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46 March 2023
Age: 32
Title: President
Organization: KMA Companies
Devin Rowland is the president
for KMA Companies, a fast-
growing and leading real esta-
te development and property
management company based
in Illinois. KMA Property Ma-
nagement Services is a licensed
real estate brokerage that pro-
vides property management
services to 27 real estate hol-
dings and 1,000 apartments in
Illinois and Indiana.
Devin leads KMA Compa-
nies in analyzing and deal sou-
rcing. He serves as an owner's
representative in securing pu-
blic and private funding and
maintaining compliance in tax
credit, mixed use, affordable,
and market rate properties. He
has overseen more than $100
million dollars in public and
privately funded supportive,
affordable, and veteran hou-
sing real estate developments
in Illinois and Indiana.
Rowland is a 2022 recipient
of the Charles L. Edson Tax Cre-
dit Excellence Award from the
Affordable Housing Tax Credit
Coalition in Washington, D.C.
This category recognizes affor-
dable housing organizations
that have demonstrated im-
pactful use of the low-income
housing tax credit.
Rowland serves as board
member of Certified Commer-
cial Investment Member, presi-
dent of the advisory board for A
Safe Haven Foundation, Urban
Land Institute young leaders
planning committee and pu-
blic policy committee member,
and is a frequent subject mat-
ter expert, speaker and panelist
at events including the Family
Offices Conferences and sum-
mits in New York and Miami.
Rowland is a graduate of
Purdue University Krannert
School of Business and holds
a master's degree in real es-
tate from Kellstadt Graduate
School of Business at DePaul
University. He holds a mana-
ging broker real estate license
with KMA Property Manage-
ment Services Inc., and he is
a Certified Commercial Inves-
tment Member, meeting the
national gold standard.
Devin Rowland
Housing for
everyone
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"T
his is what I find most
magnetic about successful
givers: they get to the top
without cutting others down,
finding ways of expanding the
pie that benefit themselves and
the people around them."
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