Providence, RI According to Gilbane Development Company(GDCo), the real estate development, financing, and ownership arm of Gilbane, Inc., Karissa Schminky has been appointed as portfolio marketing manager.  Working collaboratively with Gilbane’s third-party property management teams, Schminky will provide oversight on leasing and marketing of new and existing properties within the student housing portfolio. 

Schminky joins Gilbane with twenty years of real estate and property management experience. Prior to joining GDCo, she was the vice president of marketing at RISE: A Real Estate Company and HallKeen Management where she oversaw all aspects of marketing and leasing for diverse, national portfolios of student, multifamily, and affordable apartments. 

 “We look forward to putting Karissa’s leasing and marketing experience to work within our student housing portfolio,” said Russell Broderick, senior vice president and head of Gilbane Development Company’s “Next Level of Student Housing” development program.