Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Dedicated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
At Bridge, we are committed to building and maintaining a talented and diverse workforce and to supporting an environment of trust and respect for all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee’s mission is to increase awareness at all levels of the organization and further promote the following:
- Diversity of ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds
- Equity in professional development, access to opportunities, and career advancement
- Culture of Inclusion that embraces everyone’s differences and involves all voices
Committee members represent diverse views, work and life experiences, and roles and responsibilities across Bridge. They are dedicated advocates to ensuring continued progress in promoting a true inclusive work environment and providing opportunities for all employees to use their varied talents to support the firm’s mission and pursuit of excellence.
The mission of the Black Inclusion Group is to cultivate a diverse and inclusive work culture for Black employees and provide a platform for Black employees to bring awareness to their focused initiatives.
Steering Committee Members:
Todd Mitchell
Co-Chair, Director, Property Management, Bridge Commercial Real Estate
Rhonda Cantrell Dunn
Co-Chair, Vice President of Operations Support, Bridge Senior Living
Tamala Herd
Design Manager, Bridge Commercial Real Estate
James Freeman
Managing Director, Core Plus Investments
Michelle Cockrell
Regional Manager, Bridge Property Management
Imani Mosley
Associate, Investor Relations & Marketing, Client Solutions Group
Brian K. Hinds Jr.
Director, Acquisitions, Bridge Development and Opportunity Zones
Sojournia Oates
Director, Special Operations, Bridge Property Management
Zach Smith
Director, Talent Management
David Coelho
Executive Sponsor, Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Bridge Development and Opportunity Zones
Colin Apple serves as Co-Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Acquisitions for Bridge Multifamily. Prior to Bridge, Colin worked as a Vice President in the Real Estate Investment Group at Starr Insurance Holdings in NYC underwriting both direct and fund real estate investment opportunities in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. While at Starr, he invested in over $1 billion of direct real estate investments around the globe and multiple real estate fund strategies including multifamily housing, emerging market development, and distressed debt. Prior to Starr, Colin worked as an Analyst and Underwriter for the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Group at Wells Fargo Bank. Colin received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Middlebury College. He is a CFA charter holder and a member of the CFA Institute, the New York Society of Security Analysts, and is the Treasurer of the CFA Society of Salt Lake.
David Arteaga serves as Managing Director of Development for Bridge Investment Group’s Opportunity Zones strategy. With nearly 25 years of experience in the real estate industry, David’s background includes construction, development, multifamily acquisitions, lending, and urban redevelopment, on projects totaling over $2.5 billion. He has overseen development and construction of over six million square feet of space in private and publicly owned facilities. Prior to joining Bridge, David advised a Fortune 50 real estate investment firm on international real estate development projects, and he worked with multifamily private equity funds and development firms to identify, assess and negotiate land acquisition opportunities for development of multifamily, independent living, and student housing projects.
David earned a BS in Facilities Management from Brigham Young University, a MS in Real Estate Finance and Investment from New York University, a certificate in Negotiations and Leadership from Harvard Law School, and a certificate in Real Estate Finance and Development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds a B-100 General Building Contractor license in the State of Utah.
Scott Cardenas serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Bridge Investment Group. Prior to Bridge, Scott worked as the Chief Information Officer for the City and County of Denver. While at Denver, he oversaw the implementation of a new ERP platform, which served over 13K employees and 23 lines of business. In addition, Denver also implemented a new CRM platform that interfaced with over 700K residents, which improved overall communication and engagement. Prior to Denver, Scott was the Chief Technology Officer for Kiewit, a global leader in industrial construction. At Kiewit, he led the charge to consolidate 30+ IT departments in to a single shared service, driving down costs while improving on innovation, system reliability and customer service. Over his career, Scott has worked globally implementing enterprise solutions to drive innovation, business efficiency and standardization. He has invested time and resources to engage and activate apprentices and internships for STEM programs with high school students.
Scott received a bachelor degree in Computer Information Systems from Metropolitan State University of Denver and an MBA from the University of Denver.
