Paige Webster started his firm in 2013. Paige has worked with many projects across many industry sectors including: aerospace, bio tech, geo-thermal, wind & solar, warehouse/distribution, office projects, data centers, corporate centers and the retail sector. Paige has been working in site selection and economic development for twenty years.

Paige has had extensive site selection experience as he was the Western Regional Real Estate Manager for Aaron Rents. Paige was able to facilitate and expand the major retail expansion for Aaron Rents in the Western United States.

Paige has had experience in the Economic Development arena too. He was the former Economic Development Director for the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation. Paige’s experience includes working with back office, warehouse distribution, bio-tech, software development companies and food processing companies for the Yuma area.

Paige did extensive work in cross border economic development and was a member of the Border Trade Alliance (BTA) and worked closely with the Arizona Governor’s Office on cross border issues in Mexico. Paige was on the Workforce Development Board and was also a Board Member of the Arizona Association of Economic Development (AAED). Paige has also received the CEcD designation during his career in Economic Development.

Paige also worked for the Arizona Department of Commerce as the Northern Arizona Representative, assisting companies to expand or relocate to the State of Arizona with projects related to injection molding, warehouse/distribution, back office, agro-business, bio-tech, high tech, aviation.

Paige has received his BS in Regional Development from University of Arizona and has also received his MBA in Global Management from the University of Phoenix. Paige resides in Phoenix, AZ and loves to fly fish, play golf, hunt and scuba dive.

Jeff Pappas is a Senior Managing Director in Newmark’s Dallas office, bringing over
two decades of global industry expertise to the firm’s office tenant representation
services. Pappas represents corporate clients on a national and international scale,
specializing in real estate strategies for corporate headquarters relocations,
industrial users, and contact centers. Pappas has represented clients in every
region of the United States and Canada, as well as in Latin America, Europe, Asia,
and Africa.

Jeff is considered a leading expert on site selection, labor analytics and real estate
strategies for corporate headquarters relocations, industrial users, and contact
centers. He has been a speaker and panelist at economic forums in Mexico,
Jamaica, Egypt, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Trinidad, Honduras, and Colombia.
Over the last ten years, Pappas has completed lease transactions totaling over 10
million square feet, resulting in value-added savings of over $25 million for his
clients. Before joining Newmark, Pappas was a Managing Director at Mohr Partners
and Executive Vice President at ESRP Real Estate.

Professional Achievements
• Power Broker, D CEO, 2010 – 2012, 2014 - 2016 and 2021
• Keynote Speaker, Devott’s Global IT-BPO & Sourcing China Summit, 2016

Education
Pappas graduated from Hardin-Simmons University, earning a Bachelor of Business
Studies in Communications and Business, where he also played collegiate soccer.

Jenny Massey is the Director of Site Selection and Incentives at Sikich, a leading professional services firm that helps clients achieve their goals across various industries and sectors.  She holds the prestigious Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) credential, which recognizes her as one of the top experts in real estate consulting and advisory.

With over 20 years of experience in site selection and incentives, Jenny helps companies of all sizes and stages find the best locations and secure the most beneficial incentives for their relocation and expansion projects.  She has a proven track record of delivering successful outcomes for clients across technology, aerospace, logistics, life sciences, professional services, advanced manufacturing and agriculture industries.  She also contributes to Forbes Business Council as a member and author of articles on site selection and incentive topics.

Jenny is passionate about innovation, sustainability and intercultural communication.  She has completed studies in entrepreneurship, psychology, and crowdfunding at the Wharton School and HEC Paris, and has lived and worked in Japan for seven years and is classically trained as an archaeologist.  She enjoys beekeeping, sailing and traveling in her spare time.

Jeffrey focuses on expanding NAI’s capabilities in global portfolio services through key industrial clients with requirements in North and Latin America. Jeffery is a U.S. Armed Forces Veteran and Phoenix Business Journal 40 Under 40 recipient.

Capabilities
-- Americas Portfolio Management in excess of 250 M SF
-- U.S. 150M SF Industrial
-- Mexico 50M SF Industrial
-- Latin America 50M SF Industrial
Assignments ranging from site selection, lease review/renewal, project management, tours on site in any given country.

