A distinguished group of Real Estate industry leaders work with the Dean, faculty members, and senior staff to develop programs that enhance Real Estate industry education at the undergraduate level, as well as improve industry processes and techniques.
Board Members
Ric Anderson
Co-Founder (2002) and Chief Operating Officer
Washington Holdings
Joined March 2021
Bill Aboumrad
Broker,
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
B.S. '82
Joined November 2017
Kevin Albanese
Former President & CEO,
Joseph J. Albanese Inc.
B.S. '96, J.D. '08
Founding Member
Jay Bechtel
Real Estate Project Executive,
Google, LLC
BSC '81
Joined 2018
Maria Bellafronto
Shareholder,
Hopkins & Carley
J.D. '92
Joined 2018
Joe Blattner
President,
Avenue 55
Joined November 2019
Paul Bollinger
Owner,
Inter-Cal Real Estate Co.
Joined November 2017
Jim Castellanos
Owner,
CASCO
Founding Member
Jimmy Castellanos
First Vice President Investments,
Marcus & Millichap
B.A. '17
Joined November 2017
Marty Chiechi
Senior Managing Director,
Cornish and Carey Commercial NKF
MBA '77
Joined November 2017
Mike Couch
CEO,
Couch Investments
MBA '69
Joined November 2017
John Cronin
President
Cronin Properties LLC
Joined 2020
Jeffrey Cushman
Executive Managing Director,
Cushman & Wakefield
B.S. '92, J.D. '96
Founding Member
Matt DiNapoli
President/CEO,
DiNapoli Capital Partners
Founding Member
George Donovan
Senior Vice President,
SRS Real Estate Partners
'77, JD '82, MBA '85
Joined June 2019
Steve Edwards
President,
The Edwards Company
Joined 2018
Kim Faust
Senior Vice President of Development,
Main Street Property Group, LLC
BSC '01
Joined November 2017
Mark Grey
Principal,
Stephen C. Grey & Associates
BSC '92
Joined November 2017
Brad Hall
CEO,
Capital Hall Partners
Joined 2018
Tom Hoban
CEO,
Coast Group of Companies
Founding Member
Eric Jacobsen
CEO,
Seasons Management
Joined November 2017
Stanford Jones
Executive Managing Director Investments,
Marcus & Millichap & Institutional Property Advisors (IPA)
Founding Member
Sean Keys
Managing Member/Partner,
Metropolitan Land Group
B.S. '94
Founding Member
Willy Lamb
Investment Analyst
Walker & Dunlop
B.S. '17
Joined November 2017
Mary Beth “Molly” Long
Principal, General Counsel,
Dividend Homes, Inc.
B.A. '79, J.D. '82, MBA '85
Joined March 2018
Brent Lower
Executive Vice President,
Washington Real Estate Holdings LLC
Joined 2019
John Machado
Executive Vice President,
Colliers
B.S. '79, J.D. '84
Founding Member
David Mandley
Capital Formation/Operations,
PrivatePortfolio Group, LLC
BSC '03
Joined February 2019
Christopher Marchese
Managing General Partner,
Marchese Properties, LP
BSC '80
Founding Member
Wayne Martinez
Principal and Founder,
NAVAJO Company
B.S. '82
Joined November 2017
Brian Matteoni
Senior VP Brokerage Services,
CBRE
BSC '85
Founding Member
Joseph McCarthy
Owner,
McCarthy Ranch
BSC '71
Founding Member
Scott McChesney
President,
BBX Capital Hospitality
Joined November 2018
Matt McCormick
Estate Agent,
Coldwell Banker
B.S. '87
Joined November 2017
Murray McQueen
President,
Tribune Real Estate Holdings LLC
BSC '83
Joined 2018
Mike McRoskey
Managing Director Tenant Rep,
Jones Lang LaSalle
BSC '77
Joined November 2017
Martin Menne
President,
MCM Diversified
Founding Member
Robert Moles
Chairman Emeritus,
Intero Real Estate Services
B.S. '76
Founding Member
Kevin Moul
Executive Vice President, Colliers International
BSC '05
Joined 2021
Brian Murphy
Executive VP,
CBRE
B.A. '77
Joined November 2017
Dan Piantanida
Senior Vice President,
GP Realty Finance, Inc.
BSC '99
Joined 2018
Bart Ricketts
CEO,
Lease Crutcher Lewis
B.S. '92
Joined November 2017
Nancy Robinson
Chief Growth Officer,
Cocoran Global Living
Joined March 2018
Mike Rosendin
Executive Vice President/Director,
Colliers International
BSC '81
Joined 2018
James Sangiacomo
Principal,
Trinity Management Services
Founding Member
Walter Schmidt
CFO,
Trinity Properties
Joined 2019
Stephen Schott
Vice President,
SCS Development Company
BSC '87
Founding Member
Deb Schuetz
Realtor & Certified Real Estate Appraiser,
Intero Real Estate/ Alliance Appraisal
Joined 2019
Kirk Syme
President,
Manager Woodstock Development, Inc
B.A. '80
Founding Member
Jonathan Varni
Partner,
Foundry Capital Partners, LLC
BSC '92, MBA '98
Joined February 2019
Jim Whelan
Principal,
Woodward Holdings, LLC
BSC '73
Founding Member
Nancy Whelan
Regional Vice President,
Alliance Residential Company
Joined November 2017
Carrick Young
Associate Broker,
Cushman & Wakefield
BSC '17
Joined November 2017
Christine Zanello
President, CEO.
GCC Enterprises, Inc
B.A. '85, J.D. '89
Founding Member
Ex-Officio Members
Ed Grier
Dean,
Leavey School of Business
Michael Kaufman
Dean, School of Law
Associate Professor of Law
Arts and Science Faculty Representative
CJ Gabbe
Assistant Professor,
College of Arts and Sciences