Nevin
D. Cooley, President and Chief Executive Officer of High Real
Estate Group LLC, leads a regionally-recognized, full-service
real estate, hotel, and construction firm with offices and managed
assets in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Under
Mr. Cooley's guidance, High Real Estate Group’s team of more
than 600 currently manages a portfolio of more than 2,500 apartment
units, ten hotels and nearly 6 million square feet of industrial
and commercial properties, annually serves as general contractor
of $60,000,000+ in construction sales, and handles in excess
of $50,000,000 in brokerage transactions.
Mr.
Cooley began his career in real estate in 1986 as the vice president
of development and acquisitions for High Associates Ltd. and
in 1989, became vice president of commercial asset management.
In 1991, Mr. Cooley was promoted to executive assistant to the
chairman and president of High Industries Inc. He continued
to serve on the Advisory Board of High Associates and earned
his Certified Property Manager designation from the Institute
of Real Estate Management in 1992. In 1995, Mr. Cooley
was named High Industries' senior vice president and
president of High Real Estate Group LLC with responsibility
for directing each if its related companies — High
Associates Ltd., High Construction Company, Greenfield
Architects Ltd., High Hotels Ltd. and High Investors Ltd. —
as well as the numerous partnerships in which the High family
holds real estate assets. In 2006, Mr. Cooley was named
President & CEO of High Real Estate Group LLC. He also
serves as co-chair of the Executive Committee of The High
Companies, which now comprises High Industries Inc. and High
Real Estate Group LLC.
Mr.
Cooley is active in business and community activities through
his leadership roles in various associations and organizations.
Past Board service includes The Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
& Industry, Lancaster General Medical Group, United Way
of Lancaster County, Lancaster-York Heritage Region, and the
Pennsylvania Dutch Council Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Cooley
currently serves on several boards including the Economic Development
Company of Lancaster County, Lancaster General Hospital, The
Lancaster Alliance, and Hospice of Lancaster County.
Having
earned a B.S. in Business and Management from the University
of Maryland, Mr. Cooley also holds a Masters in Health Services
Administration from the University of Michigan.
phone: 717-293-4441
E-mail: ncooley@high.net