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Senior Management
Richard J. Campo Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Richard Campo is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Camden Property Trust. Mr. Campo has served in this capacity since May 1993. As the Chairman and CEO of one of the nation’s largest multifamily Real Estate Investment Trusts, Mr. Campo holds strategic roles within the real estate industry. He is currently a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ('NAREIT') where he serves on the Executive Board, the National Multi Housing Council ('NMHC') where he serves on the Executive Committee and was part chairman, and the Urban Land Institute ('ULI').
Mr. Campo began his real estate career after graduating from Oregon State University in 1976. After working for a private Houston real estate company, Mr. Campo co-founded Camden’s predecessor companies in 1982 and has spent almost 30 years building a company of great people that are renowned for their management proficiency, their development and construction capabilities and their savvy in the areas of technology, training and marketing. He has led the development, management, acquisition and disposition of real estate properties valued in excess of $10 billion; and under his leadership, Camden has grown from a Texas-based real estate firm with assets valued at $200 million in 1993 to an industry leader with a national footprint and assets valued at more than $8 billion.
Mr. Campo serves on the Board of Directors of several organizations that focus on the economic development, business outlook and future growth of Houston, including Central Houston, Inc., the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Greater Houston Partnership, and is an Executive Advisory Board Member for the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business. Mr. Campo is also the Chairman of the Houston First Corporation, a local government corporation that facilitates the city's economic growht through the business of conventions and the arts.
Mr. Campo is a frequent speaker on real estate and development related topics for both industry-related and non-industry conferences and associations and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
D. Keith Oden President and Trust Manager
D. Keith Oden is President and Trust Manager of Camden Property Trust. Mr. Oden has served in this capacity since 1993 and was co-founder of Camden's predecessor companies in 1982. As a Principal Executive Officer and Director, Mr. Oden drives Camden's strategic initiatives, leads the property operations and corporate support services and promotes the company's culture.
After completing his Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Oden began his career as a Management Consultant with the then public accounting firm of Deloitte, Haskins and Sells in 1979. He joined Century Development Corporation, one of the most active real estate development firms in the Southwest, in 1981 and later became Director of Financial Planning.
For more than 20 years, Mr. Oden has been committed to developing one of the best multifamily companies in the industry. Under his purview, Camden successfully completed the mergers of three, well-established real estate companies, Paragon, Oasis Residential and Summit Properties in 1997, 1998 and 2005, respectively and valued at $3.7 billion. Mr. Oden was instrumental in the assimilation of all three companies into Camden’s culture. He also facilitated the side-by-side comparison of the companies’ practices and processes, leveraging a best practices approach to maintain Camden's leadership position within the industry.
Under Mr. Oden’s leadership, a cross-functional team was formed to design, develop, and execute a web-based property management system across the portfolio. The result: OneSite was implemented throughout the Camden portfolio – more than 200 communities – in nine months. With the system in place, the pricing engine, YieldStar™, was implemented shortly thereafter. YieldStar™ dispassionately prices our apartment homes to maximize revenue, creating a considerable competitive advantage for the organization.
Mr. Oden was the corporate sponsor and ultimate decision-maker in the creation and development of Camden's comprehensive brand strategy. Taking a fully-integrated marketing approach, Camden launched its brand through an award-winning website, corporate and community collateral materials, and a naming convention so that all of our communities are captured under the Camden flagship name. The results are an increase in market recognition and the ability to effectively weather the ups and downs of the real estate cycle.
Mr. Oden is a member of the Executive Council of the Center for Real Estate Finance at the University of Texas and serves as advisor, financial supporter, guest lecturer and panelist for the faculty and students pursuing their MBA in real estate finance. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and a licensed real estate broker in the State of Texas.
H. Malcolm Stewart Chief Operating Officer
Malcolm Stewart is Chief Operating Officer of Camden Property Trust and Chairman of Camden’s Investment Committee.
After graduating from Texas A & M University Mr. Stewart served three years as a Regular Army Officer in various assignments and locations. Prior to joining Camden’s predecessor company, Mr. Stewart had responsibility for all construction and project services at one of the largest and most active development companies in the Southwest, where he began his association with Messrs. Campo and Oden. Mr. Stewart has successfully developed real estate business units such as privatized public development of office buildings, hospitals, governmental facilities, and privatized student housing. While at Camden he has structured and managed numerous real estate service support groups and has been responsible for the construction, development, or acquisition/disposition of over three billion dollars of real estate assets.
Mr. Stewart is actively engaged in community services and has served in various capacities such as Commissioner of Youth Baseball, on the board of the Giff Nielsen/Roger Clemens Kids Way Charity, and was named Humanitarian of the Year for the Gulf Coast Sickle Cell Association. Additionally he is an active supporter of Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, is a mentor for its program, and is on the Executive Committee of the Texas A&M Masters of Real Estate Program.
Laurie Baker Senior Vice President - Fund & Asset Management
Laurie Baker is Senior Vice President of Fund and Asset Management for Camden Property Trust. Baker is responsible for the creation, marketing, and administration of Camden's first investment fund, which has approximately $1 billion in assets.
During her 14-year tenure with Camden, Baker has held several positions. As Regional Vice President, she was responsible for managing over 10,000 apartment homes in Texas. As Vice President of Property Services, she was responsible for building complimentary technology strategies to enhance revenues and decrease expenditures. She served as the executive sponsor for Camden's technology initiative, which included managing several technology investments and the rollout of Camden's web-based property management software, revenue management, and an online procurement system.
