You are invited to attend a commercial real estate ro undtable discussion hosted by the Catholic Busines s Network of Washington\, D.C. Our panelists will share how seasoned leaders are managing uncertaint y\, making strategic capital decisions\, and posit ioning themselves for sustained growth while stren gthening our communities.
\n \nWhether your background is in real estate\, finance\, or busin ess leadership\, you'\;ll leave with actionable insights into emerging opportunities and how to p repare for them.
\n \nKevin Bayly is an experienced real estate attorney with more than a decade of ex pertise in title and settlement services\, focusin g primarily on commercial real estate transactions throughout Washington\, D.C.\, and Maryland. He a dvises developers\, builders\, and commercial prop erty owners on a broad range of matters\, includin g acquisitions\, construction financing\, resident ial sales\, tenant rights\, condominium conversion s\, title curative issues\, and regulatory conside rations related to urban development. Known for hi s practical and strategic approach\, Kevin regular ly guides clients through complex\, high-value tra nsactions.
\n \nMartin McCarthy as Chief Executive Officer of Founders Bank\ , Mr. McCarthy is responsible for overall implemen tation and management of bank objectives\, policie s\, culture\, and strategic plan. Mr. McCarthy&rsq uo\;s experience spans over 20 years in banking an d real estate in the Washington area. Mr. McCarthy is a graduate of Lehigh University\, Bethlehem\, PA and a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate Scho ol of Banking\, University of Pennsylvania\, and e arned the Wharton Leadership Certificate for Execu tive Leadership in Banking. He has been and is cur rently active on several boards and committees for various organizations in the Washington area. Mr. McCarthy currently serves as board member at The Father McKenna Center and is a Trustee at the Sibl ey Memorial Hospital Foundation.
\n \nKelly Shooshan O&# 39\;Shea serves as Chief Executive Office r for the Shooshan Company. She is primarily respo nsible for implementation of the company&rsquo\;s strategic vision. \;She leads the Shooshan Com pany team in fulfilling their roles by formulating recommendations for action and implementing agree d-upon plans. \;Kelly oversees all company exp enditures and monitors the company&rsquo\;s financ ial position. \;In addition\, she works on ide ntifying and evaluating new development and acquis ition opportunities for the firm.
\n \nModerator: Michael C. Ridgway is recognized in the region as one of the innova tive industry leaders in improving the entire cust omer experience in the settlement process. Additio nally\, he brings over 38 years of experience as a lawyer and proactive problem solver to every aspe ct of the settlement process. He is a deeply commi tted to the highest level of customer service to a ll stakeholders in the settlement transaction and has built his professional team around this founda tion. Mike has lived his entire life in the Washin gton Region and is passionate in serving consumers \, real estate professionals\, and the general com munity. Mike is a recognized philanthropist in the Washington Region\, volunteering his time\, and o ften taking leadership roles\, in many non-profit organizations and efforts that serve youth- partic ularly underprivileged youth. Mike is a graduate o f Georgetown Prep\, Dickinson College\, and has a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University School o f Law.
DESCRIPTION:Navigating the Crossroads - The Future of Developm ent\, Lending and Investment in the DMV\n \n \n Yo u are invited to attend a commercial real estate r oundtable discussion hosted by the Catholic Busine ss Network of Washington\, D.C. Our panelists will share how seasoned leaders are managing uncertain ty\, making strategic capital decisions\, and posi tioning themselves for sustained growth while stre ngthening our communities.\n \n \n \n Whether your background is in real estate\, finance\, or busin ess leadership\, you'll leave with actionable insi ghts into emerging opportunities and how to prepar e for them.\n \n \n \n Panelists\n \n \n Kevin Bay ly is an experienced real estate attorney with mor e than a decade of expertise in title and settleme nt services\, focusing primarily on commercial rea l estate transactions throughout Washington\, D.C. \, and Maryland. He advises developers\, builders\ , and commercial property owners on a broad range of matters\, including acquisitions\, construction financing\, residential sales\, tenant rights\, c ondominium conversions\, title curative issues\, a nd regulatory considerations related to urban deve lopment. Known for his practical and strategic app roach\, Kevin regularly guides clients through com plex\, high-value transactions.\n \n \n \n Martin McCarthy as Chief Executive Officer of Founders Ba nk\, Mr. McCarthy is responsible for overall imple mentation and management of bank objectives\, poli cies\, culture\, and strategic plan. Mr. McCarthy’ s experience spans over 20 years in banking and re al estate in the Washington area. Mr. McCarthy is a graduate of Lehigh University\, Bethlehem\, PA a nd a graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School o f Banking\, University of Pennsylvania\, and earne d the Wharton Leadership Certificate for Executive Leadership in Banking. He has been and is current ly active on several boards and committees for var ious organizations in the Washington area. Mr. McC arthy currently serves as board member at The Fath er McKenna Center and is a Trustee at the Sibley M emorial Hospital Foundation.\n \n \n \n Kent Marqu is is a principal with Stonebridge\, Kent Marquis focuses on financial strategies relative to acquis itions\, asset management\, and dispositions. He m anages relationships with current and prospective financing partners\, directs the underwriting of p otential investment properties\, manages the firm’ s investment assets\, and reports on all investmen ts to lenders and investors. He has more than twen ty years of experience in the real estate industry with complex joint venture structures spanning a diverse range of property types.\n \n \n \n Kelly Shooshan O'Shea serves as Chief Executive Officer for the Shooshan Company. She is primarily respons ible for implementation of the company’s strategic vision. She leads the Shooshan Company team in fu lfilling their roles by formulating recommendation s for action and implementing agreed-upon plans. K elly oversees all company expenditures and monitor s the company’s financial position. In addition\, she works on identifying and evaluating new develo pment and acquisition opportunities for the firm.\ n \n \n \n Mathew Ritz is the Senior Vice Presiden t of Development at WC Smith\, responsible for fin ding new development opportunities\, join ventures \, and overall business for the company. A Washing ton\, DC\, resident\, Matt holds a bachelor’s degr ee in political science from Gettysburg College an d a Master of Real Estate Development from the Uni versity of Maryland. He currently serves on the DC Building Industry Association’s (DCBIA) Board as a Director\, the DCBIA Public Policy & Regulation Committee and the St. John’s College High School A lumni Council.\n \n \n \n Moderator: Michael C. Ri dgway is recognized in the region as one of the in novative industry leaders in improving the entire customer experience in the settlement process. Add itionally\, he brings over 38 years of experience as a lawyer and proactive problem solver to every aspect of the settlement process. He is a deeply c ommitted to the highest level of customer service to all stakeholders in the settlement transaction and has built his professional team around this fo undation. Mike has lived his entire life in the Wa shington Region and is passionate in serving consu mers\, real estate professionals\, and the general community. Mike is a recognized philanthropist in the Washington Region\, volunteering his time\, a nd often taking leadership roles\, in many non-pro fit organizations and efforts that serve youth- pa rticularly underprivileged youth. Mike is a gradua te of Georgetown Prep\, Dickinson College\, and ha s a Juris Doctor from The Catholic University Scho ol of Law.\n \n CATEGORIES:Reception CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T113000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T133000 URL:https://www.cbndc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=94 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR