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C a m p u s A d v a n t a g e
• Founded in 2003
• Experienced Student Housing Operators
• Approximately 650 Employees
P o r t f o l i o L i s t i n g
Property Name
University
Number
of Beds
The Palisades at E-City
Mississippi Valley State University
444
Beacon Hall
George Mason University
152
Tobin Lofts
San Antonio College
552
Titan Court
Lane Community College
255
On-Campus / University Affiliated
The Dobie Center University of Texas 979
Suites at Paseo San Diego State University 384
Private Residence Halls with Food Service
Cabana Beach
University of Florida
1,488
Cabana Beach
Texas State University
744
Fairway View I
Louisiana State University
372
Fairway View II
Louisiana State University
335
Mayfair Village
Purdue University
136
Peppermill Village
Purdue University
304
Place du Plantier
Louisiana State University
376
Shadowood Apartments
University of North Carolina
488
Sunstone
University of North Carolina
423
Private Off-Campus Student Housing Communities
Windsor Hills Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 617 The Belmont Duke University Durham, NC 516 University Crossing Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 700 Islander Village Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 312 Campus View University of Missouri Columbia, MO 656 Campus Lodge University of South Florida Tampa, FL 1,068 The District on Luther Texas A&M University College Station, TX 1,098 21 Rio University of Texas Austin, TX 301 Bloom Indiana University Bloomington, IN 470 Millennium Indiana University Bloomington, IN 623 University Place Multiple NYC Universities Brooklyn, NY 138 ON50 University of South Florida Tampa, FL 444 Automatic Lofts University of Illinois -- Chicago Chicago, IL 482 Dwight Lofts University of Illinois -- Chicago Chicago, IL 771 2040 Lofts Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 615 318 Commons University of Minnesota Rochester, MN 212 The Park at 1824 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 173 Courtside University of Oregon Eugene, OR 172 Skybox University of Oregon Eugene, OR 236 4050 Lofts University of South Florida Tampa, FL 722 5025 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 942 Hawks Ridge University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 561 Crimson University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 700 20 Hawley Street Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 291 Red Mile Village University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 537 Highland Square University of Mississippi Oxford, MS 771 Sebastian Place North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 252 Sebastian Village North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 288 Sebastian Courtyard North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC 300 Sterling Place University of North Carolina Greensboro Greensboro, NC 216 42NORTH University of South Florida Tampa, FL 420 University Edge University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS 552 The Union Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 221 Saint Thomas Aquinas Newman HallTexas A&M - Kingsville Kingsville, TX 292
O p e r a t i o n s
• National Platform
• Deep database of market and operational data
• Current Portfolio Occupancy: 96%
• Students First
®
Residence Life Program
• Industry Leading 46% Resident Renewal Rate in 2012
• Opened 15 new developments and transitioned 48 new managed
properties over the past 5 years
R e s i d e n c e L i f e
Providing superior customer service to
our community with emphasis on
creating an enriching environment for
our residents.
A focused and custom program to
create dynamic collegiate living
environments conducive to social,
academic and personal growth.
The Core of Campus Advantage.
R e s i d e n c e L i f e
• 46% Resident Retention
• Extensive Student Programming
o Academic Success
o Life Skills
o Civic Engagement and Volunteerism
o Valuing Differences
o Sustainability and Green Living
o Community building
• Web Resources
o
www.residentassistant.com
– The world’s
leading free resource for resident assistants
o Internal Resource Blog
In 2012, on-site Residence Life Staff held 3,394
events with attendance of 125,581.
