About

Cal Poly's Real Estate Finance and Investment Association is an organization of highly motivated individuals who are curious about real estate's many streams of income. Along with education from real estate professionals, members will have the opportunity to actively engage in real estate practices that have created billions of dollars for ambitious individuals around the globe. We host weekly meetings on Tuesday from 11am-12pm in room 203 of building 2.

The Team

Cate Fisher

President

Cate Fisher is a Junior here at Cal Poly majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. She is from Visalia, CA and is a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She loves to cook, bake, travel, and spend time with my friends and family.

Matthew Paul

Director of Publicity & Webmaster

Matthew Paul is currently a 2nd year Agriculture Business Student at Cal Poly. He grew up in Laguna Niguel, California, with an older and younger brother. In his spare time he loves to play lacrosse and just get outdoors. He is also a diehard Green Bay Packers fan with family still living in Wisconson. He looks forward to enhancing his knowledge in the real estate industry by being part or the REFIA club.

Kristin Shaeffer

Co-Founder

Kristin is a fourth year Business Major concentrating in Finance. She will be graduating in Winter of 2015 and plans to work for Hewlett Packard in their business operations department. In her free time she enjoys attending her sorority events, going to spin class, and exploring the beautiful county of San Luis Obispo.

Sharleen Binner

Vice President

Sharleen Binner is a second-year Business Administration major with a concentration in Financial Management and a potential minor in Computer Science. She loves reading and playing badminton. A fun fact about her is her ability to speak four languages! Her life goal is to travel to all seven continents of the world. So far she has been to three.

Andrew Fortner

Treasurer

Andrew Fortner is a third year Business Major with a concentration in Financial Management. In addition to being the Financial Advisor for Real Estate Club, Andrew is also a member of the Financial Management Organization, iHeart Globally, and Central Coast Association of Wakeboarders clubs. In his free time, he likes to spend time outdoors doing activities like surfing, wakeboarding, camping, and hiking.

Kyle Davis

Co-Founder

Kyle is a fourth year Business Major Concentrating in Finance. He will be graduating in Spring of 2015 and plans to work for The Clorox Company as a financial analyst. In his free time Kyle enjoys hunting, fishing, mountain biking, backpacking, playing soccer and tennis.

Dr. Pratish Patel

Advisor

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California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407

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