Mike Russell:  

Open book--love my family and friends--HMF (Having More Fun)--experiencing new things--and making memorable memories with people with real soul I was so fortunate to attend Covina High School, where I was in a great class and am still friends with several of them. I have great teachers, like Mr. Long, Bryan and DeGanaro. Coach Sooter had more influence on me off the court than on. Although winning 28 straight games was very special. I put on three golf reunions for all basketball players and the memorial for Coach when he passed almost three years ago. With friends and family, I enjoy good food and wine or traveling. I have done a lot of all of the above. I was fortunate to win a fellowship for graduate school, at USC, and find my passion in real estate development. While the current environment is not conducive to new development, I have been an advisor to corporations and financial institutions on the use or reuse of their real estate assets, since I left college. I am most proud of working on the development of Reston Town Center, in suburban Washington D. C., which won an Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence. I am also proud of developing Howard Hughes Center for Arden Realty, in West Los Angeles. This project inc...Expand for more