Meet the Team

 
 

  • Pastor Martin Porter is a visionary leader, faith-based real estate developer, and dedicated pastor in the nation’s oldest African American denomination. As Managing Partner of Logos Faith Development, he leads a pipeline of over 40 projects totaling 2,000+ units. With expertise in transformational leadership, real estate development, and faith-based housing, he identified a gap in mission-driven development on church-owned land and built Logos into an industry leader.

    Before launching Logos, Pastor Porter held senior leadership roles at national and regional real estate firms, earning recognition as a top producer and recruiter while fostering cultures of retention and growth. His leadership journey is shaped by both personal trials and professional triumphs.

    Born in Asia and raised in the UK and Southern California, he overcame early hardships, finding faith and purpose in the Black church. His life experiences and powerful testimony of resilience through faith fuel his commitment to serving diverse communities.

    Beyond real estate, Pastor Porter is a senior pastor focused on empowering families and developing future leaders. He holds a BA in Organizational Leadership and is pursuing a master’s in divinity (MDIV), integrating both disciplines to drive lasting impact.

    Pastor Porter preaches faith, resilience, and redemption. His mission is clear: to build homes, hope, and human dignity—ensuring no one is left behind. He stands by and lives the values of the organization he founded: Faith, Honor, Equity, and Heritage.

FOUNDER & CEO

  • Mr. Montes is responsible for managing the company’s investment strategy, ensuring that financial resources are allocated effectively to maximize returns, while aligning with the organization’s mission and risk tolerance.  

    Mr. Montes brings over 14 years of experience in multifamily finance, with a deep specialization in market rate and affordable housing.   Prior to joining Logos, he served as a Senior Director at Walker & Dunlop, one of the nation’s top commercial lenders, focused on multifamily debt and equity. 

    Mr. Montes has won numerous industry awards, including the Los Angeles Times Visionary in Finance and the Globe St. Rainmaker award.  In addition to his professional work, he has held leadership roles within the industry, serving as Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Future Leaders Alumni and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board for AdelFi Credit Union.

    Mr. Montes is of Mexican descent and is from Southern California, he resides in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.  He and his wife, Amanda, serve at their local church and co-lead the church’s business ministry.   

    Mr. Montes holds a Master’s degree in Management and Leadership from the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California (USC) and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from the University of California, Irvine (UCI).  Mr. Montes graduated with honors from both academic institutions. 

PARTNER & CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

  • Samantha oversees Logos’ development initiatives and project execution. With expertise in project underwriting, investment analysis, and development, she leads strategic planning efforts to advance Logos’ mission of transforming underutilized land into affordable housing.

    Prior to joining Logos, Sam held key roles at Relevant Group, Colony Capital, Mission Housing, and Space Global, where she structured investment proposals, managed project evaluations, and led investor reporting. As Relevant’s Investment Sales & Marketing Director in Shanghai, Sam developed and executed the Asia team’s capital formation strategy, resulting in $40M+ of private equity fundraising for LA affordable modular housing projects. She also supervised a business development team of four, originating or re-engaging over $272 million in prospective equity deals. Her non-profit experience in San Francisco includes securing over $22 million in public funding for affordable housing initiatives.

    Born to immigrant parents from Argentina and Ireland, Sam is trilingual and was raised in a multilingual environment, speaking native Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. She was also the first person in China to utilize the country’s Entrepreneur Visa to launch a consulting firm, [上海莎吕企业咨询管理有限公司 / Salü Built Asset & Environment Consulting].

    A creative at heart, Sam enjoys writing, photography, cooking, playing the flute, and painting in her free time. She also loves to travel and explore new cities.

    A UC Berkeley honors graduate in Urban Studies & Chinese Language, Samantha is committed to leveraging real estate as a tool for positive social impact.

PARTNER & VP OF DEVELOPMENT

  • Nia manages communications and follow-up with church land partners, consultants, colleagues and contractors. She ensures that projects remain on schedule during the early planning stages and focuses on securing Stage 1 funding to keep developments progressing smoothly toward permitting. Nia is committed to aligning each project with the unique needs of the communities and churches they serve.  

