Apartments.com presented a check for $15,000 to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless recently at the culmination of their “Raising Awareness. Taking Action: A Campaign to Help End Homelessness” Facebook initiative.

Bernstein Management Corporation, a real estate management and investment firm, announced several executive level promotions.

Oak Grove Capital, a provider of real estate financial services, announced today that Jeffrey Ringwald has joined the St. Paul-based mortgage lender as senior vice president of seniors housing.

American Utility Management Inc. (AUM) announced today that it has hired Joseph R. Stackhouse as executive vice president, client relations.

Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group held its annual awards celebration last week, recognizing more than $1 billion in closed new development sales in 2011.

HFF announced today that it has hired Ira Virden as a director in its Portland office. Virden will focus on multi-housing investment sales transactions in the Pacific Northwest.

Grace Hill Inc., a provider of online education and learning management systems for the multifamily housing industry, announced that Hunt Companies Inc. has selected the company as its provider of online education courseware for their military housing property management associates.

Marvin Windows and Doors announced that Brett Boyum is the new vice president of marketing.

McKinley announced that both Albert M. Berriz, CEO, and Ken Polsinelli, chief real estate officer, were elected to serve on the NMHC’s Board of Directors during its recently held annual meeting.

Daniel Corporation, a Southeast-based real estate development, management and investment firm, has announced an expanded pipeline of development with a strategic focus on multifamily for 2012.