Kathleen Rose, CCIM: President

Ms. Rose has managed the analysis, planning, acquisition, development and marketing of retail, industrial, hotel, office and mixed-use projects throughout the eastern United States. She holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute of the National Association of Realtors, an elite corps of professionals across the globe recognized for their expertise in all disciplines of commercial-investment real estate. The graduate-level curriculum leading to the CCIM designation represents the finest education, making them uniquely positioned within the industry as expert strategists and negotiators, enabling them to guide their clients through the complexities of the commercial-investment real estate environment.

Ms. Rose received her CCIM designation in 1989 and went on to serve on the Institute's Faculty and national executive committees including Budget & Strategic Planning, and served as Chair of both the International Coordinating and Designation Promotion Committees. She is past president of the Connecticut CCIM Chapter and a retired member of the North Carolina CCIM Chapter Board of Directors. Ms. Rose has served on the Advisory Services Panel for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Downtown Davidson, Inc. a nonprofit downtown organization. She is a featured speaker for professional trade organizations and has authored articles for a number of industry trade publications covering topics including retail, development, urban planning, economic development and related subjects. She is also Managing Partner of Urban Organic I, LLC a property company which created South Main Square, in downtown Davidson, NC, a mixed use project which was the catalyst for forming the arts district in the South Main Street corridor.

Ms. Rose is licensed as both a North Carolina & Connecticut Real Estate Broker.