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Joseph Keough is the Chairman & CEO of Wood Partners.

Prior to joining Wood Partners in 2008, Keough acted as the Chief Operating Officer of Fuqua Capital, where he was responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fuqua family’s office operations as well as defining and implementing the firm’s investment strategy across asset classes. He previously served as the Senior Vice President, Development and Investment Strategy, in the office/multifamily division at Cousins Properties, a publicly-traded REIT. Prior to joining Cousins, he was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group.

Keough earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and received his bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from Babson College.

Matt Trammell is President of Wood Partners, responsible for leading the development team in addition to supporting the company’s capital relationships and various strategic initiatives. Matt joined Wood Partners in 2008 and previously served as Wood’s Chief Financial Officer. He also chairs Wood’s Investment Committee and is a member of its Board of Managers. Matt has been actively involved in the financing of more than 70,000 multifamily units totaling $18 billion in total capitalization during his time with the company.

Prior to joining Wood Partners, Matt spent two years as an analyst with Novare Group, a development company focused on high-density mixed-use opportunities around the Southeast. He received his BSBA magna cum laude from Washington University in St Louis with a concentration in finance and accounting in 2006 and is a past CFA charterholder.

Brian Hansen is the Chief Investment Officer for Wood Partners, currently responsible for developing capital relationships, serving on the company’s Investment Committee and overseeing the company’s construction division.

Prior to his role as CIO, Brian served as Executive Managing Director for Wood Partners’ West Region, which consisted of the West Coast, Colorado and Utah, and he has been involved in the management, origination and financing of more than $2 Billion worth of developments.

Brian joined Wood Partners in 2006 and has previously worked for Analysis Group, an economic consulting firm, and at The Federal Reserve in Washington D.C. Brian earned his MBA with a concentration in Real Estate from Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, and his bachelor’s degree from Colby College.

Emily Fagan is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Wood Partners. She is responsible for accounting, human resources and technology. For the first 12 years of her tenure with Wood Partners, Emily served as Chief Accounting Officer and was responsible for the company’s accounting and reporting on owned and managed assets.

Prior to joining Wood Partners, Emily was the Development Controller of Novare Group, where she was responsible for the accounting on a high-density mixed-use development portfolio of $1.4 billion across the Southeast. Emily began her career in public accounting, working first in the audit practice at Arthur Andersen and then at KPMG.

When not working Emily can be found running, hiking, and attending sporting events with her husband and two sons.

Emily is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Georgia and North Carolina and a graduate of Wake Forest University with a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Accountancy.

Josh Lynch is a Managing Director and General Counsel for Wood Partners. He is involved in the development, construction, financing, and disposition of the company’s assets across the country.

Prior to joining Wood Partners in 2015, Josh was a Senior Associate at Alston & Bird and served as counsel to numerous real estate developers, sponsors and institutional investors. He specialized in the areas of real estate development and financing. Prior to joining Alston & Bird, Josh was an auditor at Ernst & Young.

When Josh is not spending time with his family, he enjoys playing golf.

Josh received his B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Florida State University and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia and previously passed the C.P.A. exam.

Walter Armer is the Managing Director for Wood Partners in Colorado. He is responsible for the sourcing, financing, and development of new multifamily projects throughout the state with a focus on the Front Range. Since 2000, Walter has been actively involved in the development, acquisition and repositioning of over 9,000 multifamily units with a total capitalization in excess of $1.4 billion.

Prior to joining Wood Partners in 2020, Walter worked for Holland Partner Group and Broe Real Estate Group in Denver as well as several large development firms and family offices in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.

Walter received an MBA from the FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Phoenix.

When not working Walter enjoys Skiing, Hiking and Mountain Biking in the Colorado Rockies.

Bart Barrett is Director of Wood Partners’ Houston office, responsible for overseeing the development, design and financing of construction in Houston and Central Texas.

Barrett was instrumental in developing more than 3,400 housing units with a capitalization of more than $500 million as managing director at Alliance Residential Company before he joined Wood Partners in 2014. Before he joined Alliance in 2011, Barrett was a finance and development associate at The Morgan Group. As a lead analyst for Apartment Realty Advisors, Barrett participated in the transaction of more than $900 million and 19,500 units in multifamily sales in Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Barrett worked with The Hanover Company and APS Financial Corporation earlier in his career.

Barrett earned both a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University. He’s a member of the Urban Land Institute, Houston Real Estate Council and Houston Apartment Association Developers Committee.

Matt Berry is the Managing Director of Construction for Wood Partners’ Central and West Regions (TX, AZ, CA, WA, OR, NV, CO, UT, MN and IL), overseeing all aspects of project plan development and construction execution. Matt has been in the multifamily industry since 2000, building both for-sale and rental units including garden style, urban infill, mid-rise, high-rise, adaptive reuse, and mixed use.

He joined Wood Partners’ Dallas office in 2006, and has been directly involved in the planning, design, estimating, and construction of over 15,000 multifamily units. Prior to Wood Partners, he worked for a commercial general contractor in Atlanta, overseeing projects in the multifamily, retail, and institutional markets.

