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Our success depends on our team. We pursue exceptional results by empowering our people to take ownership of the outcomes they achieve. We foster commitment, creativity, and teamwork.

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Alan Spragins

Alan joined CPA in 2012 and has over 20 years of experience in legal, finance, and operational roles with organizations ranging from start-ups to public companies. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Alan was the CFO, CCO and General Counsel for Brighton Jones (a Registered Investment Advisor), and a member of Lake Union Capital Partners (a buy-out firm focused on turn-around acquisitions).  Alan held previous leadership roles with a large financial institution, a mid-cap technology and manufacturing company, and a software company.  Alan received a Bachelor of Accountancy and JD from the University of Mississippi and a LL.M. in taxation from New York University.

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Alex Katz

Alex joined Columbia Pacific in 2023 as Director of Strategic Relationships.  He is focused on capital raising, home office research/platform placement and relationship management efforts.  Previously, Alex focused on capital raising as a Regional Director for First Eagle Investments, a Regional Vice President for Touchstone Investments, and a Regional Manager for Lord, Abbett & Co.  Alex earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Pittsburgh.  Alex lives in Westfield, New Jersey with his wife and two daughters.

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Alicia Wright

Alicia joined Columbia Pacific Advisors’ Investor Relations team as a Senior Associate in May 2023. Prior to joining CPA, Alicia worked as a Client Associate at Standish Management LLC, providing investor relations services to various private equity and venture capital funds. Prior to her time at Standish, Alicia was a Registered Client Service Associate at UBS Private Wealth Management’s Seattle office, holding Series 7 and Series 66 licenses. Alicia graduated from The University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business with an Economics and International Business major. She is the current President of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women’s Seattle Alumnae Club.

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Antje Volk

Antje Volk joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in October 2015 as a Controller. Antje’s experience includes 13 years at as an auditor of investment management companies at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and more recently she was a Controller at a Seattle-based private investment management company. Antje graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Brad Wheeler

Brad Wheeler joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2022 as Controller of Real Estate Operations. Brad has been working in the senior housing industry for 18 years; starting with Emeritus Senior Living where he was a Senior Accountant for Joint Ventures and Real Estate Accounting, and most recently with Cascade Living Group as their Controller. Brad graduated from Montana State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and has a Master of Arts in Advanced Japanese Studies from the University of Sheffield.

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Brett Horn

Brett Horn joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2015 as Tax Director. Brett previously worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Jane Street Capital (New York), and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in accounting and a Master of Professional Accounting in taxation. Brett has been a Certified Public Accountant since 2009.

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Carol Lu

Carol Lu joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2021 as Staff Accountant. Carol previously worked at Branch, Richards & Co., P.S., a public accounting firm in Washington. She graduated from Simon Fraser University in Canada with a BBA in Accounting and Finance.

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Chi Pham

Chi Pham joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in May 2022 as an Accounting Manager for the lending strategies. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Chi was a fund controller at Standish Management for a large venture capital client. Prior to her position at Standish, she was a Tax Senior with Deloitte Tax in Seattle working primarily in the Investment Management industry. Chi got both her undergraduate degree and graduate degree in accounting from Seattle University.

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CJ Calaguio

CJ joined Columbia Pacific as Chief Compliance Officer and Associate General Counsel in 2018. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, CJ headed the Private Funds and Regulatory Compliance group of a law firm located in New York, NY, where she provided regulatory and compliance advice to the firm’s private fund and registered investment advisor clients.  She also reviewed, negotiated and provided legal advice to clients relating to a broad range of commercial transactions.

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Courtney Mitchell

Courtney joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2022 as the Investor Relations Manager of Capital Formation. In her role, Courtney supports communications with current investors and the launch of new fund strategies. Prior to Columbia Pacific, she worked at BlackRock in New York City, covering insurance and large institutional clients’ investment strategies. She also worked at TIAA/Nuveen within their structured credit team. Courtney grew up in the Seattle area and graduated from Villanova University.

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Derrick Demers

Derrick graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in Accounting and a minor in Communications, Magna Cum Laude. He worked as a Staff Accountant for a small material handling company, DACO, prior to joining CPA.

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Emma Ronne

Emma Ronne joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2021 as a Senior Fund Accountant. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Emma worked as a Senior Tax Associate at PwC in San Francisco and Seattle. She primarily focused on tax compliance for hedge funds and audits of mutual funds. Emma graduated from University of California, Davis with a B.S. in Managerial Economics and a minor in Statistics. Emma is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Evelyn Tsaturian

Evelyn Tsaturian joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in early 2022 as a member of the investor relations team. In her role, Evelyn aids in the communication between CPA and its investors. Evelyn was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and attended the University of Washington Foster School of Business. She received her degree in Finance in June of 2021.

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Hannah Schneiderman

Hannah Schneiderman joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2024 as a Fund Accounting Manager. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Hannah worked as an Assurance Manager at Moss Adams in Seattle and San Francisco. During her time in public accounting, she focused on the audits of financial service and PCAOB clients. She graduated from Gonzaga University with a B.A in Accounting and Economics. Hannah is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Inna Ten

Inna Ten joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in May 2021 as a Director of Real Estate Operations Accounting. Previously, Inna worked as a Tax Director at Kilroy Realty Corporation, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust in Los Angeles. Inna is a Certified Public Accountant who received her Bachelor of Accounting and Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California.

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Jacque Churchville

Jacque joined the Columbia Pacific Team in July 2021 as their Office Manager and has since transitioned to their Investor Relations team as an Associate. Prior to Columbia Pacific she has been an office manager at a Seattle law firm as well as a supervisor at the Department of Labor and Industries. Jacque was born and raised in Las Vegas and attended the University of Nevada Reno before moving to the Pacific Northwest.

