Our Team

While at MidPen, Iman lead acquisition efforts across the Bay Area, closing new deals and managing broker and investor relationships. While at BRIDGE, Iman helped secure entitlements and LEED ND certification for MacArthur Transit Village, a 675-unit master plan community in Oakland among other successful investment and development projects. Prior to BRIDGE, Iman worked in the real estate and planning divisions of Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC, now Civic San Diego) on redevelopment and affordable housing policy initiatives within the Downtown San Diego Redevelopment Project Area, as well as with Keyser Marston Associates (KMA) in their San Diego office.

Iman is active locally serving on the Walnut Creek Planning Commission and Board of Directors of the Trinity Center and Chamber of Commerce. Iman also serves on the Contra Costa County Council on Homelessness as the Affordable Housing Chair. Iman is on the boards of various non-profit service providers, housing advocacy organizations and emerging developers including Berkeley Food and Housing, SF Yimby and Santa Cruz Veterans Memorial Building Board of Trustees. As an elected CADEM delegate in Assembly District 16, Iman endorses legislation and pro-housing candidates at the State level.  Iman holds degrees in Structural Engineering and Urban Studies and Planning from the University of California, San Diego with honors. In his free time Iman enjoys spending time with his family, mountain biking, cooking, learning to play the sitar, snowboarding and working on his PropTech company ProforMap.com. 

Samarth has more than a decade of interdisciplinary experience in architecture, construction, and real estate. He has worked in Asia and North America markets and cumulatively oversaw over 50 million square feet of infill developments, such as multi-family, affordable housing, and offices to large master-planned mixed-use development. In the last 5 years, his work has directly contributed to the development of 800 housing units with another 500 units in pipelines in California. Samarth has vast experience in affordable, multi-family and commercial real estate.

Prior to joining Novin Development, Samarth Kohli worked at Eden Housing, where he worked on multiple mixed-income projects in both Northern and Southern California markets. He managed the projects through the whole development cycle from acquisition till leasing. He was directly involved in delivering close to 300 new units on 4 new ground-up developments and worked on 3 rehabs that included a total of 80 units. Samarth has also worked as an acquisition associate at oWOW, a local market-rate development company in the Bay Area. Here he led acquisitions of multiple sites in Oakland and San Francisco by identifying, analyzing, negotiating terms, financing, and working with capital partners for both acquisition and development deals.

Samarth has a bachelor’s in architecture from Gujarat University, a master’s in real estate from UC Berkeley, and an advanced certificate in innovation management from ICFAI. He also currently sits on the technical advisory board committee of the Northern California Land Trust, a non-profit developer based in Berkeley, advising them on their Berkeley project. Outside of work, Samarth likes to spend his time going on hikes with friends, reading, traveling, and cooking in his free time.

Josh joined Novin Development as Senior Development Manager in June 2025. In this role, he is responsible for managing multiple real estate projects in development in the Northern California region. In his 9-year career in affordable housing development with BRIDGE Housing, Northwest Housing Alternatives and Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Mr. Carrillo served as both a Senior Project Manager, Project Manager and Director of Real Estate Development. In these roles, he oversaw the development of hundreds of units of affordable housing across Southern and Northern California as well as the Portland, OR metro area. One of those affordable housing projects, which is located in Tigard, OR, was featured in Affordable Housing Finance in 2022. Mr. Carrillo is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in California where he successfully brokered over $35 million in single - family and Missing Middle Hou sing real estate transactions.

Joshua received his Bachelor of Science (Political Science) from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Irvine and an MBA from Portland State University.

Marina is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Master of Real Estate Development + Design (MRED+D) program, where she focused on housing, sustainability, and equitable development. With a background in civil engineering from Loyola Marymount University and certification as an Engineer in Training (E.I.T.), she brings a well-rounded perspective to the built environment. Her experience spans structural engineering, construction, and project management, as well as graduate work in housing development finance. Marina is passionate about advancing inclusive and resilient housing solutions that meet the long-term needs of communities.

Whitney Lincoln is an Assistant Project Manager at Novin Development Corp., supporting the development of affordable housing projects in the San Francisco Bay Area. She previously interned with EAH Housing, gaining experience in real estate development and affordable housing processes. A graduate of Williams College, Whitney is interested in community-oriented development and expanding access to affordable housing.

Hiral holds over fifteen years of experience as a finance controller and certified auditor in the corporate arena. She impacts the organization through financial planning and analysis, process development and improvements, contract management, contract negotiations, budget planning and control, team building and development, forecasting, quantitative analysis skills, excel modeling, data-driven analysis, and creation of dashboards to improve business processes & performance to maintain operating rhythms. Hiral holds an MBA from the University of New Haven, CT, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Allison serves as People Operations Manager at Novin Development Corp., where she brings over twelve years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition. In her role, Allison leads strategic HR initiatives including policy development, regulatory compliance, compensation and benefits administration, and full-cycle recruitment.

Allison is passionate about building strong teams, developing talent, and cultivating a positive workplace culture that reflects Novin’s commitment to excellence and community impact. She is known for thoughtfully integrating people operations with organizational culture, ensuring that teams are supported, engaged, and aligned with the company’s values. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Marist University.