Matt earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a concentration in Structural Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Bryan Borland is Executive Managing Director for Wood Partners over the Florida region. He is responsible for the sourcing, financing, and development of new multifamily projects throughout the state. Since 2010, Bryan has been actively involved in the development of 7,500 multifamily units and ancillary retail space with a total capitalization of $1.6 billion.

Prior to joining Wood Partners in 2010, Bryan spent three years in commercial banking with SunTrust Bank and Wachovia Bank. He began his development career in the Washington, D.C. office of Wood Partners before relocating to his home state of Florida in 2013.

Bryan received an MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Florida State University, where he serves as a Director on the Executive Board of the FSU Real Estate Center. He is a member of Wood Partners’ Investment Committee.

Marc Brambrut is the Managing Director for Wood Partners in Atlanta. He is responsible for the sourcing, financing, and development of multifamily and mixed-use communities throughout Georgia, with an emphasis on the Atlanta metropolitan region. Over the course of his career, Marc has been actively involved in the development of more than 11,000 apartment and condominium residences nationwide.

Prior to joining Wood Partners, Marc served as Senior Vice President of Development at Portman Residential, where he helped lead the firm’s multifamily development platform and pipeline strategy. He previously held senior roles as a regional development partner for Fairfield Residential and as Senior Vice President of Novare Group, delivering large-scale urban and suburban mixed-use projects across major Sunbelt markets.

Marc received a master’s degree in Real Estate Finance and Development from Johns Hopkins University and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia.

Tim Graff is Managing Director for the Orlando region of Wood Partners, where he is responsible for the sourcing and financing of all new development projects in the region, as well as leading all design, entitlement and execution efforts. Over his 19-year career, Tim has been actively involved in the development and disposition of over 4,800 multifamily units with a total capitalization in excess of $1 billion.

Prior to joining Wood Partners, Tim served as Managing Director for Crescent Communities’ Florida region, overseeing all development and investment activities across the state. Before Crescent, Tim was Managing Director for Alliance Residential’s North Florida division. Tim began his multifamily career as a Development Manager for Trammell Crow Residential’s North Florida division.

Tim earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Rollins College and an MBA from Rollins College’s Crummer Graduation School of Business.

Libby Funaro is the Chief Financial Officer at Wood Partners, where she oversees project and corporate finance, the firm’s property operations and dispositions, and is involved in the development of capital relationships. She joined Wood Partners in 2022 and serves on the company’s Investment Committee.

Libby began her career at GE Capital in the Financial Management Program and later worked in the company’s real estate lending division. She subsequently held roles in capital markets brokerage at JLL (formerly HFF) and in capital markets at RangeWater before joining Wood Partners.

Libby holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross.

Tyler Hurd is a Managing Director at Wood Partners responsible for development and finance for new projects and asset management for existing assets in Tampa and Southwest Florida. Hurd has developed over 2,800 multifamily units with a total capitalization in excess of $650 million. Prior to leading the Tampa office, Hurd led efforts to build and execute development pipeline in Georgia and Alabama out of Wood Partners’ Atlanta office. He has also worked closely with Wood Partners’ CFO supporting corporate finance functions, assisted in managing Wood Partners’ Business Intelligence Initiative, and has served as an Asset Manager on multiple assets throughout the country.

Before joining Wood Partners, Hurd spent three years working as an Asset Manager for Trimont Real Estate Advisors in Atlanta. At Trimont, he worked with three national, institutional multifamily investors overseeing approximately 10,000 units across 10 states. Prior to Trimont, Hurd was at Lockheed Martin in Warner Robins, GA for one year working as a Multi-Functional Financial Analyst for Lockheed’s Global Training and Logistics – Aviation Logistics Sustainment Services.

Outside of work, Tyler enjoys all kinds of watersports including scuba diving, offshore fishing, wakeboarding, and sailing.

Hurd graduated summa cum laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the Terry College of Business.

Jim Lambert is a Development Director for Wood Partners responsible for all development activities in the Boston area including origination, permitting, design, capitalization and construction of all new projects in the market.

Prior to joining Wood Partners in 2015, Jim was responsible for multifamily development as the Vice President of Development for Mill Creek Residential Trust in their Boston office. At MCRT he was instrumental in the sourcing, capitalization or construction of over 1,300 multifamily units.

Lambert received an MBA from Bentley University with a concentration in real estate. He completed his undergraduate studies at Northeastern University where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Todd McCulloch is a Regional Director of Development with responsibility for Wood Partners’ Central region, including oversight of development, finance, construction, and asset management, and he serves on the company’s Investment Committee. Previously, Todd served as Wood’s Director of Texas markets.

Todd joined the company in 2005, and since then, has been actively involved in over $2 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to Wood, Todd worked in the Transaction & Advisory Services division of CBRE.

Todd earned his MBA from the University of Texas McCombs School and received a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin as well.

Ryan Miller is the Managing Director for Wood Partners’ North Texas development operations and is responsible for the development, financing, construction and management of multifamily operations in the region. Since joining Wood in 2012, Ryan has sourced the construction of more than 9,600 multifamily units with a total capitalization in excess of $1.8 billion.

