Ms. Cotman most recently served as Senior Vice President , Corporate Real Estate of LPL Financial , a high growth Fortune 500 Financial Services firm, from 2020 to present. Prior to joining LPL Financial, she was the Global Alliance Director, Global Portfolio Solutions at Cresa Global from 2019 to 2020, served as the Senior Managing Director , Strategy at Newmark Knight Frank from 2017 to 2019, and was the Senior Managing Director, Global Occupier Services at Cushman and Wakefield from 2012 to 2017. In addition, Ms. Cotman held various other positions of prominence at a variety of financial services and insurance companies, including Bank of America Corporation, Capital One Financial Corporation and Prudential Insurance Company , among others. Ms. Cotman has received multiple achievement awards and participated in a variety of community activities, including being the 2021 Speaker for Corenet Events featuring senior leaders and black leaders, was a 2016-2020 Omni Montessori School Board of Trustees Officer , was honored as a 2019 Globe St. Women of Influence , selected as a 2016 50 Most Influential Women of Charlotte , and was the winner of the 2014 Cassidy Turley Client Service Award . Ms. Cotman earned a B.A. degree in Philosophy from Swarthmore College , a Master s in Business Administration degree from New York University s Stern School of Business and a Master s degree in the graduate school of design (AMDP executive education graduate) from Harvard University . Ms. Cotman's over 30 years of experience in corporate real estate strategy, business and financial analytics, and operational process innovation makes her a valuable resource to our Board of Directors.