WILLIAM FOWLER, Principal and Co-Founder, has over 30 years of housing and real estate experience. Prior to forming Hudson in 1986, Bill worked in office building development with Cadillac Fairview, high-rise residential development with Eichner Properties and urban malls with the Rouse Company. Bill majored in architecture at Yale and received his MBA from the Harvard Business School.

DAVID KRAMER, Principal, joined Hudson in 1995. Prior to Hudson, David developed affordable housing as the Housing Director of the Venice Community Housing Corporation in Los Angeles, and a Project Manager for the Skid Row Housing Trust. In 1989, he was one of the founders and the first Executive Director of People for Parks, a Los Angeles non-profit coalition of parks advocates. David has a Bachelor Degree from Yale University and graduated from the Coro Foundation’s Public Affairs Program. David serves on the Alumni Council of the Collegiate School and is a Board Member of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and the Coro Foundation. In 2008, David was elected to Chair the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. David also founded the quarterly Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable to benefit the Brooklyn Historical Society.

DEBORAH RABBINO BHATT, Senior Project Manager, has been working in real estate development and consulting since 2001. Prior to joining The Hudson Companies, she was a Project Manager at Forest City Ratner Companies, where she focused on the Atlantic Yards project. Earlier in her career, Deborah was a consultant at HR&A Advisors and worked for the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development. She is the Secretary of the Columbia Real Estate Development Program Alumni Board. Deborah received a Master’s of Science in Real Estate Development at Columbia University and completed her undergraduate studies at Brown University.

TINA BRYANT, Junior Estimator, joined Hudson’s construction division in 2009 and performs plan and bid review, value engineering, and cost estimation to support contractor selection and management. Prior to joining Hudson, Tina was a Project Manager at Kipcon Incorporated, where she worked with clients and subcontractors on scopes, budgets, and schedules and conducted field inspections and conditions assessments. Prior to Kipcon, Tina was an HVAC engineer at Shering-Plough Corporation, at Meyer, Strong, & Jones Engineers, and Ferrco Engineering. She also served for two years as an Emergency Medical Technician, operating an ambulance and handling patient emergency care and reporting. Tina has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the New York Institute of Technology.

SALLY GILLILAND, Director of Architecture, has 22 years of experience in architecture, including the past 18 years as a licensed architect. She is responsible for managing the architecture and engineering process throughout the design and construction of our projects. Sally joined Hudson in 2001 after 10 years as Project Architect at the architectural firm of Beyhan Karahan & Associates where she was responsible for design and management of a wide range of commercial and residential projects. Prior to her work with BK&A, Sally was a designer with the architectural firm of Kohn, Pedersen, Fox & Associates. She graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, studied at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City, and received her Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University.

ALAN HAJTLER, Director of Construction, has 34 years of experience in construction management, including 21 years of experience in real estate development. Alan directs all construction activities at Hudson including pre-development estimating and value engineering, managing Hudson’s construction entity and coordinating the firm’s work with third party contractors. Before joining Hudson, Alan worked with Boymelgreen Developers as Director of Pre-construction, Aurora Contractors as Director of Estimating/Purchasing, and Terra Firma as Executive Vice President of Real Estate/Construction Operations. He also served as President of Arcon Development, a real estate developer and real estate investment/construction consultant for four years. His early career included work as Assistant Field Super for the Glick Organization on a 900-unit affordable senior housing high-rise, and as a Design Development Draftsman with Paul Rudolph Architects. Alan studied architecture at New York Institute of Technology and real estate at the NYU Real Estate Institute.

ANDREW JACKSON, Project Manager, has been working since 2002 in structural engineering and real estate development. Prior to joining Hudson, Andrew was a licensed structural engineer at Arup working on airports, hospitals, and tall buildings. Andrew received his BA in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught courses in architecture, engineering, and construction at New York University and New York Institute of Technology. He is a LEED Accredited Professional.

AARON KOFFMAN, Director of Affordable Housing, has over 11 years of experience in real estate development, finance and public policy. Aaron manages affordable housing and assists in site acquisition for the company.  Prior to joining Hudson, Aaron worked at Forest City Ratner Companies where he focused on the residential portfolio within Atlantic Yards and site sourcing for mixed-income housing developments. Before joining Forest City Ratner, Aaron was a Senior Project Manager at the NYC Housing Development Corporation where he originated over $600 M in bond-financed mortgages for mixed-income and affordable multi-family housing. In addition to serving as a Trustee of Achievement First and on the Board of Enterprise’s Gotham Society, Aaron currently teaches Affordable Housing Finance at NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.  Aaron received a Master of City Planning from MIT and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

JOSEPH KOHL-RIGGS, Director of Acquisitions, has four years of experience in real estate development and urban policy. Prior to joining Hudson, Joseph worked at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development in the 421-a tax exemption unit, and as an intern for the New York City Department of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. Joseph received his Bachelor of Arts in Urban Design from New York University in 2007.

LANCE KULB, CPA and Financial Controller, has over 30 years of experience as an accountant and controller. He is responsible for designing financial controls, maintaining the financial affairs of the company, and managing the accounting and information systems of the firm. Lance came to Hudson after serving for 12 years as Assistant Controller for a large shopping center owner/developer. Prior to that, he served as Senior Accountant for a large REIT for 7 years. Lance received his Bachelor of Arts from New York University and his MBA in Accounting and Taxation from St. John’s University.

ALISON NOVAK, Vice President, has over 9 years of private, public and non-profit sector experience in real estate. Prior to joining Hudson in 2006, Alison was with the San Jose Redevelopment Agency where she co-developed a comprehensive retail recruitment program and created a public space program. She has also worked for the City of Alameda, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and Lesley University’s real estate division. Alison is responsible for Hudson’s first green building project, Third + Bond. She is a LEED Accredited Professional. Alison currently sits on the boards of GreenHomeNYC, Recycle-A-Bicycle, and Women in Housing and Finance. She is in the 21st cohort of Coro Leadership New York. Alison received her Bachelor of Arts in Community Development from Grinnell College, and her Master of City Planning and Master of Science in Real Estate Development from MIT.

ALAN BELL, Founding Principal of the Hudson Companies, has over 35 years of housing development and general real estate experience. Prior to forming Hudson in 1986, Alan had a distinguished career in real estate finance and government assisted real estate development. He was a real estate investment banker, first at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and later at Bankers Trust Company. Prior to that Alan had been a Vice President of the New York City Public Development Corporation, Director of the City’s UDAG program during the Koch Administration, and Director of the City Housing Agency’s “Sweat Equity” Program. Alan received his Bachelor’s Degree from Columbia College, Columbia University (1973) and a Master of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1977).