Campus Crest, a national developer of first-class housing and lifestyle tailored to meet the needs of students who desire an alternative to traditional apartments and dormitories, is adding staff and promoting from within to meet its expanding business. While many companies are experiencing high turnover and the hit of cutbacks and layoffs, Campus Crest continues to grow and strengthen in numbers and in quality.

Promotions include: Controller, Heather McCormack, promoted to Vice President of Administration; Fixed Asset Accountant, Emily McVann, promoted to Controller; Sales Manger for the Grove at Asheville, NC, Mel Bernard, promoted to General Manager; General Manager for the Grove at Mobile AL, Will Berry, promoted to Area Manager; Business Office Manager for the Grove at Mobile, AL, Ricki Glenn, promoted to General Manager; and Sales Manger for the Mobile, AL, Jason Young, promoted to General Manager for the Grove at Troy, AL.

New additions include: Treasury and Investor Reporting Manager, Matt Mahoney; Real Estate Transaction Manager, Joel Bartis; Roving Sales Manager, Amanda Stewart; General Manager of the Grove at Witchita, KS, Megan Otto; General Manager of the Grove at Jonesboro, AR, Julie Smith Maxwell; and Vice President of Leasing, Yvette St. Pierre.

“Campus Crest's new dream team has considerable experience,” said co-founder Mike Hartnett. “These vital new additions and people who have just been promoted all possess complementary skill sets and believe in the focused vision of Campus Crest."

Currently, Campus Crest’s properties, known as the Grove, provide fully-loaded living facilities for college students in Alabama, Georgia, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, and Washington. Additional locations will be developed later this year and 2009 in with plans to expand into the Northeast and Western parts of the country along with growing its presence in the Southeast and Midwest.

About Campus Crest and The Grove: Campus Crest is a vertically-integrated student housing company based in Charlotte, NC. Through its wholly-owned Subsidiaries, Campus Crest Development, Campus Crest Construction and Campus Crest Real Estate Management, it delivers one of the best student housing products in the United States. Through its brand, the Grove, [www.gogrove.com], its projects are both amenity rich and have progressive lifestyle programming to help build the total sense of community.