Our Team

Our team is compromised of vibrant and accompolished professionals at the top of their respective fields.

They are enthusiastic, innovative, collaborative and hardworking individuals, dedicated to our mission to deliver attractive returns to our investors while partnering effectively with all of our stakeholders. We provide an intellectually challenging work environment that is grounded in high integrity and respect for our community, our investors, our business partners and each other.

Founders & Managing Partners

Thomas Skinner

Managing Partner

Tom Skinner is a founding member of Redbrick LMD and is one...

Tom Skinner is a founding member of Redbrick LMD and is one of the firm’s three Managing Partners. He has invested in and developed close to $2 billion in real estate assets and established a pipeline of over $4 billion in future development projects.

Prior to founding Redbrick, Tom invested in or founded numerous operating businesses primarily in the real estate, technology and financial services industries. Tom began his professional career at McKinsey & Co. where he worked with financial institutions on strategy issues. Tom earned his Ph.D. in economics from MIT and his BA in economics from Oxford University.

William Passmore

Managing Partner

William Passmore is a Managing Partner of Redbrick LMD. He has extensive...

William Passmore is a Managing Partner of Redbrick LMD. He has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating joint venture investment partnerships.

Prior to joining Redbrick in 2005, William was a partner at McKinsey and Co., where he held a series of leadership positions in the private equity, telecommunications, and marketing practices. He is a graduate of Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Imperial College in London.

Louis Dubin

Managing Partner

Mr. Dubin is a 4th generation real estate investor and developer. He...

Mr. Dubin is a 4th generation real estate investor and developer. He and his partners are the largest private landowners in Washington, DC, with owned and controlled assets of over 9 million square feet of developable land with a future capitalization in excess of $6 billion. Over his 35-year career, Louis has invested over $2.5 billion of equity in U.S.-based real estate assets and over $1 billion internationally, with a portfolio value of approximately $6 billion. He has overseen the execution and completion of over 35 real estate developments and investments, including land development, resort, residential for sale, multifamily rental, office, self storage, and master-planned communities.

Louis completed his undergraduate work at Washington & Lee University and his law degree at The Washington College of Law, American University. He was appointed Chair of the NY State Common Retirement Fund Real Estate Committee in 2023 after serving on the Committee for 20 years. Louis also served as Chair of the Governor’s Workforce Board of the State of Maryland for 7 years and as a board member of the Patton Veteran’s Project for over 5 years. Mr. Dubin was a board member at the Hewitt School (NYC) for 13 years, where he chaired the building committee for approximately 12 years. Mr. Dubin has also served on the board of the Lincoln Center Institute (NYC) and the Kauffman Center (NYC).

