Susan Satira
Virginia Beach,VA
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Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, leading complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence. Experience across real estate, finance, and enterprise technology. Expertise in driving operational efficiency, and ensuring regulatory compliance in highly regulated industries. Skilled at overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets, vendor contracts, system implementations, and cross-functional teams. Currently managing an enterprise software implementation project. Now positioning expertise toward opportunities in finance, asset management, operations leadership, real estate or compliance advisory roles.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager, Enterprise Software Implementation
Self-Employed
10.2025 - Current
- Managing Lawson Companies’ transition to a new enterprise technology platform, coordinating vendor teams, consultants, and internal departments.
- Building project plans, decision frameworks, and risk logs to support on-time, on-budget delivery.
- Leading staff training, user adoption, and SOP development for accounting, leasing, compliance, and reporting functions.
- Ensuring operational workflows meet regulatory and audit requirements across multiple business lines.
- Serving as liaison between executives, IT teams, and software provider to align technology solutions with business objectives.
Vice President & President, Lawson Realty
The Lawson Companies
01.2017 - 01.2025
- Directed enterprise operations of 5,400+ residential units and commercial assets, with oversight of budgets, financials, contracts, and compliance.
- Serve as the Principal Broker for the company, maintaining licensure and regulatory compliance across all real estate operations.
- Oversee five department directors to drive enterprise-wide alignment.
- Direct strategic implementations (SOPs, training, QA systems) that improved scalability, efficiency, and compliance.
- Manage and executed oversight of major property renovations exceeding $100 million, aligning capital investments with long-term ownership objectives ensuring adherence to budget, scope, and policy.
- Spearhead business development initiatives supporting acquisitions, investor relations, and growth strategies.
- Partnered with ownership, lenders, and government agencies on capital planning and compliance reporting.
- Built leadership teams, mentoring directors and managers to deliver consistent results across multiple departments.
Director of Compliance
The Lawson Companies
01.2001 - 01.2007
- Built the Compliance Department from the ground up, establishing policies, procedures, and systems that grew into a 3-person team now supporting all affordable housing assets in the portfolio.
- Ensured compliance across HUD, LIHTC, and USDA programs for 787+ units, consistently achieving top audit results.
- Streamlined operations through compliance software integration and internal training programs.
- Supported acquisitions by layering HUD programs with tax credits, enhancing deal structure and long-term viability.
- (earlier role, condensed)
- Held progressive management roles in operations and property oversight, including Regional Manager for multi-site portfolios. Experience includes budgeting, staff leadership, contract negotiation, and turnaround strategies.
- Earlier Career
Education
B.A. -
Old Dominion University
Skills
- Enterprise software deployment
- Compliance & Regulatory Oversight (HUD, LIHTC, USDA, Government Programs)
- Risk Management & Quality Assurance
- Financial & Budget Analysis (Multi-Million $ Portfolios)
- Process optimization
- Training, Change Management & SOP Development
- Contract negotiation expertise
- Stakeholder & Board Relations
- Hybrid/Remote Team Leadership
- Strategic business guidance
Affiliations
- National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA)
- Mid-Atlantic Affordable Housing Management Association (former Board Member)
- Tidewater Multifamily Housing Council (Board Member)
- National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
- Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
- National Apartment Association (NAA)
- National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)
- Virginia Housing Development Authority (Certified Management Agent)
- Tidewater Fair Condominium Association, President of the Board
- Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot (VERP) Advisory Board (Board Member)
Certification
- Virginia Real Estate Broker
- CPM, Certified Property Manager (IREM)
- HCCP, Housing Credit Certified Professional
- AHM, Assisted Multifamily Housing Manager, Quadel
- TaCCs Certified, Tax Credit Compliance Specialist, Quadel
- STAR, Spectrum training Award Recipient, Rural Development 515
- Human Systems Leadership, Grinnell Leadership
Awards & Recognition
Executive of the Year – Coastal Multifamily Housing Council, Regional Property Manager of the Year – Coastal Multifamily Housing Council
Languages
English
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of five Directors staff members.
- Oversaw a department of approximately 170 team members.
- Reduced operating costs by 5% year over year.
- Created tracking and KPI tools for multifamily lease ups increasing efficiencies by 40%.
- Collaborated cross departmentally with multiple departments in the development of 2+ multifamily deals per year.
Work Availability
monday
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Timeline
Project Manager, Enterprise Software Implementation
Self-Employed
10.2025 - Current
Vice President & President, Lawson Realty
The Lawson Companies
01.2017 - 01.2025
Director of Compliance
The Lawson Companies
01.2001 - 01.2007
B.A. -
Old Dominion University