P r o p e r t y M a n a g e m e n t
• Scalable Operating Platform
• Specialized Departments & Staff
o Operations
Initial Ops – CATT Team
Stabilized Ops
o Residence Life
o Marketing & Leasing
o Management Systems
o Facilities Management
o Financial Operations
• National Purchasing Programs
• Master Insurance Policy
M a r k e t i n g a n d L e a s i n g
• Proactive Adjustments
• – Marketing & Design Firm
• Web Search Engine Optimization
• Secure Blog for Collaboration Across Portfolio
• Generation Y Media
o Social Networking Sites
Facebook, Twitter, Blogs
o Text Based Marketing (Irio)
I T S e r v i c e s
• Experienced student housing IT department
• Site level consulting & system design
• National purchasing power for bandwidth
• Bandwidth & flow management services
S e c u r i t y
• Advanced Key Systems
o Entry Audit trail for building and suites
o Controlled-access
• 24 hour security personnel
• 24 hour front desk
• 24 hour on-call systems
Michael J. Peter
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mike is the founder of Campus Advantage and serves as its President and CEO. He is responsible for all strategic planning and financial operations. Mike is responsible for initiating new and maintaining existing relationships with colleges, universities, private owners and allied business partners. He responds to and customizes programs for schools and private owners looking for student housing management and consulting expertise.
Mike began his career in student housing in the mid-1980’s rising from Resident Assistant to Resident Director and,
quickly, to Manager for Allen & O’Hara in Wisconsin and California. Michael then served in the U.S. Peace Corps in the West Indies before returning to earn a Law Degree at top ranked University of Minnesota. He returned to student housing full-time in 1997 as the Director of On-Campus Business Development for American On-Campus Communities.
Mike was a National Communications Coordinator (NCC) for the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) and is an active professional member of ACUHO-I, National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS). Mike has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Minnesota. He currently serves as Vice Chair for the Board of Directors of the National Peace Corps Association. Mike is also the Co-Chair for the National
Apartment Association Student Housing Committee.
Scott Duckett
Chief Operating Officer
Scott oversees the operation & management of over 27,500 beds at more than 45 student housing properties throughout the US. He also leads the new business growth of the company through third-party management services & consulting, and works collaboratively with the acquisition & development teams. Scott has been with Campus Advantage since 2005 and has worked on hundreds of projects including new developments, transitional assets, and
stabilized core properties both on and off campus. His operational team is active in 23 states and the consulting division has completed over 150 professional engagements throughout the U.S. as well as several international projects.
Scott has experience structuring joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and capital deployments with institutional investors and local developers. He has assisted with all aspects of project financing, planning, and repositioning for a variety of deal types, as well as the day-to-day operational details of managing student housing. His previous career included leadership positions for planning and legislative work with local governments. Scott is a former Peace Corps volunteer and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oregon State University and a Master of Science degree from Portland State University.
Clark Hoffman
Chief Financial Officer
Clark Hoffman serves as the Chief Financial Officer for Campus Advantage, where he provides financial oversight and risk management to the company. Clark’s experience includes companies engaged in student housing, technology services, mining, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and retail sales. He specializes in building financial and operational capacity through effective planning, sound strategy, combined with effective implementation.
His previous career included leadership positions for Austin Ribbon & Computer Supplies, Architectural Granite & Marble, Cold Spring Granite Company, Centex Corporation, and Mobile Chemical Company. Clark holds a Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dan Oltersdorf
Vice President of Residence Life
Mr. Oltersdorf is responsible for the development of "Students First," Campus Advantage’s cutting-edge, residence life program, resources and training materials. He is responsible for the training and supervision of all residence life staff and maintaining the continued development of online and print resources for our Residence Life and Higher Education materials. He is also the coordinator for all Campus Advantage training initiatives across the portfolio.
Dan is known internationally as a leader in the field of residence life. In 1998, he founded the well-known website, www.ResidentAssistant.com, which consists of thousands of pages of ideas, advice and resources, and is utilized by
college and university housing staff around the world. Dan has been featured in numerous online and print publications and is regularly featured as a keynote speaker at student leadership an industry conferences.
Dan received a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Studies, Adolescent Development from Colorado State University, and a Master of Science in Higher Education with a minor in Group Training and Development from Florida State University. He is also an Accredited Residential Manager with the Institute for Real Estate Management and is actively involved in the National Apartment Association and ACUHO-I.
