Karly Brinla

Senior Vice President of Development

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"Our developments are based on holistic solutions that consider affordability, sustainability, transportation, and community amenities."

Karly Brinla joined Brinshore in 2020 and is responsible for project management, including predevelopment, financing, construction, marketing, and community outreach. She has worked on projects across the country with particular focus on partnering with Cities, Housing Authorities, non-profits, and other municipalities. Currently, Karly runs Brinshore’s Indiana, Utah, and California markets. Karly also runs the Brinshore Internship “Brinternship” training program. Karly is a founding member and president emeritus of the Women in Affordable Housing – Illinois Chapter.

Experience

Before joining Brinshore’s development team, Karly worked part-time as a developer for Brinshore while teaching and completing her graduate work at the University of Illinois. She taught Business Calculus and Linear Algebra for Business, in addition to numerous other courses in the Mathematics department. She also consulted with Brinshore in 2014 on a statistical analysis project, in which she designed and used a periodic algorithm to analyze fluctuations in the Evanston Housing Market.

Education

Karly has a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Pitzer College.