Dawn Beckles

Dawn Beckles, Senior Vice President of Accounting and Financial Services, has over 25 years of financial real estate experience and leads the Accounting and Finance function for Bozzuto Management Company. In this role, Dawn oversees a department of more than 130 people, responsible for reporting, cash management and other compliance items on more than 250 assets. This group includes a team of Accountants and CPAs who oversee the reporting function, an Accounts Payable department who process all disbursements for the management portfolio, and Accounting Solutions who act as an internal support team/help desk function for the group as a whole.

Dawn started her career at Arthur Andersen. Before joining Bozzuto Management Company in 2015, Dawn was the Senior Vice President of Finance for BYTEGRID a data center, colocation company. Prior to joining BYTEGRID, Dawn was the Chief Financial Officer of Aldon Management Corporation, a residential and commercial real estate company with assets in Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Washington D.C., where she was responsible for the finance, accounting and asset management functions. Prior to Aldon Management Corporation, Dawn was the Controller of First Potomac Realty Trust, a NYSE listed publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust that acquires, develops, leases and operates office and industrial properties in the Greater Washington D.C. region. During her eight-year tenure at First Potomac, she was responsible for overseeing the company’s accounting operations and its internal and external financial reporting.

Dawn is a CPA and a graduate of American University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a second degree in Economics. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Urban Land Institute, Commercial Real Estate Women, and The National Association of Professional Women. Dawn is a resident of Silver Spring and has lived there for 35 years. She is actively involved with her church community, is a former Sunday School instructor for high-schoolers, is a current instructor for an evangelism class, and is actively involved in the evangelism ministry. In addition to her faith, she is also passionate about running. Ballroom dancing is a recent hobby that she enjoys.