Michael Hanley
Senior Vice President for Facilities
Michael Hanley provides oversight of data and policy systems to ensure accurate and efficient operations at all properties. He works closely with multiple departments to maximize new technological systems that result in enhanced property and corporate performance. His department provides training for all new staff including compliance with policies & procedures, reporting, administrative functions and financial tracking systems. Mr. Hanley began his career in student housing in 1988 at Old Dominion University as a housing officer after serving in various roles including Resident Assistant & Director. In 1997 Mr. Hanley joined the American Campus Communities and helped establish new operating policies & procedures as a Regional Manager and General
Manager. He was intimately involved in designing and opening University Village at Texas A&M International as well as a full-service residence hall at Texas A&M University in College Station. Throughout his career, he has a remarkable record of rescuing troubled and failing properties through improved operations and attention to detail.
Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Old Dominion University and has participated in the Association of College & University Housing Officials (ACUHO) organization. He is trained in Compliance Bridge and Timberline Management Information Systems among other specialized training in low voltage and information technology issues. He has been involved in the design of more than 25 student housing communities.
Nora Foster
Vice President - Controller
Nora oversees the accounting staff including 17 corporate employees and works closely with the Operations Divisions to ensure seamless accountability for financial management.
She brings over 25 years of experience in accounting and finance for both public and private companies, including 12 years as the Vice President of Finance & Accounting for Turner Broadcasting Systems where she managed the Cartoon Network, Boomerang and TBS Superstation.
Nora is a CPA and has extensive Sarbanes-Oxley experience along with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University.
Jerry (Chip) Schell
Vice President – Operations
Chip Schell serves as Vice President of Operations for Campus Advantage. Chip possesses 21 years of experience in all aspects of property management. Portfolios under his direction have included multi-family, both student and
conventional, office, industrial and retail. He maintains a multifaceted degree of experience at all levels within the industry including maintenance, management and multi-site management. Chip also has a strong history of identifying problems in troubled portfolios and implementing action plans to improve the financial position of properties.
Chip graduated from the University of Texas, Austin with a Bachelor of Science from the School of Communication in Radio Television and Film.
Carol Peddy
Vice President - Operations
Carol Peddy brings over 20 years of experience in the student housing industry. Carol is currently Vice President for Operations of a specialized single-ownership portfolio of 16 communities with 7,200 beds. Prior to joining Campus Advantage, Peddy was with Riverstone Residential, overseeing property operations and marketing. Previously, she held increasingly senior management positions with JPI, becoming the senior vice president and national marketing director. Other leadership roles include Property Company of America, Jacques-Miller, and Tracy Management Company, Inc.
Carol holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
Jennifer Cassidy
Vice President – Management Services
Jennifer has spent her entire professional career in student housing property management in positions ranging from Community Assistant to General Manager to Regional Manager and Vice President. Her experience ranges from full service residence halls to garden style communities. Jennifer currently serves as Vice President of Management Services and oversees all aspects of her portfolio, including lease up and overall financial performance, as well as client relations. Her portfolio currently includes private and institutional investors.
Prior to joining Campus Advantage in 2006, Ms. Cassidy worked in all facets of operations for College Park Communities.
She also worked for Suite USA, training site level employees in accounting and leasing while troubleshooting at other properties.
Jennifer earned her Bachelor’s of Science in Interdisciplinary Natural Science from the University of South Florida in 2003. She is an Accredited Residential Manager with the Institute of Real Estate Management and was recently accepted as a CPM candidate.
Katy Warren
Director of Marketing and Leasing
As Director of Leasing and Marketing for Campus Advantage, Katy Warren-Smerko oversees corporate-level leasing and marketing efforts for more than 48 student housing properties across 23 states. She has over 9 years of industry experience in multiple roles. Katy is responsible for developing and executing leasing and marketing strategies to ensure the portfolio reaches optimum occupancies. Prior to this role with Campus
Advantage, Katy served as a Regional Manager in Leasing and Marketing. She oversaw a portfolio of communities with
emphasis in corporate level leasing and marketing support. In addition, she directed the marketing and branding efforts on initial operations and rebranded properties.
