Jenell Schroeder

Jenell Schroeder

Vice President

Jenell joined Landmark in 2023 as Vice President of Construction Operations where she will be responsible for bringing consistency across the projects while working directly with the teams to minimize risk. She brings with her over 15 years of experience in the building and construction industry, having been involved—preconstruction to closeout—in over 4,000,000 square feet of multifamily and hospitality projects across the U.S.

Prior to joining Landmark, Jenell was a Senior Director at AECOM Hunt and spent over 13 years with Lendlease. She has led overall project operations on an extensive portfolio of projects, where she ensured time and budget commitments to clients were achieved through coordination and day-to-day management of trades, cost control, and schedule management. Project highlights include 1333 and 1345 S Wabash (Chicago, IL), The Cooper Apartments (Chicago, IL), The NFL Hall of Fame Development (Canton, OH), Palomar Hotel and Residences (Chicago, IL), and Greenfields of Geneva (Chicago, IL).

Jenell attributes her success to open and transparent communication, stakeholder collaboration, and asking the hard questions. She encourages diversity of thought to innovate and evolve, preventing operational flows from becoming antiquated.

Jenell graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bradley University. Career achievements include being honored as a 2023 ENR Midwest Top Young Pro. She believes in giving back to the communities in which she works and has volunteered her time to City of Hope, Girls in the Game, and the Bradley CEC Advisory Board.

She resides in the Chicagoland area with her husband, Paul, their two children, Greyson and Madelyn, and their dog, Franklin. During her free time, she enjoys traveling, live music, and watching her kids play sports.

Emily Barber

Emily Barber

Vice President, People and Culture

Emily has been a member of Landmark Properties since 2007. During her time with Landmark, Emily has served in varying roles both on site and at the corporate level. Ultimately finding her niche in human resources, she now holds the position of Associate Vice President of People and Culture and is a Senior Certified Professional through the Society of Human Resource Management. In this role, Emily’s main objective is to provide staff with the necessary tools to succeed in their positions. This includes developing and overseeing specialized training programs, talent acquisitions, employee relations, and payroll and benefits. As part of her role, she is also responsible for improving employee engagement and enriching the company’s culture through her partnership with FranklinCovey and her credentials as a facilitator of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Four Disciplines of Execution. Identifying and encouraging new talent is a passion of Emily’s and one she gets to pursue regularly through her part-time professorship with the Residential Property Management program at UGA and her position on the UGA RPM Advisory Board.

Emily, originally from south Georgia, moved to Athens to attend the University of Georgia where she graduated with her BA in English and Master’s of Education in Learning, Leadership, and Organizational Development. Emily still resides in Athens with her husband Geoff, son Owen, and dogs Stella and Ripley.

Jonathan Bove

Jonathan Bove

Executive Vice President, Management Services

Jonathan serves as the Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Management Services for Landmark Properties. With 20 years of experience in student housing and college student services, He serves as the liaison for both new third-party clients and Landmark acquisitions as they join the Landmark-managed portfolio. He also provides coordination and oversight of Landmark’s consulting services. His experience includes numerous institutional-grade studies for clients which spanned operational assessment, market assessment, feasibility analysis, and due diligence for acquisitions.

Jonathan began his career in on-campus residence life, and then spent 8 years working in operations, consulting and business development roles with expanding responsibility at Campus Advantage, Inc. In 2014, Jonathan was the on-site project manager for a six-month engagement at Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia, coordinating efforts to launch or improve residence life, student services, dormitory management and campus branding. Before being promoted to grow business development and consulting efforts, He served as National Director of Residence Life, training student staff, transitioning new properties and developing management systems for operations. He currently oversees Landmark’s Residence Life and Customer Service platform.

Jonathan holds a M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration from the University of Vermont. He completed his undergraduate studies in communication at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He’s an avid reader, cook, and Peloton rider. He resides in Austin, Texas along his wife Anna, a senior PR professional focused on the Technology sector and their two daughters Hollis and Willa.

Vanessa Young

Vanessa Young

Vice President, Management Services

Vanessa Young joined the Landmark Team as a Leasing Ambassador at The Retreat Columbia in 2009. She loved living at The Retreat during her time as a student at The University of South Carolina, but loved working there even more, and quickly realized that student housing was the career path for her! Upon graduation, where she received a degree in Political Science with a minor in Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism Management, Vanessa accepted the role of Leasing and Marketing Manager. Even though she fell in love with The Retreat Columbia, and being in the midst of her fellow Gamecock nation, she decided to make the move to Corvallis, Oregon in 2014 to take on the role of Sales and Marketing Manager at The Retreat at Corvallis. After rounding out a full year in Corvallis, she was given the opportunity to take on her dream role as a traveling Leasing and Marketing Specialist for Landmark Properties in 2015. She was later promoted to the Regional Leasing and Marketing Manager position in the Fall of 2016, was promoted to a Regional Vice President of Leasing and Marketing in October of 2018 and is now the Vice President of Management Services. Vanessa brings nearly 12 years’ experience exclusively with Landmark. As a Vice President of Management Services, she will be responsible for ensuring her portfolio is optimally leased by leading an existing best-in-class group of individuals.

Vanessa and her husband Kevin now reside in Athens, GA with their son, Krew, and daughter, Palmer. Their two sweet dog children, Harlow the GSP and Birdie the Boykin Spaniel. In her spare time, she loves traveling with her family, watching SEC football, and trips to the coast.

Nicole Cutts

Nicole Cutts

Associate Vice President, Acquisition Services

Nicole serves as the Associate Vice President of Consulting & Acquisition Services for Landmark Properties.

Nicole is principal author of third-party consulting studies and in charge of new consulting business. Nicole also assists in third-party business development efforts and providing on-site support for new communities entering the third-party managed portfolio, assisting site level staff in joining the Landmark team, and implementing Landmark’s best practices at the site. Nicole’s experience includes high quality studies for owners and clients which includes market assessments, feasibility analyses and due diligence for acquisitions.

Nicole’s experience in student housing began right out of college where she started out as a receptionist at Campus Advantage. Throughout the years, Nicole’s eagerness to learn and grow within the student housing industry lead to her joining the Consulting department as a Market Analyst where she assisted with market analysis and feasibility studies, due diligence reports and operational assessments. Most recently, Nicole worked at Coastal Ridge Real Estate as a Market Research Analyst where she was in charge of producing a complete due diligence report that provided information on the market, a full inspection and overview of the property, potential improvements, as well as a full analysis of the lease files.

Nicole graduated from The University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two dogs.

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