Lake Forest, Illinois (October 8, 2013) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that Susi Rowe has joined the firm as a Vice President with responsibility for leading Green Courte’s sustainability initiatives.

Ms. Rowe will focus on sustainability as it relates to the firm’s portfolio of assets in both the land-lease/manufactured housing community and parking sectors. She will serve as Green Courte’s representative to the Green Parking Council and the Real Estate Roundtable’s Sustainability Policy Advisory Committee. Ms. Rowe is also a member of the Urban Land Institute, where she will focus on sustainability best practices. Ms. Rowe holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Purdue University as well as a Master of Management (MBA) from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.