Before joining Camden, Baker was Vice President at Walden Residential Properties and spent nine years at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, MD. She holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Sam Houston State University.
She serves on the Board of Directors Executive Committee for the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), is a member of ULI's Multifamily Bronze Council, and a frequent speaker in the multifamily industry. Baker is currently President Elect for CREW Houston and in 2012 was honored by CREW Houston as one of the Top 15 Women in Commercial Real Estate. She is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Texas.
Kim Callahan Senior Vice President - Investor Relations
Kim Callahan serves as the primary point of contact for the multifamily company's investors and analysts, and manages all investor communications including press releases, earnings releases, investor presentations, and annual reports.
Callahan joined Camden in 1996 and previously served as Director of Finance and Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations for the company. Prior to joining Camden, she was employed by First Interstate Bank as a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Property Division, and also served as a Management Consultant for Price Waterhouse.
Callahan received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University. She is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) Senior Roundtable, National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), and National Multi Housing Council (NMHC). Callahan was recently named to Institutional Investor's 2013 All-American Team, ranking as the #1 and #2 IR Professional in the REIT sector by Sell Siders and Buy Siders respectively.
Robert Fisher Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary
Since May 2008, Bob Fisher has been responsible for a variety of legal functions for Camden, including corporate governance, transactional activities, and general litigation supervision.
Prior to joining Camden, Fisher was a long-standing partner in the Texas law firm of Winstead PC. He was a member of Winstead's executive committee. While his practice focused on real estate development and investments, he devoted a substantial portion of his time to the representation of Camden.
Fisher is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and H Texas Magazine as a Houston Top Lawyer, and named as a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly.
Michael Gallagher Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Michael Gallagher is Senior Vice President - Chief Accounting Officer, and is responsible for Camden's SEC financial and internal management reporting. Prior to joining Camden in 2006, Gallagher served five years as the Controller of a multi-billion international subsidiary of GE. He has also served as CFO of a publicly-traded telecommunications company as well as a startup software company. A seasoned financial executive with over twenty years of professional experience, Gallagher is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas. Gallagher earned his MBA from Texas A&M University and his BBA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Tyler.
Stephen R. Hefner Senior Vice President - Construction/Facilities
Stephen R. Hefner is responsible for directing, supervising and strategic planning of Camden's construction and facilities operations across the company's entire portfolio. He oversees construction management and general contracting along with the responsibility of facilities operations for Camden's multifamily and retail portfolio and other real estate properties developed by Camden and third-party clients. He is involved in site due diligence, acquisitions, design team selection and direction, as well as cost estimating, project management, and general contracting. He has overseen over $2 billion of real estate transactions and more than 20,000 units of construction.
Hefner is celebrating 26 years in the multifamily industry and over 18 years with Camden. He began his career in construction with Worthing Southeast Builders, managing multifamily housing developments projects. He was then responsible for many of the same activities under SAE Spaw Glass/Cahaba Residential, a commercial and multifamily builder based throughout the United States.
Later, Hefner served as Construction Manager for Gross Builders, a privately-owned development and construction company in Houston, Texas. He oversaw general contracting for the owner and developer before transferring to Camden.
Hefner received an Associate's Degree in Applied Science, Building Construction, from Texas State Technical Institute in 1985, and studied Finance at Southwest Texas State University as an undergraduate.
Hefner is past Chairman of the Multifamily Council for the Greater Houston Builders Association, and is a member of the National Multifamily Council of the NAHB, Houston Building Council, and the Houston Apartment Association. He is a Board member for Home Aid Houston helping provide housing for the homeless. He is a licensed contractor in multiple states throughout the United States.
Alexander Jessett Senior Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Alexander J. Jessett is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Camden Property Trust. At Camden, Mr. Jessett has completed debt and equity issuances of over $10 billion. Additionally, he has structured and negotiated the formation of joint ventures with institutional partners involving over $1 billion of real estate. He has also negotiated the acquisition of real estate from existing joint ventures with a gross value of over $1 billion. Mr. Jessett played a lead role in the valuation, negotiation, structuring, and ultimate acquisition of $1.9 billion of real estate associated with the Summit merger (NYSE: SMT). He also negotiated the $300 million in equity commitments for Camden's Multi-Family Value-Add and Co-Investment Funds.
Mr. Jessett has been employed in the real estate industry since 1997 and has worked at Camden in various roles since 1999. Prior to joining Camden, he worked at Comerica Bank of Texas in the Real Estate Lending department.
Mr. Jessett also serves as Treasurer and is on the Board of Directors for Central Houston, Inc., an organization that focuses on the redevelopment and revitalization of downtown Houston. He has served as a formal mentor for graduate students at the University of Houston and the University of Texas. Additionally, Mr. Jessett has served as a guest lecturer at the graduate business school at the University of Houston and is a member of the Executive Council of the Center for Real Estate Finance at the University of Texas. He is also a graduate of the Center for Houston’s Future.
Mr. Jessett has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Houston, where he received the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Texas.
Cynthia B. Scharringhausen Senior Vice President - Human Resources
As Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Cindy Scharringhausen is responsible for all facets of Camden's human resource functions, including employee development and training, compensation, benefit programs and employee relations. Under Scharringhausen's leadership since 2000, Camden's human resources team consistenly delivers exceptional customer service and industry-leading programs that result in high levels of employee satisfaction. Her commitment to Camden's culture and values are a driving force behind the company's repeated appearance on FORTUNE Magazine's list of '100 Best Places to Work For.'
