Vice President
Director of Leadership Development & University Relations
The NRP Group
Montgomery joined The NRP Group in 2017, managing NRP’s student housing portfolio. Since then, she has served as a Development Project Manager and an Asset Manager of both affordable and market rate assets. In 2021, Montgomery was elevated to the newly created role of Director of Commercial Spaces and Ancillary Revenue. Montgomery received NRP’s Employee of the Year, Inspire Award in 2019.
Montgomery has been a leader in expanding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at NRP. She has served as the Co-Chair of the Women’s Inclusion Network (WIN) since 2018 with a goal of hiring, developing and advancing female talent at The NRP Group. She has branded 4 unique programming series’ that are aimed at sparking curiosity, enriching personal and professional growth, promoting mentoring and spotlighting women.
In 2020, she assumed leadership of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee which provides strategic direction and assessment of NRP’s Employee Resource Group initiatives. Montgomery has been an advocate for employee well-being and launched NRP’s inaugural Mental Health Awareness campaign in 2021. She serves as a member of NRP’s Diversity Leadership Council and provides support to the Leader Accountability pillar.
Prior to her time at The NRP Group, Montgomery worked in Higher Education for 10 years. During that time she served in Admissions, Residence Life and Housing and College Counseling Centers. She provided leadership to staff teams and advised a number of student organizations. Montgomery instructed First Year Experience, Leadership and Living-Learning Community courses. She founded the Help A Zip, early alert system at The University of Akron to provide academic, financial and social supports to students. She was the recipient of The University of Akron’s Pillar of Excellence Award and Hall of the Year awards in 2015.
Montgomery earned a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Sciences and a Master of Arts in Counseling and Human Development from Walsh University. She is a licensed School Counselor in the State of Ohio. In 2021, she completed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certification from the University of South Florida. In 2022, Montgomery earned an Executive and Professional Coaching Certification from the University of Texas at Dallas. She holds an Associate Certified Coach credential from the International Coaching Federation. Montgomery serves as the Vice President of The Spanish American Committee Board of Directors.