Ms. Stahling is responsible for managing and overseeing all policies and procedures impacting property operations on a nationwide basis as well as the evaluation and deployment of new initiatives for AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Additionally, Ms. Stahling is responsible for all liaison activities coordinating property operations and other functional areas within AvalonBay. Ms. Stahling chairs the Operations Committee and is a member of the Technology Committee.

Ms. Stahling began her career with Trammel Crow Residential in Richmond, Virginia in 1984. Prior to her current position, she was a Senior Portfolio Director overseeing communities in the Mid-Atlantic and Mid West regions of AvalonBay. She was integrally involved in determining the "Best Practices" during the merger of Avalon Properties and Bay in 1998. Ms. Stahling was involved as the lead subject matter expert on the design of Realeum Foundation for AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine.