Sector: Real Estate
Director information for INDEPENDENCE REALTY INC TRUST (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Marie Del Rio | Director; Chief Legal Officer of the Steadfast Companies; Chair | 71 | ["Chief Legal Officer for Steadfast Companies","Managed Legal Services, Compliance, Risk Management and Human Resources Departments","Partner in public finance group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP","Co-owned and operated campaign consulting and research company","Juris Doctor from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law","Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern California","Lecturer for the University of California, Irvine, School of Law, Community and Economic Development Clinic"] | ["Risk (Chair)","C"] | 2026 |
| Craig Macnab | Independent Board Member of VICI Properties Inc. and American Tower Corporation; Director | 70 | ["Independent director of VICI Properties Inc. since 2017","Chairman of the Compensation Committee of VICI Properties Inc. since 2019","Member of the Audit Committee of VICI Properties Inc. since 2020","Independent director of American Tower Corporation since 2014","Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Retail Properties, Inc. from 2008 until retirement in April 2017","Director of Cadillac Fairview Corporation from September 2011 through December 2022","Director of Forest City Realty Trust from 2017 to 2018","Director of Eclipsys Corporation from 2008 to 2014","Director of DDR Corp. from 2003 to 2015","Chief Executive Officer and President of JDN Realty from 2000 to 2003","Bachelor of Commerce degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand","Master of Business Administration from Drexel University","Extensive experience from service on public and private boards","Experience leading a publicly held REIT"] | ["X","Investment","Risk","Finance & Investment"] | 2026 |
| Deforest B. Soaries, Jr. | Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Community Connections, President of DBS Solutions, LLC and Director of Onity Group, Inc. | 74 | [] | ["X"] | 2026 |
| DEFOREST B. SOARIES, JR., D.MIN | Director | 74 | ["Independent director since February 2011","Served as a director for the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York","Pastor Emeritus of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens","CEO of Corporate Community Connections","President of DBS Solutions, LLC","Chairman of Executive Compensation at RWJ Barnabas Health, Inc.","First chair of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)","Former Secretary of State of New Jersey","Professor at Drew University, Kean University, and Princeton Theological Seminary","Community development executive","Bachelor's in Urban and Religious Studies, Master's in Divinity, Doctor of Ministry"] | ["Compensation"] | 2026 |
| DeForest Soaries, Jr. | D.Min | [] | ["Compensation"] | 2026 | |
| Jason R. Delozier | Named Executive Officer | ["Implement improvements to drive efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting and reporting process","Lead and enhance ongoing training/education among corporate and property accounting teams with a focus on continuous team development","Oversee enhancements to strengthen the internal control environment","Participate in and support corporate and strategic operating initiatives","Support investor and analyst outreach"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Lisa Washington | Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President of WSFS Financial Corporation; Director | 58 | ["Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President at WSFS Financial Corporation","Board Member and Secretary of the Rosenbach Museum & Library","Board Member of Opera Philadelphia","Chair of the Board of JEVS Human Services, Inc.","Legal advisor and consultant at Washington Consulting, LLC","CLO and Secretary of Atlas Energy Group, LLC","CLO and Secretary at Atlas Energy, L.P.","Vice President, CLO and Secretary of Titan Energy, LLC","Vice President, CLO and Secretary of Atlas Resource Partners, L.P.","CLO and Secretary of Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.","CLO and Secretary of Atlas Growth Partners, L.P.","Attorney at Blank Rome LLP","Expertise in corporate governance and risk management"] | ["X","Nominating","Risk","Audit","Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Melinda H. McClure | Managing Member and Owner of CLB Dallas and Director of Monet Bank; Chair | 58 | ["Independent director of Monet Bank since February 2025","Founding director and CEO of VisionBank","Executive vice president and head of strategic planning for Old Dominion National Bank until July 2021","Independent director of Arlington Asset Investment Corp. until its sale in December 2023","Managing member and owner of CLB Dallas since June 2023","Principal of Democracy Funding LLC from 2006 to 2018","Senior managing director of investment banking at FBR & Co from 1991 to 2006","Chairman of the strategic planning committee at Bank of Georgetown from 2005 to 2016"] | ["X","C","Nominating (Chair)","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Michele Weisbaum | Named Executive Officer | ["Effective oversight of legal and regulatory matters (e.g. SEC filings, operational and transactional matters)","Support corporate and strategic operating initiatives","Identify and manage changing governance trends","Review and improve internal policies and procedures to manage for risk tolerance","Management of outside counsel relative to cost and effectiveness"] | [] | 2026 | |
| NED W. BRINES | Independent; Chief Investment Strategy at Arnel & Associates | 64 | ["Chief of Investment Strategy for Arnel & Affiliates","Chief Investment Officer for Citizen Trust Wealth Management","Founder of Montelena Asset Management","Portfolio manager for Andell Holdings","Senior Vice President and senior portfolio manager at Provident Investment Counsel","Analyst and portfolio manager at Roger Engemann & Associate","Master of Business Administration from University of Southern California","Bachelor of Science from San Diego State University","Chartered Financial Analyst designation","Member of Global Capital Market Allocation Committee for the Milken Institute","Involved in investment committee of City of Hope"] | ["Audit","Compensation (Chair)","Investment","AC","CC"] | 2026 |
| RICHARD D. GEBERT | Director; Retired Audit Partner from Grant Thornton LLP; Chair | 68 | ["served as a board and audit committee member of The Association of Corporate Growth (ACG Global)","audit partner of Grant Thornton LLP from 1995 to July 2016","member of the Senior Leadership Team at Grant Thornton LLP from August 2013 to July 2016","East Region Managing Partner at Grant Thornton LLP from 2011 to July 2016","Managing Partner of Philadelphia Office at Grant Thornton LLP from 1999 to 2011","member of the Partnership Board at Grant Thornton LLP from 2003 to 2011","partner at AG Epstein Co from 1987 to 1995","certified public accountant","Bachelor of Business Administration from Temple University"] | ["Audit (Chair)","Compensation","C","X","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Scott F. Schaeffer | Named Executive Officer; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of IRT | 63 | ["Extensive experience as a chief executive officer of a public REIT","Lengthy career in real estate","Detailed knowledge of business","Ability to drive and oversee business strategy","Strong communications skills","Ability to foster diverse perspectives","Strategic planning","Leadership of the company","Board relations","Executing the business plan","Communication","Succession planning"] | [] | 2026 |
| Stephen Bowie | Chair | [] | ["Compensation"] | 2026 |
