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John Woodard serves as Vice President for Stirling, leading the company’s New Orleans office at the Pan-American Life Center. He oversees a broad portfolio of responsibilities spanning development, redevelopment, asset management, government relations, and corporate services across Stirling’s platform. His project experience includes build-to-rent residential communities, Stirling’s corporate office headquarters at River Chase in Covington, Ochsner medical facilities, and ongoing asset management of more than 1,500,000 square feet of retail, medical, office, and multifamily properties. He also represents Stirling on the GNO, Inc. board.

Prior to his current role, John served as Director of Development and Asset Management, guiding projects from pre-development through stabilization. His earlier career includes serving as aide to Congressman Steve Scalise and as White House Liaison and Special Advisor at the U.S. Small Business Administration, appointed by the President.

He holds an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Tulane’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and a B.S. in Finance from LSU, where he served as Student Body President. He is an adjunct lecturer at the Tulane School of Architecture.

John is active across a range of civic and professional organizations, including the LSU Foundation National Board, Tulane Real Estate Advisory Board, ICSC Gulf South Marketplace Council, CCIM, Friends of the Cabildo, and the Fore!Kids Foundation. A Covington native, John and his family call New Orleans home.