LISA NICKEL, President

​​​Lisa has over twenty years of land development experience, the majority of which has been with large scale master-planned communities in the Greater Houston area.  Prior to forming Genesis in 2011, Lisa served as Vice President for Hillwood Communities, a Perot company headquartered in Dallas, Texas.  She oversaw the company’s projects in the Houston area, including the 3,800-acre property in Missouri City, Fort Bend County known as  Sienna South and the 468-acre  Rocky Creek community in Austin, Texas.  Lisa also served as Vice President of Operations for Newland Communities, the nation’s largest private developer of planned residential and urban mixed-use communities in the United States.  During her nine-year tenure at Newland, Lisa led all aspects of community development for  Cinco Southwest,  Seven Meadows,  Grayson Lakes and  Summerwood.
​Education​​​​​​
  • Texas A&M University - Bachelor of Science in Environmental Design, Summa Cum Laude
  • Texas A&M University - Master of Science in Land Development
  • Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) -Real Estate Principals I & II, Law of Contracts & Agency, Real Estate Finance I, Promulgated Contract Forms
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​Designations and Industry Involvement
  • Real Estate Sales Agent – Texas License No. 694732 
  • Ryoak Real Estate Group – Advisory Team
  • Texas A&M University Development Industry Advisory Committee – Chair (2010-2012) 
  • ULI Suburban/Urban Marketplace Committee (2008, 2012, 2014 - 2019)
  • ULI Development of Distinctions Award Nominating Committee (2017)
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