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California People and Company News, Week of Nov. 21, 2025
- JLL Capital Markets has strengthened its Southern California multifamily investment sales platform with the addition of Dillon Bergum as senior director. Throughout his career, Bergum has closed nearly $6 billion in transaction volume across major markets, including Los Angeles, New York and throughout California. Before joining JLL, Bergum served as a member of Newmark’s West Coast Capital Markets group, where he focused on investment sales across all asset classes in Southern California.
- JLL has also hired 13-year Orange County commercial real estate veteran Pat Ryan as SVP. Ryan will specialize in local and multi-market corporate real estate transaction strategy.
- Passco Companies, a leading national real estate investment firm, hired Thomas (Tom) Voekler as its new chief legal officer, effective Dec. 8. Voekler will oversee Passco’s legal, risk, compliance, and regulatory functions while supporting the company’s strategic growth initiatives, governance framework and executive leadership team.
- Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. has appointed Michael Barnello to its board of directors. The appointment expands Sunstone’s board to nine directors.
- The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) has installed its 2026 Leadership Team. C.A.R. President Tamara Suminski, a Southern California real estate broker, will lead the team. Serving with Suminski are President-elect Mark Peterson, Treasurer Nikki Coppa and CEO Phil Hawkins.
- Trevor Roots has joined Telescent, a leading manufacturer of Optical Circuit Switches and automated fiber patch-panels for network and data center operators, as CFO. With extensive experience leading finance operations for venture capital and private equity-backed technology companies, Roots brings invaluable financial leadership and strategic expertise to Telescent as the company continues its expansion in the hyperscale data center and AI infrastructure markets.
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