Red Stone Equity Partners LLC  has hired Catalina “Cat” Vielma as senior vice president of Acquisitions | Mountain Region and Michael Tayefeh as assistant vice president of Investor Relations, and announced several promotions in key leadership roles across its Acquisitions, Investor Relations and Portfolio Management divisions.

Cat Vielma is based in Denver, CO and will focus on the origination, underwriting and structuring of affordable housing investments primarily in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountains regions. Vielma brings with her over ten years of LIHTC experience in equity origination and underwriting.

Michael Tayefeh is based in New York and is responsible for assisting in the origination and syndication of tax credit investments to Red Stone Equity’s institutional investor clients. He has more than eight years of experience working in real estate and market research and five years of experience in LIHTC syndication and development.

The company has also announced the following managerial promotions in Acquisitions, Investor Relations and Portfolio Management:

  • Charlotte Banghart, based in the Boston office, has been promoted to managing director of Portfolio Management. Banghart was previously a senior director of Portfolio Management and has been with the company for seven years.
  • Alyssa Thomas, most recently senior director of Portfolio Management, has been promoted to managing director of Portfolio Management. Thomas is based in the Charlotte office and has been with the company for eight years.
  • Stephanie Kinsman, based in the New York office, has been promoted to managing director of Investor Relations. Kinsman was recently director of Investor Relations and has been with the company for over ten years.
  • Matt Grosz, most recently director of Acquisitions | West, has been promoted to managing director. Grosz joined the company in 2016 and is based in the San Diego Office.
  • Darren Swanson, most recently director of Acquisitions | Southeast, has been promoted to managing director. Swanson joined the company in 2016 and is based in the company’s Charlotte office.
  • Chris Murray, based in the New York office, has been promoted to managing director. Murray was most recently director of Acquisitions | Northeast and has been with the company for 12 years.