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EL PASO, TX – The Professional Housing Management Association (PHMA) recently announced its selection of Melanie Gowdy, Community Director at DeLuz Family Housing as the recipient of the 2012 US Marine Corps Outstanding Senior Housing Manager Award. DeLuz Family Housing was developed and is currently managed by the Military Housing division of Hunt Companies, Inc. DeLuz Family Housing is located on Marine Corp Base Camp Pendleton serving active duty Marines stationed on base. “Ms Gowdy is deserving of this award. She has accomplished so much in a short amount of time by increasing occupancy, CEL Surveys, resident communication and provided leadership by example to all whom she comes in contact with. Congratulations on your achievements” said Mr. Robert Marshall, Director of Family Housing, Camp Pendleton. This award will be officially announced in PHMA’s Defense Communities magazine and on phma.com. “I am honored and humbled to receive this award because we are privileged to have jobs where we serve those who serve us. We need to always be mindful of the sacrifices made by our Marines, other service members, and their families. We consider it our mission to contribute to the community at DeLuz.” said Melanie Gowdy. “We are extremely pleased PHMA is recognizing Melanie for this award,” Robin Vaughn, Co-President of Hunt’s Public Private Venture division said. “It is always our intent to provide the highest and best level of satisfaction for the families living and working at DeLuz.” More information about the community can be found online at www.deluzfamilyhousing.com. ABOUT HUNT Hunt Companies, Inc. is a real estate company dedicated to building values through development, investment, and management. Hunt is focused in the core areas of public private partnership, military housing, community development, real asset investment management and multifamily housing. Founded in 1947, Hunt is headquartered in El Paso, Texas, with 1,100 employees in regional offices throughout North America and Europe. Together, Hunt and its affiliates have more than $13 billion in assets under management, including 144,583 multi-family housing units and 8.3 million square feet of office, retail and industrial properties. Hunt has also developed 89,000 housing units, over 1 million square feet of commercial space and thousands of acres of land. Development project costs have totaled more than $6.3 billion with more than $8.2 billion in construction costs. Visit www.huntcompanies.com to learn more about Hunt, its heritage and commitment to values that build.