University of California at Los Angeles, BA, Business / Economics 2002
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, MBA, 2009
QUALIFICATIONS
Public accounting and real estate development, finance and acquisitions experience since 2002
Memberships
Urban Land Institute
USC Marshall Alumni Association
UCLA Alumni Association
Whitney Stephenson is responsible for Urban Partners’ investment activities, which include underwriting and closing prospective investments as well as overseeing the asset management and accounting functions of all existing projects. During Whitney’s tenure at Urban Partners, she has helped place over $250 million in equity and $300 million in debt in multifamily for-rent, multifamily for-sale, mixed-use and commercial projects.
Prior to starting her real estate career, Whitney served three years as a public accountant at a CPA firm in West Los Angeles, where she worked on a broad range of professional services assignments for a variety of clients, including manufacturing companies, real estate partnerships, hospitals and health service facilities, restaurants, hotel operators, and a variety of individuals.
Rio Hondo College
QUALIFICATIONS
Administrative and governmental experience since 1996
Denise Mendoza is responsible for Urban Partners’ office management, event coordination and public relations. In addition she serves as Executive Assistant to Urban Partners’ Principal Paul Keller and as project development coordinator for University Gateway.
Ms. Mendoza came to Urban Partners in 1999 with nine years administrative experience in private industry and at Los Angeles City Hall.
Indian River Community College, AA, Sociology
QUALIFICATIONS
Project accounting and executive experience since 2001
Jennifer Kamphuis is responsible for all Urban Partners’ pre-development project accounting. She is also corporate accountant for Urban Partners and Executive Assistant to Matt Burton, Principal and Chief Financial Officer.
Ms. Kamphuis joined Urban Partners in May 2004 with three years experience in the insurance industry.
Stephens College, BFA, University of Texas at Austin, MFA coursework
QUALIFICATIONS
Commercial real estate business management, marketing, project coordination and client support since 1999
Amy Hoffman is a development analyst for Urban Partners in the Seattle office where she is responsible for organizing the development process and providing marketing analyses for projects throughout the Northwest.
Prior to joining Urban Partners Ms. Hoffman spent seven years with Cushman & Wakefield where she provided business management, marketing and client support to industrial, office and retail brokerage and investment teams.
Ms. Hoffman is a Kansas native, but has called Seattle home for over ten years.
University of London
QUALIFICATIONS
Marketing and administrative experience since 1999
Cwennen Corral serves as Project Coordinator for several Urban Partners projects.
Immediately prior to joining Urban Partners Ms. Corral worked for Sony Pictures Television in affiliate marketing. She worked previously for Disney Magazine Publishing as an Advertising Sales Coordinator and also worked for MGM in the outside producer accounting group focusing on contract research for profit participation.
Santa Ana College, Advanced Technical Center MCP, CNA, MCSE and CCNA training AMA management training
QUALIFICATIONS
Information Technology support experience since 1998
Aaron Betts manages all Information Technology (IT) issues in the Los Angeles and Seattle offices, as well as all IT field personnel.
Prior to joining Urban Partners, Mr. Betts was one of the principal partners in MB Systems Technology. As the Director of Technology, he was responsible for the design and deployment of new technologies for clients, including Stussy, ICI Development Company, New Horizons, Update Legal and Country Garden Landscape.
Previously, Mr. Betts served as the IT manager for companies such as Menemsha Construction Solutions, Gateway Learning Corporation (a.k.a. – Hooked on Phonics) and Honeywell.