Scharringhausen has over twenty-five years of experience in the human resource field. Prior to joining Camden, she served as the Vice President of Human Resources for Dubuis Health System, a multi-state healthcare organization where she developed and implemented a centralized human resources function. Scharringhausen received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bloomsburg State University.
William W. Sengelmann Senior Vice President - Real Estate Investments
Bill Sengelmann is Senior Vice President of Real Estate Investments and is responsible for overseeing Camden's Real Estate Investment activities including new development, acquisitions and dispositions. Since joining the company in 1998 as Vice President of New Development, Sengelmann has been involved in the design and development of more than 12,000 multifamily units and real estate transactions in excess of $2.8 billion.
Sengelmann began his real estate career after graduating from the University of Texas in 1984. He spent ten years with American General Investment Corporation and NorthMarq Capital, where he originated in excess of $1.5 billion of debt and equity transactions throughout the United States.
Kristy Simonette Senior Vice President - Strategic Services
Kristy Simonette is Senior Vice President of Strategic Services and Chief Information Officer (CIO), leaving her most recent position as Vice President of Technology. She is responsible for information technology, marketing, internal help desk, and Camden's Contact Center.
Before joining Camden, Simonette was Director of Sales and Customer Service for Ashford.com, an e-Commerce company that offers luxury goods and corporate gifts. Prior to Ashford.com, she spent three years implementing, training and managing support for SAP at Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) and nine years at a multifamily management company, where she worked on-site and in the corporate offices as an internal auditor, technical trainer and help desk manager.
Simonette holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Schreiner University.
Tom Sloan Senior Vice President - Operations
Tom Sloan is based in McLean Virginia, and oversees all aspects of portfolio operations for Camden's Eastern Division which combined accounts for half of Camden's net operating income, and includes thirty thousand apartment homes in metropolitan Washington, D.C., North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Sloan joined Camden as a result of the Summit Properties and Camden merger in 2005 and participated in the companies’ side by side merging of best practices and culture. Sloan has over twenty years of multifamiy industry experience and has been with the combined real estate companies (Camden and Summit) for over ten years. Prior to merging with Camden, Sloan worked with Summit Properties; a Charlotte, N.C. based REIT, as Regional Vice President with responsibility for the metropolitan Washington, D.C. markets, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. Prior to Summit Properties, Sloan worked for Equity Residential in New Jersey, metropolitan Washington, D.C., and Georgia. He also participated in the creation and implementation of Equity Corporate Housing in Georgia, the Carolinas and Florida. Prior to EQR, Sloan worked for Oakwood Worldwide in metropolitan Washington, D.C., and in Florida.
Sloan serves on multiple advisory boards including Virginia Tech's School of Residential Property Management, and the Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA) in Washington, D.C., and the National Homebuilders Association. Prior to relocating to Virginia, Sloan served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta and Georgia Apartment Association. He also volunteers in various children's focused organizations including the Boy Scouts of America and the national Court Appointed Special Advocate program (CASA), which serves at-risk children.
Sloan earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Memphis.
Ashley Anderson Vice President – Internal Audit
Ashley Anderson is responsible for overseeing Camden’s internal audit function and the independent reporting of these audits to the Company’s Audit Committee including Camden’s compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Anderson has 25 years of experience in auditing, accounting, and financial reporting and management.
Prior to joining Camden in 2005, Anderson’s professional experience included positions in public accounting, insurance, scholastic publishing, and oil and gas for domestic and international companies.
Anderson earned her Bachelor of Science with Distinction in Accounting at Babson College and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.
Sarah Barletta Vice President - Employee Benefits
Since joining Camden in June 1999, Sarah Barletta has been responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of Camden's benefit programs, including the multifamily company's 401(k) retirement plan, employee stock programs, executive deferred compensation plans, health and welfare plans, and workers compensation.
With more than fifteen years of human resources and benefit design experience, Barletta's passion has been to continually improve these programs in order to meet the changing needs of the company and its employees. She has developed an amazing benefits team that is focused on providing excellent customer service.
Barletta received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Sam Houston State University.
Ben Fraker Vice President – Finance
Ben Fraker is responsible for facilitating and/or assisting Senior Management in the placement of equity and debt capital, maintaining relationships with Camden’s creditors, ensuring compliance with debt covenants, corporate forecasting, earnings guidance, budgeting, modeling, and strategic analysis.
Fraker began his career with Camden in 2000. While serving in a variety of roles during his tenure at Camden, he has been involved in over $10 billion of joint venture transactions, secured financings, unsecured senior bonds, common equity offerings, property dispositions, and the $1.9 billion Summit merger. Prior to joining Camden, he worked at Comerica Bank of Texas in the Real Estate Lending department.
Fraker received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston Bauer College of Business.
Fraker is a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Texas and is a member of the Associate Council of the Real Estate Finance and Investment Center at the University of Texas in Austin.
Robert Herr Vice President - Accounting
Robert Herr is responsible for reporting financial results for nearly 200 multifamily real estate communities with consolidated revenues of $600 million. Other responsibilities include: preparation and analysis of quarterly same-store results, preparation of Sarbanes-Oxley policies and procedures for property revenue and expenditures, and the monthly analysis of results to senior management.
