South Florida Chapter

I am incredibly honored and excited to serve as President of the South Florida Chapter of RELA this year. This opportunity allows me to work alongside such a talented and dedicated group of professionals who share a common passion for advancing our industry during an interesting and challenging time. Together, we will continue to build upon the strong foundation the Board and our Sponsors have worked so hard to establish, fostering growth, collaboration, and innovation within our chapter.

As we look ahead, I am eager to lead our chapter in exploring new opportunities to expand our membership to bank and non-bank lenders, and to elevate the profile of real estate lending in our region. I am confident that, with the support of the Board and our members, we can achieve great things and make a lasting impact on the South Florida real estate community.

Your attendance and participation are the keys to building our chapter and I would encourage you to attend as many of our events as possible.

To the extent you have any questions and/or ideas regarding membership, sponsorship, and programming, please reach out to the Board. I look forward to have the opportunity to meet you personally at our next event and excited for the year ahead.

Tyler Weiss
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
RELA South Florida Chapter President

South Florida Chapter Officers

President

Tyler Weiss

Wells Fargo

2024-2025

Tyler.Weiss@wellsfargo.com

Vice President

Ruben Pedron

Southstate Bank

2024-2025

ruben.pedron@southstatebank.com

Past President

Mario Facella

Bank United

2024-2025

786 668 4576mfacella@bankunited.com

Officer

Gregory Santin

2024-2025

305 815 7655gregory.santin@gmail.com

Officer

Hanna Hauschild

Starwood Property Trust

2024-2025

305 695 5083hhauschild@starwood.com

Officer

Alex Haw

PNC

2024-2025

alex.haw@pnc.com

Officer

Lisa DeMarco

American Real Estate Capital

2024-2025

305 722 6607LDemarco@amrecap.com

Officer

Adrian Rahimi

2024-2025

ARahimi@bhiusa.com

Officer

Andrew Wong

Bridge Invest

2024-2025

T: 305 547 9933M: 305 496 2674Andrew.Wong@BridgeInvest.com

National Board - CLO-South Florida

Ben Flanders

Santander

2024-2025

646 467 2552bflanders@santander.us

Toys for Tots Ambassadors

Ben Flanders

Santander

2024-2025

646 467 2552bflanders@santander.us

Toys for Tots Ambassadors

Gregory Santin

Santander

2024-2025

305 815 7655gregory.santin@gmail.com

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