Alumni Profiles

Employer: Crescent Communities  Job Title: Director of Preconstruction Undergradute Degree: BS – Construction Engineering and Management Undergraduate Institution: North Carolina State University Trade Organization Membership: ULI Licenses and Certifications: Engineer in Training designation for NCBSE What is your professional background:With Crescent since February 2014, I have managed Preconstruction functions on over 4,600 units and $1.1B in total development costs. Key projects […]

Employer: Terwilliger Pappas      Job Title: VP Asset Management    Undergraduate Degree: B.S. in Financial Management Undergraduate Institution: Clemson University Trade Group Affiliations: ULI, Charlotte Habitat Young Professionals What is your professional background? After graduating from Clemson University with a B.S. in Financial Management and concentration in real estate, I began my career in real estate with Boston Capital. Over […]

Current Company: BB&T Current Job Title: Vice President / Relationship Manager Undergraduate Degree:  Bachelor of Science, Finance Concentration Undergraduate Institution:  Towson University in Baltimore, MD Trade Group Affiliations: Commercial Real Estate for Women (Co-Chair of the Membership Committee, Member of the UCREW Committee); Urban Land Institute Real Estate Interests: My real estate interests include expanding and […]

Mike Thomas graduated from Marquette University in 2009 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Finance and Commercial Real Estate. He is currently enrolled as a part-time student in the Masters of Science in Real Estate program at UNC Charlotte. Mike joined Wells Fargo in 2010 and is currently a Business Initiatives Manager in the Commercial […]

Kristy is responsible for leasing Beacon Partners office portfolio, which includes over 1 million square feet of infill urban space in Midtown and the South End of Charlotte, including pre-leasing Beacon’s new developments.  Kristy serves on the board of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors (CRCBR), and chairs a Leadership Committee for Developing Leaders for […]

Title: Assistant Construction ManagerCompany: Cortland PartnersUndergraduate Institution/Degree: UNC Charlotte, B.A. in Architecture Kristin Vinesett is currently Assistant Construction Manager at Cortland Partners. She graduated from UNC Charlotte with a B.A. in Architecture, an MBA and with an MSRE degree.

Company: The Housing PartnershipTitle: Vice President, Multi-Family Development MSRE Graduation Year: 2014Undergraduate Degree: B.S. in Business AdministrationUndergraduate Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill Trade Organization Membership: CREW and ULI

Taylor is a graduate of Washington and Lee University where majored in Business Administration and played on the Varsity soccer team. Taylor has also received his Masters Degree in Accounting from UNC-Chapel Hill. He worked for Grant Thornton in Charlotte with the Real Estate audit team and reached the role of Senior Associate before joining […]

David Woodruff currently works as a Channel Development Manager with Bank of America. He attended Boston College, where he obtained his Master of Business Administration and graduated in 2011. Prior to attending Boston College, David worked for Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. for seven years. At Langan, he worked on various land development projects […]

Tianyuan “Robert” Zhang is a currently a student in the Master of Science in Real Estate program at UNC Charlotte. He has education and experience in wide range of subjects including financial economics, real estate finance, applied mathematics, data science, business strategy and policy, intercultural communication among other business and mathematics areas. Prior to attending […]