Herr has been with Camden since 1998. Prior to his position as Vice President, he served as Regional Controller. Throughout his career with Camden, he has been instrumental in many initiatives including Camden's accounting systems conversion to J.D. Edwards, the acquisition of Summit Properties, and the consolidation of Camden's West Region accounting office to the main office in Houston.
Prior to working with Camden, Herr served at Intertek Testing Services for thirteen years, where he filled the role of Accounting Manager and then Controller. Before Intertek, he was Staff Auditor at Price Waterhouse.
Herr earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Indiana University, and his Masters of Business Administration at the University of Houston. He has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas since 1987.
Margaret Plummer Vice President - Employee Development
Since joining Camden Property Trust in 2005, Margaret Plummer has been responsible for the company’s employee relations function, including responding to complex employment issues and managing employment litigation and claims. In 2009, Ms. Plummer expanded her role to include responsibility for company-wide training and employee development. Before joining Camden, she spent five years as a consultant for a national human resources consulting firm. Prior to this, Ms. Plummer worked as an attorney for a law firm specializing in business law and general civil litigation. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the South Carolina Bar. Ms. Plummer received her Juris Doctorate from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., and received her Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Ross Wehman Vice President - Tax
Ross Wehman is responsible for federal and state income and sales tax compliance, forecasting, and research. Wehman is also responsible for Camden's property tax functions: the filing of renditions for real and personal property, valuation appeals, managing the tax consultants retained by the company, budgeting and oversight of the litigation process.
Wehman joined Camden in October, 1998 and has twenty-seven years of experience in the field of taxation, including twenty one years in the real estate industry. He started his career in public accounting at the big four firm of KPMG, LLP, and has worked in the homebuilding and general real estate development areas.
Wehman earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas. He also earned a Masters of Professional Accounting/Tax from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Jimmy Whorton Vice President - Information Technology
Jimmy Whorton is responsible for leading Camden's enterprise Information Technology solutions including financial, operational, and human resource applications along with all technical infrastructure operations. Camden utilizes these technology solutions to maintain shareholder value, resident Living Excellence and continued outstanding employee satisfaction and success.
Whorton joined the Camden Information Technology department in 2003 as Director of Technical Operations. Under his leadership several critical functions were designed and implemented, including Camden's corporate data center, wide area network, server virtualization, along with various customer service improvements and technology upgrades and efficiencies. He was also responsible for development and implementation of technology controls associated with Sarbanes Oxley audit compliance and comprehensive disaster recovery capabilities.
Whorton has over 28 years of experience in all areas of Information Technology. Prior to joining Camden, Whorton served as Information Technology Director at Dynegy, an energy company in Houston, Texas. In this capacity, Whorton had various leadership responsibilities including oversight of financial and human resource application, customer help desk, desktop technical support, and infrastructure operations. Prior to Dynegy, Whorton worked at Houston energy companies El Paso Energy, Tenneco Gas, and Pennzoil, serving in various leadership and technical positions associated with business application development and technology support.
Kip Zacharias Vice President - Business Services
Kip Zacharias oversees Camden's Business Services department and is responsible for the support of our national property operations. Zacharias' areas of responsibility include revenue management, data analytics, property management systems, policies and procedures, ancillary income, and collections. He is also responsible for evaluating and implementing new products and processes that help improve Camden's property operations.
Prior to joining Camden, Zacharias was self-employed as a management and information technology consultant. His background includes extensive consulting experience involving strategic planning, program and project management, process re-engineering, software development and implementation, data conversion, and business solution delivery in the multifamily and banking industries. Zacharias spent numerous years as a consultant to Camden leading multiple strategic initiatives, including the J.D. Edwards implementation project, the Summit merger, the selection and implementation of the company's property management system, and Camden's Western Region accounting conversion project.
During his time with Camden, Zacharias also provided interim leadership for the company's Information Technology department, as well as its Accounts Payable department. Prior to working with Camden, Zacharias spent 9 1/2 years with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) providing consulting and project management for major firms such as Bank of America, NationsBank, Chase Bank, SunTrust Bank, Society Bank, United States Automobile Association, and PAYSYS International.
Zacharias earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analysis and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University, and was part of Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets. He currently supports several charity organizations including the Houston SPCA, S.A.F.E. House Rescue, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and French Camp Academy.
Michael Brown Western Division Vice President
As Camden's Western Division Vice President based out of both southern California and Las Vegas, Michael Brown is responsible for overseeing all facets of property operations for this 16,400 unit portfolio which includes assets in Arizona, California, Colorado and Nevada and comprises nearly one quarter of all Camden's assets. Brown has 25 years of multifamily experience, and immediately prior to joining Camden he was Regional Vice President of Property Operations with Western National Group in Irvine, California. Brown has worked with such firms as The RREEF Funds, Stellar Management, and R.W. Selby & Company and has managed assets in six western states ranging in portfolio asset values of up to $2 billion.
Brown is presently an Executive ARM Counselor for the Orange County Chapter of IREM and has held various Board Director positions in California with the Tri-County and San Diego Apartment Associations as well as the Apartment Association of California Southern Cities. Brown teaches property management classes and holds a California Real Estate License.
Brown earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Finance from San Diego University.
Amy Funk Regional Vice President
Amy Funk oversees the operations of 32 stabilized assets containing more than 11,562 multifamily apartment homes and 324 employees in Corpus Christi, San Antonio and Houston, Texas. Within this portfolio, Funk is also responsible for the management of Camden Miramar (Camden's only student living housing community) and the partnership with Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, where Camden Miramar is based.
