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
Program Manager, MS in Real Estate Development
Additional Roles: Adjunct Faculty, Finance; Manager of the Center for Real Estate EntrepreneurshipMay Abou Ghazaleh is an adjunct faculty member within the Finance Area in the School of Business at George Mason University.
Executive Director, Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship
Eric Maribojoc is the Executive Director of the Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship at the George Mason University School of Business.
Board Chairperson
Director, Construction and Development, Rooney Properties
Greg Hoffman is the Director for Construction and Development of development firm Rooney Properties based in Arlington, VA.
Board Members
President, Stanley Martin Companies
Steven B. Alloy is the President of Stanley Martin Homes. Mr. Alloy joined Stanley Martin in 1991 and has been its President since 1998.
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.
Director, County of Fairfax, Office of Community Revitalization
Barbara Byron heads an office charged with the revitalization of the Fairfax County’s older commercial and mixed-use areas, including leading the county’s efforts to redevelop Tysons into a pedestrian oriented urban environment.
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.
Founding Partner, 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 School of Business at George Mason University.
Partner, The Christopher Companies
Craig Havenner retired as President, but remains Partner, in a locally owned and operated residential and commercial building and development company based in Oakton, Virginia.
Senior Vice President, ECS Mid-Atlantic LLC
Bryan C. Layman is Vice President for ECS Mid-Atlantic. A Professional Engineer registered in several states and the District of Columbia, and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional, he is a Principal Engineer who manages geotechnical and construction materials testing services for ECS in the City of Alexandria and Southern Maryland.