Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund I, L.P.
Team

Jonathan F.P. Rose
President, Jonathan Rose Companies LLC
Known as a leading national innovator in green building and smart growth development, Mr. Rose has over 30 years of experience developing large scale, successful, green, mixed used and mixed income residential and commercial properties. Mr. Rose is a trustee of the Urban Land Institute and Enterprise Community Partners, and he chairs the National Resources Defense Council and the Trust for Public Land’s National Real Estate Committee. He also serves as a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History and BAM, and serves on Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Leadership Council. Mr. Rose is former partner of Rose Associates, a leading owner, developer and investor in New York City since the 1920s. Mr. Rose graduated from Yale University in 1974 with a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy, and received a Masters in Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Thomas P. Loftus
Chief Financial Officer, Investment
Mr. Loftus has 20 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining the firm, he served as a senior officer at Tishman Speyer Properties overseeing domestic and foreign financial staff. He served as Chief Administrative Officer and was instrumental in two portfolio mergers at Cornerstone Properties Inc., a NYSE-listed REIT subsequently sold to Equity Office Properties. He also coordinated the spin-off of Deutsche Bank real estate operations in the U.S. Mr. Loftus graduated Magna Cum Laude from Seton Hall University with his B. S. in Accounting and his M.B.A. in Finance, and is a Certified Public Accountant. 

Nathan D. Taft
Acquisitions Manager
Mr. Taft sources and closes acquisitions for the Rose Smart Growth Investment Fund, asset manages Fund portfolio properties, and leads efforts to transform Fund assets with green building investments. He has assisted with the development and implementation of the Fund’s strategy and has experience with design and construction management, leasing, and repositioning assets. His prior experience includes working for a double-bottom line private equity fund at J.P. Morgan and leading public-private economic development partnerships with city and state government for Yale University. Mr. Taft earned his M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management in 2004, and his B.A. in Intellectual History from Yale University in 1995.

Mona Gadallah
Fund Controller
Ms. Gadallah is responsible for Fund reporting and asset management with over 15 years of real estate experience. As former Asst. Controller of the East Coast regional office for RREEF Management, she was instrumental in growing the office almost four-fold over a 3-year period and oversaw financial reporting for approximately 400 commercial properties. As Portfolio Manager at DRA Advisors LLC, her responsibilities included investor reporting for a $350 million real estate fund and acquisitions due diligence. Mona graduated from Montclair State University with a B. S. in Marketing and Finance. 

Clayton J. McPhail
Acquisitions Analyst
Mr. McPhail is primarily responsible for property underwriting and valuation. He is also tasked with deal sourcing, due diligence for new acquisitions, and various asset management duties.  Prior to joining Jonathan Rose Companies, Mr. McPhail worked for Madison International Realty, a real estate private equity firm that provides joint venture and preferred equity for stabilized commercial real estate as well as liquidity to holders of partnership and member interests. Mr. McPhail also brings international experience to his role at Jonathan Rose Companies having worked for Frankfurt based Lohnbach Investment Partners, a German investment platform of the Soros Real Estate Investors Fund. Mr. McPhail earned a Master of Design Studies (MDeS), Real Estate and Urban Development Concentration, from Harvard University in 2004. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from University of Tennessee in 2003.

Dara Kovel
Director, Connecticut Regional Office (New Haven, CT)
Ms. Kovel has over 15 years experience in mixed use and affordable housing planning, development, financing and construction. She has initiated and been involved in a variety of projects throughout the states of California and Connecticut, totaling over 3,000 units in 27 developments. Ms. Kovel is responsible for sourcing and managing projects for the Fund in the Connecticut region. Her ongoing work entails acquisitions, business development, planning and project management in Connecticut.  Ms. Kovel received a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management.

Charles J. Perry
Managing Partner, Perry Rose LLC (Denver, CO)
Mr. Perry is an authority in community-based planning and mixed-use, mixed-income infill real estate development with more than 30 years of real estate and planning experience. Mr. Perry is responsible for sourcing and managing projects for the Fund in the Rocky Mountain region. He developed award-winning green mixed use projects including Highland Garden Village, a model urban development in Denver. Mr. Perry was formerly a senior executive at the Denver Urban Renewal Authority and the Denver Planning Office. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Denver and a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a specialization in citizen participation and land use planning. 

Theresa Bell
Managing Partner, Romero Rose LLC (Albuquerque, NM)
Ms. Bell is a commercial real estate broker and developer with expertise in acquisitions, asset management and mixed-use development with more than 20 years of experience. Ms. Bell is responsible for sourcing and managing projects for the Fund in the Southwest. She is currently managing the firm’s Alvarado Transportation Downtown Albuquerque Redevelopment, a $50 million mixed-use development. Ms. Bell received her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with degrees in both Finance and Real Estate from New Mexico State University. 



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