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Jamie Cobb

Jamie Cobb serves as Chief Financial Officer of Columbia Pacific Advisors. He joined CPA in 2017, most recently serving as director of Real Estate Asset Management. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Jamie was Vice President of Finance for Colliers International. Formerly, Jamie was an investment analyst, and Real Estate asset Manager for Cascade Investment, the investment vehicle for Bill Gates and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he also served six years on the board of four seasons hotels and resorts. Jamie earned his B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington Foster School. Jamie earned his CPA license in 2000 and his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2006. He is a member of the CFA Society of Seattle.

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Jim Bergh

Jim Bergh joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in February of 2022 as a Data Engineer within the Real Estate Asset Management team. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Jim managed his own data engineering and analytics consulting company.  Formerly, Jim was a Human Resources Information Technology Director with Expedia and a manager at Microsoft.  Jim graduated from the University of Puget Sound with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

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Joe Withey

Joe Withey joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in January 2024 as a Senior Tax Manager. Joe’s background includes 13 years of investment tax experience split between KPMG and Liberty Mutual Insurance. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 2013.

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Jon Adler

Jon Adler joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in April 2022 as a Director of Real Estate Fund Accounting. Before joining Columbia Pacific, Jon worked as a Senior Finance Manager at the Philadelphia-based US headquarters of Abrdn Inc., a global asset management firm. Prior to his work at Abrdn, he was a Senior Audit Manager at KPMG in its Philadelphia financial services practice. Jon is a Certified Public Accountant with a B.S. in Accounting and a minor in Management Information Systems from the University of Delaware.

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Julie O’Brien

Julie O’Brien joined the accounting and finance team at Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2019. She is a senior manager with a focus on the management company and third-party administrative services. Before joining Columbia Pacific, Julie worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers with a focus on tax compliance for hedge funds and venture capital funds. Julie is a Certified Public Accountant with a BBA in Accounting from St. Edward’s University in Austin, TX and an MS in Tax from St. John’s University in New York, NY.

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Keaton Gray

Keaton joined Columbia Pacific Advisors as the Managing Director of Investor Relations. Previously, he led investor relations for March Capital, a Santa Monica-based venture capital firm. His prior experience includes venture capital investments and board representation, helping multiple portfolio companies through successful acquisitions and IPOs. He also managed business development at a venture-backed startup through its successful IPO. Keaton is a graduate of the University of Southern California and of Johns Hopkins University.

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Keely Nikolao

Keely Nikolao joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in June 2018 as an accounting senior manager.  Keely’s experience includes 12 years in PwC’s Seattle assurance practice.  She primarily focused on financial statement audits of mutual funds, private real estate funds and hedge funds.  She graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Central Washington University with a Masters of Professional Accountancy.  Keely is a certified public accountant.

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Mary Gorski

Mary Gorski joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2023 as a Fund Accountant. Mary previously worked as a Tax Associate in KPMG’s Seattle practice, and more recently as an accountant at Bassler Group, a boutique family office accounting firm. Mary graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting, and a secondary degree in German Literature & Language.

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Nhu Vuong

Nhu Vuong joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2022 as a Tax Accountant. She graduated cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with concentration in Accounting. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Nhu worked as a tax associate at Moss Adams.

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Rebecca Werner

Rebecca Werner joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2021 as a senior fund accountant. Prior to joining, Rebecca worked as a Senior Tax Associate at PwC in Seattle and San Francisco, primarily focused on venture capital and private equity tax compliance. Rebecca graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in accounting and a Master of Science in taxation. Rebecca is also a Certified Public Accountant.

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Sarah Rosler

Sarah Rosler joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2012 where she works directly with our real estate investment strategies team on development accounting and lender coordination. Sarah started her career at Grant Thornton where she worked in the assurance department auditing small tech and biotech companies. Then she worked at Emeritus Corporation where she was a senior corporate accountant focused on capital leases, quarterly and annual filings and construction accounting. Most recently she worked for Columbia Pacific Management as an Accounting Manager. Sarah graduated in May of 2000 with a double major in Accounting and Finance.

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Skyle Duong

Skyle joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in late 2021 as a Real Estate Development Accountant for the Finance team. Prior to joining Columbia Pacific, Skyle worked as Senior Accountant for a CPA firm in Boston, primarily focused on managing and advising businesses across multiple industries for growth. Skyle was also in charge of training and supporting his team members, as well as, developing internal processes to meet clients’ needs. Skyle graduated from University of Massachusetts – Boston after earning his B.S. in Accounting.

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Tim Sandoval

Tim joined Columbia Pacific in 2022 as lead analyst, real estate strategies. Previously, Tim worked in analytical and project management roles at Forterra, a local non-profit, which included creating financial models and upgrading their analytical tools. Tim earned a B.S. in Economics from the University of Arizona and his Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of Washington.

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Tracy Tomassi

Tracy joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2022 as the Director of HR. Prior to that she worked as a consultant to CP and a local venture capital firm managing all HR functions. She got her start during the tech boom, working in various human resources positions at RealNetworks, the pioneer in streaming media.

Tracy graduated from the University of Washington with a double major in Political Science and German Language and Literature.

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Yeri Kim

Yeri Kim joined Columbia Pacific Advisors in 2022 as a Staff Accountant.

Prior to joining CPA, Yeri worked as a Staff Accountant at John J Haughney, CPA Inc., a small public accounting firm in Washington.

Yeri graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Economics.