MIKE GODWIN
Michael Godwin has been president and CEO of Ambling Cos.
Inc. since 1996, and he boasts over 20 years of experience in the
development, construction and
management arenas. He is responsible for all facets of the company’s
operations, including strategic
planning, new business development, finance, administration,
planning, construction and property management. Godwin has built
Ambling into a nationally recognized firm in the student housing
and affordable housing markets.
He is an expert in the utilization of
tax credits and other financial
instruments in the development of
affordably priced, quality shelter. Previously, he was president of
Professional Housing Partnerships Inc. and president of Godwin
Construction Co., where he first entered the affordable housing
market following the development of several landmark projects.
Godwin serves on the boards of directors for the National
Housing & Rehabilitation Association and the National Multi
Housing Council. At the local level in Georgia, Godwin serves
on the boards directors of the Boys and Girls Club and Park
Avenue Bank.
MICHAEL F. KING
Active in the real estate industry since buying
his first student housing property in 1978,
Michael King currently leads the development
of Trinitas’ strategic vision and direction. One
of the firm’s highlights is the Collegiate
Kentucky, a 278-unit, 699-bed property that
will serve students attending the University of
Kentucky and surrounding institutions. Prior
to entering real estate, King served as regional
vice president of sales and marketing for national retailer General
Nutrition Centers. A member of his local builder, realtor and apartment associations, King is also an active member of his local chamber of commerce and is a deacon of his church.
MICHAEL S. MCGRATH
President and chairman of Asset Plus Corp. and Asset Campus
Housing Inc., Michael McGrath handles corporate planning
and financial operations for the company and supervises all activities of its
operating divisions. He’s also an investor and co-general partner on over
$350 million in property acquisitions
and developments undertaken by the
investment affiliate of the company.
Over a 25-year period, he has been
involved in the analysis and operation
of more than $1 billion of real estate
investment properties. His career has
been illustrious; he became senior
vice president of Houston-based Asset
Plus Corp. during its inception in
1986 and was promoted to president
and CEO in 1988. Later, he acquired Asset Plus Corp. from its
institutional-based owner. McGrath is also on the board of directors for W.E. Perry Realty Investment Funds.
HENRY A. MORTON
Henry Morton has previously co-de-veloped, or is developing, over 13,900
student housing and conventional
bedroom units in Florida, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Arizona
and Montana, with a value of over
$500 million. In addition, his property management company has
simultaneously managed in excess of
4,500 leases. His projects have won
numerous awards, including “Top
Student Housing Community” in Murfreesboro, TN, the
“Student Choice Award” in Columbia, SC and The Best Place to
Live” at the University of Maryland, College Park. Morton has
also consulted on a student housing development in Eilat, Israel
and spearheaded a project being awarded as the preferred proponent for a 2,000-bed RFP in Toronto. Morton is involved in a
number of charitable and community activities and has been a
speaker at the industry’s top conferences.
MICHAEL J. PETER
Mike Peter began his career in student
housing in the mid-1980s, rising from
resident assistant to resident director
and, quickly, to manager for Allen &
O’Hara in Wisconsin and California. He
then served in the US Peace Corps in
the West Indies before returning to
earn a law degree at the University of
Minnesota. Having returned to student
housing full-time in 1997 as director of
on-campus business development for
American Campus Communities, Peter is now founder, president
and CEO of Campus Advantage. As such, he’s responsible for all
strategic planning and financial operations for the firm, as well as
initiating and maintaining relationships with colleges, universities, private owners and allied business partners. He responds to
and customizes programs for schools and private owners looking
for student housing management and consulting expertise.
FREDERICK W. PIERCE
Fred Pierce founded Pierce Education Properties LP in 1995 to
provide real estate investment and development services to the
education industry. Today, the San Diego-based company owns
and manages a portfolio of 5,000 beds in properties owned in
joint ventures with institutional partners. Over the years, the
president and CEO has become a nationally known leader in
education and educational development. His wide-ranging career
includes roles as chief financial
officer and principal of Los
Angeles-based Platt Cos. and western regional director of real
estate consulting for Price
Waterhouse. From 1999 to 2004,
Pierce served as a trustee of the
23-campus, 440,000-student
California State University System,
where he chaired the Institutional
Advancement, Audit and
University and Faculty Personnel
committees.
