Leadership
Mission Realty Advisors Board of Directors
Mission Realty Advisors is led by a deeply experienced and caring board of directors dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations advance their missions within the communities they serve.
Mission Realty Advisors
Mr. Kinsella has over 35 years experience in real estate development, facility, and property management in both commercial and residential sectors. Pete was named Executive Director of Mission Realty Advisors in January 2023.
Previously he served as Senior Vice President, Development and Asset Management with Summit Real Estate Group. Pete led Summit’s development of the Centene Community Ice Center, an $84 million four-sheet ice rink project completed in 2019 by the nonprofit Legacy Ice Foundation, and today oversees the re-development of a long-abandoned 90,000 square foot shopping center in North St. Louis County for the benefit of the nonprofit Refuge & Restoration.
Pete previously was Director of Real Estate at Sverdrup Investments, whose holdings included the 600-acre Riverport office/industrial park, and the Meadows Corporate Center, comprised of office and light industrial space. Pete was responsible for leasing, management and ground-up development efforts across the Sverdrup portfolio, working closely with the local brokerage community.
Pete is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and holds a J.D. and an M.B.A. from St. Louis University.
Chief Executive Officer, Founding & Managing Partner, Summit Real Estate Group
Mr. Ross’ philanthropic focus has been on children and education. He serves on the board of directors of Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and Refuge & Restoration NPO. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of Churchill Center & School for an eight-year period during which he was Chairman from 2007-2010. During his tenure, Mr. Ross oversaw the development of the new 45,000 square foot school. Additionally, he has served on the Board of the Magic House where he oversaw a $10 million expansion.
Head of Construction & Development, Founding Partner, Summit Real Estate Group
Mr. Reese has overseen the acquisition, ground-up development, and reposition of over 3 million square feet of office, industrial, service center, and retail real estate.
From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Reese was Vice President and Project Manager for Antonia Investments, a retail development company based in St. Louis. During his six-year tenure, Mr. Reese was responsible for the development of approximately 3 million square feet of retail development including the 1 million square foot Fair Lakes Shopping Center, a Wal-Mart anchored power center in Fairfax, VA; the 340,000 square foot Edens Plaza, a community shopping center in Wilmette, IL; and the 800,000 square foot Northfield Square, a regional mall in Bradley, IL.
Mr. Reese has also helped a number of nonprofit organizations in the St. Louis area with their real estate projects. He led the construction and facility improvements for the Hawthorn Leadership School For Girls, the Churchill Center & School, and Family Forward, and is currently involved in the transformation of a 90,000 square foot former shopping center for Refuge & Restoration NPO.
Director, Investments
Summit Real Estate Group
Jack joined Summit Real Estate Group in 2018 as an Assistant Vice President, Development and currently is Managing Director, Investments. His initial role involved supporting all aspects of acquisition strategy including sourcing, underwriting, and due diligence. As Director, he leads the Arrowrock Funds in acquisition sourcing in Nashville, TN, and co-leads in Florida.
Prior to joining Summit, Jack served as a licensed Business & Operations Manager for Marcus & Millichap in Dallas, Texas. His role included transaction management, facilitating the escrow process, and underwriting. Jack has underwritten over $ 1 billion in multi-family assets across the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex and the Oklahoma City region.
Jack owns and runs JR Productions, a drone aerial photography company for real estate and construction. He also owns and redevelops multifamily in the St. Louis region. Jack is a member of NAIOP and SIOR organizations and is passionate about helping the St. Louis community. Jack earned a B.S. in Communications from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
Principal, RiverRock Consulting
Jorge Riopedre is a nonprofit executive and civic leader with extensive experience building, leading, and advising mission-driven organizations in the St. Louis region. His work has included executive leadership roles with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis, Casa de Salud, and Delmar Divine, where he helped advance initiatives at the intersection of community development, nonprofit capacity, health equity, and inclusive economic opportunity. Jorge brings practical experience in organizational strategy, governance, fundraising, cross-sector partnership, and the complex real estate and facilities decisions that nonprofit leaders often face. He is the founder of RiverRock Consulting, through which he advises civic and nonprofit organizations seeking to strengthen institutions, improve strategy, and better serve their communities.
