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SPEAKERS’ PROFILE SPEAKERS’ PROFILE
2017

SPEAKERS’ Profile JEFF GILMOUR LUIS EDUARDO
GARCIA
President, ARC – South Africa

For the last 20 years Jeff has President, Inmobiliaria Valenzuela cia. & Ltda –
MAHMOUD EL BURAI DREW MULHARE been assisting networking bodies, Colombia
national committees, national
CEO, Dubai Real Estate Institute - UAE Chairman, CAMICB – USA stakeholder groupings, sector Luis Eduardo Garcia- President,
training authorities, national Inmobiliaria Valenzuela cia.
Drew Mulhare is the President
Eng. Mahmoud El Burai is currently standards bodies, government & Ltda, Colombia. Luis is a
of Realtec Community Services, departments and employer bodies,
serving as CEO of Dubai Real community manager for more than
an AAMC management company
Estate Institute. He is currently in areas of collaboration, generation 20 years, a real estate consultant
and is the General Manager of of national standards and qualifications and formalisation of
the Vice President of International the Ford’s Colony Homeowners and an international speaker. He
Real Estate Federation, FIABCI, agreements for purposes of harmony, legislation and common is the founder and president of
Association (FCHOA). He is a
UK, since Jan. 2011 and sits on the graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy purpose. Jeff is President of the Association of Residential Inmobiliaria Valenzuela cia. & Ltda.
board of International Real Estate with a B.S. in Management & Communities (ARC), founder of the Community Associations Member of the National Community Managers’ Association
Society (IRES). Mahmoud has been Technology. Drew came to Williamsburg Virginia to start Institute SA (CAISA) and executive member of the Residential in Bogota. He has founded several real estate companies and
selected to be FIABCI representative at the United Nations the development of Ford’s Colony at Williamsburg in 1984. Community Council (RCC). He is also a member of The World is a renowed advisor to investors of real estate.
Economic Commission for West Asia (UNESCWA). He is also Ford’s Colony is a gated, large scale community including Congress of Community Association Management (TWCCAM)
representing UNGC in the MENA region; applying Global 3250 residential units, 3 golf courses, and a Marriott Vacation and the Foundation of International Community Associations
Research. He received the CAI Rising Star award in 2010 for
Compact Principles and SDG’s to the real estate industry. He Club. Drew was responsible for development, regulatory Community Association Leadership. ARC was established
advises World Economic Forum on housing policies. affairs, and homeowner association management, and then in 2008, celebrating 10 years in business in April 2018. ARC SALVADOR DÍEZ
Prior to his position in Dubai Real Estate Institute, real estate sales. The FCHOA is the winner of the Community
supports HOA directors and managers through developing
Mahmoud worked for 3 years as Senior Director of Real Association of the Year Award and the Hall of Fame Award. best practices across all disciplines of community management
Estate Sector development at Real Estate Regulatory Ford’s Colony earned several local, state and national awards LLORIS
& leadership and is the only organisation of its kind in
Authority of Dubai and few years as a Development Associate in sustainable development, environmental preservation, Southern Africa. President of the Property Managers Association
Manager at Dubai Holding. Mahmoud completed his architecture, and land planning. Ford’s Colony is highlighted General Board (CGCAFE) – Spain
bachelor’s degree in Engineering at the American University in travel and retirement planning publications, as well as
before continuing on to earn his Master’s in Real Estate from Best Practices for Transition from Developer Control and Salvador Díez Lloris has acquired
National University of Singapore. Mahmoud completed his Community Spirit. Drew is the Chairman of the Community MICHAEL JOHNSON his studies in Entrepreneurship
MBA in Finance from his alma mater, American University Association Managers International Certification Board Science in the University of
of Dubai in 2010. He is now pursuing his DBA at Grenoble (CAMICB) and serves on the CMCA Test Development President & CEO - FCS Community Management, USA Valladolid. He started his exercise
Ecole de Management in France. Committee, as well as CAI’s National Faculty. He served two of Property Administrator in 1992,
terms on the CAI Board of Trustees. Michael Johnson is CEO of FCS continuously developing it since
Community Management, Utah’s
GREG SMITH original AAMC – Accredited then. He also owns the title of Real-
Estate Property Agent with a long
Association Management Company.
President, Community Associations Institute – USA Michael is a highly rated member career linked to the Real-Estate Sector.
Greg Smith is CAI’s 2017 President of CAI’s volunteer national faculty He was chosen president of Valladolid Association in
and has been a community manager PEPE GUTIERREZ and in Utah volunteers his time as 2005. He fostered the foundation of the Regional Property
since 2002. He has held many roles Chair of the CAI Legislative Action Managers Association in Castilla y León, being chosen as
in the community management CEO, Administrapolis - Spain Committee (LAC). More Utah its president when it was founded in October 2012, date
industry- onsite manager, portfolio association board members have in which he adopted the post of President of the Spanish
Pepe Gutierrez has been a Property Property Managers Association General Board.
manager, branch manager, and completed the Board Leadership
Manager from 1983 in Spain He is a collaborating professor in Property Studies
management company executive. Development Workshop under his instruction, than any
and founder of three companies Course of Burgos University. He has motivated and
Greg has been an executive with other instructor. Michael previously has served on CAI’s
MEGAFINCAS, PHCONSULTAS, encouraged the appearance and presence of Property
Associa since 2010 and currently serves as a Senior Training national Association of Professional Community Managers
and ADMINISTRAPOLIS. He is a Managers and professional associations in the media with
Consultant, responsible for training and development of board, Government & Public Affairs Committee and CEO-MC
Associa’s community managers, executives, and Board Professor of Property Management Committee; as well as past-president of the Utah CAI Chapter. an intense activity that has translated into numerous press
Members. Greg has earned his CMCA designation from in Alicante and Burgos University Michael has earned his Certified Manager of Community articles and an important presence of this group in Social
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CAMICB and his AMS and PCAM designations from and a CPM - Instructor Faculty Associations (CMCA), Association Management Specialist Network. He has taken part in several Conferences and
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CAI and has been active in CAI as a committee and board of US-based IREM. Pepe has (AMS) and Professional Community Association Manager Professional Meetings, and has participated, as a speaker
member for over ten years. Building and managing successful spoken on Property Management (PCAM) designations. He has a bachelor’s degree in Business in national and international property-related conferences,
communities for more than 37 years, Associa, based in Dallas, in the US, Russia, China, Japan, Management from Brigham Young University. proposing solutions for the different problems that take
Texas, is the leader in community management with over Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Michael loves our industry and currently supervises place in buildings due to the implementation of the different
10,000 employees operating more than 180 branch offices in Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, 65 employees (including five PCAM’s) managing over 250 norms and laws, especially those of Condominium and
the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Uruguay, Italy and Portugal. (27,000 units) of Utah’s best community associations. Urban Renting.
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