{"id":23650,"date":"2026-05-07T10:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=23650"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:16:25","slug":"lawson-announces-promotion-of-katherine-bradshaw-to-controller","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/news\/lawson-announces-promotion-of-katherine-bradshaw-to-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawson Announces Promotion of Katherine Bradshaw to Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HIGHLIGHTS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lawson Controller, Annette Gavrish, CPA is planning to retire after 11 years with the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistant Controller, Katherine Bradshaw, CPA has been promoted to Controller.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bradshaw brings extensive experience in financial reporting, accounting operations, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norfolk, VA \u2013 May 7, 2026 \u2013 Lawson is pleased to announce the promotion of Katherine Bradshaw, CPA to Controller ahead of the planned retirement of Annette Gavrish, CPA from the role she&#8217;s held since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradshaw joined Lawson in September 2023 as Assistant Controller and has extensive experience in financial reporting, accounting operations, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance. Prior to joining Lawson, she held accounting and financial reporting leadership roles with organizations including Armada Hoffler and Brillio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Controller, Bradshaw will oversee Lawson\u2019s accounting operations and financial reporting functions while continuing to support the company\u2019s strategic growth initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKatherine has already made a significant impact during her time here,\u201d said Austin Pittman, Vice President and Director of Development at Lawson. \u201cHer technical expertise, leadership skills, and collaborative approach make her exceptionally well suited for this role.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bradshaw is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and holds a Master of Science in Accounting from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Lipscomb University.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23651 lazyload\" style=\"width:362px;height:auto\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23651 lazyload\" style=\"width:362px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-50x75.jpg 50w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-1600x2400.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Katherine-Bradshaw-headshot-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Katherine Bradshaw, CPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Lawson:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Lawson, we understand that what we do \u2013 and how we do it \u2013 affects the everyday lives of people we care about. We focus on positively impacting people, from team members and residents to investors and business partners. We manage and own approximately 5,000 apartment units and continue to grow with nearly 1,200 units under construction <a>or in<\/a> development. Our business model provides vertical integration of development, construction, property management and asset management services, which enables our team of experts to add value at every stage for our partners. When you act with integrity, focus on quality and work to find creative solutions, great things are possible. It\u2019s how we\u2019ve done business at Lawson for more than 50 years. For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawsoncompanies.com\">www.lawsoncompanies.com<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"news-topic":[],"class_list":["post-23650","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lawson Announces Promotion of Katherine Bradshaw to Controller - Lawson Companies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lawsoncompanies.com\/news\/lawson-announces-promotion-of-katherine-bradshaw-to-controller\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lawson Announces Promotion of Katherine Bradshaw to Controller - Lawson Companies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HIGHLIGHTS: Norfolk, VA \u2013 May 7, 2026 \u2013 Lawson is pleased to announce the promotion of Katherine Bradshaw, CPA to Controller ahead of the planned retirement of Annette Gavrish, CPA from the role she&#8217;s held since 2014. 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