Chicago

Welcome to the Chicago Chapter of RELA!  Our mission is to provide unique, relevant, and fun events and learning opportunities to the Chicago real estate lending community.  RELA events offer an opportunity to discuss current market conditions and connect with other lenders in engaging settings where candid conversations are welcomed and encouraged.

We are excited for our 2024-2025 season and are thrilled with our strong member turnouts and the continued growth of the Chicago chapter. We appreciate that our members are busy so we strive to put together a schedule of networking events, property tours, and educational programming that provide value by featuring current industry trends and the state of the market.

We would especially like to thank the generous sponsorship of Katten Muchin Rosenman, Blank Rome and Fidelity National Title.   Due to the generosity of these sponsors, our membership is very affordable.  We encourage you to sign up for a membership and take advantage of the numerous opportunities it provides.

Sincerely,

Emily Clark
JP Morgan

Mark Frankel
BMO

Chicago Chapter Co-Presidents, 2024-2025

Chicago Chapter Officers

President

Emily Clark

JP Morgan

2024-2025

Emily.cassato@gmail.com

Co-President

Mark Frankel

BMO

2024-2025

mark.frankel@bmo.com

Vice President

Gretchen Hart

Old National Bank

2024-2025

gretchen.hart@oldnational.com

Officer

Catherine Sierakowski

BMO

2024-2025

catherine.sierakowski@bmo.com

Officer

Seamus O'Mahoney

Old National Bank

2024-2025

seamus.o'mahoney@oldnational.com

Officer

Michael Browne

Citizens Financial Group

2024-2025

michael.c.browne@citizensbank.com

Officer

Gretchen Hart

Old National Bank

2024-2025

212.123.4567gretchen.hart@oldnational.com

Officer

David Starr

East West Bank

2024-2025

david.starr@eastwestbank.com

Officer

Mike Mattick

Bank of America

2024-2025

212.123.4567michael.mattick@bofa.com

Officer

Katie Tynan

First Merchants

2024-2025

ktynan@firstmerchants.com

Officer

Robert Goeckel

Texas Capital Bank

2024-2025

robert.goeckel@texascapitalbank.com

Officer

Kyle Lohbeck

Flagstar Bank

2024-2025

kyle.lohbeck@flagstar.com

Officer

Drew Burlak

Huntington Bank

2024-2025

drew.burlak@huntington.com

Officer

Jonathan Brown

JP Morgan Chase

2024-2025

jonathan.m.brown@jpmorgan.com

Officer

Nick Schneider

Fifth Third Bank

2024-2025

nicholas.schneider@53.com

Officer

Amanda Milnes

Walton Street Capital

2024-2025

milnesa@waltonst.com

Officer

Dave Popp

US Bank

2024-2025

david.popp@usbank.com

Officer

Pat Harrington

HTLF

2024-2025

pharrington@htlf.com

Officer

Matt Adams

Citizens Financial Group

2024-2025

matthew.r.adams@citizensbank.com

Officer

Tom Morand

Associated Bank

2024-2025

thomas.morand@associatedbank.com

Officer

Tim McAdam

Wells Fargo

2024-2025

tim.mcadam@wellsfargo.com

Officer

Jac Currie

Stifel Bank & Trust

2024-2025

curriej@stifelbank.com

Officer

Tom Reynolds

KeyBank

2024-2025

Tom_J_Reynolds@KeyBank.com

Officer

Susan Lunt

PNC

2024-2025

susan.lunt@pnc.com

National Chapter Liason

Kate Marchi

CIBC

2024-2025

kathryn.marchi@cibc.com

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