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.
2025 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.
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- TAAEF President
- Christy Rodriguez
Judwin Properties
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- Immediate TAAEF Past President
- Richard Whatcott
Camden Property Trust
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- TAAEF Past President
- Mark Hurley
Highland Commercial Properties
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- TAA Officer
- Renee Zahn
Greystar
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- TAA Officer
- Mike Rust
Highland Commercial Properties
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- TAA Officer
- Matt Jones
AMLI Residential
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- TAA Officer
- Cayce Coon
Madera Residential
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- Past TAA President
- Hugh Cobb
Asset Living
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- Past TAA President
- Gary Blumberg
Brite Real Estate Investors, LLC
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- Member-at-large
- Amber Franklin
Greystar
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- Member-at-large
- Jenifer Paneral
Dayrise Residential
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- Member-at-large
- Joshua Nichols
Guardian Construction
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- Member-at-large
- Ryan Baldwin
Franklin Apartment Management
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- Member-at-large
- Ashley Jenkins
Greystar
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- Member-at-large
- Chelsea Kneeland
Multifamily Insiders
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- TAA Executive Vice President
- Chris Newton
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- TAAEF Vice President
- Becca Ramati
Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation Contributions
These companies, organizations and individuals have made generous contributions to the Texas Apartment Association Education Foundation. This list recognizes pledges and contribution as of February 13, 2019. – Bold represents donors who have given to the most recent fundraising campaign.
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President’s Circle
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$100,000 OR MORE
- AMLI Residential
- Apartment Association of Greater Dallas
- Apartment Association of Tarrant County
- Austin Apartment Association
- Camden
- Camp Construction Services
- FSI Construction, Inc.
- Greystar Real Estate Partners
- HD Supply Facilities Maintenance
- Houston Apartment Association
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Founders
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$25,000 - $99,999
- AAA Plumbers
- Actus Lend Lease, LLC/Fort Hood Family Housing, LLC
- ALN Apartment Data
- Asset Living
- BG Staffing
- BH Management Services, LLC
- Bob Ross Realty
- Century A/C Supply
- CoStar
- CSC ServiceWorks/Appliance Warehouse
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Dayrise Residential
- The Dinerstein Companies
- Direct Energy
- HomeSpring Residential Services
- J. Allen Management Co., Inc.
- Jeannine D. Hammonds Memorial Foundation
- Judwin Properties
- The Liberty Group
- Lincoln Property Company
- Lowe's Pro Supply
- Lubbock Apartment Association
- LumaCorp Inc.
- The Madera Companies
- Mike Koch
- Olympus Property
- Rasa Floors
- RealPage
- Redi Carpet
- Rick & Linda Graf
- San Antonio Apartment Association
- The Smallwood Companies
- Susan Weston Company
- UDR
- Yardi Systems
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Sustainers
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$10,000 - $24,999
- Allied Orion Real Estate Services
- ApartmentCareers.com/CXC Talent Solutions
- Apartment Association of Southeast Texas
- Benson Investments
- Bohannon Development Corporation
- Equity Residential
- Greystone Asset Management
- Billy and Staci Griffin
- Francis Property Management
- Hepfner, Smith, Airhart and Day
- Highland Commercial Properties, Inc.
- Highmark Residential
- The Hunnicutt Family
- Itex Property Management
- Lynd Company
- Milestone Management
- Reliant
- Southhampton Management
- Triton Renovation
- Valet Waste
- Westdale Asset Management
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Supporters
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$5,000-$9,999
- George & Carolyn Allen
- Alliance Communities
- Apartment Finder
- Apartment Guide
- Assurant Specialty Property
- Berkshire Property Advisors, LLC
- BH Management
- Capstone Real Estate Services
- Concierge
- Granite Properties
- Impact Floors and Countertops
- Tami Martin
- McDougal Properties
- McHan Flooring, Inc. – MFI
- PropertyBridge
- Mark and Jackie Rhone
- Sabine Valley Properties
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Partners
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$1,000 - $4,999
- Accolade Property Management, Inc.
- Ameristar Screen & Glass
- Apartment Association of the Panhandle
- Apartments.com
- Archon Residential
- Beth Van Winkle
- Bob Bentel
- Bob Maxhimer, MMS Management
- Busbice
- Carol & Doug Rowald
- Catalyst Property Solutions
- Centurion Properties
- Charlie Young
- Cheryl Pucci
- City Gate Property Group
- Criterion Brock
- CWS Apartment Homes
- Danny & Diana Beck, Mike & Martha
- David Fritsche & Rachelle Landry
- Dial Communities
- Drought Properties
- First Interstate Management Company
- Gary & Bonnie Blumberg
- Gerry & Terri Henigsman
- Horn-Barlow Companies
- Irwin R. Rose & Co., Inc. and Amalgamated Management Corp.
- Iva Creel, DFW Perfect Surface
- Jeff Lowry
- Jill Wilson
- John Cullens
- Joy Lamb
- Kim McGregor
- Lonnie Derden
- MAB Flooring & Design
- Marlene Walker
- Martha Carlin
- Martine Properties, Inc.
- MaryAnn Klinger
- MetroNational
- Mike Bodin
- Moen
- Nicolle & Kenny Block
- NWP Services Corporation
- Pamela Smallwood
- Pat Keller
- RC Management
- Resident Data
- Rhonda Lesley
- Rob Johnston
- Ron & Mary Lynn Shelton
- Spectrum Organization, Inc. – Galveston
- Suan Tinsley
- Sumar Realty, Larry and Suzy Hill
- Susan Choice
- Synergy Reconstruction
- Texas Apartment Locators
- Theresa Lamar
- VLMC, Inc.
- Wes Bruce, Renovation Services
- Yvonne & Lew Weber
TAAEF recently celebrated 20 years of working to ensure that Texas’ growing multifamily industry has the pipeline of skilled professionals it needs for continued growth and success.