With seventeen years of experience in the multifamily industry, Funk has served in multiple capacities within Operations and New Development. She began her career with Camden in 1996, and prior to her promotion to Regional Vice President, she served as a Regional Manager for Camden's Real Estate Investment Group. During her tenure, she was directly responsible for the design, development, and lease-up of multiple apartment homes in Texas, Florida, Colorado, California, and Nevada valued at more than $600 million.
Funk also serves on the Board of the Westchase District in Houston, Texas.
Melinda Graham Regional Vice President
Melinda Graham oversees all facets of property operations in both California and Arizona.
Graham began her career in property management as a leasing consultant more than twenty years ago, and has been with Camden for nearly half of those years. She spent eight years in Camden's Las Vegas region where she held the position of District Manager, and before that, Community Manager. After leaving Camden briefly when her husband pursued a career opportunity in California, Graham spent some time working for Essex Property Trust as a General Manager. She returned to Camden a short time later to take on the role of Regional Vice President.
Throughout her career, Graham has spent much of her time building a strong foundation of industry knowledge and experience. She has worked in numerous markets, including the Gulf Coast, Atlanta, Nashville, Las Vegas, Phoenix and California, and has served at companies such as A.G. Spanos, Merryland LLC, and Walden Concierge.
Graham is involved with the Make a Wish Foundation and received congressional recognition as a Susan G. Komen Woman of Courage Nominee.
Graham is a Certified Property Manager (CPM), holds a Real Estate Broker's license in Nevada and Arizona, and serves on the board of directors of the California Apartment Association South County.
Richard Key Regional Vice President
Richard Key oversees all facets of property operations for Camden's assets in North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Key began his career with Camden through the merger with Summit as a District Manager based in Virginia. Prior to this, he was a Regional Manager with the Mark Winkler Company in Northern Virginia. During his tenure with Mark Winkler, he earned his CPM designation.
Key received his Bachelor's degree in Marketing from UNC-Wilmington.
Ed Malone Regional Vice President
Ed Malone is responsible for overseeing all facets of property operations related to Camden's 16,981 apartment homes located in Florida and Georgia. Malone joined Camden as a part of a merger with Paragon Group in 1997. His combined tenure with Camden and Paragon is in excess of 31 years.
Malone has served in this capacity since June 2006. Previously, he was Regional Manager, responsible for Camden's Tampa and South Florida portfolio. Malone also has extensive experience in financing and underwriting, and has served as Regional Controller, Manager of Financial Planning and Assistant Vice President of Finance for Paragon Group.
Malone graduated from The State University of New York with a degree in Accounting and minor in Economics. He holds a real estate salesman's license in the state of Florida. Malone has served on Camden's Management Advisory Committee (MAC) and oversees Camden's Service Member Advisory Committee.
Malone is active in the community, serving as president of the Tampa Breakfast Sertoma Club as well as treasurer. He is a former Sertoman of the Year. He is also president of the Management Advisory Commission for Most Holy Redeemer Interparochial School. He has also served in various capacities in local youth sports organizations.
Dawn Mathwig Central Division Vice President
Dawn Mathwig is responsible for overseeing all facets of property operations, which include 63 communities with more than 23,077 multifamily apartment homes and 540 employees.
Mathwig joined Camden in 1992 as a Community Manager. During her twenty years of employment with Camden, her positions included Senior Community Manager, subject matter expert for Camden's OneSite Design and Implementation Team, District Manager, Regional Vice President and Division Vice President. Mathwig has served as liaison for support departments in the design, piloting, and implementation of new companywide initiatives including RUBS, OpsTechnology, Leasing and Rents, Yieldstar, Crossfire and others.
Throughout her tenure at Camden, Mathwig has been dedicated to Camden's culture, values, mission statement, and key operating strategies. She is a creative problem solver who focuses on bottom line results and the development of people.
Mathwig supports local charities such as Susan G. Komen and Toys for Tots, and actively volunteers at her local church.
Ben Brosseau Vice President - Real Estate Investments
Ben Brosseau is Vice President of Real Estate Investments for Camden. He is responsible for all aspects of multifamily acquisitions, dispositions and developments for California and Nevada. Brosseau holds a Masters Degree in Real Estate from the University of San Diego, and a Bachelors Degree in Business and History from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Jean Harding Vice President - Acquisitions/Dispositions
Jean Harding joined Camden's predecessor company in 1985 and has held a variety of positions throughout her tenure at Camden. Harding is responsible for overseeing all due diligence; reviewing underwriting for all acquisitions; developing and implementing business plans and budgets on new acquisitions; implementing the dispositions process and monitoring all disposition activity; and coordinating all real estate closings. Over the past ten years, Harding has participated in the acquisition and disposition of over $2 billion in transactions.
Harding earned a Bachelors of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Texas. She is a licensed real estate broker in the State of Texas.
Stanley Jones Vice President - Real Estate Investments
Stanley Jones is responsible for all aspects of multifamily apartment acquisitions and dispositions in Camden's central region markets, including Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio, Texas; Denver, Colorado; and Phoenix, Arizona. Since joining the company, he has been involved in transactions totaling over $700 million.
Jones joined Camden in 2007. He previously worked for Capmark Finance, a commercial mortgage banking firm. Jones is a member of ULI and the University of Texas Real Estate Finance and Investment Center. He earned his Bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Texas in Austin.
