Team Members

Matthew Mason

Senior Vice President and Managing Director - Real Estate

Mr. Mason leads McKinley's Commercial Client Services and Joint Venture divisions. He has significant expertise in assisting institutional clients in the workout of distressed shopping centers, office buildings and industrial buildings throughout the United States. Mr. Mason has been appointed as a court-appointed Receiver for distressed assets in multiple jurisdictions throughout the country, leading a team of eight commercial portfolio and asset managers who employ a disciplined, value added business model to ensure successful results for their clients. Including the management of his team, Matt's duties include relationship management, commercial portfolio management and redevelopment, lease negotiation, and acquisition and disposition of new assets. Mr. Mason is a member of McKinley's Executive Committee. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan–Dearborn where he studied Political Science and History ('96, B.A.). After graduation from U-M, Mr. Mason attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan (’98, J.D.). He is a member of the Michigan State Bar, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and earned the prestigious designation of a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).

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Jessica Furlong, RPA, CCIM

Director of Operations - Commercial Client Services

Jessica Furlong, RPA, CCIM is the Director of Operations for Commercial Client Services with more than 19 years of industry experience. She joined McKinley, Inc. in 2010 and is currently part of the Ann Arbor leadership team. Ms. Furlong oversees the Northern Region of McKinley's Commercial Client Services real estate portfolio which includes shopping centers, office buildings, and mixed-use properties. She is a proven leader with entrepreneurial spirit and is responsible for developing the Commercial Client Services management team, providing value to McKinley clients, and increasing value in the assets managed. She attended Central Michigan University, is a licensed real estate broker in Michigan, and holds two designations -- the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Real Property Administrator (RPA).

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Lauren Leach

Director of Commercial Portfolio Management

As Director of Commercial Portfolio Management, Ms. Leach is responsible for the overall workout strategy and client relations of McKinley's third-party managed portfolio, Institutional Commercial Real Estate. In addition to managing her own portfolio, Lauren oversees the Commercial Portfolio Management Team, which performs asset management and adds value to a portfolio of both institutional and distressed commercial properties. The portfolio is valued at over a billion dollars and is spread throughout 20 states. Within her portfolio and team, Ms. Leach handles the oversight of leasing, property management, client relations, and dispositions. Prior to working at McKinley, Ms. Leach was a retail broker in Chicago where she received the "Rookie of the Year" award by the Chicago Association of Realtors. Lauren is a co-founder and Vice President of WREN, an educational networking group for young women in real estate. Lauren received her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Michigan, completed graduate school at the University of Michigan in the Real Estate Development graduate program in 2009, and is currently pursuing a CCIM designation.

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Chris Allen

Director, Institutional Commercial Real Estate

As Director, Institutional Commercial Real Estate, Chris oversees the workouts and management of third-party real estate assets, which include distressed assets in multiple states throughout the country. Chris' duties include relationship management, commercial portfolio management, strategy and redevelopment, lease negotiations, acquisitions and dispositions. Prior to joining McKinley, Chris worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he worked on multi-billion dollar publicly traded companies providing assurance and advisory services. Mr. Allen holds a Masters in Accounting from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Michigan. In addition, Mr. Allen also studied international business strategy at the London School of Economics. Mr. Allen is currently a certified public accountant in the state of Michigan.

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Chris Johnson

Senior Commerial Portfolio Manager

As a Senior Commercial Portfolio Manager, Mr. Johnson is responsible for asset management, client relations, and workouts of distressed third party commercial real estate assets. Prior to joining McKinley, Chris worked at Chesapeake Real Estate Group, LLC where he was responsible for due diligence, financing, structuring joint ventures, and analysis of acquisitions. In addition, Chris was responsible for development management, asset management and partner relations on existing projects. Mr. Johnson holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from Carey Business School at The Johns Hopkins University. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Financial Economics from The University of Maryland- Baltimore County (UMBC).

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Jennifer Logan Van Volkinburg

Commercial Portfolio Manager

As a Commercial Portfolio Manager, Ms. Van Volkinburg is responsible for asset management, client relations, and workouts of distressed third party commercial real estate assets. Prior to joining McKinley, Jennifer worked in title insurance in Chicago, specializing in national commercial transactions. She has 11 years experience with mergers and acquisitions, foreclosure, loan modification and refinance, receivership, as well as deed in lieu transactions. Ms. Van Volkinburg has closed many multi-million dollar transactions with major corporations and law firms all over the United States. Jennifer holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.

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Alex Wancier

Commercial Portfolio Manager

As a Commercial Portfolio Manager, Mr. Wancier is responsible for asset management, client relations, workouts, and dispositions of distressed third party commercial assets. Prior to joining McKinley, Alex worked as part of the Investment and Loan Sale division at Farmington Hills based Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions, where he was responsible for the evaluation, marketing and disposition of REO and distressed debt on behalf of an institutional client base comprised of CMBS special servicers, banks, and insurance companies. In his time at Friedman, Mr. Wancier strategically positioned and closed on transactions for more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial space, more than 3,500 residential multifamily units, and several commercial debt portfolios. Mr. Wancier holds an MBA from the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business, and a bachelor's of arts in Political Science from Emory University.

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