Leadership

Melinda Graham oversees all facets of property operations in both California and Arizona.

Graham began her career in property management as a leasing consultant more than twenty years ago, and has been with Camden for nearly half of those years. She spent eight years in Camden's Las Vegas region where she held the position of District Manager, and before that, Community Manager. After leaving Camden briefly when her husband pursued a career opportunity in California, Graham spent some time working for Essex Property Trust as a General Manager. She returned to Camden a short time later to take on the role of Regional Vice President.

Throughout her career, Graham has spent much of her time building a strong foundation of industry knowledge and experience. She has worked in numerous markets, including the Gulf Coast, Atlanta, Nashville, Las Vegas, and California, and has served at companies such as A.G. Spanos, Merryland LLC, and Walden Concierge.

Graham is involved with the Make a Wish Foundation and Candlelighters (a childhood cancer organization). In addition to singing at churches and having recorded an inspirational CD, Graham is also a United States Tennis Association (USTA) tennis player.

Graham is a Certified Apartment Manager (CAM) and a candidate for Certified Property Manager (CPM).

Ed Malone is responsible for overseeing all facets of property operations related to Camden's 11,000 apartment homes located in Florida. Malone joined Camden as a part of a merger with Paragon Group in 1997. His combined tenure with Camden and Paragon is in excess of 28 years.

Malone has served in this capacity since June 2006. Previously, he was Regional Manager, responsible for Camden's Tampa and South Florida portfolio. In 2006, Malone was awarded Camden's highest national district award because his district was the top performing nationwide. Malone also has extensive experience in financing and underwriting, and has served as Regional Controller, Manager of Financial Planning and Assistant Vice President of Finance for Paragon Group.

Malone graduated from The State University of New York with a degree in Accounting and minor in Economics. He holds a real estate salesman's license in the state of Florida. Malone has served on Camden's Management Advisory Committee (MAC) and oversees Camden's Service Member Advisory Committee.

Malone is active in the community, serving as president of the Tampa Breakfast Sertoma Club as well as treasurer. He is a former Sertoman of the Year. He is also president of the Management Advisory Commission for Most Holy Redeemer Interparochial School. He has also served in various capacities in local youth sports organizations.

Dawn Mathwig is responsible for overseeing all facets of property operations, which include 28 communities with more than 10,000 multifamily apartment homes and 281 employees.

Mathwig joined Camden in 1992 as a Community Manager. During her sixteen years of employment with Camden, Mathwig's positions included Senior Community Manager, subject matter expert for Camden's OneSite Design and Implementation Team, and District Manager and Regional Vice President. Mathwig has served as liaison for support departments in the design, piloting, and implementation of new companywide initiatives including RUBS, OpsTechnology, Leasing and Rents, Yieldstar, Crossfire and others.

Throughout her tenure at Camden, Mathwig has been dedicated to Camden's culture, values, mission statement, and key operating strategies. She is a creative problem solver who focuses on bottom line results and the development of people.

Mathwig supports local charities such as Susan G. Komen and Toys for Tots, and actively volunteers at her local church.

Amy Rushing oversees the operations of 23 stabilized assets containing more than 9,400 multifamily apartment homes and 220 employees in Austin, Corpus Christi, and Houston, Texas. Within this portfolio, Rushing is also responsible for the management of Camden Miramar (Camden's only student living housing community) and the partnership with Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, where Camden Miramar is based.

With fifteen years experience in the multifamily industry, Rushing has served in multiple capacities within Operations and New Development. She began her career with Camden in 1996, and prior to her promotion to Regional Vice President, she served as a Regional Manager for Camden's Real Estate Investment Group. During her tenure, she was directly responsible for the design, development, and lease-up of multiple apartment homes in Texas, Florida, Colorado, California, and Nevada valued at more than $600 million.

Rushing also serves on the board of the Westchase District in Houston, Texas.

Tom Sloan oversees community housing operations in the Charlotte, Raleigh, and Washington D.C. metro markets.

Sloan started with Camden during the Summit and Camden merger in 2005 and participated in the companies’ merging of best practices and culture. He has been with the combined real estate companies for seven years. Prior to joining Camden, he worked for Equity Residential in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, the Carolinas, and South Florida. Before that, he worked for Oakwood Worldwide in the Miami and D.C. metro markets, and for Radisson Hotels in Atlanta.

Sloan serves on the Board of Directors of the National Homebuilders Association and the advisory board for the Virginia Tech School of Residential Property Management. He also serves on the advisory board for "Jill's House," a community outreach program serving families of disabled children in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan community. Prior to relocating to Virginia, Sloan served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta and Georgia Apartment Association. He also volunteers for the national Court Appointed Special Advocate program (CASA), which serves at-risk children.

Sloan earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Memphis.

Elaine Withrow oversees the operations of 10,187 multifamily apartment homes in 36 housing communities in Nevada and Colorado, and more than 200 employees.

Withrow joined Camden in 1998 as a District Manager in the Las Vegas region, where her district consistently outperformed the competition, maximized asset value, and delivered excellent customer service at every point of contact. Withrow's vast knowledge and experience led to a very successful joint venture with Sierra Nevada, LLC in the Las Vegas portfolio, which has grown into other successful joint-venture relationships over the past ten years.

Withrow has been in the industry for more than twenty-five years and has served at notable companies such as Clark Financial, Kemper/Cymrot, Balcor, Great West, and Insignia.

Withrow graduated from the London Business School with a Bachelor of Science in Management and relocated to the United States in 1968. She has an active real estate license in Nevada, and supports various local charities such as Safe House, American Cancer Society Breast Research, Toys for Tots, and Autism Research.