Team

Urigroup is committed to providing expertise in all aspects of project configuration from start to finish, such as but not limited to planning, value engineering, funding, construction, and management of projects of any size or complexity. Whether retrofitting an existing asset or building new, our intent is to work with our private sector funders and strategic partners at local and national levels to form an alignment of interests predicated on providing client focused outcomes.

Wayne M. King

Managing Partner

Wayne M. King has more than 35 years of experience in the housing construction industry and community development. Mr. King previously served as Director of Housing, the Director of Design and Construction and the Director of Construction Maintenance for the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority for the City of Philadelphia from 2000 through 2014. There Mr. King managed, monitored, and certified the completion of over $600 million in development for the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation, the City of Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development, and the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority. He has been responsible for management of capital projects, low income tax credit developments, including the procurement, administration, cost estimating for in-house guideline qualifications and developers, including inspections. Mr. King’s management skills included project plan review, project team coordination, RFP issuance for professional services and oversight of professional service contracts. He has extended experience with DEP environmental process including Phase I & II, tank removal, asbestos remediation RFP/contracts and PADEP coordination. Mr. King’s portfolio has included large and small scale single and mid-rise multi family, mix-use, and site improvement/infrastructure development. Mr. King brings Urigroup a unique perspective to public and private development with his background and his previous experience in management and oversight of architectural, engineering and environmental services.

Thomas Elzey

Partner

Thomas Elzey has more than 35 years of senior administrative and financial management experience. Mr. Elzey formerly served as President of South Carolina State University. Previously, he held the role of Executive Vice President for Finance, Administration and Operations at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. At Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, he was Senior Vice President for Finance, CFO & Treasurer. As Senior Vice President & CFO at Howard University in Washington, DC, he supervised all financial, treasury, and auxiliary enterprise functions of the university and its hospital, as well as capital planning and projects implementation. His other positions have included Deputy Executive Director for Finance for the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board and the Resolution Trust Corporation in Washington, D.C.; Vice President at Perry Investments in Saratoga, Calif.; General Manager and CEO for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; Budget Director in the Chicago Office of Budget Management; Assistant General Superintendent and COO for the Chicago Park District; Senior Policy Analyst for the federal Office of Management and Budget; and Senior Analyst for the Congressional Budget Office. He served as council member for the National Association of College and University Business Officers and as a board member for the Charleston Regional Development Alliance, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, and the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce. Elzey currently serves as a member of Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Dean’s Advisory Council and as Treasurer for the Leatherback Trust Foundation. Throughout his career, Mr. Elzey has gained a reputation as a dynamic change agent and national leader in the industry of higher education, bringing an impressive record of fiscal responsibility. As a Securities and Exchange Commission and Municipal Securities Regulatory Board registered (Series 50) Municipal Financial Advisor, Mr. Elzey brings a wealth of experience to Urigroup in providing debt issuance advice, underwriter selection advice, rating analysis, and preparation and selection of bond counsel.

Jeffrey Montague

Partner

Jeffrey Montague is the former Associate Vice Dean of Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) and has over 25 years of administrative experience in higher education. Mr. Montague was a professor of the Senior Professional Development Seminar course for STHM as well, which was the cornerstone for Temple University’s student seniors seeking career/real world advice on how to manage a changing work force. Mr. Montague is now the Director of Temple’s STHM Alumni Engagement. He also has a professional background in helping clients set goals and objectives for themselves, perfecting the necessary skills for their careers, and providing consulting in hotel ownership and investment. He brings Urigroup vast experience in hospitality and higher education with the contacts that allow for creating business growth.

David Stubbs

Founding Partner

David Stubbs has over 20 years of entrepreneurial leadership in commercial real estate. Previously, Mr. Stubbs served as head of a local private development company where he was involved in all aspects of the development process including design, zoning and entitlement, environmental remediation, financing, construction, and many other aspects of real estate development. Mr. Stubbs has also worked as an advisor to various real estate entities providing services such as but not limited to facilitating land transactions, zoning and financial analysis, pro forma underwriting including LIHTC and NMTC transactions, underwriting bond and bondable lease transactions, structured financing to optimize deal capitalization, structuring of Public-Private Partnerships, creation of comprehensive offering memorandums for capital raising and debt placement, assembling requests for proposal submissions, and sourcing of public subsidies and low interest rate financing. In addition, he has served as a principal of multiple P3 development entities throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Mr. Stubbs brings Urigroup a wealth of experience and resources that allow for creative problem solving and the ability to capitalize a large range of commercial real estate projects.

William A. Carter, III

Director of Construction

William Carter has extensive experience in commercial and residential construction throughout the Mid-Atlantic which he brings to RPC United Advisors.  Mr. Carter previously served as the Southern NJ Area Manager for the Gilbane Building Company. He has been responsible for scheduling, budgeting, internal profit and loss, business development, and personnel management on projects ranging in value from $10 to $300 million dollars. Mr. Carter has held a number of positions in the construction industry. Some notable projects where he served as the executive in charge include but are not limited to: the Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City New Jersey; the Dilworth Plaza Renovation at City Hall in Philadelphia; the renovation of the Reading Terminal Market and the Train Shed portion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center; Philadelphia International Airport Terminal F, Philadelphia International Airport Terminal D / E Expansion; Aloft Hotel in center city Philadelphia; the School District of Philadelphia School Capital Improvement Program including the Microsoft School of the Future in West Philadelphia; and the Temple University Multi-Purpose Health Sciences Building in North Philadelphia. In 2005, Mr. Carter was recipient of the Gilbane Regional Builder of the Year Award for his work and leadership on the Jersey City Medical Center project.