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Even if the future is unclear, there are clear workplace strategies that organizations can deploy to become resilient. Join this experienced panel as they discuss the big picture thinking that leads to physical environments that are relevant today and in the future. Listen as the panel offers suggestions from real estate selection, to technology, to architectural solutions and more.

Moderator:

Elvira Gershengorn, LEED AP, WELL AP
Senior Associate
Huntsman Architectural Group

Elvira joined Huntsman's New York office in 2015, where she provides design leadership for a wide range of award-winning architectural and interior design projects. She partners with clients to understand their aspirations and inspirations which fuels her creative process and ignites her passion for design. She believes that creativity manifests itself through a multitude of means and is an evolution of mind and thought. To her, successfully designed spaces embody an ecosystem that supports a user's workstyle and lifestyle - where function, comfort, and beauty co-exist together. A LEED accredited professional, Elvira advises clients on the integration of sustainable technologies into a project's design and implementation. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

Panelists:

Alex Redlus
Managing Director
Savills Brokerage

Alex has always taken a different approach to real estate. He spent his early 20s in brokerage and represented a multi-billion dollar leasing portfolio in the Plaza District, all while attending NYU at night to get an MS in Real Estate Development.

Upon graduation, he moved on to JLL’s PM group, where over four years, he oversaw 2mm+ in projects worth over $500mm in construction value for some of the country’s most notable companies. He was then approached by one of the country’s largest law firms to become their real estate director and revamp their portfolio of 90+ locations. Alex created the means and methods for which the firms would lease, construct and manage all real estate activities for the firm.

Assignments included handling 12 leases, 3 sales, two refinances, and14 construction projects during his time there.

This role made him realize that his real love was helping corporations best understand how to lease, construct, and manage their portfolios, so he decided to return to brokerage and joined Savills in March of 2022.  

David Meckley, FIIDA, LEED AP, CID
Principal - Lead Designer
Huntsman Architectural Group

Curiosity is the driving force of David's career. Viewing the designer’s role as universally transformative, he strives to discover overlooked design opportunities, be it inventive ways to achieve a client's business objectives, unique use of materials, improving sustainability, or enhancing a user's wellbeing. His approach to visioning and workplace strategy focuses on identifying key organizational drivers as a foundation for creative design solutions.  A certified Transition Manager, he leads clients through change strategy and management as part of the design process. David was recently elevated to a Fellow in the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) where he has been active on a local and international level.  Additionally, he is a Certified Interior Designer (CID) in California and U.S Green Building Council LEED AP.

Jeremy Latterman, P.E.
Principal
2L Engineering

Jeremy currently oversees the management of the New York City and California offices and is responsible for all aspects of MEP design. As a Mechanical Engineer, Jeremy has extensive experience in HVAC and control systems in small and large scale projects, including restaurants, hospitals, libraries, airports, as well as commercial, industrial, and retail spaces. Jeremy also has extensive experience in fast-paced tenant fit-out projects and high-end apartments. Jeremy started his work in the MEP field as a controls contractor designing control systems for hospitals and transitioned into the consulting engineering role where has been for the previous 15 years.

Anthony Posa
Managing Principal, CEO
MGEUnified Technologies Corp

Anthony Posa is the President and Managing Principal of MGE Unified Technologies. An accomplished technology executive offering over 25 years of experience in his field he has demonstrated career success developing and executing operational strategies to promote organizational growth and optimal utilization of emerging technologies. An integral part of his position is to lead the team in identifying unique ways to create an environment that supports an increase in efficiency and productivity. Anthony oversees the business development and client relations aspect of the firm.

Jessica Bogdan
Business Development Executive
Haworth

Jessica Bogdan is a proven business development manager that is uniquely positioned at the crossroads of the future commercial office space and sustainability in New York City real estate. With this experience and interest she has become a VP of IFMA’s Sustainability Committee and on Workplace Evolutionaries NYC steering committee, a member of the Urban Green Council and BEX as well as an Exec VP on IFMA’s NYC Chapter’s Executive Board.

As a business development executive for Haworth in the New York Metro area, her responsibilities are to establish new business relationships and promote growth in existing relationships with commercial end-users, project managers, and the A & D community. She educates her clients on workplace strategy, sustainability strategies and on all of Haworth’s products & partnerships.

Jessica has a BFA with Syracuse University and trained and practiced as a commercial interior designer for 10 years before moving into interior construction sales.

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