May 2018 Out of the need for an internal team to lead CREA’s legal matters, Brian Villa heads the Legal Department alongside the help of Ashley Reed. Learn more about this newly formed department in the Q&A and video below. What is your role at CREA/what do you do? BV: General Counsel – the role includes drafting and reviewing agreements, amendments, letters, consents, etc., assisting various CREA departments with any legal related issues, and trying to answer random legal q

November 2017 Working closely with developers, originators and closing coordinators to close low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) properties, Jeff Nelson serves as VP, Account Manager within the Acquisitions team. Jeff joined CREA’s Boston office in 2011 after working as an analyst for Fannie Mae in Washington, DC on both the multifamily lending and the single-family side. Learn more about Jeff and his work outside of CREA in the Q&A below. Q & A with Jeff Nelson What aspec

October 2017 Katy McShane, Director of Human Resources, joined CREA full-time in June of 2016, but has served CREA since 2003 as part of the former holding company. Being a part of CREA’s history since nearly the beginning, Katy has seen how CREA has changed and grown over the years. “When I was introduced to CREA, or what was then called ‘The Real Estate Department,’ and Jeff Whiting in 2003, the department had just 2.5 employees, including Jeff,” said Katy. “Today, we are a