Prior to joining Campus Advantage, Katy served as Regional Supervisor for Dinerstein Management Company. She also held a property manager position in multiple states for the Dinerstein Management Company. Katy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois
Champaign-Urbana.
Michael Orsak
Senior Vice President - Acquisitions
Michael is charged with the execution of acquisition services for Campus Advantage. This entails the evaluation and analysis of potential investments for its various joint venture partners and clients. Michael supervises the process of acquisition from consideration and evaluation, through underwriting, contract negotiations and due diligence, to closing, including securing debt and equity.
Michael has been active in real estate for thirteen years with versatile experience in student housing development,
acquisition, and asset management. Prior to joining Campus Advantage, Michael held the role as Assistant Vice President for GMH Communities Trust acquiring properties for College Park Communities in its student housing division. Prior to GMH, he held the Director of Investment position at American Campus Communities. He has participated in evaluating over $10 billion in potential investments and closed on over $1.3 billion, encompassing over 35,000 beds.
Michael graduated from Southwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. He holds a CCIM designation and is a board member of the National Student Housing Council.
Ronnie Macejewski
Senior Vice President – Development Services
Ronnie brings over 20 years of development experience to Campus Advantage. His career began as an Assistant Project Manager at Century Development and working his way up to Project Manager. He then held the position of Vice President Construction for American Campus Communities (ACC), eventually serving as Senior Vice President of Development and Construction. While at ACC, he successfully completed 50 student housing communities, consisting of more than 28,000 beds with a total development costs in excess of $1 billion in 16 states across the
United States. The projects ranged in size from $10,000,000 to $105,000,000, and every project was delivered on time and within budget. Most recently, Mr. Macejewski served as partner for Carlisle Development, where he completed several multi-family projects.
Mr. Macejewski holds a B.B.A. with a major in Statistics from the University of Oklahoma. He currently is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the American Planning Association.
Jonathan Bove
Director of Consulting Services
Jonathan serves as the Director of Consulting Services for Campus Advantage, leading business development efforts for a department which has produced over 150 high quality studies for clients. He also contributes to the production of those services which include operational assessments for troubling properties, market profiles for prospective properties, feasibility analyses for future developments and due diligence for acquisitions. CA Consulting also provides ongoing consulting services for clients who wish to draw on Campus Advantage’s extensive experience for long term engagements. He previously served Campus Advantage as National Director of Residence Life, training student staff, transitioning new properties and developing support systems for operations. He was honored as Campus Advantage’s 2008 Corporate Employee of the Year.
Jonathan holds a B.S. in Professional and Technical Communication from RIT. He holds a M.Ed. In Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from the University of Vermont.
Stefanie Nolan
Corporate Recruiting Manager
Stefanie is a career Recruiting Professional, and currently manages the Staffing and Recruiting efforts of the entire Campus Advantage Portfolio and the Corporate Office. Her specialty lies in sourcing and recruiting qualified student housing professionals for Property Manager, Leasing Manager, Floating/Traveling Managers, and Regional Manager positions. In addition, she focuses heavily on strategic operations and staffing and has grown the upward mobility and retention rate of Campus Advantage by over 50% in the past 3 years.
Prior to joining Campus Advantage in 2010, Stefanie worked primarily in the technical and mobile/wireless industries for companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Teleca USA. She is a seasoned recruiter with over 13 years of experience, including international recruiting, diversity sourcing, behavioral interviewing, and high volume requisition loads.
Stefanie earned a Bachelors Degree in Rehabilitation and Counseling Services from East Carolina University. She also holds a Professional of Human Resources (PHR) Certification, and is currently studying for the PHR-CA.
Shawn Duckett
Managing Director - Catalyst
Shawn brings more than sixteen years of success in commercial art- both as a creative director and business owner- to Catalyst. His agency, in-house and independent work environments give him the utmost viewpoint for bringing this same success to the Catalyst clients and team. As the Managing Director, he provides day-to-day, executive-level marketing and media support, while overseeing that all client strategies and action plans are effectively executed.
