Clemson University’s Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) program recently added John Beaman, Emily C. Bridges, J. Russ Davis, Jr., Laura Haselden, William “Mac” McCall and Stephen Navarro to its Advancement Board for Real Estate Development (ABRED). The 28-member board is comprised of real estate industry leaders from across the United States.
The Advancement Board members support the MRED program by participating or providing leads for guest lecturers, creating learning experiences and networking opportunities for students and alumni, and assessing the program’s curriculum. The board also provides research ideas and grant opportunities for the program to expand its outreach in the real estate professional community.
Beaman is a head trader and portfolio manager at Claros, a U.S. fund that invests in property-backed securities. Bridges serves as the marketing director for Choate Construction Company. Davis is the owner and president of Davis Property Group, a real estate development, investment and consulting company based in Greenville. Haselden serves as the associate director of real estate for the Clemson University Real Estate Foundation, the Clemson University Land Stewardship Foundation and the Clemson University Office of Land and Capital Asset Stewardship. McCall is a regional managing partner at Franklin Street, a full-service commercial real estate firm. Navarro is president and CEO of The Furman Co. Inc.
The MRED program was added to Clemson’s catalog in 2004 with a class of six students, and admission is capped at 20 students a year. The university is one of nine schools in the country to offer the program.