Rhonda Cantrell Dunn serves as Vice President of Operations Support with Bridge Senior Living. Rhonda partners with organizational leaders to perform a combined function with both regional and area coverage as well as responsibilities of an Operations Specialist leading select company initiatives. With over 15 years of experience across Senior Living, she has overseen operations for Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Adult Day Care communities. Rhonda has also served as Executive Director/Administrator with Elmcroft, Sunrise and Knowles Home Senior Living communities. Prior to her career in Senior Living, she served as Senior Vice President of Membership and Marketing with the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee and President/CEO of the Urban League of Middle Tennessee (formerly Nashville Urban League). She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Tennessee State University in Business Administration with emphasis in Management. She also has a Certificate with the Community Health Science Program, School of Graduate Studies from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. She has been licensed by the Department of Health, Board of Licensing, Home for the Aged/Assisted Care Living Facility Administrator for the state of Tennessee since 2006.
Kristina Cavin serves as Director of Human Resources. She is an accomplished HR professional with over 19 years of leadership and operational experience in the government, public and private sectors. Krissy is responsible for implementing human resource management strategies that enable Bridge Investment Group to recruit, train, and retain a high performing and motivated workforce. Krissy specializes in compensation management, employee relations, employee benefits and manages the day to day operations of each area. She is passionate about creating an inclusive and diverse culture and helping others succeed.
Krissy is a member of the National Society of Human Resources Management and the Utah Society of Human Resources Management. She is certified through the Society for Human Resource Management as a Certified Human Resource Professional (SHRM-CP). Through active membership in these organizations, she keeps current on human resources trends and issues. Krissy has presented at national conferences on topics such as compensation, succession planning and employee retention.
James Chung serves as Partner and the Chief Investment Officer of Bridge Debt Strategies Fund Manager LLC, as well as Head of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. James has experience in real estate, securitization, and financial services beginning in 1999. Prior to joining Bridge, James was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and was the head of the Commercial Real Estate Loan Desk within the Fixed Income Division from 2004 to 2013. He had direct oversight of the pricing, hedging, structuring and securitization of the Morgan Stanley commercial real estate loan portfolio. James received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and his Master Degree in Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Catrina Jackson serves as a Treasury Associate II for Bridge Seniors Housing and Medical Properties. She manages over 400 financial services accounts across Bridge Seniors Housing (BSH) and Bridge Senior Living (BSL) platforms. With over 25 years of banking and treasury related experience, she enjoys the many daily challenges and processing deadlines that comes with cash movements, operator transitions and acquisitions. Furthermore, she manages the many users from a dozen financial institutions online banking platforms for over 20 BSH Operators. Her work and dedication led to a nomination for the Bob Hallock Award, a distinguished firmwide recognition for exemplifying Bridge Mission and Values in one’s daily work. Ms. Jackson received her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Florida Metropolitan University. She is a native Floridian and loves going to the beach.
JD Jensen serves as a Treasury Associate for Bridge Investment Group. JD joined Bridge in 2014 as an Accountant for Bridge Property Management and was promoted to Special Projects Coordinator in 2017. In 2019, JD transitioned to his current role as the Treasury Associate for the Opportunity Zone strategy. Prior to joining Bridge, Mr. Jensen served as Director of Finance at Independence University from 2009 to 2014. Mr. Jensen received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Westminster College. Mr. Jensen is dedicated to the progress and equality of the LGBTQ Community, including serving as Vice President for the LGBTQ Organization at Westminster College and opening his home to the LGBTQ community.
Todd Mitchell serves as Director of Property Management for Bridge Commercial Real Estate. In his role, Todd provides operational and financial leadership to the property management teams throughout the portfolio. A seasoned commercial real estate executive, he also assists with the development of strategic priorities and objectives for the property management team.
Prior to joining Bridge Commercial Real Estate in 2020, Todd was Director of National Property Management for Columbia Property Trust, and Vice President and General Manager, Atlanta, for Wells Real Estate where he led various aspects of property management from corporate implementations to communications, supply chain initiatives, vendor relationships and asset management support. In 2004, Todd founded IssaMAX, a real estate development company with a focus on mixed use developments.
Todd is a member of CCIM Institute and BOMA, where he served as the 2017 President for the Georgia chapter. He received his B.B.A. in Risk Management and Insurance from Georgia State University.
