Joel Heydenburk has taken over the position of Chairman of the Board of the Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth.
Heydenburk, a partner at Jackson Walker’s focus on real estate transactions and operations related to commercial real estate, succeeds former Fort Worth Mayor Kenneth Barr Council President.
Heydenburk regularly represents landlords and tenants in the preparation and negotiation of commercial leases in Texas and other states. He also represents buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of commercial properties and deals ranging from $ 100,000 to more than $ 600 million, and represents commercial property owners in telecommunications matters.
Heydenburk graduated from Texas Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He received an MBA and a law degree from Texas Tech University.
“I am excited to have the opportunity to serve this important organization and to work with the many community members who make up the Greater Fort Worth Real Estate Council,” Heydenburk said in a news release. “The Real Estate Council has been a leader in the advancement of commercial real estate interests in the community as a whole for years, and I look forward to working with the association to continue its mission.”
“This organization remains one of the most important civic organizations in the region, and Joel has been an outstanding member of the Board of Directors for many years and will serve our community well in his new role,” said the late President Barr.
The Real Estate Council also welcomed the appointment of Rick Jenkins as treasurer. He is the Arlington Market President for Encore Bank, a technology-driven concierge bank that serves commercial clients with business loans and commercial real estate needs.
Before joining the banking industry more than two decades ago, Jenkins was involved in commercial real estate as a rental and sales agent and also worked for a local development company. He is a graduate of UT Arlington.
The board also includes two new board members and three new ex-officio members. The new board members are Sarah LanCarte of LanCarte Commercial Real Estate, Inc., and Rachel Navejar Phillips of Rios Group, Inc. Andy Taft of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., Mike Brennan of Near Southside, Inc., and Stacy Marshall of Southeast Fort Worth, Inc. are new ex-officio directors.
The new members join the current Board of Directors, which includes: ● Kenneth Barr –Barr Consulting Group – Direct Past Chair ● Carlo Andreani – Pacheco Koch Consulting Engineers ● Scot Bennett – The Beck Group ● Dan Buhman – Tarrant Regional Water District ● Dana Burghdoff – City of Fort Worth ● David Campbell – Huitt Zollars Inc ● Travis Clegg – Peloton Land Solutions ● David Cooke – City of Fort Worth ● Mark Dabney – BOKA Powell ● Tom Galbreath – Dunaway Associates L.P. ● Stephen Gebren – Gebren Consulting Services ● Ginger Johnson – Prosperity Bank ● Meggie Lowy – Hillwood Development Company ● Monica Luera – Trademark Property Company ● G.K. Maenius – Tarrant County ● Drew Martin – DM2 ● Matt Montague – JLL ● Jeff Postell – Post L Construction ● Jonathan Russell – Manhard Consulting ● Kerby Smith – Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce ● Robert Sturns – City of Fort Worth ● Casey Tounget – Transwestern ● Jeff Williams – Graham Civil Engineering ● Trey Yelverton – City of Arlington
Committee Presidents are: ● Government Affairs Committee – Bowie Holland of Empire Texas Equities ● Political Action Committee – James Hill of Texas Christian University and Will Northern of Northern Crain Realty ● Membership Committee – Becky Orr of Alpha Testing ● Fort Worth Vision Committee – Kenneth Barr by Barr Consulting ● Community Affairs Committee – Drew Kile by Institutional Property Advisors ● Young Leader – Rikki Weaver by Bohler Engineering ● Poker Run Planning Committee – Marshall May by Colliers & amp; Ian Kinne of Hillwood ● Prediction Planning Committee – Cannon Camp of JLL ● Annual Meeting Planning Committee – Monica Luera of Trademark Property Company ● Golf Tournament Planning Committee – Sally Glenn Turner of Worth CRE and Bryan DeMoss of WRG
The Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth is a regional association for commercial real estate professionals with more than 500 members representing more than 250 different firms that touch on every facet of commercial real estate development. In addition to events and programs that benefit its members, the Council addresses policy issues that affect development. For more information, visit https://www.recouncilgfw.com.
