultivating and overseeing capital relationships. With a focus on investment advisory and equity placement services, Embry has honed her skills over more than a decade, facilitating over $6 billion in commercial capital markets investments during her tenure at JLL Capital Markets and HFF.

A graduate of Yale University, Embry remains deeply involved with the Urban Land Institute (ULI), playing an active role throughout her career. Presently, she serves as the vice chair of the Small-Scale Development Council and has previously held the position of co-chair of ULI Seattle Capital Markets Council. Furthermore, Embry has earned acclaim as a CoStar Power Broker for her pivotal contributions to significant deals within the industry.

Land Advisors Capital has been a cornerstone in providing capital markets solutions to homebuilders and residential land developers since the downturn of 2008. Embry's team works to advise and raise capital for clients formulating new investment strategies or strategic partnerships.

For capital partners, Land Advisors Capital offers unparalleled access to qualified niche builders and developers, presenting a spectrum of diverse, risk-adjusted investment opportunities that align seamlessly with investment objectives.

Securities offered through Hollister Associates, LLC, Member FINRA / SIPC

Cooper Glass joined Land Advisors Capital in August 2020, serving as an Investment Analyst in the Austin, Texas office. Mr. Glass has held positions in brokerage, leasing, and analysis for medical, office and multifamily with a focus in the Austin MSA and surrounding areas.

Prior to joining LAC, Mr. Glass got his start in real estate as a multifamily leasing agent while attending the University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation Mr. Glass accepted a position with Equity Commercial Real Estate Solutions, a medical office development and brokerage firm based out of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Glass was responsible for leasing, business development, market research, and acquisition analysis for general and medical office assets. Mr. Glass earned a Bachelor of Government with a Minor in Business Administration from University of Texas at Austin.

Ollie Nigh joined Land Advisors Capital in September 2021, serving as a finance associate in the Austin, Texas office. Mr. Nigh’s role at LAC is to assist LAC’s regional directors in the underwriting process which includes financial pro forma, demographic, spatial, and market research and analysis; as well as the creation of presentations for investment committees and clients. Before joining LAC, Mr. Nigh attended the University of Detroit Mercy where he received a Bachelor of Science in both Business Administration and Psychology. While at the University of Detroit Mercy, Mr. Nigh was a 2x Captain of the Men’s Division 1 Lacrosse program, a Presidential Ambassador, and a member of the University’s 5-year Strategic Plan Implementation Team.

Emily Brustein joined Land Advisors Capital in March 2024, serving as an Associate Investment Manager for the Central/Western United States. Ms. Brustein graduated from The University of Texas at Austin as a Phi Beta Kappa and Distinguished College Scholar. She earned a Bachelor of Arts, with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship/Psychology, and a business minor. After graduation, she joined Goldman Sachs – Asset Management Division before joining the Investments (Development & Acquisitions) team at Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA) to focus on multifamily. MAA is the largest publicly traded apartment REIT in the United States based on number of apartment units owned and managed.

Securities offered through Hollister Associates, LLC, Member FINRA / SIPC

Since founding the company in 1987, Mr. Vogel has applied his unique knowledge in the areas of land economics, land use and market trends to become a trusted advisor and broker to a broad spectrum of clients including financial institutions, investors, homebuilders and master planned community developers.

As Chief Executive Officer of the Land Advisors Organization, Mr. Vogel has led the expansion of the company into 22 markets across the United States. Over the past 25 years he has been involved in hundreds of transactions including several of the highest valued land transactions in the country. He has developed an extreme level of expertise in large scale community development and the representation of large land owners in unique structured transactions.

Mr. Vogel received his B.S. in Real Estate from Arizona State University in 1985. He is a past Trustee and Governor for the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the past Chair of the ULI Community Development Council (BlueFlight) and currently sits on the ULI Foundation Board of Directors. Mr. Vogel focuses his philanthropic and civic involvement on the Arizona State University Foundation (Trustee, Board member and Operations Committee member) and Arizona State University’s Masters of Real Estate Development Advisory Board (Co-Chairman).

Kristina Wiltjer joined Land Advisors Capital in February 2024 as an Investments Coordinator, where she collaborates directly with the Managing Director and Directors of LAC. Kristina brings over 8+ years of  HR and Investor Relations experience to the LAC team. Prior to joining LAC, she served as an HR Manager for HumanCo, a CPG startup company, where she has gone through three successful capital fundraises, M&A activity and a product development launch. Kristina earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Cultural Studies from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where she was a 3x captain of the Women’s Division 2 Volleyball program.