Dorothy has been in the student housing industry for 20+ years, having started her career in Gainesville, FL. She was first an on-site manager and later was recruited by the state’s largest locator company to become General Manager for their Gainesville operations. In that role she was able to assist owners achieve maximum occupancy, through client feed-back, working with her team and on-site teams to collaborate on all the traffic her firm sent to their properties. In some cases, through this collaboration, properties went from 40% occupancy levels up to 95% occupancy in one leasing season. Owners and developers consistently looked for her input on market conditions and suggestions on how to make their properties become most viable for the students.

As her role expanded and her influence spread, she was asked to become the lead spokesperson for the University of Florida during their Fall Orientations addressing parents and students on the processes and legalities associated with negotiating a lease in student housing properties in Gainesville. After a number of years in that role, Dorothy decided to become a broker focused entirely on student housing.

Prior to Dorothy joining Colliers International in 2012 as Managing Director of the National Student Housing Group, she was a Sr. VP with a national firm where she was instrumental in building a platform of student housing brokerage. Through these efforts, Ms. Jackman formed a group dedicated to student housing brokerage, training, mentoring and hiring other agents to work on the team. Her team provided early reports and data which were difficult to come by in the early years of student housing. As a result, her team was regarded as a resource, and it was through those initial efforts that the brand became prominent.

She also was influential in the roll-out of the industry’s only publication and continues to be interviewed often on various topics for the magazine.

Her role with Colliers is to continue strengthening relationships with owners, management companies, developers, investors and equity providers in the industry. Ms. Jackman has presented and moderated at the most prominent conferences in the space and is considered to be one of the industry’s preeminent experts. Dorothy believes in making the client’s needs her focus and assisting them in achieving their goals is her main priority.

Sean has been involved in real estate since 2003 when he began his career in construction working on high-end residential and commercial projects. He attended the University of Central Florida receiving a Bachelor’s in Real Estate Business, and Seminole State College earning an Associate’s in Architectural Design & Construction Technology. Originally joining Colliers as an analyst in 2011, Sean quickly grew his brokerage practice and by late 2012 began building out the private capital and Tier 2/3 student housing platform. Earning his Master’s in Real Estate in 2017 from the University of Central Florida, Sean is currently a Director for the Student Housing Group and has been involved in over a billion dollars of transactions since joining Colliers. By working on assets of all sizes and across Tier 1, 2, and 3 markets, Sean has a diverse client pool allowing him to successfully transact the most challenging of assets.

Jamie has served the industry  in this specialized niche starting in 2000.  She has underwritten more than $1 billion in student housing investment opportunities in her career.  She is particularly proficient in negotiating sales contracts, Joint Venture agreements for both public and private partners, as well as loan documents and other financing structures including 1031 exchanges, HUD debt, and CMBS debt with both Fannie and Freddie securitization. 

Starting in 2012  she served clients as the principal for her own firm offering consulting services for private off-campus multi-family student housing. In this capacity, she is extremely tied into the exact same University markets and client base from which our Student Housing team solicits business.

Jon specializes in translating his financial expertise and background into solid real estate advisement for his clients.

Prior to joining Colliers, Jon worked as an investment analysts and wealth management advisor. He specialized in investments and acquisitions, also gaining experience with hedge funds.

Jon works with clients to create specialized strategies to fit their individual needs and negotiates terms that align with their financial and real estate goals.

Meagan joined the Student Housing Group in April of 2018. Prior to joining Colliers International, she was a Marketing Coordinator for Superior Uniform Group, where she managed all marketing materials including social media, press releases, trade-shows, graphic design, email campaigns, and photoshoots, among other marketing collateral production. She graduated from Florida State University in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in International Affairs and Media/ Communication Studies. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society. With her strategic and creative mind, Meagan hopes to bring a fresh perspective to support her fellow team members.