Barbara Tyrrell - Chief Operating Officer - As Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Tyrrell oversees day to day operations of the property management company and nearly 1000 residential units in 12 communities throughout southern New England. Since joining Universal, the firm acquired over 350 apartments and 2 commercial properties totaling 150,000 sq. ft. She is actively involved in the acquisition and underwriting to acquire properties as principals for our partnership and joint venture partners. For dispositions, Ms. Tyrrell is also actively involved in the decision to refinance, sell, condo conversion, or continue property management and ownership. Prior to joining Universal, Ms. Tyrrell was managing director of a nationally-based real estate investment company and has extensive experience originating and structuring over 300 multifamily investments in 29 states investing over $2.5B of institutional equity including redevelopment of older portfolios utilizing affordable, historic and energy tax credits to creating solutions for saving troubled properties. Ms. Tyrrell is a member of the firm's Investment Committee and a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management. Ms. Tyrrell received her M.B.A from Simmons Graduate School of Management and a B.S. from Boston University.