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Mr. Semingson is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of
Civic Partners. He provides leadership to the company on real
estate projects through all phases of development and ownership.
Mr. Semingson has successfully established a reputation of excellence
for Civic Partners in redevelopment and public/private partnering.
He has the unique skills needed to work closely with public
agencies to identify economically viable civic development opportunities
that provide the local citizenry with commercial/retail projects
and either affordable or market rate residential units. From
the development of his first apartment building to the current
development of a 3,000-acre master-planned community, most of
Mr. Semingson’s projects have been located within redevelopment
areas and many have been processed in partnership with multiple
public agencies.
Mr. Semingson has a thorough understanding of financial markets
and the skill of combining public and private funds to create
mutually beneficial real estate developments. He has contributed
to the creation of several new financing vehicles for public/private
development projects within the State of California. Prior to
founding Civic Partners, Mr. Semingson was employed by the County
of Los Angeles and a local municipality. He is also a former
faculty member at California State University, Long Beach. Mr.
Semingson earned his BS from the University of Wisconsin and
his MBA from California State University.
Ms. Alexander’s position with Civic Partners includes
the management & tracking of project processes & procedures.
She is responsible for the coordination of all project reporting
activities, status reports and the organization of internal
strategic planning efforts for the projects. Ms. Alexander works
diligently with the Chief Operating Officer and project management
staff to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in meeting the
scheduling and financial goals of each project. With 10 years
of expertise in residential development from highly acclaimed
home building firms, including Akins Companies, Catellus Residential
and R.S. Myers Company, Ms. Alexander is a key company resource
for the residential development ventures in which Civic Partners
participates. Her experience in the home building industry includes
project management, onsite field management, supervision, project
scheduling, bidding, estimating and tracking of construction
budgets. Ms. Alexander earned her BA in Economics from the University
of California, San Diego.
Ms. La Ruffa ’s position with Civic Partners includes the management of development projects from inception through construction. Her areas of focus are in creative financing and facilitating complex real estate transactions. She provides experience in public improvement bonds, tax increment financing, gap financing, low-income housing tax credits, land entitlement, and public/private partnerships. Her recent projects include Civic Plaza, a 460,000 square-foot mixed-use development in Boise, Idaho. Ms. La Ruffa earned her BA in Business Economics and Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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