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Leavey School of Business Santa Clara University

Advisory Board

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

Founder & 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

Associate
Ridge Capital Investors
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