David Binswanger,
Kevin Donohoe and Karen Elrod join the Board of Directors
Dragonfly Forest,
Inc. is pleased to announce the following
3 new members to its Board of
Directors:
David R. Binswanger - President and CEO, Binswanger
In 1997 Mr. Binswanger became
President and CEO of Binswanger Companies and, in addition to his prominent role in
Binswanger's Advisory group, took on the added responsibility of the day-to-day operations
of the firm.
In his advisory capacity, Mr. Binswanger consults with multinational corporations
such as British Petroleum (BP), representing them in the selection of sites for hundreds
of service stations throughout Venezuela, domestic clients such as Jones Apparel Group
of New York where he and his team structured a leaseback financing agreement for ownership
conversion of their headquarters office in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and the State of
New York where they provided appraisals and best-use analysis for 20 former New York
State Department of Mental Hygiene hospital properties located on approximately 20,000
acres. In the Philadelphia region, one example of his work involves Comcast
where he provided complete headquarters acquisition, design and construction management
services.
Mr. Binswanger joined the company in 1982 after receiving an MBA from Harvard Business
School. Prior to that he worked for IBM as a systems engineer after graduating magna
cum laude from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He is a founding member
of the Wharton Business School Real Estate Center; a member of the Urban Land Institute;
the National Association of Office and Industrial Parks; the International Council
of Shopping Centers; the United Way; and the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO).
Kevin F. Donohoe
- CEO Kevin F.
Donohoe Company
Mr. Donohoe
launched The Kevin
F. Donohoe Company,
Inc. in April of
1983. The Kevin F.
Donohoe Company,
Inc. is an
organization
committed to the
development of and
investment in
quality, high-end
office and retail
properties. The
firm has
concentrated on
office buildings and
regional shopping
malls in the Eastern
United States.
Mr. Donohoe’s
educational background
includes a B.A. in
economics from
Georgetown University
and an M.B.A. in finance
from the University of
Maryland. He completed
the Executive Program in
Real Estate Investment
Analysis at the Wharton
School of the University
of Pennsylvania. His
multi-faceted real
estate career began with
several positions held
at the family owned
Donohoe Companies based
in Washington, D.C. and
proceeded as Real Estate
Vice President for the
Fidelity Mutual Life
Insurance Company and
continued as President,
Chief Executive Officer
of the American
Metropolitan Development
Corporation.
Mr. Donohoe supports
various civic and
cultural non-profit
organizations. He is
Vice Chairman of the
Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts; a Trustee
of The Franklin
Institute; a Trustee of
the Lower Merion Police
Pension Association; and
former Chairman and a
member of the Advisory
Board of the Main Line
YMCA. Mr. Donohoe is
also a member of The
Urban Land Institute;
The International
Council of Shopping
Centers; an Advisory
Board Member of The
Wharton Real Estate
Institute; a past member
and Chapter Chairman of
The Young Presidents’
Organization; and a
current member of The
Philadelphia Presidents’
Organization, World
Presidents’ Organization
and Chief Executives’
Organization.
Karen Elrod
Karen Elrod is a
graduate of Dickinson
College and has worked
in Human Resources and
Organization Development
for the last twenty
years. Her initial
career experiences
include classic HR
administrative and
management
responsibilities in
tactical areas such as
recruitment,
compensation, benefits,
training, labor
relations, and employee
relations. During the
last fifteen years of
her career, she expanded
her reach and operated
in more strategic roles:
re-engineering, change
management, general
management, executive
coaching, and culture
building for the
established and start-up
businesses she served.
She now continues to
provide consultative
services and coaching to
the CEO of her most
recent employer, in
addition to coaching
executives from other
business concerns.
In addition to her
involvement with
Dragonfly Forest, Ms.
Elrod has served on the
Advisory Board for
Camphill Soltane, a life
sharing educational
community for young
adults with
developmental
disabilities. She also
serves on the Brandywine
Regional Youth Aid
Panel.
