Stafford is serving as Owner’s Representative to the University’s President, Administration and Athletics Department for the development of a new, state-of-the-art 10,000-seat on campus arena. Stafford conceptualized the creation of a Private-Public Partnership, which resulted in Oak View Group (OVG) as successful bidder and developer of the project. On behalf of, and in conjunction with the University, Stafford developed and managed the RFP process and is serving as lead negotiator for all contractual documents. As Owner’s Rep, Stafford is managing all business issues for the project including integration of the University requirements for design, development, design, construction and operations.