Rachel Mondelli serves as Senior Vice President for Bridge Property Management, overseeing all aspects of operations for the Western half of Bridge’s national portfolio, totaling more than 25,000 units. Rachel’s tenure with Bridge started in 2009 as an on-site property manager, and she has served as a Regional Portfolio Manager, Director of Special Projects, and Vice President before assuming the role of SVP in December 2019. Her specialty lies in turning around troubled assets and building successful teams. Rachel combines a data-driven approach with operational experience to drive exceptional results. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Regis University.
Isela Rosales, CAIA, serves as a Managing Director of ESG and Sustainability at Bridge Investment Group. She leads the firm’s ESG Steering Committee to oversee the development, implementation and refinement of firm wide environmental, social and governance initiatives and practices, driving sustainable investments and operations. In addition, she is focused on expanding Bridge’s relationships across consultant and select institutional investors, including pension plans, foundations, Community Re-Investment Act groups, family offices, and impact-oriented clients. Isela also Chaired the Bridge Women’s Network (BWN) Inaugural Kick-Off, is a Committee Member of BWN, and an active BWN mentor.
Prior to joining Bridge, Isela worked at Brevan Howard in Investor Relations, managing corporate and public pension, endowment, foundation, private wealth, and investment consultant relationships. Previously, she was Head of Client Services for Lyxor Asset Management, Inc. and Director of Marketing & Investor Relations for Coast Asset Management in their New York offices, cultivating institutional level client relationships for each multi-billion dollar firm’s hedge fund and multi-manager products. She began her career at Cambridge Associates, serving on consultant teams for the firm’s endowment, foundation, and family office clients, covering traditional and hedge fund asset classes. Isela received her dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Relations and Spanish from Stanford University, graduating with honors distinctions.
She has moderated industry panels on Real Assets, Diversity & Inclusion, and Opportunity Zones as well as supported panels as a speaker on Real Estate and Opportunity Zone investing. Isela holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is the Chapter Head Executive for the CAIA San Francisco Chapter. She is fluent in Spanish and has competed in Ironman, endurance cycling, and marathon competitions.
Zach oversees the Talent Management team comprised of the Talent Development, Talent Assessment and Analytics and Talent Branding functions. In addition to providing talent insights and developing the people of Bridge, the team is also responsible for employee engagement and recognition, performance reviews and ongoing feedback, talent reviews and career and succession planning, as well as internal communications like the company-wide All Hands meetings and the BridgeCast company podcast. Talent Branding is responsible for the BIG IDEA monthly newsletter, regular social media engagement, as well as many other internal and external brand building and engagement initiatives.
Zach has been helping individuals, teams and organizations perform at their best for over 20 years. Before joining Bridge, he was head of leadership and management development for Goldman Sachs and ran talent development for America’s regional offices, Japan and Asia Pacific. Before joining Goldman Sachs, Zach was an Organization Development Consultant, specializing in post M&A and cultural integration. Zach holds an MA in Organization Development from Antioch University and a BA in English from Denison University.
Meena Thever serves as a Managing Director in the Client Solutions Group at Bridge Investment Group. She is responsible for client engagement and business development and works with institutional clients including pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and family offices. Prior to joining Bridge, Meena was a member of the BlackRock Alternatives Specialists team where she worked with institutional clients and represented real estate, infrastructure and private equity strategies. Previous to BlackRock, Meena led the North America pension and insurance distribution efforts within J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Alternative Investment Strategies. In this role, she was responsible for leading client conversations around Alternatives markets, portfolio construction, asset allocation and strategies across real estate, infrastructure, private equity, private credit and hedge funds. Meena began her career in investment banking in the Financial Sponsor Group at J.P. Morgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch executing leveraged buyouts and capital markets transactions for leading private equity funds. She also worked on the buyside as a private equity investor in the Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group where she focused on both primary fund investments as well as direct co-investments. Meena earned her BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Tufts University and her Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School where she was a Kennedy Fellow. She earned her MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and is a Fulbright Scholar and published author. She is the Founder and President of the Wharton Women Alumnae Association and a member of the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board.
Katrina serves as the Vice President of Talent Acquisitions at Bridge with experience recruiting skilled professionals since 2009. Before coming to Bridge in 2016, she recruited physicians from around the world to work in New Zealand, Australian, Caribbean, and Middle Eastern hospitals. She has also recruited real estate professionals and worked with a nonprofit assisting unemployed, homeless, or disabled senior citizens obtain the necessary basic skills to reenter the workforce.