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Descoteaux joins Colliers M&G Prop. & Asset Mgmt. Services Group as portfolio mgr. and assistant VP

Kristina Descoteaux has joined Colliers Meredith & Grew's Property & Asset Management Services Group as a portfolio manager and assistant vice president. Descoteaux will manage the MIT's real estate investment portfolio, which includes two million s/f of office, industrial and retail space in Cambridge, Mass. Prior to joining Colliers Meredith & Grew, she spent eight years at Jones Lang LaSalle (formerly Spaulding & Slye), most recently as a general manager.  Descoteaux was responsible for managing over one million s/f of class A office and lab properties. "Kristina is a great addition to our group.  We are very fortunate to have her join Colliers Meredith & Grew," said Dennis Callahan, executive vice president and head of the property and asset management services group. Descoteaux earned a Juris Doctor from the Mass. School of Law, a M.B.A. from Regis University and a B.S. in Political Science from Boston College.  
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