Laura Little Vice President - Real Estate Investments
With over 25 years of experience in the multifamily industry, Laura Little acts as liaison between Camden's management groups and construction division, and is involved in Camden's real estate transactions through development and acquisitions in thirteen states within the U.S. Responsible for asset managing the lease up operations of new development communities for the company nationwide, Little specializes in marketing and market research, as well as the site selection, design development, quality control, and due diligence for all new developments throughout the country.
Since joining Camden in 1993, Little has been involved in the development of 75 multifamily projects, consisting of over 28,000 units with a combined value totaling more than $4 billion. Prior to Camden, Little was responsible for development projects in northern California for Trammell Crow, and before this, as Assistant Vice President for Greystone, she oversaw development in Texas, Florida, and California.
Little currently supports several charities, serving on the boards of two organizations that focus on global justice issues. She is also a member of the National Multi Housing Council and Urban Land Institute.
Todd Triggs Vice President - Real Estate Investments
Todd Triggs is responsible for development activities in the South Central United States. His primary responsibilities include overseeing all facets of developments from project inception through occupancy stabilization, including site selection, financial analysis, project feasibility, design and engineering, governmental approvals, and marketing. Triggs has played a major role in completing real estate transactions in excess of $939 million.
Triggs began his career in real estate in 1992 with Guardian Savings and Loan in Houston, Texas, as a field manager in the Asset Management division. In 1995, he joined Financial Federal Credit Corporation, an independent commercial finance company, where he was involved in managing a portfolio of commercial loans in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. In 1997, Triggs joined Camden as Director of Research, responsible for analyzing economic information for the valuation of potential acquisition and development opportunities. In 2001, Triggs was named Director of Real Estate Investments where he was responsible for managing the due diligence process on new development projects. In 2008, Triggs was promoted to Vice President of Real Estate Investments.
Triggs is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the National Multi-Housing Council. He is also Chairman for the Midtown Management District and a member of the Houston Apartment Association Development Council.
Triggs received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Houston Baptist University.
Chad Weaver Vice President - Real Estate Investments
Chad Weaver is responsible for all aspects of multifamily acquisitions, dispositions and developments from project inception through occupancy stabilization, including site selection, financial analysis, project feasibility, design and engineering, governmental approvals, and marketing. Weaver concentrates on the Southeast markets of Atlanta, Georgia; Tampa, Orlando, and Southeast Florida including Palm Beach, and Broward and Miami-Dade counties. He has been a major contributor to the acquisition and development of numerous Camden projects totaling over 4,500 units.
Weaver joined Camden in 2003. Prior to this, he was a commercial banker for a regional bank in North Florida. Weaver is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the National Multi-Housing Council. He received his Bachelors degree in Finance and his Masters degree in Business Administration; both from the University of Florida.
Mark Bucci Vice President - Construction
Mark J. Bucci is responsible for providing multi-family construction recommendations to his developer teammates which encompass all aspects of construction pojects including costs, logistics and schedule. Bucci manages the design consultants through construction documents and permitting. He performs these services in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Bucci is also responsible for contract administration with third party General Contractors as well as staffing his own department for projects built in-house. His strategies with his staff have proven rewarding for his career advancements as well as his customer satisfaction.
Bucci came to Camden through the 2005 merger with Summit after joining Camden's Summit in 1989. After nearly twenty five years in the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) arena, Bucci has undertaken every major construction management position, and so he offers a wealth of practical experience to the company.
Bucci, a journeyman carpenter by trade, completed his four-year apprenticeship in the Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program in Cleveland, Ohio in 1982. With nearly thirty five years of total experience, he provides sound solutions to everyday problems.
Greg Golick Vice President - Construction
Mr. Golick is a seasoned veteran with 29 years of management experience. His background includes supporting site acquisition and real estate due diligence work as well as performing planning, programming, design, construction, and facility management for both residential and commercial assets. Project experience includes horizontal civil infrastructure, bridges, commercial office buildings, tenant improvements, retail, multifamily, senior living, mixed use, hospital, and school/university work in the capacities of Owner, Construction Manager, and General Contractor.
Mr. Golick earned his Master of Science in Civil Engineering and Construction Management at the University of Illinois, and is also a LEED Accredited Professional, a Registered Professional Engineer, and licensed General Contractor in the state of California. He is also a former member of the Design Build Institute of America and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Mr. Greg Golick is Vice President of Construction for Camden Property Trust, one of the nation’s largest multifamily Real Estate Investment Trusts. He is responsible for all of Camden’s west coast construction activities. He first joined Camden in the spring of 2002 as Operations Manager for Camden’s Harbor View project. During the execution of the project, he managed over 400 personnel in the design and construction of the $112 million urban mixed use development consisting of mid-rise and low-rise buildings containing residential, retail, parking, and resort amenity spaces.
Recently, Mr. Greg Golick was employed by Kaiser Permanente where he was responsible for all capital projects in Southern California’s South Bay area. In his role, he led an interdisciplinary team of professionals in the execution of over 140 projects located in hospitals and medical office buildings.
Prior Kaiser, Mr. Greg Golick was employed by Corinthian Colleges Inc., as Senior Director of Construction Management, where he was responsible for all new school design and construction nationwide.
