Alumni Profiles

Chad Allen

Title: Commercial Real Estate Analyst in the Freddie Mac/Multifamily origination groupCompany: Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLCUndergraduate Institution/Degree: North Carolina State University, B.S. in Business Administration Chad Allen is currently a Commercial Real Estate Analyst in the Freddie Mac/Multifamily origination group at Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC where he works through the underwriting process of multifamily deals […]

Thomas Blitvich

Undergraduate Degree: Finance & Management Undergraduate Institution: Saint Cloud State University Licenses and Certifications: CPA What is your professional background?I am an experienced finance executive, having worked at PwC, Diageo, Danaher, Ingersoll Rand and Axalta – all billion-dollar publicly traded multinational companies. With all of these companies, I have spent a significant amount of time […]

Kara Blue

Employer: GEMCAP Development Job Title:  Retail Development Manager Undergradute Degree: Communication Undergraduate Institution: Appalachian State University Trade Organization Membership: NAIOP, ICSC Licenses and Certifications: North Carolina Real Estate Broker Kara focuses on new opportunities for build-to-suit retail development with GECMAP Development, a cash developer. Prior to working for GEMCAP Development, Kara was a project/property manager at The Providence Group […]

Mark Bolding

Mark Bolding is currently a Senior Associate in Stream Realty Partners’ Charlotte office. Mark’s primary focus is to advance the firm’s presence throughout the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic markets as a direct result of executing lease transactions on behalf of existing clients and tenants. Mark specializes in project leasing and tenant representation while also identifying strategic […]

Kiel Bollero

Current Employer:Ginkgo Residential  Current Job Title: Acquisitions Analyst Undergraduate Degree: Business Administration Undergraduate Institution: Mars Hill University Licenses and Certifications: North Carolina Real Estate Broker, Outdoor Emergency Care Kiel holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Mars Hill University and has a background in multifamily acquisitions and real estate brokerage. 

Tyler Brandt

Tyler Brandt currently holds a position as a Project Manager for C.B. Richard Ellis working on the Global Corporate Services platform providing project management services to BB&T. Tyler has been with CBRE for six years and completed his undergraduate degree at Elon University. He is interested in adaptive reuse, alternative energy, land, and mixed use […]

Jonathan Brooks

Company: Childress KleinTitle: Asset ManagerMSRE Graduation Year: 2016Undergraduate Degree: B.S. Urban PlanningUndergraduate Degree Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University Jonathan began the MSRE program as a part-time student in the fall of 2014 and completed the program 2016. Jonathan holds an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning from Virginia Commonwealth University and has a background in multifamily property management and real […]

Corbin Brown

Corbin Brown, a Charlotte native, is in the dual master program pursuing a Master in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate Finance & Development and a Master of Science in Real Estate at UNC Charlotte. After eight years as a residential Realtor, Corbin took a break from the professional life to enroll as […]

Michaela Brown

Employer:  MetLife Job Title:  Financial Analyst Undergraduate Degree:  Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Undergraduate Institution:  University of North Florida Trade Group Affiliations:   ULI Real Estate Interests: Real estate capital markets, private equity investment, commercial development and brokerage Biography:  I am a 2017 dual Masters Degree candidate (MBA/MSRE) with several years of finance and accounting experience […]

John Bush

Undergraduate Degree: Public Policy Undergraduate Institution: Duke University Licenses and Certifications: New York State Real Estate Brokers License Series 7, 66 How were you involved in the recent State of Housing in Charlotte research?  Participation in the MSRE program has afforded me numerous opportunities to personally grow and professionally develop. Most recently, I was granted the opportunity […]