32 students from the Wisconsin Real Estate Club, accompanied by Faculty Advisors Gregory Reed and Arif Qureshi, recently embarked on a fantastic field trip to Charlotte, NC! With its expanding skyline, vibrant streets, and thriving arts scene, Charlotte provided the perfect setting for students to gain insights into an evolving real estate market while connecting with alumni and industry leaders
Organized by the Wisconsin Real Estate Club Co-President Bryan Zaramba with the help of Dave Chandler (MSRE 1989) and Mike Pfaff, CFA (MBA 2008), the trip included the following highlights:
- Market overview with CBRE
- Riverside hard-hat tour of Queensbridge Collective
- Wells Fargo Real estate Banking Overview
- Ballantyne Development Tour
- Crescent Communities & Laurel Street Developments
- Event with UNC-Charlotte Commercial Real Estate Society
- Entrepreneurship in Real Estate: Different paths to success pannel
- WREAA happy hour at the Old Mecklenburg Brewery: Thank you to our awesome Charlotte alums for coming out to connect with Wisconsin Real Estate Students.
This hands-on learning experience exemplifies the Wisconsin Real Estate Program’s commitment to preparing students for real-world success, reinforcing why it ranks #1 in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report.
A special thank you to our alumni, friends, students, and staff who brought this remarkable trip to life!
- James Anderson (BBA ‘09), Vice President, Riverside Investment & Development Company
- Dave Chandler, Managing Director, RJS Properties
- Lee Cochran, Senior Vice President, Laurel Street Residential
- Brittany Heath, Vice President, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
- Bob Moore, Senior Managing Director, FCA Partners
- Compie Newman, Managing Director, CBRE
- Darrel Palasciano, Broker, The Providence Group
- Mike Pfaff, CFA, Executive Director, Wells Fargo
- Stuart Proffitt, Founding Partner, Proffitt Dixon Partners
- Arif Qureshi, Faculty Associate, UW-Madison
- Gregory Reed Reed, Associate Director, Graaskamp Center, UW-Madison
- Robert Stanek (BBA ’01), CFO, Riverside Investment & Development Company
- Bob Sweeney (MSRE 1978), Property Manager, RJS Properties
- Christina Argeris Thigpen, APR, SVP, Marketing & Communications, Northwood Development
- Michael Tubridy, Sr. Managing Director, Crescent Communities
- Nick Vosnock, Director of Construction, Northwood Development
- Ryan Wilkerson, Sr. Construction Manager, Riverside Investment & Development Company