Melissa Haynes Martin joined BRIDGE as Senior Vice President, Property Management, in March 2024. She is responsible for day-to-day property management of BRIDGE’s portfolio, as well as overall portfolio performance.

With more than 20 years of asset management, development, and acquisitions experience in multifamily housing, Ms. Martin brings a successful track record of implementing best-in-class property management operation practices that improve quality of life and increase value for residents, investors and owners. Prior to joining BRIDGE, Ms. Martin was VP of Management Services at Sequoia Equities, an award-winning owner and operator with a portfolio of more than 16,000 multifamily units across California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Colorado. Prior to Sequoia Equities, she served as SVP of Operations at Aismare Limited, a private investment group based in the United Kingdom.

Ms. Martin began her career as a property manager at Alliance Real Estate Group, a national third-party management group, later becoming Regional Vice President responsible for the performance of a portfolio of 6,000 multifamily units across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

Ms. Martin holds a B.S. in Economics with a Finance Concentration from Duke University and an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.