As the principal and co-founder of Frontera Real Estate, Bryan’s experience spans several aspects of commercial real estate, including acquisitions, development, operations, design, and construction. He has worked in multiple asset classes, including multifamily, self-storage, retail, and office. Since Frontera was formed in 2015, Bryan has overseen the management of a portfolio of self-storage properties and has been engaged in every aspect of the business, from day-to-day operations to the acquisition and development of new assets.

Before forming Frontera Real Estate Investments, Bryan was the Director of Acquisitions & Development for a privately held real estate owner, investor, and developer with over $4 billion in assets. Bryan managed a commercial portfolio including roughly 750,000 square feet of retail, office, and self-storage assets. He was also responsible for new acquisitions and entitlements of self-storage assets and land development opportunities. Previously, Bryan was a pre-construction and project manager for a national general contractor based in Chicago.

Bryan has a Masters in Real Estate from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, with a major in architecture and concentration in business administration. He is involved with several local organizations in San Diego, including the Holiday Bowl Committee, which puts on the Holiday Bowl college football game in San Diego each year. He was a Notre Dame Boxing Club member and competed as an amateur boxer for several years. He spends much of his free time traveling with his wife and two children.

Kristina joined Westlake in 2014. After serving as a Principal at Westlake International for two years, Kristina assumed the role of President of Westlake International, Westlake Realty, and Westlake Urban. In 2022, Kristina became the Chief Executive Officer responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, operations and investment performance of all three Westlake companies. She brings to Westlake a depth of experience in all aspects of the real estate business, including portfolio management, acquisitions, and property management.

Prior to Westlake, Kristina held various operational positions with several consumer companies including Frends, RAEN Optics, and VNDA. Kristina also served as a senior analyst at Equity One (since acquired by Regency Centers Corp., NYSE: REG) where she worked on acquisitions, dispositions, and portfolio management.

Kristina holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and received her bachelor’s degree in History from Harvard College. Kristina is a member of YPO San Diego. In her spare time, Kristina enjoys investing in and supporting early stage companies. She currently serves as a Manager for the Little Joe Fund and continues to invest in early stage companies with Westlake International.

Lino joined the team in early 2018 and serves as the Chief Financial Officer for the Westlake companies, including Westlake Realty, Westlake Urban, and Westlake International.   He oversees all financial operations, including accounting, tax planning, forecasting, and cash-flow monitoring. Lino brings with him twenty years of experience in the real estate industry, with knowledge of multi-family residential, single-family residential, office, retail and mixed use.  

Most recently before joining Westlake, Lino served as the Chief Financial Officer for Dwell Finance, which was sold to B2R, a unit of Blackstone in 2015.   Prior to Dwell Finance, Lino was the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Carmel Partners, a premier full-service real estate company that specializes in acquisition, development, renovation, and management of multi-family assets.  His responsibilities included oversight and management of the long and short-term cash flow planning for four active funds in various stages. Before his time at Carmel Partners, Lino was an integral member of the Lennar Corporation’s Bay Area Urban Division. 

While at Lennar (NYSE:LEN), he managed the financial performance of a diverse Bay Area portfolio, including some of the region’s largest master planned and mixed-use communities.  Prior to Lennar, Lino began his career at Arthur Andersen, where he served several clients in the real estate industry.

Lino graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from San Francisco State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive).

Jana leads Frontera’s asset management, responsible for executing all stated financial and operational goals for the portfolio. This includes overseeing all property management, leasing, operational budgeting, and capital projects for the assets. She brings over fifteen years of experience in the real estate industry primarily focused on multifamily asset management and operations.

Before joining Frontera, Jana was a senior manager and consultant for RealPage, Inc. Jana partnered with some of the nation’s largest multifamily investment owners and operators to help identify areas of opportunity to improve overall asset and portfolio performance, including revenue growth and expense control through market benchmarking, renovation consulting, marketing efficiencies, and additional operational functions. Previously, Jana worked in asset management for a fully integrated real estate company specializing in the investment, redevelopment, and management of over $4 billion in multi-family assets.

In addition to her extensive professional experience, Jana holds as a Masters in Real Estate from the University of San Diego and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, with a major in Real Estate.

