NMHC’s Emerging Leaders Speaker Series will return to Miami on September 28. This special event will take place in conjunction with NMHC’s Student Housing Conference.

Theresa Sopata, Vice President of Client Services with RPM Living and a member of NMHC’s Emerging Leaders Committee, will interview Donna Preiss, the founder and CEO of The Preiss Company.

Donna is a true visionary. When she started the Preiss Company in 1987, with no capital, but strong convictions, there was no student housing industry. She was one of the first to recognize the need for, and potential of, purpose-built student housing.

Through hard work and perseverance, she helped turn student housing from a niche industry into a respected asset class of its own. She now leads the largest woman-owned student housing company in the country.

We’ll explore the secrets to her success, the leadership lessons she’s learned along the way and how she excelled in a male-dominated industry.