Paula C. Squires// June 4, 2018//
VCU has inducted seven new members into its Real Estate Circle of Excellence, a group that partners with the school’s Kornblau Real Estate Program to bring “real world” experience to the program. The group of real estate and mortgage lending executives provides advice on the quality and relevance of VCU’s educational and research programs, offering student internships and scholarships, and hosting an annual real estate conference.
The seven new members are: Jane duFrane, director of marketing and leasing for the Highwoods Properties Richmond Division; Roger A. Glover III, the founder and lead partner of Cornerstone Homes LLC and The Crescent Group LLC; Kim Kacani, president of HHH Communities; Monique Johnson, vice president and chief operating officer of Better Housing Coalition; Brad McGetrick, research director for talent acquisition and development at CoStar Group; Melvin Watkins, a member of the Central and Southern Virginia senior management team for M&T Bank, who is responsible for the commercial real estate team; and Debbie Wake, senior vice president for Divaris Real Estate Inc.’s Richmond office.