Current Responsibilities
As Vice President of Capital Markets, Karla is responsible for raising equity for speculative and build-to-suit developments, structuring joint ventures and coordinating the due diligence for both debt and equity partners to ensure timely closings. As part of the Capital Markets team, she manages all capital partner relationships and monitors the overall equity capital markets to provide strategic insights into future partnership opportunities.

Past Experience
Karla has over 13 years of experience as a partner and lead developer in commercial real estate, and most recently held the role of partner and vice president of Capital Real Estate, Inc. She has a deep knowledge of the development process and has maintained trusted relationships with lenders and equity partners

Professional and Community Involvement
Karla is an active member of Minnesota Shopping Center Association (MSCA), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association and Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Education
Karla earned her Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business.