UC Irvine Announces Fellowship Award

COSTA MESA, CA—NAIOP SoCal, the region’s leading commercial real estate organization, and the Center for Real Estate (CRE) at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business have selected Kristen N. Kelly, CPA, and an MBA Real Estate student at UC Irvine, as the 2012-13 recipient of the CRE-NAIOP SoCal Fellowship. The NAIOP SoCal Fellowship is designed to develop and prepare future real estate industry leaders through both a learning experience and a financial award.

Kelly has received a $7,500 scholarship award to support her academic endeavors. Kelly will also serve as a liaison to the NAIOP SoCal Board of Directors where she will have the opportunity to be mentored by some of the nation’s top real estate executives.  She is currently an assistant controller at MBK Real Estate, LLC.