Brad Hatfield has over 20 years of hospitality, multifamily and commercial real estate experience in various capacities. Prior to joining Frontera, Brad served as Vice President of Finance for Azul Hospitality where he led the financial integration of an eight-hotel management portfolio with $75 million of revenue. Brad previously served as Vice President of Real Estate for J Street Hospitality, a hotel developer with $600 million of investments, where he oversaw asset management and focused on development site acquisitions and financing. Prior to J Street, Brad served as Director of Acquisitions for JC Resorts, a hotel and commercial real estate owner with $300 million of real estate investments, where he led acquisitions and assisted with asset management and finance. Brad also worked at CNL Hotels & Resorts, previously a public REIT, where he assisted with over $5 billion of acquisitions. Brad graduated from Indiana University with a BS in Accounting and is a licensed California Real Estate Salesperson.

Lisandro leads Frontera’s acquisitions, focusing on sourcing, underwriting, and structuring transactions in the Western region of the United States. He brings over eight years of experience in real estate in both direct investment and finance positions. Before joining Frontera, Mr. Gomez was a Senior Financial Analyst at PriceSmart, where he worked alongside the Real Estate division in the procurement of prospective development opportunities throughout Central America, Colombia, and the Caribbean. During his time there, he helped in the approval of over $100 million in acquisition and development projects. Prior to working at PriceSmart, Lisandro worked with a local San Diego private equity firm, developing and acquiring retail, self-storage, and multi-family assets throughout the United States. Lisandro holds a BA from the University of San Diego, where he double majored in Finance and Real Estate.

As a Senior Development Manager, Billy helps to drive the overall growth of Westlake Urban’s development platform. Leveraging a robust background in construction and project management, he works closely with both the general contractor and design teams, along with the host of vendors and subcontractors associated with each project, driving the day-to-day progress of all development and repositioning projects.

Billy brings with him seventeen years of experience in construction management through his time at Pankow Builders. During his tenure with the general contractor, Pankow, he worked in project management across various projects throughout Southern California, Hawaii, and the Bay Area.

Billy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Engineering and Management from Purdue University.

As Vice President of Asset Management, Jeff provides a range of support for both Westlake Realty Group and Westlake Urban. He assists the Chief Operating Officer, Jessica Smith, in overseeing leasing, operations, dispositions, and potential acquisitions across Westlake’s broad portfolio. He also works closely with both Westlake Urban and Westlake Realty Group to help unify the companies’ long-term visions and create synergy between the two organizations. Jeff joined Westlake as Chief of Staff / Real Estate Analyst and was promoted to Senior Real Estate Analyst in June of 2018, to Asset Manager in December of 2019, and to Vice President of Asset Management in September of 2021.

Prior to joining Westlake, Jeff was a downhill skier at Williams College where he was an Academic All American his freshman year. After an unfortunate leg injury his sophomore year, Jeff was unable to continue racing and transferred to Whitman College where he graduated in 2013 with a BA in history. Upon graduating from Whitman College, Jeff jumped directly into the commercial real estate industry interning as an analyst with Luzern Associates, LLC., a private investment group based in the greater NYC and Boston markets; working as an Associate Director at Sinvin, LLC. in New York City; and then working for Colliers International in the Bay Area.

David is directly involved in all aspects of company operations including asset management, property management, development and financing.

Before assuming his current position, David oversaw the investment performance of Westlake’s United States commercial portfolio, consisting of 1.5 million square feet of office, retail, and industrial properties. His responsibilities included development and implementation of strategic plans, capital and operational budgets, leasing strategies, lease negotiations, marketing plans, as well as the management of property management personnel. He has been with the company since 2008.

Prior to Westlake, David worked for Apex Capital, Inc. in San Francisco, where he was involved in managing the company’s commercial real estate portfolio in a similar capacity. Earlier in his career, David held positions within various Bank of America real estate divisions, including Special Assets/Other Real Estate Owned, Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Real Estate Ventures, and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS). In 1999, he was part of the team that successfully completed Bank of America’s first-ever CMBS offering of over $330 million in securitized conduit loans.

David obtained a B.A. in Economics from Williams College and an M.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) San Francisco and holds a California real estate broker license. Cal BRE #01268782.

As President of Westlake Urban, Kelly leads development and re-positioning efforts  for the Westlake properties.  She works with the Construction Management team in managing the daily operations of all development projects, and acts as a bridge between the Development team and all other departments.

Prior to joining Westlake, Kelly worked in the digital advertising and media industry in New York City. Previously an Account Executive for the advertising technology company, Ogury, she was responsible for managing her own book of business and working with a variety of top brands across multiple verticals to accomplish their advertising and marketing goals. Prior to Ogury, Kelly worked for Digital Trends, a technology news and reviews site, and at MEC buying and planning digital media campaigns and major digital sponsorships for AT&T Wireless.

Kelly earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard College.