MERION REALTY PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant to Richard Kwait
Ms. Robinson is the Executive Assistant to Richard Kwait, General Counsel for Merion Realty Partners. She has over 35 years of legal experience, 32 of which is specific to real estate transactions. Ms. Robinson was previously an Executive Assistant to the Real Estate Department Managing Partner at Mesirov, Gelman, Jaffe Cramer & Jamieson.
Mr. Martell is a Vice President of Merion Realty Partners and has more than 16 years of real estate investment experience including acquisitions, asset management, dispositions and fund management. Mr. Martell is responsible for the asset management of hospitality and multifamily properties as well as the firm's multifamily acquisitions effort. Prior to the creation of Merion Realty Partners, Mr. Martell spent seven years with CMS in a similar role. He managed various joint venture relationships as well as sourced, underwrote, and closed direct acquisitions within the multifamily, hospitality and retail asset classes. Formerly, he worked for five years with W.P. Carey & Co. LLC, a net lease real estate investment firm based in New York. Mr. Martell graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Boston College. He is a CFA charter holder.
Matthew Hopper, age 42, is a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merion Realty Partners, managing the corporate finance, treasury, regulatory, and partnership accounting functions. Mr. Hopper is also the Chief Financial Officer of Merion Residential, an affiliated real estate management company. Mr. Hopper has been associated with Merion since 2014 when he joined as Controller. For eight years prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hopper held various accounting management positions at KPMG LLP, most recently as a Senior Manager in the firm's Audit practice, where he focused on real estate and private equity funds and advisors. Mr. Hopper obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Hopper is a Certified Public Accountant.