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MARILYN FELDMEIER possesses over
eighteen years of experience in designing
and implementing architectural, interior,
landscaping and campus planning projects
for hotels and resorts. In her role as
Project Lead and Designer she has been
responsible for master-plan programming,
development, and design as well as project
coordination of design, production and
construction teams. Marilyn’s work can be found at The Broadmoor, Colorado
Springs, CO; The Don CeSar, St. Petersburg Beach, FL; Kingsmill Resort,
Williamsburg, VA and The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV. In addition,
she is a Registered Architect consulting on resort and hotel properties with
TAG Studio and as a principal of Studio FG. Marilyn was educated at Tulane
University where she received a Bachelor and Master of Architecture. She
also attended the London School of Economics where she earned a Master of
Science in City Design and Social Science.
MICHAEL GROTE is a real estate developer,
architecturally trained designer and builder
focused on community design and development.
Mike has worked on the Gulf Coast
in both Mississippi and Louisiana since
2006 with various organizations in several
capacities including university instruction,
architecture, construction management
and development. Since 2008 Mike has
worked for Alembic Community Development and is currently the Director
of Building Programs managing the design and construction aspects of
Alembic’s developments. Mike holds a Master of Building Construction with
a Minor in Community Planning from Auburn University and a Bachelor of
Architecture from the University of Houston.
JONATHAN LEIT is a real estate developer
and urban planner focused on working on
revitalizing neighborhoods. Since 2007, he
has served as Director of the New Orleans
office at Alembic Community Development,
where he develops affordable housing
and mixed-use properties and provides
capacity building and development services
to nonprofit organizations. Jonathan
holds a Master in City Planning from MIT, a Graduate Certificate from the Center
for Urban Redevelopment Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Design, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Columbia University.
ANDREW LILES, AIA LEED AP is a native
Mississippian, is an adjunct lecturer at the
Tulane School of Architecture. He is also
an owner of his own practice in New Orleans.
Professor Liles’ education includes a
Bachelor of Architecture from Mississippi
State University, and a Master of Architecture
from Tulane University. Professor Liles
focuses practice in the southeast with projects
ranging from large commercial to regional residential work. A LEED Accredited
Professional, he helped found what became the Mississippi Chapter
of the US Green Building Council. He serves on both the Executive Board and
the Board of Directors. Professor Liles has been a project architect for both
award winning and sustainable architecture, and now returns to New Orleans
with his wife, Charlane, and their children, Amos and Owen.
KELLY LONGWELL is a Director in the New
Orleans office of Coats Rose, where she
concentrates in the areas of real estate,
affordable housing and taxation. She has
represented developers and investors in a
wide variety of projects including hotels,
apartment complexes, office buildings, residential
condominiums and retail commercial
space. Kelly has been selected for inclusion to Woodward White’s Best
Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. Kelly has experience in real estate
development, corporate and partnership taxation and tax-exempt organizations.
Her experience with real estate development has focused primarily
on representing and advising private developers and investors as to federal
tax incentives, including the historic rehabilitation tax credit, the low-income
housing tax credit, facade donations and real estate syndications. Kelly has
also been involved in the structure of various real estate transactions, with
an emphasis on maximizing the tax benefits. The diverse structures utilized
by the parties to the transaction include Section 1031 tax-free exchanges of
property, sale/leaseback transactions, tax increment financing, and equity
syndications. Kelly holds a LL.M degree in Taxation from NYU, a JD from LSU
and a Bachelor’s degree from Tulane University.
NEAL MORRIS is a real estate developer
and attorney. He received his B.A., M.B.A.,
and J.D. degrees from Tulane University. He
is a Harvard University Loeb Fellow. During
his year in residence in 2009-2010 Neal
researched blight elimination strategies and
lectured on affordable housing finance. In
2000 Neal founded Redmellon Restoration
and Development. The firm is a mission-driven company that focuses its efforts
on large urban infill projects consisting of single-family and two-family
homes. In 2006 Redmellon was awarded the Innovation in Housing Award
from the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency. In the past several years Redmellon
has renovated or developed over 400 units of affordable housing in New
Orleans. Redmellon’s current project is the historic rehabilitation of 51 units
of formerly blighted singles and doubles in the Carrolton, Hoffman Triangle,
and 7th Ward neighborhoods utilizing low income housing tax credits, historic
rehabilitation tax credits, and NSP2 funds.
2013-2014 MASTER OF SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FACULTY 2