Alethea M. Parker

President of Artcraft

Alethea Parker joined Artcraft Management, Inc. in 1998 as Property Manager. She was promoted to Regional Manager in July 2000, to Vice-President of Operations in December of 2005, and became President in 2011. Alethea’s multi-faceted background encompasses finance, accounting, property operations, personnel administration, training and education.

Alethea’s property management career began in 1988 with a large Virginia property management company. In 1992 she became the Property Manager of a 456-unit HUD property with substantial economic issues and deferred maintenance problems. Alethea was the Advisor to four HUD properties in Norfolk and Portsmouth, including mixed-use, Section 8 and Section 236 properties.

Alethea’s site experience went on to include the lease-up of new construction luxury and affordable senior communities, as well as managing distressed properties to revise the management plan and bring the team together to create high occupancy and collections. As a Regional Manager she helped Artcraft grow to encompass properties of all types. That experience was then shared throughout the company to bring together systems and policies that created the Artcraft Management Team that exists today.   

Educational and professional affiliations and designations include: Virginia Tech, Certified Assisted Housing Manager, and Registered Apartment Manager (RAM). Alethea has also served as an executive on the Board of Directors of the Virginia Apartment Management Association.