Cheryl Strickland
Biography: CHERYL THOMAS STRICKLAND ULI Member since June 2007 SUMMARY Commercial real estate, community redevelopment and economic development investment professional with experience across Fortune 50 financial service firms, public and non-profit sectors. Extensive expertise in multi-family and commercial mortgage loan production, underwriting, and portfolio management. Proven ability to objectively assess property value, risk and creditworthiness. Active across range of conventional, market-rate financings as well as subsidized, tax-exempt, community redevelopment structures. Generated business and marketing plans, new loan business, and new investment products. Strong communicator and team builder. A variety of assignments successfully performed reflects experience in building new teams as well as core competencies in credit investment and specialized debt instruments, along with broad-based real estate knowledge. MBA with Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CITIHOMES CONSULTING, LLC Principal/Senior Managing Director 2019-present WESTSIDE FUTURE FUND Atlanta, GA Executive Vice President/Managing Director-Real Estate (2017-2019) STIFEL, NICOLAS & COMPANY, INC Atlanta, GA Public Finance Investment Banker (2012-2017) ATLANTA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Atlanta, GA Managing Director, Redevelopment (2004 - 2012) Manages and drives results associated with all aspects of the City of Atlanta's tax increment financing ("TIF") program, to promote economic development and community revitalization via public-private partnerships. PRUDENTIAL MORTGAGE CAPITAL COMPANY (a division of Prudential Financial), Chicago, IL/Newark, NJ/Atlanta, GA 1986 - 2003 Loan Originations, Portfolio Management and Asset Management Assignments: Principal / Vice President and Product Specialist EDUCATION Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation awarded 1999 MBA, Finance/Marketing/International Business University of Chicago BS, Mathematics/Education Northwestern University PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Center for Creative Leadership, Executive Women's Forum Commercial Real Estate Women Leadership Program Proficient in major software programs AFFILIATIONS CFA Institute Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts Commercial Real Estate Women of Atlanta Atlanta Women's Foundation - Grant Making Committee National Black MBA Association Council of Development Finance Agencies International Council of Shopping Centers Peachtree Corridor Task Force - Finance SubCommittee Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership OTHER Frequent public and conference speaker regarding real estate finance and economic development
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