Kimberly A. Cameron is an executive leader, real estate development strategist, and community development professional with more than 30 years of experience transforming real estate assets into opportunities for economic growth, housing, and neighborhood revitalization. As Principal Consultant of Impactful Strategies, LLC, she advises universities, nonprofit organizations, and mission-driven developers on strategic real estate initiatives, organizational leadership, affordable housing, financing, and community engagement. Her work bridges ambitious institutional visions with practical plans for implementation and long-term financial sustainability.

A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ms. Cameron credits her parents with instilling the importance of hard work, service, and personal integrity. Her career path began at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she became the first Black woman to earn a Bachelor of Science in Construction Administration. She later earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Concordia University Wisconsin, combining a builder’s understanding of the physical environment with a financial strategist’s approach to investment and development.

Before founding Impactful Strategies in 2024, Kim served as Executive Director of the North Carolina A&T Real Estate Foundation, following her earlier appointment as Director of Economic Development. During her tenure, the Foundation’s asset base grew from approximately $38 million to $250 million. She guided complex acquisitions, student housing investments, and financing transactions, including approximately $125 million in private activity bonds and $30 million in New Markets Tax Credits. Her work included The Resurgent, a mixed-use economic development project along Greensboro’s East Market Street corridor, as well as major student housing and campus facility transactions. These initiatives illustrate her ability to align institutional priorities, capital markets, and community outcomes.

Her career spans leadership and development roles with Self-Help, H.J. Russell & Company, Habitat for Humanity International, Mercy Housing Southeast, and Woodforest National Bank. At Self-Help, she provided strategic leadership to a multidisciplinary real estate team and helped advance the revitalization of the Renaissance Shops at Phillips Avenue in Greensboro. At H.J. Russell & Company, she reestablished the real estate development function after a ten-year hiatus, developing strategies and goals for mixed-use, mixed-income, market-rate, and affordable housing projects. Across these positions, she has worked with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, New Markets Tax Credits, private activity bonds, and federal and local community development resources.

Through Impactful Strategies, Ms. Cameron now supports mission-driven organizations with real estate strategy, owner’s representation, fractional executive leadership, feasibility and development planning, and stakeholder engagement. Her consulting work includes advising on affordable housing and mixed-use development, evaluating development alternatives, and helping nonprofit and university leaders make informed decisions about the stewardship and productive use of their real estate assets. She is especially committed to helping historically Black colleges and universities leverage real estate to strengthen institutional resilience and create lasting community benefit.

Cameron’s civic and professional service reflects a sustained commitment to sound governance and equitable development. She serves on the Durham City–County Planning Commission, where she was elected Chair for a third term in October 2026, and has chaired Greensboro’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee. She also serves on the Carolina Theatre of Durham Board of Trustees and has held leadership positions with the North Carolina Housing Coalition, CREW Network, and other community and professional boards. A longtime member of the Durham (NC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, she has served as Southern Area Representative to The Links Foundation, Incorporated, supporting chapter engagement and philanthropic giving across the Southern Area.

Her achievements have been recognized through numerous professional and community honors, including the Triangle Business Journal’s 2025 Outstanding Women in Business recognition. Cameron’s leadership philosophy is grounded in the belief that thriving communities require meaningful connections among residents, institutions, businesses, and local government. She is known for combining strategic vision, financial discipline, collaborative leadership, and an unwavering commitment to turning complex ideas into tangible results.

Outside her professional commitments, Cameron enjoys creative pursuits such as jewelry design. She takes pride in mentoring emerging leaders and opening doors for them, particularly women pursuing careers in fields where they have historically been underrepresented. She is the proud mother of Brooke, an undergraduate student at an HBCU in North Carolina.