Professional Experience
-- NAI Horizon, Executive Vice President
-- Cresa, Senior Vice President
-- APL Logistics, Senior Corporate Real Estate Director

Notable Clients

Chicanos Por La Causa, Wesco, Arizona State University, Foot-Print Center and 3M

International Clients 

Compu Proveedores, Elite Bags, REYMA, Sigma and PSAP

Education
-- Masters Real Estate Development, Arizona State University Graduated “With Honors”
-- Masters Business Administration, University of Phoenix Graduated “With Honors”
-- Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Montana State; University Minor in Business Administration

Board Affiliations & Accolades
-- Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce
-- U.S. Green Building Council
-- Phoenix Sister Cities
-- Global Chamber
-- Area Development
-- ASU MRED Real Estate Council

Joining Goldstone Consulting Group, LLC in 2020, Joe Gaines provides oversight of the data research and analytical operations for the firm. In his tenure, Joe has led the data interpretation in various studies and assessments within multiple midwestern communities. His professional documentations with Goldstone Consulting Group have included survey design and implementation, data collection management, interpretation and analysis of various data sets, and guided strategy development. As the Manager of Data; Analytics, his work with Goldstone Consulting Group has directed community efforts to increase retail locations, address housing concerns, and coordinate employer demand with workforce capabilities.

In addition to his work with Goldstone Consulting Group, Joe has contributed quantitative insights to market research teams in various industries including agriculture, product development, branding strategies, and high-stakes investments. Prior to a profession in analytics, he obtained a degree from Illinois College in Mathematics and Education, leading to an eight-year career as a mathematics instructor in advanced mathematics and statistics courses.

Alicia serves as manager for site selection and incentives for Cresa. A part of the Cresa
incentives team she works with a broad range of domestic and international companies and leverages her vast economic development experience to ensure clients are positioned for success.

Alicia has over 20 years of experience in incentives, real estate, site selection and economic
development. Throughout her career, she has completed projects totaling over $4B in capital investment and created over 40,000 jobs. Key clients include Amazon.com, Hostess Brands, LLC, Merck Animal Health, The Coleman Company, Honeywell, Dairy Farmers of America and Garmin International.

Prior to joining Cresa, Alicia served in various leadership and economic development roles in
Kansas and Texas. During her time in Kansas, Alicia was responsible for leading the business recruitment team. Under her leadership, the team received numerous honors and awards including back-to-back Area Development Magazine Gold Shovel Awards and the first ever Site Selection Magazine’s Governors Cup for the State of Kansas.

During her career Alicia has overseen the creation and implementation of multiple economic development project tracking platforms and marketing initiatives. In addition, she assisted with redrafting incentive programs to position the State in being more competitive and played a key role in drafting legislation for a new incentive program which positioned Kansas to win Panasonic, $4B, 4,000 job EV battery plant.

Alicia was named as one of the Top 50 economic developers in nation by Consultant Connect in both 2016 & 2020.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kansas, is a graduate of
Leadership Lawrence and the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma.

Philip is a Manager of Location Strategies in Evergreen Advisor’s Location Strategies practice and is focused on assisting corporate clients with optimizing their location decisions through meticulous analyses as well as their ability to realize valuable economic incentives such as cash grants, tax credits and abatements, PILOT agreements, sales and use tax abatements, workforce development grants, sales and use tax refunds, utility benefits, and additional meaningful economic incentives.

Previously, Philip started his site selection consulting career at the German American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta. He was a founding member of Navigator Consulting, a boutique site selection firm focused on inbound manufacturing FDI out of Europe. Directing the firm’s European office in Düsseldorf Germany, Philip managed over 20 investment projects in the United States that announced over $1.9 billion in CAPEX and over 4,500 jobs since 2014.

Location Strategies

Philip manages all aspects of the site selection process and applies specialized GIS tools (Geo-Information Systems) to aid analytics in the fields of real estate search, technical site assessment, demographic and workforce analysis, industry cluster research, and supply chain and logistics optimization. He has managed the Evergreen process for clients in renewable energy, food & beverage, hospitality, and logistics industries ranging from mid-size to Fortune 100 companies. His expertise in FDI has enabled several clients to establish their first U.S. presence through judicious site analysis and incentive negotiation.

Education

Philip holds a Master of Science in Economic Geography from RWTH Aachen University. He has graduated from school in both the United States and Germany and is fluent in both languages and culturally at home on both sides of the Atlantic.

Organizations

Philip is actively engaged with advisory and speaking roles at the Transatlantic Business and Investment Council (TBIC), an organization promoting transatlantic trade and investment. He has developed a certification program geared toward U.S. communities improving their investment attraction efforts.

Interests

Philip is an avid free-diver, holding a level 2 AIDA certification (PB 25 meters). Pushing boundaries yet managing risk are decisive in this sport – lessons he applies above water to his work as well.