U.Va. Foundation hires director of real estate asset management

Maryellen Dolan previously worked for National Real Estate Advisors LLC.

Published February 5, 2020 by Sydney Lake

The University of Virginia Foundation has hired Maryellen Dolan as director of real estate asset management, the organization announced Wednesday.

The U.Va. Foundation has provided real estate, financial and administrative services to the university since 1986. Dolan will develop and implement strategies for the foundation’s real estate asset management and oversee asset management and facilities operations personnel. She replaces Bill Cromwell, who retired on Jan.y 24 after 20 years at the foundation.  

Dolan was previously the director of portfolio and asset management for National Real Estate Advisors LLC, where she managed part of its portfolio of joint venture equity developments and construction loans. She had been with National Real Estate Advisors since 2008.

Dolan earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in real estate from The American University and received her master’s degree in economics from Georgetown University.