PHOENIX, ARIZ.  –  VanTrust Real Estate, a full-service real estate development company with a regional focus and national scope, hired Tammey Dugan as senior finance associate at its Phoenix office. In the role, she will be working with local and regional offices to deliver fast and reliable financing solutions.

Experienced in real estate lending and credit structuring, Dugan worked at JPMorgan for more than 20 years, most recently as a senior underwriter in the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Group, before joining VanTrust. She also has experience in troubled asset management and disposition.

“Tammey will help bolster our financial flexibility and efficiency,” said Keith Earnest, executive vice president of VanTrust. “Her experience in our region will pay instant dividends.”

Dugan describes VanTrust as an amazing company with a talented group of people. “When the opportunity came up, I knew right away that VanTrust was going to be my new home,” she added.

Originally from Ohio, Dugan moved to Phoenix in 1995 and received her bachelor’s in business management from University of Phoenix. When she’s not working, Dugan enjoys traveling, hiking, and exploring the outdoors with her husband and two kids.

For more information on VanTrust’s team and projects, visit www.vantrustre.com.

About VanTrust Real Estate, LLC
VanTrust Real Estate, LLC is a full-service real estate development company with a regional focus and national scope. VanTrust is headquartered in Kansas City, MO with regional offices in Columbus, OH; Jacksonville, FL; Dallas, TX; and Phoenix, AZ. The company creates real estate assets for internal portfolio holdings as well as disposition opportunities. VanTrust offers a full spectrum of real estate services including acquisition, development, asset management and construction management. Product types include office, industrial, multifamily, retail, institutional, government, hospitality and recreational. Accesswww.vantrustre.com for more information.