Mr. Golick was also Vice President of Haskell Constructors Ltd. In his 8-year career with Haskell Constructors, he held various positions, including Construction Manager, Regional Manager, Operations Manager, and Director of Design and Construction in Haskell’s commercial and multifamily divisions. He led departments employing over 45 people that had annual revenues in excess of $120 million. One of his most notable responsibilities was overseeing and supervising more than $400 million in retail projects in a national expansion program. Ultimately, Mr. Golick was given the helm of the entire $750 million program.
Mr. Golick began his career as an engineer with CALTRANS (California Department of Transportation). During the ensuing years, he built upon his experience by working on and managing large, multi-million dollar projects for Engineering News Record top 400 companies such as W.E. O’Neil Construction and BCI General Contractors.
David Joyce Vice President - Construction
David Joyce is responsible for the overall management and direction of various construction efforts developed by Camden, as well as third-party clients. He is involved in site due diligence, acquisition, design team selection, general contracting, and marketing of construction services.
After receiving his degree in Building Construction from Texas A&M University in 1981, Joyce began his career as a field engineer for a mid and high-rise construction firm in Houston. He worked his way through the ranks from chief field engineer to assistant superintendent, superintendent, and then project manager with the Fulshear Corporation in Austin and Houston on multiple mid and high-rise office buildings and parking garages. Joyce spent five years of his career in Colorado managing the construction of a variety of projects in Denver along the Front Range and mountain ski resorts. Upon his return to Texas in 1995, he assumed the position of senior project manager and managed the construction of many office buildings, retail centers, grocery stores, churches, warehouses, and truck dock facilities in Houston and the surrounding area.
Before joining Camden, Joyce served as project executive over all construction activities at Bush Intercontinental Airport for Swinerton and Walberg Builders. His overall career experience in construction includes multifamily construction, airports, office buildings, retail centers, grocery stores, schools, churches, ski area condominiums, industrial warehouses, and truck dock facilities. Joyce has over 31 years of experience in the construction industry and his experience in multiple markets has given him the credentials and perspective to lead various projects for Camden across the country.
Joyce is a former member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and is a member of the Association of Former Students.
Ben Mills Vice President - Construction
Ben Mills is responsible for directing and managing Camden's construction efforts in the Southeast region. He oversees all stages of the real estate development process from interfacing with land purchases through occupancy as well as assisting on acquisitions and facility initiatives. Additionally, he has substantial experience with third-party clients, bringing these development skills to all levels of any size project. Mills has specific skill sets in many facets of the construction industry including site due diligence, design team selection, cost estimating, project management, large scale property rehabilitations, and numerous forms of general contracting. Mills is currently managing the construction of over 1,400 units in the Southeast region totaling over $150 million and has overseen the development and construction of over 7,000 units in his 18-year career.
Mills began his construction career at an early age by having a passion for building. Having had the advantage of multigenerational family involvement in the construction industry, he credits his parents with having cultivated his passions. Mills graduated in 1993 from Stephen F. Austin State University with a BBA in Finance and a Minor in Construction. Through his career, which coincided with Camden's formation, Mills has served as Assistant Superintendent, Superintendent, Construction Manager, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager and Vice President of Construction.
Mills has attended numerous leadership training platforms, continuing education credit seminars pertinent to the industry and holds a Georgia Contractors License. He prides himself on improving products, building long life and operationally efficient properties and works diligently to improve the industry as a whole. Mills enjoys being a church member, father and many outdoor activities.
Bobby Rivers Vice President - Construction
Bobby Rivers has been with Camden for 18 years, and is responsible for directing construction teams for multifamily units and retirement communities developed by Camden, HUD, and third-party clients in Texas and the Central Region. Rivers is currently overseeing construction in Houston, Austin, Dallas, and Denver, Colorado.
Rivers began his career in construction as owner of a concrete company qualified to do business in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia. BR Construction poured foundations for 29 multifamily projects, more than 500,000 square feet of paving, and various commercial tilt-wall projects.
Rivers later managed the construction of 578 garden-style and mid-rise units and condominiums, and poured-in-place parking garages with Blazer Building, Inc. He also served as Project Manager for Lovett Custom Homes, constructing homes in the West University and Memorial areas of Houston, Texas.
Rivers has successfully completed approximately ten thousand apartment units totaling over $470 million.
Rivers is a former FFA sponsor for the Katy Livestock and Rodeo and a member of the Houston Apartment Association and the Greater Houston Builders Association.
Board of Trust Managers
Richard J. Campo Chairman
Richard Campo is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Camden Property Trust. Mr. Campo has served in this capacity since May 1993. As the Chairman and CEO of one of the nation’s largest multifamily Real Estate Investment Trusts, Mr. Campo holds strategic roles within the real estate industry. He is currently a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ('NAREIT') where he serves on the Executive Board, the National Multi Housing Council ('NMHC') where he serves on the Executive Committee and was part chairman, and the Urban Land Institute ('ULI').
Mr. Campo began his real estate career after graduating from Oregon State University in 1976. After working for a private Houston real estate company, Mr. Campo co-founded Camden’s predecessor companies in 1982 and has spent almost 30 years building a company of great people that are renowned for their management proficiency, their development and construction capabilities and their savvy in the areas of technology, training and marketing. He has led the development, management, acquisition and disposition of real estate properties valued in excess of $10 billion; and under his leadership, Camden has grown from a Texas-based real estate firm with assets valued at $200 million in 1993 to an industry leader with a national footprint and assets valued at more than $8 billion.
