Ms. Dunn is responsible for AvalonBay's national acquisition and disposition activity, acquiring and selling almost 65,000 apartment homes, valued at approximately $6 Billion, over the last fifteen years. Ms. Dunn is also the Managing Director of AvalonBay Value Added Fund, L.P., a discretionary institutional investment management fund. In addition, she helped to direct the company's redevelopment platform, investment strategy and portfolio management initiatives for over ten years. Ms. Dunn has also served as a task force leader during the merger integration process between Avalon and Bay and led the company's market research efforts for almost fifteen years. Before Avalon's formation, Ms. Dunn led the asset management activities for the north region of Trammell Crow Residential. In 1992, Ms. Dunn relocated to Alexandria, VA to become Director of Business Development for the Mid-Atlantic region of Trammell Crow Residential and secured third-party management contracts. Ms. Dunn graduated with highest honors from the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. She is an Executive Board Member of National Multi-Housing Council and also serves as the Chairman of the Finance Committee.