Kristy P. Simonette — Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategic Services at Camden Property Trust

Ms. Kristy P. Simonette has been Senior Vice President of Strategic Services at Camden Property Trust since December, 2009 and serves as its Chief Information Officer. Ms. Simonette is responsible for leading the information technology initiatives for Camden. Ms. Simonette was Vice President of Camden's Business Services department. During her tenure at Camden, she has been responsible for evaluating and streamlining business processes that leverage technology in order to improve operating efficiencies. Ms. Simonette managed all aspects of the property management software project that included product designs, enhancements, testing, conversion and implementation, and production support. Her responsibilities included the implementation and ongoing maintenance of revenue management, all ancillary programs, policies and procedures, national purchasing, and the internal help desk. Before joining Camden, Ms. Simonette was Director of Sales and Customer Service for Ashford.com, an e-commerce company that offers luxury goods and corporate gifts. Prior to Ashford.com, she spent three years implementing, training, and managing support for SAP at Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) and nine years at a multi-housing property management company, where Ms. Simonette worked on-site and in the corporate offices as an internal auditor, technical trainer, and help desk manager. Ms. Simonette holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Schreiner University.