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San Diego — Pierce Education Properties (PEP) has named Christine Pierce to the role of chief executive officer and president. Pierce is the wife of the San Diego-based firm’s late founder, Fred Pierce. Prior to joining the company, Christine served as chief operating officer for the City of San Diego’s pension fund. In tandem with this announcement, PEP has also named Jasmin Zelinko to the role of chief operating officer and Neal Singer to chief asset management and development officer. Zelinko previously served as the firm’s vice president of operations from 2019 to 2023. Prior to joining PEP in 2018, Singer held executive positions with several national real estate development firms.