Principal, Meramec Consulting, LLC
Sam has more than 40 years of experience in commercial real estate finance, acquisition, and development, most recently by focusing on New Markets Tax Credits and other project related financing solutions for non-profit organizations in St. Louis and nationally. Sam serves on the Board of Directors and the Finance Committee of St. Louis-based Network For Strong Communities, which provides strategic, educational and operational support services to non-profits in Missouri and Illinois.
Sam also serves on the Finance Committee of Miriam Foundation, a St. Louis-based nonprofit that empowers unique learners by building confidence. He is also a member of the Board of the Clayton Education Foundation.
Board Chairman, Refuge & Restoration NOP
Pastor, Refuge & Restoration Church
Ken has decades of experience serving corporations, nonprofits, and churches. He is currently working on a multi-million-dollar renovation project in Ferguson that includes an innovation center, bank, early childhood learning center and a workforce development center. He formerly hosted Real Marriage Real Talk on iHeart Radio, iDisciple and WACY Radio.
Ken worked with Jobs For Life, an employment ministry, for more than 20 years and currently serves on its Global Board of Directors.
Vice President, Advisory Services
Dudley Ventures
Allison has 15 years of experience in economic development and started consulting within the NMTC industry in 2020. Allison leads the Advisory Services team for DV and is a key contact during the onboarding, allocation sourcing, and NMTC closing process. Prior to joining Dudley Ventures, Allison was a Chief Project Officer and Central Region Leader for Steadfast City Economic & Community Partners, where she led the NMTC consulting team.
Allison’s strategic vision and meticulous attention to detail is aimed at making the NMTC process as smooth as possible for both the project sponsor and the CDES and investors involved throughout the process. She is committed to empowering organizations and communities to increase impacts for low-income communities and disadvantaged populations. Allison is an active member of the Urban Land Institute in St. Louis and served as the co-chair of the Programs Committee and is a key committee member of the Women’s Leadership Initiative and the Emerging Trends team.
Owner/President
Lou Brock Mechanical, Inc.
Lou Brock, Jr., is Owner/President of Lou Brock Mechanical, Inc., a commercial mechanical contracting company founded in 2013. The company performs mechanical HVAC work on many construction projects in the St. Louis area, including hospitals, universities, K-12 schools, mixed-use buildings and more.
Lou spent 15 years in the telecommunications industry as a leader of a pre-sales design engineering organization responsible for engineering all government and corporate solutions across a multi-state footprint.
Lou played in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers after college at the University of Southern California, where he played both football and baseball. Lou is the son of baseball Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock.
President & CEO, Managing Principal, Gershman Commercial Real Estate
As President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris is responsible for establishing the company’s overall vision and strategic direction. He oversees the Brokerage and Asset Management service lines, leads the pursuit of new business opportunities across all services lines and maintains strong relationships with clients and business/ community leaders. In addition, he serves as Managing Principal of the firm’s ownership group.
Chris joined Gershman Commercial Real Estate in 2013 as Executive Vice President of Transactions and Advisory Services, where he was responsible for leadership of the firm’s brokerage, transaction and advisory services division. In that role, he led the acquisition of over $160 million of investment property on behalf of Gershman Commercial Equities. In 2019, he was elevated to President and CEO and in 2022 he led the acquisition of the company from the Gershman family.
His professional experience includes property management, lease negotiation, occupier advisory, landlord representation and investment sales.
Senior Counsel
Compton Jones Dresher, LLP
Doug has over three decades of experience as an affordable housing and real estate attorney. For most of his career he served as an Attorney and Chief Counsel in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of General Counsel. He recently joined Compton Jones Dresher (CJD), a law firm based in Birmingham, AL with a focus on real estate and affordable housing transactions.
