Meet the Leadership Team
Providing the highest level of guidance and support for the Center's mission, our Advisory Board is composed of principals and senior executives from leading real estate firms and organization in the Washington, D.C., area.
Center Leadership
Assistant Director, MS in Real Estate Development
Additional Roles: Adjunct Faculty, Finance; Manager of the Center for Real Estate EntrepreneurshipMay Abou Ghazaleh the assistant director of the Master's in Real Estate Development program, manager of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, and an adjunct faculty member within the Finance Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.
Executive Director, Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship
Additional Roles: Executive Director, Master's in Real Estate Development ProgramDavid Tarter is the executive director for the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship (CREE) and Master’s in Real Estate Development Program.
Board Chairperson
Vice President, Rooney Properties
Greg Hoffman is the Vice President of development firm Rooney Properties based in Arlington, VA.
Board Members
Senior Credit Officer CRE, Capital One
Sean Armah is the Senior Credit Officer covering the REIT, Subscription Finance, and Agency Warehouse lending businesses within the Commercial Real Estate group at Capital One.
Partner, Buchanan Partners, LLC
Brian S. Benninghoff is a principal at Buchanan Partners, LLC., one of the largest commercial real estate developers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Community Outreach Regional Manager for Northern Virginia, Virginia Housing
Kanesha Brown is the Community Outreach Regional Manager for Northern Virginia at Virginia Housing.
Executive Vice President, Skanska USA Commercial Development
Mark Carroll is the executive vice president for Skanska USA Commercial Development in the Washington, D.C. metro area. His responsibilities include the pursuit, acquisition, and execution of development projects.
Senior Executive Vice President , James G. Davis Construction
Dennis Cotter provides an incredible scope of construction experience, from effective pre-construction planning to implementation of construction methods.
Principal and Senior Planning Consultant, Bowman Consulting
Packie Crown has been a Principal and Senior Planning Consultant with Bowman Consulting, a multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, landscape architecture, environmental services, and surveying firm since 2007.
President, NVCommercial, Inc.
Stephen Cumbie is chief executive officer and principal of NVCommercial Incorporated, NVRetail and the Metro Realty group, commercial real estate investment, development and services companies which projects exceed $500 million completed or in process in the Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colorado metro areas.
COO, New Homes, Manafacuring and Van Metre Land, Van Metre Companies
COO, New Homes, Manafacuring and Van Metre Land, Van Metre Companies
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Lender/Assistant Vice President, John Marshall Bank
Hannah Davis is a commercial portfolio lender at John Marshall Bank. She primarily focuses on commercial real estate lending for investors, developers and builders in the DMV area across all asset types.
President, Hassinger Real Estate Development Services
Additional Roles: Adjunct Faculty, Real Estate DevelopmentMark S. Hassinger is an adjunct faculty member within the Masters in Real Estate Development program in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University.