Prior to Wood Partners, Ryan was a developer with Verde Apartment Communities in Dallas where he constructed an additional 1,500 units in the Dallas and Austin areas. Ryan began his career in corporate finance before transitioning to real estate in a single-family lot development capacity.

Ryan earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business and a BBA degree in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Bennett Sands is a Regional Director of Development with responsibility for Wood Partners’ East region, which includes Boston, the Mid-Atlantic, the Carolinas, Nashville, and Georgia. His role encompasses oversight of development, finance, construction, and asset management, and he serves on the company’s Investment Committee. Previously, Bennett served as Development Director in Wood Partners’ Atlanta office.

Bennett joined the company in 2003 and has since been actively involved in more than $1 billion in real estate transactions. Prior to joining Wood Partners, Bennett worked in Investment Banking for Robinson-Humphrey in Atlanta.

Bennett earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from Vanderbilt University. He attributes his success to the MBA with a Real Estate concentration that he earned from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Caitlin Shelby is the Director for the Raleigh-Durham office of Wood Partners. In this role, she manages the sourcing, financing, and development of multifamily communities in eastern North Carolina.

Prior to joining Wood Partners, Ms. Shelby managed nearly 2 million square feet of development for Boston Properties and The JBG Companies in Washington, DC. Ms. Shelby began her career working in corporate finance and project management at the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

Ms. Shelby received her MBA from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, with a concentration in Real Estate Development and Real Estate Finance. She graduated from Fordham University with her BS in Business Administration. Ms. Shelby is a member of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies Advisory Board, ULI Regional Initiative Council for the Carolinas, and ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative Steering Committee for the Triangle.

Carter Siegel is a Regional Director of Development responsible for development projects in Charlotte and South Carolina markets.  Since joining Wood Partners in 2006, he has led the financing and development of more than 6,000 units valued at $1.1 billion.

Before joining Wood Partners, Siegel worked at Apollo Housing Capital financing affordable and historic tax credit properties. Prior to this position he served as a Development Associate in Trammell Crow Residential’s North Florida Division where he participated in developing more than 750 units in Tampa and Orlando. Siegel also previously worked in the Hong Kong and New York offices of Jardine Fleming, a UK based Investment Banking firm.

Siegel holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Virginia and an MBA degree from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Siegel is an active member of several professional organizations including the Urban Land Institute and serves on the NAHB leadership board.

Andrew Steffens is a Development Director for Wood Partners in Nashville, TN. He is responsible for the acquisition, financing, and development of mixed use and multifamily projects throughout Tennessee and Kentucky. Before joining Wood Partners, Andrew was the Regional Director of Development for Ram Realty Advisors, a private equity development fund based out of Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Prior to Ram, Andrew served as the Development Director for Alliance Residential where he opened the local Nashville office for Alliance and delivered just under $200M in class A development. His existing Nashville developments include the award winning 276-unit mixed use community branded Broadstone Germantown, a 330-unit community branded Broadstone 8South, and a 238-unit mixed use community branded Broadstone Gulch.

Prior to joining Alliance Residential, Andrew held various roles within a real estate finance group at Citi Bank. Andrew graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee and earned a Masters of Business Administration from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt.

Todd Taylor is the Development Director for Wood Partners in Arizona and Nevada. His responsibilities include Development, Finance and Asset Management.

Taylor started with Wood Partners in 2005, and has been involved in the development of over 4,000 units in Arizona and Nevada. Among these deals was Alta Phoenix Lofts, a 332-unit 9-story development, which ranked #1 in the 2009 Best of Phoenix Luxury Apartment list. The 2011 Phoenix Luxe List ranks three of Mr. Taylor’s deals among its top eight valley-wide. Phoenix Business Journal ranked Wood Partners Phoenix at #3 for Multifamily Commercial Real Estate Developers in 2015 and 2016. Additionally, Phoenix Business Journal’s the Book of Lists ranked Wood Partners Phoenix in the top 10 for Largest Phoenix Area CRE Developers.

Taylor’s multifamily experience covers a broad spectrum, including market-rate rental, mixed-use, condominium, student housing, age restricted, full-service independent living, and 80/20 affordable bond financed units.

Taylor completed his undergraduate studies at California State University Long Beach and holds an MBA (with a concentration in real estate finance) from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. Prior to graduation, he played professional baseball with the Minnesota Twins organization.

Taylor is a member of the Real Estate Investment Advisory Council (Southwest Chapter) and serves on the Board of Directors for Homeward Bound Arizona.

Mark Theriault is the Managing Director of Construction for all of Wood Partners’ eastern markets (MA, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, TN and FL). He is responsible for the design, estimating and construction of all projects within those areas. He previously served as Regional Construction Manager for Wood Partners and has been responsible for all construction projects within the Northeast.

Mark is a veteran in multifamily construction with more than 25 years of experience in managing all types of residential construction, including over 12,000 multi-family housing units. He began his career as an assistant project manager with Toll Brothers in 1995. In 1999 he joined JPI, where he worked his way up from assistant superintendent to director of construction for the Northeast.

Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts. He has a Construction Supervisor License in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.