Daniel Markee

Founder & CEO

Mr. Markee, a longtime resident of Minneapolis and now Philadelphia, is a career real estate and financial services professional. Mr. Markee formed Forterra in 1994 to provide investment and asset management services for private placements in real estate and real estate related operating companies, focusing on real estate capital structuring for investment of client capital in projects throughout the U.S.  Mr. Markee earned his degree in business administration and finance from the University of Colorado – Boulder and subsequently worked with several private real estate groups in Colorado and Minnesota. He spent seven years as Vice President of Real Estate for Washington Square Capital, Inc., a wholly owned investment advisor to Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, where he specialized in workouts of distressed real estate joint ventures throughout the United States until forming Forterra. From June 1999 to August 2005, Mr. Markee served as a director of Beverly Hills Bancorp (NASDAQ:BHBC) where he served on the audit committee and as chairman of the compensation committee. Mr. Markee is a member of the International Advisory Board of the CU Real Estate Center in the Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Rachel Matthai

Principal & Capital Markets

Ms. Matthai is a real estate investment and operations executive with experience in establishing investment networks in a range of CRE assets valued over $2.6B, including establishment of family office investment platforms for capital investment in real estate development and value-add projects. Her expertise includes multi-family, retail, mixed-use, hotel, industrial, and Opportunity Zone real estate investments in the U.S. and international markets. 

Ms. Matthai earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel Management from Univ. of Massachusetts, and a Masters degree in Real Estate Development & Finance from MIT. Her real estate experience includes 10 years in hospitality consulting; acquisitions & asset management of a $1.9B portfolio for AIG; and as founder of RE Imprint, a firm managing due diligence, underwriting, and capital structuring of real estate investments for clients. Ms. Matthai resides in Hoboken, New Jersey and is a board member of four non-profits focused on sustainable real estate, children in need, and diversity. 



Natasha Dolph

Principal & IR

Natasha Dolph has over 15 years of successful management of investor relations and capital raising, including compliance for private equity and real estate investment managers working directly with institutional investors, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Her expertise includes managing the investor due diligence process prior to Forterra at EverWest Real Estate Investors, a $5B AUM CRE investment manager with a focus on industrial, office, and multi-family.

Natasha has been involved in professional organizations such as REWD, NCREIF, Reporting Standards & PREA where she contributes to the development of new initiatives such as the Global DDQ standardized template. 

Ms. Dolph holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto with a major in Economics.

Natasha is a resident of Denver, CO, and enjoys hiking, camping, and spending quality time with her family and friends.

Michael Mendoza

Mr. Mendoza is a resident of Denver, where he started his commercial real estate career in asset management for student housing investments with a focus on financial performance metric communications with capital partners Blackstone and TPG. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Captain where he led various operational, financial, and supply logistic efforts. During his military service he was based out of Quantico, Camp Lejeune, Honolulu, and Savannah.

Mr. Mendoza earned his MBA in Real Estate and Entrepreneurship from the University of Colorado Boulder, and his International Business BSBA with a minor in Spanish from the University of North Carolina Charlotte while studying abroad in Cali, Colombia and Shanghai, China. He is an active member of multiple national real estate organizations, military Veteran groups, and alumnus of four university programs. The Colorado transplant enjoys traveling, hiking with his two German Shepherds, and skiing during his free time.