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Jason Pendergist Joins Sabal as President, COO

Irvine, CA-based Sabal Capital Partners, LLC added Jason Pendergist to the firm as President and COO of term lending. A seasoned C-suite leader with proven leadership in the commercial real estate finance and banking arenas, Pendergist will help oversee Sabal’s rapid growth with a deep focus on introducing new finance offerings and amplifying the firm’s transaction volume.

“Jason will be instrumental in fueling Sabal’s rapid growth, developing and onboarding new lending programs and realizing market opportunities,” says Sabal Capital Partners’ Pat Jackson. “At the same time, he will help us maximize the synergies that allow us to exponentially expand the Sabal platform.”

Most recently, Pendergist served as EVP and head of real estate and commercial banking with Banc of California, leading six of the bank’s business units. He’s also held positions with Luther Burbank Savings and JP Morgan Chase.

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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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