Senior Leadership

Austin Cates

Senior Vice President, Debt & Portfolio Management

Sohael Chowfla

Senior Vice President, Development

Paul P. Elias

Executive Vice President of Construction

Trisha Miller

Executive Managing Director, Capital Markets

David Patterson

Vice President, Investments & Asset Management

Shauna Powers

Senior Vice President, Accounting

Our Team

Christopher Baker

Director, Capital Markets

Brendan Barber

Project Executive, Construction

Joel Causey

Project Executive, Construction

Jason Cross

Managing Director, Capital Markets/Head of Investor Relations

Ray DeSantis

Managing Director and Sales Manager, Capital Markets

Andrew Faett

Senior Construction Manager

Meg Jarrett

Director of IT Systems and Operations

Harrison Jennings

Senior Director, Capital Markets

Grant Johnson

Director, Development

Rana Karatas

Financial Analyst

Sam Kelly

Director, Capital Markets

Rachel Lopez

Senior Director of Accounting

Greg Maziarz

Vice President, Asset Management

Daniel McGee

Director of Development / Director of Sustainability

Edson Millan

Associate, Finance & Investments

Victoria Mills

Senior Development Analyst

Lindsay Morton

Vice President, Community Engagement and Corporate Impact

Nia Newsome

Operations Manager, Capital Markets

Clarissa Odulio

Accounting Manager

Thomas Pignatelli

Vice President, Construction

Giuliana Porco

Accounting Manager

Benjamin Reznick

Development Analyst

Fatima Negreiros Ruiz

Property Accountant

Rachel Smith

Senior Project Accountant

Todd Steighner

Senior Vice President, Design

Carter Steuart

Senior Analyst, Finance and Investments

Freda Stewart

Office Support Specialist

Carmen Strauchon

Vice President, Development

Jay Walton

Director, Capital Markets Internal Sales / Chief of Staff - Investment Committee

Ali Wendel

Director of Financial Analytics and Strategic Initiatives

Advisors

Robert Levin

Senior Advisor

Robert Levin is a Director and the Treasurer of the Bladder Cancer...

Robert Levin is a Director and the Treasurer of the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network and is a Trustee Emeritus at Morehouse College. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Stanford Center on Longevity. He previously served on the board of Ellie Mae. Rob worked 28 years at Fannie Mae. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor to Redbrick LMD.

Lucian Niemeyer

Strategic Advisor

Lucian joined the Redbrick team in 2023 as a strategic advisor for...

Lucian joined the Redbrick team in 2023 as a strategic advisor for business development and portfolio expansion. He is currently engaged in initiatives to establish cyber security and defense technology facilities in Washington DC, to expand maritime construction capacity, to develop energy and data center campuses, and to accelerate design/construction processes using artificial intelligence/virtual twins. Lucian also applies his service on corporate boards providing expertise for rapid acquisition of emerging technologies.

Over three decades, Lucian served in the White House, the Pentagon, and in Congress providing budget, policy, and management leadership for U.S. national security programs. The Honorable Niemeyer served as an Assistant Secretary of Defense managing the world’s largest real property portfolio valued at a trillion dollars. Lucian also served as an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and in the Office of Management and Budget at the White House overseeing national security, nuclear, and intelligence programs. From 2003 to 2014 he served on the professional staff of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services responsible for legislative and budget oversight over a wide portfolio of national security programs. He also led portfolios for Air Force and Navy acquisition programs as well as DOD budgets.

Lucian also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Building Cyber Security, a private sector, non-profit organization enhancing global safety through the development of cyber security protections for intelligent technologies, buildings and communities. In this role, he applies his expertise and experience to the nexus of facilities, real estate, and technology to mitigate the risk and impacts to society from the growing threat of cyber incidents.

Lucian founded The Niemeyer Group, LLC in 2014, providing public and private sector clients strategic advisory services for economic and business development. In 2023, he joined NADSCO Tech LLC an advisory and management business serving real estate, telecommunications, and technology providers to accelerate development and deployment of revolutionary digital, wireless, and building technologies. He also serves as a founding Principal Director for the non-profit organization, United Coalition for Advanced Nuclear Power (UCAN Power) to promote the use of clean, safe nuclear reactors for national security and commercial use.

Lucian is an Air Force veteran with 21 years of active and Virginia Air National Guard service. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Notre Dame, a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University, and a Master of National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a Fellow in the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), an Honorary Seabee, and actively promotes Standards of Care for cyber safety in the engineering profession.

Christopher Weaver, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)

Senior Advisor

Admiral Christopher Weaver graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the Class...

Admiral Christopher Weaver graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1971, majoring in International Affairs. He holds a Master of Public Administration from The George Washington University and is a distinguished graduate of the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, The National Defense University.
He commanded U.S. Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia, from 1994-96 immediately prior to assuming duties as executive officer to the director for Logistics (J-4), the Joint Staff. He was selected for flag rank in February 1997 and took command of the Naval District of Washington in February 1998 as its 83rd commandant, ultimately becoming the second-longest serving commander in the Naval District’s 200-year history. In 2003, he was selected as the first commander, Navy Installations Command, where he led the creation of a unified command of some 70 Navy installations worldwide, employing 60,000 personnel and a $9 billion annual operating budget. Admiral Weaver retired after 35 years of service and now works as a private consultant.