Josh Greenleaf
Senior Analyst
Josh is involved in the preparation of detailed operating budgets and high level analysis of real estate assets. He maintains industry benchmarking data and critically reviews operating expenses and performance measures. He also assists with project feasibility
studies and other consulting projects.
Josh joined Campus Advantage in 2010. Josh began his career as a Research Associate for Larry Thompson & Associates, an institutional investment consulting firm in Dallas, TX. In this role, he assisted in asset allocation studies, performance measurement, investment manager research & due diligence and capital markets/economic research with a focus on hedge funds and real estate.
Mr. Greenleaf holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Trinity University, where he was also a member of the national champion soccer team and was honored as a two-time All-American. Josh is a Level III candidate in the CFA program.
Brittany Copland
Director of Market Research
Brittany Copland serves as the Director of Market Research for Campus Advantage and been with the company since 2007. Brittany leads the team of market analysts who assist clients with operational assessments, market analysis and project feasibility studies and due diligence services. She also assists with identifying new housing markets. In her time with Campus Advantage, she has consulted on the potential development or acquisition of over 40,000 beds and has vast experience in analyzing market trends and determining demand and project feasibility. She began her career in real estate working as a Sales and Marketing Consultant for a luxury condominium project located in downtown Austin, TX.
Brittany has a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin. She was named 30 under 30 in the student housing industry by Student Housing Business in 2012.
Nicole Jornet
Project Coordinator
Nicole serves as a Project Coordinator for Campus Advantage and has been with the company since 2008. Nicole’s work within the Business Development department consists of assisting with new projects, market
feasibility studies, due diligence reports for clients, and new project collaborations within the different departments. Nicole’s experience allows her to assist in determining market trends and demand, as well as developing unit mix and rate matrices for potential developments. She also assists with identifying clients who may benefit from CA’s services and providing information requested by specific clients about the firm’s operations.
Nicole has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Austin.
Claudia Chiquillo
Human Resources Supervisor
Claudia has spent her entire professional career in Human Resources in positions ranging from Payroll Clerk to Human Resources Generalist. Her experience ranges from Universities to large multinational Technology companies. Claudia currently serves as Human Resource Generalist and Payroll Supervisor and oversees all aspects of HR and Payroll including policy administration, payroll, and employee
relations.
Prior to joining Campus Advantage in 2012, Ms. Chiquillo worked as a Human Resources Business Partner Administrator supporting six Business Partners and over 3000 employees, world- wide. She began her career at Stanford University where she worked for several years in increasingly challenging roles within the Human Resources arena.
Claudia holds a Master in Business Administration for the University of Phoenix.
Madison Meier
Director of Management Systems & Training
Madison Meier began her career in student housing in 2006 as a Community Assistant at a Campus Advantage property. She continued to excel in property positions ranging from Leasing Manager to Property Manager. While serving in various roles on site, Madison also joined the Campus Advantage Social Media Committee and continued to grow her involvement with the Campus Advantage team.
Madison currently serves as The Director of Management Systems for Campus Advantage, overseeing the property management software databases. In her role, she oversees the systems used for online leasing, payments, facilities,
purchasing, reporting and internal policies and procedures. Madison recently implemented new systems for Campus Advantage, including; online leasing, payments, revenue management, document management and numerous internal procedures. She is involved with Campus Advantage’s Social Media Committee, CATT team, Training Committee and IT Task Force.
She was awarded the Campus Advantage Making a Difference award in 2013 for her continued efforts to increase operational efficiencies on site. Madison graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in History.
Kelly Vickroy
Director of Residence Life
Kelly provides hands-on training to over 300 Community Assistants throughout the Campus Advantage portfolio of properties. She delivers on-line webinars as well as video clips for training on a weekly basis. Kelly has spent her entire career in student programming. She worked for Illinois State University prior to working at off-campus student communities in Chicago.
Kelly received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Professional Communications from Quincy University and a Master’s of Arts in Interpersonal Communication from Northern Illinois University.