While at HUD, Doug served as Counsel for the agency’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Multifamily, Healthcare, and Single-Family loan insurance programs, closing and servicing hundreds of multifamily market-rate and affordable loans as well as residential care facilities throughout the eastern half of Missouri. He also served as counsel for HUD’s Offices of Public Housing and Community Planning and Development.
At Compton Jones Dresher, Doug’s practice focuses on a wide range of affordable housing, and real estate finance and development issues. Doug is CJD’s first employee in St. Louis. He also serves on the board of Covenant Place, a St. Louis non-profit affordable housing community for seniors.
Principal
Gray Design Group
As a Principal at Gray Design Group, Laurie brings a thoughtful, relationship-driven approach to designs specializing in tenant improvements and workplace environments. Her experience representing both tenants and building owners provides a well-rounded perspective that informs her mentoring style and project oversight. In her leadership role, Laurie is responsible for fostering team development, driving firm-wide initiatives, and aligning project goals with broader business objectives. She plays a key role in strategic planning efforts, helping shape the firm’s vision and identifying growth opportunities. Laurie’s design expertise and collaborative approach have been instrumental in cultivating long-term relationships at Gray and delivering successful projects across market sectors.
Director, Rising Together Foundation
Midwest Bank Centre
Gigi MacMullan is an entrepreneurial and visionary executive leader with extensive experience designing and executing large-scale strategies that advance community development and economic mobility. She currently serves as Director of the Rising Together Foundation at Midwest Bank Centre and Strategy Lead for the New North St. Louis Economic Mobility Ecosystem, where she is leading the development of a unified regional approach that aligns financial institutions, employers, government agencies, funders, and community organizations to create coordinated pathways to economic opportunity. Her work integrates access to capital, workforce development, and community-based solutions to drive long-term economic stability.
Founder, Kendall Developments
Jessica Gaines is a St. Louis-based real estate developer, general contractor, and community strategist with nine years of experience in real estate development and six in the nonprofit sector. She is the founder of Kendall Developments, focused on modular, solar-powered smart homes in North St. Louis, and leads Prime Pro Solutions, a general contracting firm active in tornado recovery and home repair. She also serves as Chief Construction Officer at Dream Builders 4 Equity, where she oversees development in the Hyde Park neighborhood and has led the organization’s tornado disaster response.
Jessica’s work bridges for-profit development and nonprofit community building, an approach she treats as one connected ecosystem rather than separate tracks. She founded the Contractor Capacity Building Program at the St. Louis Home Repair Network, helping local contractors gain licensure, insurance, and access to capital, and she has authored layered financing models blending grants, FEMA funds, and CDFI capital to preserve homes at risk of demolition. Raised in a family that modeled entrepreneurship and community-rooted real estate investment, she brings a practitioner’s perspective on affordable housing, disaster recovery, and equitable development to the Mission Realty Advisors board.
Chief Community and Economic Development Officer, Midwest BankCentre
Wes Burns, EVP of Community & Economic Development, leads Midwest BankCentre’s initiatives to ensure affordable capital accessibility across the St. Louis region. With over 20 years of banking experience, he specializes in tax credit financing strategies supporting non-profits, commercial ventures, and affordable housing development. With a deep commitment to financial empowerment and economic growth, he oversees Midwest BankCentre’s consumer lending, small business banking, home mortgage and economic development lending teams. Through these leadership efforts, Wes plays a key role in expanding access to capital for individuals, businesses, and communities throughout the St. Louis Region.
Wes holds a BSBA in Business Management from Southeast Missouri State University and an MBA from Webster University. He also has credentials from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. Wes serves as Director for Covenant House Missouri and serves on the finance committee. He holds similar leadership roles with the St. Louis Equity Fund. Under Wes’ leadership, Midwest BankCentre has been recognized with community impact awards including the “Changemaker” by the Tower Grove Community Development Corporation, the “Collaborator Award” by the Criminal Justice Ministries and “Economic Development Partner of the Year” by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.