Mr. Barker serves as the CEO of NorthView Partners and has over 20 years of multifamily real estate experience. He has been directly involved in the development of over 5,000 multifamily units and has provided oversight for the construction of nearly 2,700 multifamily units in his career. Mr. Barker’s experience includes multifamily product types ranging from two-story direct-entry, three-story breezeway with integrated garages, and four and five-story residential with structured parking.

Mr. Barker has financed multifamily projects through both private equity and institutional partners. Prior to forming NorthView Partners, he joined Colonial Properties Trust in April 2005 and served as Senior Vice President, overseeing multifamily development and supporting acquisitions for Colonial within the East Coast region, including the states of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. In addition, Mr. Barker was a member of Colonial’s Senior Management Team and provided additional business development input and guidance for the company.

From 1999 to 2005, he was a Director in the Raleigh-Durham office of Wood Partners focusing on multifamily development in the Triangle market and was responsible for developing the Triangle’s first urban apartment project with structured parking. Prior to joining Wood Partners, Mr. Barker served as Development Coordinator for Steven D. Bell & Company (Bell Partners), in which Mr. Barker had development responsibility for multifamily and assisted living housing and supported Bell on existing multifamily and commercial asset acquisitions.

Mr. Barker graduated from Appalachian State University in 1992 with a degree in Social Science Education with a Concentration in History. After teaching high school social studies for two years, Mr. Barker entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where in 1996 he received a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning with a major in Real Estate Development and Finance. Mr. Barker is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and his church.

Scott Underwood focuses on North Carolina in the Triangle and Wilmington markets, and his work includes site selection, due diligence, pre-development planning, and oversight of consultants, and ultimately disposition. Prior to joining Woodfield, Scott had a successful career in the consumer-packaged goods industry with both Roll Global and Coca-Cola North America, and his duties included the development and implementation of national & international strategy. Scott completed his MBA at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), and he earned his Real Estate Certification, and Certified Specialist of Wine Certification at the same time. Ultimately, his passion for real estate led him to Woodfield. Scott and his wife, Asheley, live in Raleigh-Durham, and he serves on the board of the Triangle Community Coalition and sits on several Urban Land Institute national and district councils.

Jeff Kurtz joined Ram in 2021 and serves as Managing Director of Development and Project Management, overseeing the firm’s development activities across Tennessee and the Carolinas. He is based in Ram’s Chapel Hill, North Carolina office and provides leadership to the development team, managing the execution of multifamily and mixed-use investments across Ram-sponsored vehicles.

Jeff brings a multidisciplinary background in real estate development and place-making, with experience spanning mixed-use, hospitality, and residential projects. Prior to joining Ram, he served as Director of Development at Method Co. in Philadelphia, where he led the planning and execution of design-driven mixed-use developments. Earlier in his career, Jeff held development roles at Dranoff Properties, where he managed all aspects of ground-up and redevelopment projects and helped secure more than $250 million in financing across approximately 500 residential units. He began his career in planning and design roles with Kitchen & Associates and Verdaus Landscape Architects, supporting master-planned communities and mixed-use developments in the U.S. and internationally.

He holds a Master of City Planning with a concentration in Real Estate Development from the University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University, and completed Real Estate Development coursework at The Wharton School.

Seth joined ZOM in 2023, where he leads all multifamily development initiatives in the Carolinas region. With almost two decades of experience, he has actively contributed to the sourcing, development, and construction of a portfolio comprising over 5,000 residential units. He holds degrees in Political Science and Business from Louisiana State University, along with a Juris Doctorate degree from Elon University School of Law, specializing in litigation and business law. Previously, he served as Vice President of Development for the Southeast region at one of the Nation’s largest multifamily development firms. Seth is an active member in the National Multifamily Housing Council, and he holds a real estate broker’s license in North Carolina.

Morgan Mansa is the Director of Housing for Wake County. In this role she leads the affordable housing development and preservation efforts for the County, investing in more than 4,000 units of affordable housing in the last five years. Prior positions include Director of Housing and Community Partnerships for Cary, North Carolina, Executive Director of Nashville’s Housing Trust Fund, and Senior Policy Advisor for the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. Morgan received a BA in Sociology and Master of Public Policy & Administration from Northwestern University.

Corey serves as a Principal at Smallwood, an international multi-disciplinary design firm that provides architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and experiential graphic design services. With a career spanning over 20 years, Corey has developed extensive expertise in the design and execution of multifamily and mixed-use projects, with a significant focus on developments throughout the US, and specifically the Southeast. He is an Architectural graduate of Penn State University and the New York Institute of Technology, and currently resides in Atlanta where Smallwood is headquartered.