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Stan Ross Passes Away at 82

Stan Ross, one of the country’s most influential real estate accountants, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at the age of 82. The devoted family man advised many of the leading real estate companies, and served as chairman of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate for nearly two decades. During a career that spanned more than 60 years, he became established as one of the industry’s most respected minds.

Ross was born in 1936 in the Bronx, and furthered his education at the City College of New York business school. Now known as Baruch College, the school teaches accounting in the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy. After college and Army service, Ross moved to Los Angeles in 1961, and helped build Kenneth Leventhal & Co. into the ninth-largest accounting firm in the country.

Among the company’s real estate clients were the Irvine Co., Donald Bren, Forest City, A. Alfred Taubman, and Donald Trump. Ross was also involved in the initial organization of the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Leventhal & Co. merged with accounting giant Ernst & Young in 1995, and Ross served as managing partner of the firm’s real estate accounting practice and a vice chairman of the firm. He retired from Ernst & Young in 1999, but continued to work as a consultant.

Ross guided the USC center to global prominence over the 18 years he served as chairman of the Lusk Center advisory board. He was instrumental in the creation of the Ross Minority Program in Real Estate.

Ross is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn; daughters, Ellen, Alison, and Michelle and her husband Dan; grandchildren Mark and his wife Jessica; Jamie and her husband Chase; Joey and Ava; Destin, Lauren and her fiancé Simon; Maya, Amy, Samantha, Adam, Danny, Michael, and Brian; as well as his great grandchild Oliver Stanley.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ross Minority Program:
USC Ross Minority Program in Real Estate
650 Childs Way, Suite 331
Los Angeles, CA 90089

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Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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