    A licensed real estate agent since 2017, Nia has successfully closed millions of dollars in transactions across Southern California, including Los Angeles, Inglewood, Corona, and Riverside. Her expertise spans single-family homes, multifamily units, and lease agreements across Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties. She has completed the University of Southern California’s Ross Minority Program in Real Estate, deepening her knowledge in housing equity, accessibility, and affordability.  

    Nia’s professional experience includes real estate, human resources, project management, and entrepreneurship. She discovered her passion for real estate at Keller Williams Beverly Hills before transitioning into HR roles at The Walt Disney Company and Fox Entertainment Group, where she gained expertise in executive onboarding and employee training. At Crystal Stairs Inc., she focused on enhancing the employee experience through training and internal communications.  

    Born and raised in Inglewood, California, and a proud Howard University graduate, Nia is passionate about preserving the cultural and historical integrity of communities. Through her work, she strives to create thoughtful, community-centered developments that honor the past while fostering sustainable growth.

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

  • Chris has over 30 years of experience working in several capacities in the non-profit sector.  Mr. Jordan began his non-profit work as an operations manager for a transportation company in Los Angeles responsible for senior transport in the Crenshaw-Leimert Park district.  Mr. Jordan’s primary responsibilities included grant writing and resource development.

    In November of 2000, Mr. Jordan joined Grant Housing & Economic Development Corporation (GHEDC) in 2000 as its Executive Director.  In 2001, Mr. Jordan secured a $2M acquisition grant to begin a multi-phased mixed-use project in the Watts area.  With this initial investment Mr. Jordan secured the purchase of land and developed his first major project, which was an award winning 92-unit affordable housing project and is finalizing the next phase of the project that will include a new state of the art housing facility that will specialize in providing services for veterans. 

    Mr. Jordan holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management along with the completion of a fellowship at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA in Nonprofit Urban Development.  Mr. Jordan graduated Summa Cum Laude.

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER

  • Jon Abrams manages Logos’ legal work, including agreements with land partners, lenders and investors. Jon is also involved with strategic matters for the organization.

    Jon has closed over $2 billion in real estate transactions as a Partner at Abrams Brown LLP. Jon’s practice focuses on real estate purchase and sale transactions, real estate syndication deals, joint ventures, investment structuring, development, corporate documents and secured loan transactions.

    Jon was previously General Counsel and part of small executive teams overseeing all company affairs at two LA-based public real estate companies, Maguire Properties and Rexford Industrial. Those teams were responsible for managing strategic options (such as financing transactions and M&A opportunities), debt maturities, internal operations, public communications and the overall business plan. Jon also supervised the following departments at various times: legal; property management; leasing; development/entitlements; human resources; and information technology.

    Jon graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 2001 and with honors from UC Berkeley in 1997.   

    Jon has served as Chairman of Happy Trails for Kids since 2009. Happy Trails is a non-profit organization that provides a summer camp and year-round reunion events for hundreds of children in the California foster care system. Jon is married and has three children.

COUNSEL

  • The Reverend John Edward Cager III serves the greater Los Angeles area as a thought leader, innovator, community developer and voice of moral authority.  Programmatically, he heads the Faith Community Coalition of Greater Los Angeles (FCCLA), an association of over one hundred congregations and faith-based organizations focusing on social enterprise & social entrepreneurship to improve their catchment areas.  In partnership with the Latin University of Theology, FCCLA also reaches several hundred primarily Spanish language congregations.

    Cager also works as Senior Partner for LOGOS Faith Development, which provides opportunities for faith communities to monetize their underutilized real property to create revenue to fund community service, outreach & expansion.  Having previously worked at FAME Housing and Housing Development Services, Inc., he understands the impact that the faith-based sector wields, with churches often being the largest property owners and the largest providers of services in south Los Angeles. Cager spent 5 years as the President of The Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders, 12 years as the President of the Southern California Conference Ministerial Alliance and his board service has included Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), First to Serve, Inc., Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches (LAM) and Progressive Christians Uniting (PCU).  

PARTNER

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