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