Mr. Campo serves on the Board of Directors of several organizations that focus on the economic development, business outlook and future growth of Houston, including Central Houston, Inc., the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the Greater Houston Partnership, and is an Executive Advisory Board Member for the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business. Mr. Campo is also the Chairman of the Houston First Corporation, a local government corporation that facilitates the city's economic growht through the business of conventions and the arts.
Mr. Campo is a frequent speaker on real estate and development related topics for both industry-related and non-industry conferences and associations and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Scott S. Ingraham
From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Ingraham was a private investor. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Ingraham was a director and officer of Oasis Residential, Inc., most recently serving as its President and Chief Executive Officer. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Oasis from March 1996 to October 1997 and Chief Financial Officer of Oasis from March 1993 to March 1996.
William B. McGuire Jr.
Mr. McGuire is a Private Investor. From 1994 until February 2005, Mr. McGuire was a director and executive officer of Summit Properties Inc., most recently serving as its co-chairman of the board from April 2001 until February 2005.
D. Keith Oden
D. Keith Oden is President and Trust Manager of Camden Property Trust. Mr. Oden has served in this capacity since 1993 and was co-founder of Camden's predecessor companies in 1982. As a Principal Executive Officer and Director, Mr. Oden drives Camden's strategic initiatives, leads the property operations and corporate support services and promotes the company's culture.
After completing his Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Oden began his career as a Management Consultant with the then public accounting firm of Deloitte, Haskins and Sells in 1979. He joined Century Development Corporation, one of the most active real estate development firms in the Southwest, in 1981 and later became Director of Financial Planning.
For more than 20 years, Mr. Oden has been committed to developing one of the best multifamily companies in the industry. Under his purview, Camden successfully completed the mergers of three, well-established real estate companies, Paragon, Oasis Residential and Summit Properties in 1997, 1998 and 2005, respectively and valued at $3.7 billion. Mr. Oden was instrumental in the assimilation of all three companies into Camden’s culture. He also facilitated the side-by-side comparison of the companies’ practices and processes, leveraging a best practices approach to maintain Camden's leadership position within the industry.
Under Mr. Oden’s leadership, a cross-functional team was formed to design, develop, and execute a web-based property management system across the portfolio. The result: OneSite was implemented throughout the Camden portfolio – more than 200 communities – in nine months. With the system in place, the pricing engine, YieldStar™, was implemented shortly thereafter. YieldStar™ dispassionately prices our apartment homes to maximize revenue, creating a considerable competitive advantage for the organization.
Mr. Oden was the corporate sponsor and ultimate decision-maker in the creation and development of Camden's comprehensive brand strategy. Taking a fully-integrated marketing approach, Camden launched its brand through an award-winning website, corporate and community collateral materials, and a naming convention so that all of our communities are captured under the Camden flagship name. The results are an increase in market recognition and the ability to effectively weather the ups and downs of the real estate cycle.
Mr. Oden is a member of the Executive Council of the Center for Real Estate Finance at the University of Texas and serves as advisor, financial supporter, guest lecturer and panelist for the faculty and students pursuing their MBA in real estate finance. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and a licensed real estate broker in the State of Texas.
F. Gardner Parker
Mr. Parker is a Private Investor. Mr. Parker has been involved in structuring private and venture capital investments for the past 15 years. He is also a Director of Crown Resources Corporation (precious metals exploration), Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (oil and gas exploration and development), Sharps Compliance Corp. (waste management services) and Blue Dolphin Energy Company (oil and gas pipeline transmission).
William F. Paulsen
Mr. Paulsen is a Private Investor. From 1994 until February 2005, Mr. Paulsen was a director and executive officer of Summit Properties Inc., most recently serving as its co-chairman of the board from April 2001 to February 2005. From 1994 until April 2001, Mr. Paulsen also served as Summit’s chief executive officer.
Steven A. Webster
Mr. Webster is Chairman of Global Energy Partners, an affiliate of CSFB Private Equity, since 1999. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Webster was the President and Chief Executive Officer of R&B Falcon Corporation. From the time of its formation in 1991 until 1997, Mr. Webster was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Falcon Drilling Company, Inc., a predecessor of R&B Falcon Corporation.
Lewis A. Levey Lead Independent Trust Manager
Mr. Levey is a Private Investor. Since April 1997, Mr. Levey has been a private investor and management consultant. Prior to April 1997, Mr. Levey served for more than 25 years in a variety of capacities with Paragon Group, Inc. or its predecessor, including as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a director of Paragon Group, Inc.
Kelvin R. Westbrook
Mr. Westbrook has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of KRW Advisors, LLC, a privately-held company in the business of providing consulting and advisory services in the telecommunications, media and other industries since September 2007. Mr. Westbrook served as Chairman and Chief Strategic Officer of Millennium Digital Media Systems, LLC from October 2006 to September 2007, and as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to October 2006. Mr. Westbrook serves as a director of Archer-Daniels Midland Company, Angelica Corporation and Stifel Financial Corp. Mr. Westbrook holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Washington and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.
Frances Aldrich Sevilla-Sacasa
Ms. Sevilla-Sacasa currently serves as Executive Advisor to the Dean of the University of Miami School of Business, and from January 15, 2011 to July 31, 2011 she served as the Interim Dean of the University of Miami School of Business. From July 2007 to December 2008 Ms. Sevilla-Sacasa was the President of US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. From early 2007 until June 2007 Ms. Sevilla-Sacasa was the President and CEO of US Trust Company, and from November 2005 until June 2007 she served as President of US Trust Company.