About

Professional Experience

Over his 30 year career, David has worked on the disposition, acquisition, leasing, development, and financing of a wide portfolio of projects in the Boston market, contributing to the success of Core Investments and its partnerships. David launched his career in development while still a student at Bryant University and honed his expertise over three decades. Prior to founding Core Investments, Dave was a founder and partner at Helm Investments, a real estate investment firm focusing on residential properties in Boston.

Dave is a proud supporter of numerous local and national charitable organizations, including Smile Train, Project Bread, Special Olympics, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Feed the Children, Food for the Poor, Salvation Army, Wounded Warrior Project, Soldiers’ Angels, Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Covenant House, and Catholic Relief Services.

Education 
Bryant University, Marketing and Economics

Professional Experience

Over the course of his 25+ year career, Brett has built a solid reputation of financial and ethical integrity. He has a demonstrated ability to bridge tactical and strategic initiatives to drive organizational success. Brett has helped build world-class teams through the seamless integration of processes, people and technology. Brett has held executive positions in finance and operations for construction, technology and real estate development companies.

Brett joined Core in 2015 and manages finance, investors and operations. Brett spends his time off enjoying his family and volunteering at his local Rotary where he is their Treasurer.

Education

F.W. Olin Graduate School, Babson College, Master of Business and Administration
Lehigh University Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Professional Experience

John Cissel is an accomplished Real Estate Executive with more than 35 years of experience. Working across geographies and cultures, he has advised dozens of organizations and major corporations from Nasdaq, Wachovia, and Mitsubishi to many non-profits such as The Salvation Army, The Bowery Mission, and Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

He began his career in the Boston area with Fraen Real Estate Corporation, and his success led to an opportunity to co-found an international real estate Brokerage and OPM firm, focusing on representing many of the earliest internet companies. During this time, he directed and lead hundreds of millions of dollars in leases, sales transactions, and projects across 50 cities and 12 countries.

Education

Gordon College, B.S. in Biblical Studies, Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
Registration
Real Estate Broker’s License: Massachusetts and California Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) Lambda Alpha International

Professional Experience

Anelise Lago is General Counsel of Core Investments, Inc., with a background at large law firms and public companies. She has experience in commercial transactions, contracts, labor and employment law, negotiation of complex transactions, asset management and operations, executive leadership, pre-litigation dispute resolution, procurement, and international deals.

Anelise previously served as Chief Legal Officer at Senné and Assistant General Counsel at The RMR Group, and earlier as a Corporate Associate for Real Estate Investments and Transactions at Ropes & Gray LLP. She has also been a Corporate Associate for Debt Finance at Locke Lord LLP, Vice President for Commercial Real Estate for Wells Fargo, and Corporate Associate at O’Neill & Borges LLC.

Education

University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, B.A.
University of Barcelona, LL.B.
University of Puerto Rico, J.D.

Professional Experience

As Special Counsel of Core Investments, Gary brings decades of extensive experience in real estate law, including the legal aspects of sophisticated commercial real estate acquisition, development, land use, leasing, joint ventures and financing.

Gary was a partner at Bernkopf Goodman LLP, a premier Boston law firm where he practiced for 46 years. During the last 10 years of practice at Bernkopf, Lilienthal represented Core.
He served for over 20 years on municipal boards, including Zoning Boards of Appeal and Planning Boards. He has written and lectured on various aspects of commercial real estate law and land use and was an instructor in Land Use at Boston College Law School.

Education

University of California at Berkeley, B.S.
Boston College Law School, J.D.

Professional Experience

Jessica joined Core Investments in May of 2006 as Controller. She is responsible for managing the accounting team and providing the financial and tax reporting for all of Core’s real estate and partnerships. Jessica began her career working at Framingham, Mass.-based Staples, Inc. and after nearly three years of financial reporting for five regional sales offices across the U.S., she decided to switch gears and work in real estate.

