About TAAEF

TAA Education Foundation educates Texans about career opportunities in the rental housing industry and works with our local apartment association and workforce development partners to support training programs for those new to the industry.

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A guiding principle of TAAEF is that your most valuable resource is your people. With that in mind, we are focused on bringing exceptional new talent such as our Room to Grow ambassadors into the industry. Also, we are working to empower industry leaders to both retain and advance their employees to offer more opportunities for growth in Texas rental housing.

Let's get to know TAAEF through the eyes of our Room to Grow ambassadors.

2026 TAAEF Board of Directors

The Foundation is led by a 15-person Board of Directors composed of current TAA officers, past TAA and TAAEF Presidents, members-at-large and TAA’s Executive Vice President.

    • President
    • Ian Mattingly
      Luma Residential
    • TAA Officer
    • Mike Rust
      Highland Commercial Properties
    • TAA Officer
    • Matt Jones
      AMLI Management Company
    • TAA Officer
    • Cayce Coon
      Amalgamated Management
    • TAA Officer
    • Christy Rodriguez
      Judwin Properties
    • TAA Past President
    • Clay Hicks
      The Dinerstein Companies
    • TAA Past President
    • Renee Zahn
      Greystar
    • TAAEF Past President
    • Gary Blumberg
      Brite Real Estate Investors, LLC
    • TAAEF Past President
    • Kelley Liserio
      HomeSpring Residential Services
    • Member-at-large
    • Ryan Baldwin
      Franklin Apartment Management
    • Member-at-large
    • Stephanie Graves
      Q10 Property Advisors
    • Member-at-large
    • Ashley Jenkins
      Westwood Residential Companies
    • Member-at-large
    • Chelsea Kneeland
      Multifamily Insider
    • Member-at-large
    • Patton Locke
      AMLI Management Company
    • Member-at-large
    • Mindy Price
      Inside the Why
    • TAA Executive Vice President
    • Chris Newton
    • TAAEF Vice President
    • Becca Ramati