Atlanta Affordable Housing Summit

Margaret "(Marjy") Stagmeier is the founder of TriStar and real estate investment firm, and President of TI Asset Management, Inc an independent asset management and real estate advisory firm for international and domestic real estate investors, based in Atlanta, Georgia USA. TI Asset Management has managed in excess of 5.0 million sqft of commercial and 3,000 units of residential real estate in the southeast United States and employs 30 professionals. Prior to starting TI Asset Management, she has served in executive capacities for a consortium of international real estate firms. Her experience draws from a wide range of real estate activity, from acquisition to mortgage banking and asset management to disposition. She has managed over $1.0 billion in real estate funds for predominately U.S. and European investors. Ms. Stagmeier and TriStar have developed a sustainable affordable housing model which uses affordable housing communities to stabilize low-performing elementary schools. Specifically, she targets blighted apartment communities near failing elementary schools, offers rents affordable for working poor families, and provides community wrap around services including free after-school programs, summer camps, affordable health care and gardens. Ms. Stagmeier is a graduate of Georgia State University with a B.S. in finance and has successfully completed the Georgia Certified Public Accountant examination. She is an active lecturer and contributing author to many periodicals analyzing the challenging industry of asset management, and co-authored the book Real Estate Asset Management: Executive Strategies for Profit-Making. She is on the board of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, The Atlanta Public School Affordable Housing Taskforce, Chair of 3Star Communities, Star-C and former Vice President of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors.

As Senior Vice President of Development, Ivy Dench-Carter oversees the execution and growth of Pennrose’s development pipeline within multiple designated regions, provides oversight of performance goals for the regions as identified in Pennrose’s Strategic Plan, and monitors regional performance and efficiency. Ivy also provides executive representation of Pennrose among industry organizations and associations, financial partners, design and construction partners, Housing Authorities, and State Agencies. Ivy has more than 30 years of management and real estate development experience. She began with Pennrose Management Company in 1990 as a Property Manager for two properties before earning a promotion to Regional Property Manager, which gave her oversight of 21 affordable housing properties. In 1995, Ivy joined the development arm of Pennrose, expanding her career from property management to real estate development in the affordable housing arena. Ivy previously led the Pennrose Baltimore Regional office (Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia and U.S. Virgin Islands) where she oversaw all phases of development process, from sourcing deals to securing financing to overseeing the transition from construction to management. Under her supervision, she was proud to lead an exceptional staff who are responsible for the day-to-day project management and development activities. One of her many strengths is the ability to support her staff to successfully manage large teams to maintain the project the schedule and keep costs within budget. However, she continues to enjoy meeting with public housing residents and community stakeholders to alleviate their fears of redevelopment and providing them the opportunities for Section 3 and MBE/WBE participation during a transparent development process. Ivy began her career in property management giving her a unique perspective during the development process. Her experience ranges from stand-alone affordable housing development deals to complex mixed-income, mixed finance, and multi-phase redevelopment projects including, HOPE VI, RAD, Upfront Grant and CHOICE programs. As a result, these programs require the complicated, multi-layered financing structures and the ability to secure soft resources required for 9% and 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit transactions. While most of her career has been redevelopment of public housing, her office is also focused on mixed-income, mixed-use and market rate developments. Throughout her career, Ivy has developed over thirty-five projects totaling approximately 2,400 units. Many of these projects involved public housing authorities and government agency owned land requiring the negotiation of complex Land Disposition Agreements and Master Development Agreements. Ivy serves as President Emeritus of the Maryland Affordable Housing Coalition and is on the Board of Directors of Anne Arundel County Affordable Housing Coalition, Baltimore City Inclusionary Housing Board and The Reinvestment Fund Board of Directors. She is an active member of the community and a graduate of Leadership Maryland, an independent statewide program designed to expand the capacity of Maryland’s leaders. She is a frequent affordable housing panelist and recently recognized by the Baltimore Business Journal as a one of ten business executives for the 2019 Leaders in Diversity, which honors influential executives and business owners who promote diversity and inclusion in the Greater Baltimore business community. Ivy attended Spelman College in Atlanta, GA.

As a Assistant Vice President with Prestwick Development Company, Casey Craven focuses on site acquisition, financial analysis, and project management of both market rate and affordable housing projects. Casey sources new construction and value add deals throughout the Southeast by generating opportunities for boutique to large scale multifamily development. Prior to joining Prestwick Companies, Casey worked with a real estate firm as an asset manager where he oversaw the rehabilitation and sale of more than $20,000,000 in annual assets. He also worked as a project manager for a land planning and civil engineering firm where he managed development projects from schematic design through construction documents. Casey’s previous experience gives him a unique perspective in real estate development. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Landscape Architecture, Casey spent 6 years working closely with commercial developers in a variety of market sectors to provide site planning and environmental services. In 2015, Casey received his Masters in Business Administration from Georgia State University. Now, with more than 12 years of experience in the real estate development industry, he is able to draw on a diverse background to help Prestwick Companies reach new levels of success.

Mr. Epps works out of ASCP's Atlanta office and leads originations for the American South Real Estate Fund(s). He is responsible for managing partner relationships and sourcing LP and preferred equity investment opportunities for the funds in workforce and affordable housing projects across the funds' 10-state footprint. To-date, ASCP has capitalized more than $1B of projects across more than 7,000 units. Mr. Epps graduated with a BBA in Finance from Georgia State and an MBA from Georgia Tech.

Patricija Pericic is GLA's Director of Affordable Housing with over 10 years of experience in Multifamily design and 8 years of dedicated focus to affordable housing. With active involvement, she has taken projects from early stages of conceptual design, funding process, all throughout project close out. In that time, she has overseen/managed well over 2,000 completed units in many jurisdictions spanning from USDA funded rural area developments to densely populated urban environments. She has experience in HUD, LIHTC Elderly, HFOP and Family Developments. Patricija strongly embodies GLA’s core values and cultivates strong relationships with dedication to each project’s success and ultimate prosperity of communities for many years to come. She graduated from Southern Polytechnic State University with a Bachelor’s of/ Architecture and a Minor in Business Administration, joining GLA in 2014.

I am a personable, intelligent, and result-oriented leader who understands the importance of each member of my team and have a unique ability to harness and leverage every person's strengths to get remarkable results. I am a high-energy individual with strategic planning, coaching and facilitation, marketing/business development, urban design, and management expertise with over 40 years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Planning, and Development including a focus on sustainability and resiliency. A licensed Architect from 1982, I have Master’s Degrees in Architecture and Civil Engineering including course work in community, regional and transportation planning. My experience has been mostly at senior management levels; in large, medium, and small firms at local, regional, and national levels. I have been successfully responsible for managing regional programs and teams; planning and leading strategic marketing/business development plans and pursuits; planning, managing, and delivering large projects; extensive internal and external relationship development, team-building and partnership-forming; and growing staff and new offerings across multiple businesses lines in new and multiple locations to meet our clients’ needs and expectations. My experience includes 4 years as Planning Director for the City of Omaha, NE; over 4 years as the Deputy Director for Development Services for DeKalb County, GA; and currently the Southeast Region Senior Public Relations and Development Manager for LDG Development, LLC. My diverse list of clients includes federal, state, regional, county and municipal agencies and private organizations. I have served as coach, facilitator, project principal, project manager, and project architect on a range of projects which have included project planning and programming, new, renovation and retrofit construction. Projects include a full range of vertical projects and infrastructure projects (transportation, water, wastewater, and natural resources) accomplished under various contract vehicles – Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity, Open-End, General, direct and as a sub-consultant.