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NIC Staff


Robert G. Kramer
President


Mr. Kramer is founder and president of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC), a non-profit education and resource center that serves debt and equity investors interested in the seniors housing and long term care industry. Mr. Kramer, a frequent writer and speaker on trends in seniors housing and long term care, has directed NIC since its inception in 1991.

A former county government official and Maryland state legislator, Mr. Kramer was a leader on health and environmental issues while representing the state capital of Annapolis in the 1980s. Mr. Kramer was educated at Harvard and Oxford Universities and also holds a Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary.


Elisa Infante Freeman
Vice President, Events & Marketing


Ms. Freeman heads all event, marketing and sponsorship efforts for NIC including the Annual Conference - the preeminent national networking event in the seniors housing and care industry, NICs Regional Symposiums for regional/local operators and lenders in the industry as well as all other organization meetings and sponsored events. Ms. Freeman came to NIC in 1999 with previous experience in conference floor management at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC as well as international event management, marketing and sales experience with such organizations as NASDA in Washington, DC and the Convention Management Group in Fairfax, Virginia.

With more than 10 years of event and marketing experience specific to the seniors housing and care industry, Ms. Freeman is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, the Professional Convention Management Association, and is a member of the MPI Industry Advisory Panel for Meeting Planners International. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.


Michael Hargrave
Vice President, NIC MAP


Mr. Hargrave leads NIC’s Market Area Profiles (NIC MAP) data and analysis service, the industry’s only comprehensive database of seniors housing supply/demand fundamentals on the nation’s top 100 metro markets. Since he joined NIC in January 2005, The NIC MAP service has added over 700 registered users and more than doubled the number of subscribers. Mr. Hargrave is also a frequent speaker at seniors housing and real estate conferences.

Mr. Hargrave has over 14 years of experience in seniors housing and care. In 1992, he co-founded Health Care Plus, Inc., a full-service executive recruitment and consulting firm, whose clients included many of the largest owners/operators in the industry. He holds a Masters in Business Administration with a specialization in finance from Loyola College in Maryland, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.


Andrew Bing, Vice President, Administration
Tim Benson, NIC MAP Supply & Construction Database Manager
Marsha Boehm, Front Desk Reception/Publication Coordinator
Carla Burt, Bookkeeper
Aubrey Canale, Event Sponsor & Meeting Coordinator
Bobbie Chandler, Event Planner
Hilda Flower, NIC MAP Training Associate
Elisa Infante Freeman, Vice President, Events & Marketing
Carmen Fusco, Event & Marketing Intern
Michael Hargrave, Vice President, NIC MAP
Amy Hein, Research Associate
Gary Infante, Senior Information Technology Specialist
Amber Jacobs, NIC MAP Subscription Services Manager
Doris Keating, Executive Assistant to the President
Robert G. Kramer, President
Jim Leavy, Director, Information Technology
Chris McGraw, Research Associate
Anthony J. Mullen, Senior Fellow
Nicole Opatz, Senior Registration, Marketing & Event Coordinator
Danielle Porter, Senior Programmer
Sarah Powell-Cooper, Business Development & Research Associate
Dan Raney, Senior Programmer


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