Our Team

W. Clay Grubb

Chief Executive Officer

Leads the company’s overall strategic vision and serves as chairman of the board of directors. Extensive experience in investments, capital raising, finance, leasing and management and serves on numerous corporate boards and organizations.

J.D., UNC School of Law; B.S.M., A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

M. Scott Brown

President

Oversees day-to-day operating activities including construction, project management, leasing, property management, human resources and information technology. Extensive expertise in construction as a general contractor.

UNC-Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School Senior Executive Institute; A.A., Business Administration and B.A., Economics, University of Maryland at Baltimore

Todd Williams

Chief Investment Officer

Oversees the company’s investment activity and capital strategy including discretionary fund programs, joint ventures and investor relations. Extensive expertise in research, entitlement, design and urban planning.

B.A. and BARCH, UNC-Charlotte College of Architecture; adjunct faculty, UNC-Charlotte Childress Klein Center for Real Estate

Megan Slocum

Chief Development Officer

Oversees and manages all aspects of the development process including rezoning, pro forma development, design, construction and stabilization. Extensive experience in development and construction management, multifamily operations and property management.

B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill

Rob Duguid

Chief Construction Officer

Specializes in development project management and construction, including developing Link Apartments. Extensive experience in construction and development as a general contractor.

Rob Miller

Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for debt financing, financial reporting and analysis, accounting, tax, audit and insurance. Served four years in the U.S. Air Force.

B.A., Finance, UNC-Charlotte

Shawn Cardner

Chief Operating Officer

Oversees strategy and operations of office and retail portfolio, and multifamily shared services including marketing, training, maintenance, and sustainability. Responsible for all aspects of information technology, including ERP, information security, data, and architecture.

Board member of Reach Kericho Kenya and President of Reach US International Inc.; B.A., Political Science, Binghamton University; M.A., Apologetics, Houston Christian University

Sherry Long

Managing Director – Investor Relations

Manages investor relations, including reporting and relationship management. Extensive experience in commercial, retail and multifamily property management.

Licensed North Carolina Real Estate Broker

Holly Yang

Managing Director – Corporate Brand Marketing

Leads corporate marketing to ensure the brand is aligned with the company investment strategy. Extensive global and regional corporate real estate experience (Asia Pacific/U.S.) with JLL and Cushman & Wakefield.

M.B.A., Fox School of Business, Temple University; B.B.A., University of Kentucky; INSEAD executive program

Clark Spencer

Managing Director - Investments (manages the company’s Qualified Opportunity Funds)

Licensed attorney experienced in capital markets, securities, reporting and corporate compliance. Formerly an associate attorney with Clifford Chance and Womble Bond Dickinson in capital markets and corporate and securities groups.

J.D., UNC School of Law; B.A., History and Germanic Languages, UNC-Chapel Hill

Frank Tetel

Managing Director - Acquisitions

Leads the company’s acquisition of multifamily and office properties, as well as development sites. Has closed on more than $1 billion in commercial real estate acquisitions and development since 2010. Formerly a vice president with a southeast multifamily investment group.

M.S.R.E., University of Florida; B.A., Duke University

John Jarvis

Senior Director – Capital Formation

Responsible for directing and overseeing the U.S. capital formation team as well as representing the firm on the West Coast. More than 15 years of experience in alternative investments.

B.B.A. Finance, Georgia State University

Lauren Cahill

Senior Vice President – Multifamily Development

Oversees Grubb Properties’ developments in the New York market as well as developments in the Bay Area of California; Denver, CO; and Washington, DC. Previously a senior development director of a multifamily company where she oversaw $1.3 billion of development.

Master’s degree, University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Columbia University; Degree Certificate in Real Estate Design Development; Wharton School of Business

Jason Rushing

Senior Vice President - Asset Management

Responsible for asset management including reporting, informed by more than a decade of real estate experience. Previously oversaw the company’s multifamily properties in its Atlanta, GA and Greenville, SC portfolios.

B.A., Louisiana State University; MBA, University of New Orleans