DEVELOPER

Ben Wacksman Infinia Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Ben has 30 years of experience as a real estate entrepreneur and CEO. He created a company which he built from a single employee and a computer to nearly 1 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and hotel properties with over200 employees. Ben successfully sold the holdings to private equity and institutional investors. He has advised numerous financial institutions, public and private companies regarding their real estate assets.Ben has negotiated a multitude of financing, leasing, acquisitions and sales as a principal and CEO, consistently leading to the successful disposition of significant assets .He was the lead real estate advisor for Beneficial Corporation in the successful turn-around of Harbour Island, a $1 billion+ residential mixed-use development that resulted in the renovation of an underutilized waterfront retail/restaurant/office complex, turning the project into a vibrant and profitable community asset. He was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles of Florida as Hillsborough County Commissioner where his responsibilities included land-use planning, zoning, economic development and oversight of a $1.5 billion budget. Ben served as a Commissioner of the Housing Authority of the City of Tampa, in roles as Chair,ViceChair and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He was recently elected by the shareholders of Holly Mortgage Trust to its’ Board of Trustees. He has served as a Board member and Chaired the Board of Trustees of IvyRealty Trust ,a private REIT and served on the University of Florida’sReal Estate Advisory Board for the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies. He holds a BA with Honors from New York University and a Master’s Degree from Columbia University where he was the recipient of an Alice B. Stetton Scholarship. Ben has completed advanced studies at Harvard University ,MIT, and the Ritz Carlton Leadership Academy.

LEAD CONSULTANT

Marja Williams infinite Team Member, Consultant

Marja Williams is the principal of Urban Oranje, a development management company focused on healthy and sustainable real estate projects. Marja has more than 20 years experience in real estate de-velopment and urban planning. A strategic planner, she is adept at manag-ing high performance teams, as well as creating and pursuing new business opportunities. Marja leads integrated teams to design and build leading edge sustainable projects. In 2012, Marja cofounded Asani Development Company after completing the Bainbridge Island Art Museum and the Island Gateway commercial project. With Asani, Marja created and man-aged the team to design, build and market the 130-unit Grow Community, one of the first residential net zero energy neighborhoods in the U.S.

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Guy King III Strategic Advisor, President of M.E. Wilson

Guy is a native Tampan. He attended the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In November 2017 he received the Class of 1967 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. He received his BBA from the University of Georgia’s College of Business Administration. Guy is the President of M.E. Wilson Company, Inc., Tampa’s oldest privately-held insurance agency founded by his maternal grandfather, M. E. (Gene) Wilson in 1920. Guy has been recognized with numerous awards and commendations for his extensive work as an active community leader and problem solver:M. E. (Gene) Wilson in 1920. Guy has been recognized with numerous awards and commendations for his extensive work as an active community leader and problem solver:

• 2019/Outstanding Citizen of the Year awardedat the Governor’s Luncheon
• 2018/Community Champion of Mental Healthby the Gracepoint Foundation
• 2013/“Key to the County” from the Hillsborough CountyBoard of Commissioners
• 2009/First recipient of”Order of the Red Triangle”from the Tampa YMCA as a lifelong YMCA supporter
• 2003/Outstanding Business Leader of the Year fromthe Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce
• 2000/M.E. Wilson awarded Small Business of the YearGuy is a past YMCA Governance Board Chair and past Chairman and Founder of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay, the premier organization for entrepreneurial CEO’s in the tampa Bay Area.
• Guy is the current chair of the Gracepoint Wellness Governance Board.

FINANCIAL CONSULTANT

M. Alex White, CPA Infinite Team Member, Principal Financial Advisor

 Alex has over 40 years as a practicing CPA working with several of the largest real estate development and management companies in the state. His clients have included Metro Development Group, The Wilson Companies and Starwood Property Trust. Alex served as the lead client service partner and was responsible for the delivery of all audit, tax and consulting services to these organizations. He retired from Deloitte as an audit partner in 2005 and from Skoda Minotti in 2016. In addition to his work as a CPA, Alex has experience on the board of directors and audit committees for public companies and not-for-profit organizations. Alex is a licensed CPA and a member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.

Gregory Glenn, AIA LEED AP Principal, Place Architecture

Greg is a Principal and one of two Studio Directors with Place Architecture. He brings 18 years of experience working in projects of all scales from single-family homes to large mixed-use projects. Greg’s work is defined by an enthusiasm for modern architecture with deference to an appropriate vernacular response. He believes that the role of an architect is to act as a place maker – leading a collaborative team to bring forth a new environment out of the possibilities inherent in a site, it’s context, and the project’s program.

Rachel Taylor, PLA Landscape Designer III, Dix.Hite+Partners

Rachel Taylor joined Dix.Hite + Partners in 2015 after earning a Master of Landscape Architecture and Bachelor of Horticulture degree from Auburn University. Ms. Taylor’s role at Dix.Hite includes pro-ducing detailed construction documents, landscape and hardscape designs, renderings, and graphic design. Her project experience includes multi-family development, urban design, site planning, private residential, parks and open space, and mixed-use development.

REP

Richard M. Chapman Vice President, Trimar Construction, Inc.

A Florida Certified General Contractor, Richard began his career as a field clerk 30 years ago. He has amassed a wide variety of construction experience covering multiple industries. Large govern-ment projects in his early career provide exposure to complex buildings with demanding administrative, schedule and budget requirements. The skill set acquired from these large projects is now focused on private projects with their own challenges.

INTERIOR DESIGN SPECIALIST

Amanda Davis Carreon Founder, A Divine Closet

Amanda Davis Carreon is a proud Gainesville native with a four-generation family tradition in the furniture and design industry. Growing up around her mother’s locally beloved furniture store, The Glen Addie Collection, Amanda grew to love staging vignettes and organizing the warehouse. It was there that she found her passion for working with people, creating beautiful spaces, and improving the functionality of every space she worked in. After a wonderful childhood in Gainesville, Amanda attended Louisiana State University, where she was awarded a full scholar-ship in music and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in music education.

In college, Amanda discovered her love of fashion and worked for several high-end fashion retailers. She returned to Gainesville after graduation to be closer to her mother and help out at her interior design business. Soon after, her deep knowledge of the furniture and design industry, flair for fashion, and passion for functional and beautiful spaces inspired her to her start A Divine Closet, where she helps clients create custom closets perfectly designed for their lifestyles and living spaces.

After learning the trade from her childhood and through a close appren-ticeship with her mother after college, she took over the Interior Design business in 2014 after her Mother retired. Amanda continues the tradition of creating beautiful spaces that rejuvenate clients and develop their personality through the design aesthetic for the perfect end result.

Deeply appreciative for all the support she and her family have received from the Gainesville community over the years, Amanda is committed to serving the community in return. She is an active member of the Phoebe Louise Dooley Foundation and is one of the co-chairs for their gala in January.

INFINIA PASSPORT

Douglas Hutchinson Chief Operating Officer, Infinia

Douglas has over forty years of experience in hands-on design/build projects. His scopes of work have included acquisitions, master planning, project permitting, construction and marketing/sales plans. Douglas has developed and implemented multiple types of development districts for underwriting urban/suburban real estate projects.

Doug’s experience creates an ability to understand market needs, identify emerging trends and spot the potential for real estate development opportunities. Douglas finds the challenge of executing complex business solutions, against the odds, exhilarating. Unconventional linkages and connections of development trends are his specialties.

Affiliations – ULI, GACAR, MLS, National Realtor Association and Gainesville Chamber of Commerce