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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After an international search, the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship (HCBE) at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has named Ricardo Russi the inaugural Associate® of the James Donnelly Property Management and Real Estate Program. Appointed director.
Named by Associa®, the largest residential community management company in the United States and a multi-million dollar property management business, the Associa® Director position was created by Associa® Founder and Chief Executive Officer John Carona. It is funded by a $1 million gift. NSU’s James Donnelly Property Management and Real Estate Program is one of the university’s fastest-growing undergraduate majors, enrolling students nationally who aspire to become leaders in the high-demand industry of property managers and community association management. Collected from. James Donnelly, an avid supporter of the program and founder and chairman of Castle Group, one of Florida’s largest property management companies, is a member of the NSU Shark Circle and Board of Directors.
“The Associa® Director combines the University’s competitive advantages in business education, professional experience and leadership with the vision that James and John share for the industry and our students. says Andrew Rothman, dean of AACSB-accredited colleges.
Russi has over 30 years of experience in real estate management and community association management as a licensed real estate broker, licensed real estate instructor, licensed community association administrator, and project manager. , has achieved academic success in financial planning, and real estate. , and real estate management. He holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Barry University, an MBA from Florida Atlantic University, a master’s degree in personal financial planning from Kansas State University, and is working toward a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University.
Mr. Russi’s strategic vision for the Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate Management and Real Estate includes growing the program as a destination for educating new leaders in real estate management, aligning the program with professional certifications and licenses, and collegiate education. It involves creating a global example of how this is done. Business and property management will be fully integrated into your professional career from day one.
When selected as James Donnelly Director of Property Management and Real Estate Programs, Russi expressed his passion and appreciation for the property management industry. “I am honored and happy to have the opportunity to give back to the industry that has served me so well for over 30 years. I am committed to providing the necessary resources. I envision the James Donnelly Property Management Program to be an internationally recognized authority in property management education, innovation, and research.”
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