In 1999, she joined the real estate development company, Modern Continental Enterprises in Cambridge where she spent five years as the accounting manager and was responsible for the financial reporting and cash management for the real estate divisions in the Northeast, Southeast and hotel operations in St. Lucia. Jessica has extensive expertise in financial accounting and reporting, forecasting and trend projections, cash flow analysis and management.

Education

Nichols College, B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting

Professional Experience

Mark Consoli is interim Chief Financial Officer at Core Investments, where he brings his vast financial, operational, and strategic experiences to complement Core’s current growth strategies.

Mark P. Consoli most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Lexington Partners, Lexington Property Management and InnoConn Construction where he was responsible for all financial aspects of the firm’s businesses including capital transactions and structure.  Lexington Partners is a multifamily developer, owner and operator with in-house construction and property management functions.

Prior to joining Lexington Partners Mr. Consoli served as CFO at privately held real estate investment and operating companies including Metropolitan Properties, The Simon Konover Company and The Davis Companies.  Prior to that, Mr. Consoli held various accounting, finance and operations roles, including Chief Operating Officer, during his 14-year career at Northland Investment Corp., a diversified real estate operating company.  Mr. Consoli began his career in Ernst & Young’s Boston office then spent nine years with Spaulding & Slye, a regional office owner, operator, developer acquired by JLL in 2005.  Mr. Consoli has over 35 years of real estate experience in accounting, finance and operations in multiple asset classes including multifamily, office, retail, hotels and parking facilities.  Throughout his career Mr. Consoli has been involved in numerous capital transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures, recapitalizations and public-private partnerships.

Education 

Mr. Consoli has a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University and an MBA from Babson College.

Professional Experience
Michael joined Core in September 2021 as the Vice President of Development. Michael brings with him 18 years of real estate design, development and construction management experience. Michael’s specialties include ground-up mixed-use development, life sciences and office design, large multifamily development, and retail placemaking and programming.

Previously, Michael was senior project manager at Rockhill Management of Boston. Michael was also a cofounder and management partner of Sports Performance Investment Group of Boston, which developed and managed three fitness locations.
Michael enjoys staying active, and is an avid CrossFitter. He also enjoys camping, hiking, international travel, and has volunteered as a project manager at Habitat for Humanity International.

Education 
Bentley University, MBA
Fitchburg State University, Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Certificate in Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Finance

Professional Experience

As Head of People Operations, Rebecca brings her extensive experience as a leadership development professional working with company executives and employees to expand career and life coaching at Core Investments. Core places a high priority on the development of its people and culture along with the development of its real estate properties. Prior to joining Core Investments, Rebecca was a Leadership and Executive Coach at and owner of Rebecca Hale & Co. and was also an Adjunct Faculty member of New Ventures West, supporting the development of professional coaching candidates. She was previously an Executive Coach and Consultant at The Hale Group, a boutique consulting firm providing strategic planning and facilitation, and a recruiter at Stowe Group Healthcare.

Education

She studied at Georgetown University and received her B.A. in Government and International Relations.

Professional Experience

Zach brings 20 years of experience in commercial real estate to the Core Investments team, including a deep understanding of asset management, leasing, financial analysis, acquisitions, and dispositions. As Vice President of Asset Services, Zach oversees Core’s existing properties and deals with leases, tenants and tenant agreements, and coordinating with buildings’ managers.

Before joining Core, Zach was with MassDevelopment as Senior Vice President for Asset Management where he developed and implemented strategies for the agency’s owned and leased real estate. Before that, he was a Commercial Real Estate Appraiser for Byrne McKinney and Associates, Inc.
Zach enjoys staying active and spending time with family in his downtime. He’s a road cyclist, plays golf and tennis, and is a coach/player for a men’s league softball team. Zach is also interested in technology and photography, especially of architectural subjects. Zach is a member of ULI (Urban Land Institute) and NAIOP.

Education

Brandeis University, Bachelor of Economics