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People
Founder
- Ambassador Ronald N. Weiser
President, CEO & Shareholder
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
- Albert M. Berriz, Chief Executive Officer
- Kenneth P. Polsinelli, Executive Vice President and Managing Director Real Estate
- Karen F. Andrews, Chief Development Officer
- Royal Caswell, Executive Vice President and Managing Director Asset Management
- Mary S. Williams, Chief of Staff
- Keith Hayward, COO and Managing Director Residential Client Services
- Matt Mason, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Commercial Client Services
- Jim Willet, Treasurer
- Cheryl Rabbitt, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, Tax and Entity Management
- Jason Schaller, Vice President and Regional Director - Southern Region
- Melanie K. Zimmerman, Vice President and Regional Director - Eastern Region
- Garrett Hain, Vice President Residential Client Services
- Nancy Dolan, Senior Vice President, Residential Client Services
- Jeff Ball, Vice President, National Facilities Director
- Susan Markell, Senior Vice President, Residential Sales - Eastern and Midwest Regions
- Len Cercone, Vice President, Director of Commercial Operations
- Kevin Winkelmann, Assistant Vice President, Business Information Systems
Key Executives
- Albert L. Berriz, Director of Marketing, Media, & Attraction
- Ping Dai, Controller - Residential Real Estate
- Tom Gritter, Assistant Vice President, Commercial Client Services
- Joanna Dettling, Asset Manager, Residential Client Services
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Executive Committee
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Albert M. Berriz
Chief Executive Officer
Albert M. Berriz is Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Shareholder of McKinley. Mr. Berriz has extensive experience in the acquisition, financing, management and redevelopment of real estate assets. He is responsible for acquiring and managing assets in excess of $4.0 billion during his career. Mr. Berriz holds an MBA with honors in marketing and finance from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management — Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He also holds a Bachelor of Architecture Professional degree with high honors from the School of Engineering at the University of Miami.
Albert is a committed and passionate civic leader actively involved in many community organizations. He has proudly received many honors and awards from the community that he lives in and loves, including: 2008 March of Dimes Honoree for Community Leadership and Philanthropy, 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2007 Ann Arbor News Citizen of the Year, and Crains Detroit Business American Dreamer Award.
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Kenneth P. Polsinelli
Executive Vice President and Managing Director Real Estate
Kenneth P. Polsinelli is Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Real Estate at McKinley. He is a Shareholder and a member of the Executive Committee. During his tenure McKinley’s portfolio has increased by over 50% in its target markets. He has acquired, financed or disposed of over $750 million of real estate assets across the Midwest and Southeast. Mr. Polsinelli specializes in the acquisition and repositioning of distressed multi-family apartment communities. He has a proven track record of acquiring well-located real estate that is suffering from lack of adequate capitalization, poor management, and/or is in serious physical disrepair.
Mr. Polsinelli holds a Masters of Business Administration degree in Integrative Management from Eli Broad Graduate School of Business at Michigan State University. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The University of Michigan.
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Karen F. Andrews
Chief Development Officer
Karen F. Andrews is Chief Development Officer and Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources with nearly fifteen years of senior leadership experience. Ms. Andrews is responsible for providing strategy and leadership for Business Information Systems and Human Resource Development. Under her leadership, McKinley’s Community and people practices garnered national distinction as a “Company That Cares.” Ms. Andrews holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Michigan and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development from Eastern Michigan University. She is a Board Member with the Washtenaw Community College Foundation and Dawn Farm Board of Directors and serves as President of the Board of the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County.
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Royal Caswell
Executive Vice President and Managing Director Asset Management
Royal E. Caswell is Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Commercial Operations. He manages McKinley's 6 million square foot commercial real estate portfolio, including office buildings, retail shopping centers and historic redevelopments. Mr. Caswell has a proven track record in commercial leasing, new construction, redevelopment, asset repositioning and investment strategy. He completed his education with a BA in Government from University of Texas and a MPA in Policy Analysis from Indiana University. Mr. Caswell is also a member of the Board of Directors for Non-Profit Enterprises at Work (NEW).
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Mary S. Williams
Chief of Staff
Mary S. Williams, Chief of Staff, is responsible for McKinley’s global relationship management and business development activities in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer. Her scope of responsibilities also include community fiduciary, community relations, media and public relations. Ms. Williams is a graduate of Jackson Community College in Nursing, Leadership Ann Arbor Class of 2004, and in addition holds multiple certifications in Business Etiquette with The American School of Protocol headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Mary is also a member of the Southeastern Regional Relocation Council. The SRRC is a forum for education, problem solving and networking for the relocation industry.
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Keith Hayward
COO and Managing Director Residential Client Services
D. Keith Hayward Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director for Residential Client Services of McKinley, Inc. Keith has extensive experience in all aspects of real estate and leads our Residential Client Services Division with recent workouts for our institutional clients totaling more than 17,569 units in our fifteen state platform. Keith’s team is currently engaged in the workout of 79 properties. Keith is a member of McKinley’s Executive Committee and a shareholder. Mr. Hayward received a BA from Albion College and holds an MBA from the University of Michigan in Accounting. Keith is currently a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and is currently the President of the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County.
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Matt Mason
Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Commercial Client Services
Matthew D. Mason has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Commercial Client Services. Mr. Mason leads McKinley's Commercial Client Services division. Mr. Mason has significant expertise in assisting institutional clients in the workout of distressed shopping centers, office buildings and industrial buildings throughout the United States. Mr. Mason has been appointed as a court-appointed Receiver for distressed assets in multiple states. Mr. Mason leads a team of eight commercial portfolio and asset managers who as a team employ a disciplined, value added business model to ensure successful results for our clients. Including the management of his team, Matt's duties include relationship management, commercial portfolio management and redevelopment, lease negotiation, and acquisition and disposition of new assets. Mr. Mason is a member of McKinley's Executive Committee. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan–Dearborn where he studied Political Science and History ('96, B.A.). After graduation from U-M, Mr. Mason attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan (’98, J.D.). He is a member of the Michigan State Bar and a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).
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Jim Willett
Treasurer
Jim Willett has been appointed to the Executive Committee. Jim has over ten years of experience in real estate. Prior to McKinley, he worked at Captec, a real estate investment company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Before getting into the real estate business, Jim began his career in public accounting at Crowe Chizek, in South Bend, Indiana, in the financial institutions group, where he also received his CPA license. Jim graduated from Michigan State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting.
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Cheryl Rabbitt
Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, Tax and Entity Management
Cheryl Rabbitt has been with McKinley for over six years heading up the Tax and Entity Management Departments and is a formidable tax, deal structuring and finance talent. Cheryl is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Master’s Degree in Tax from Walsh College, and a BBA in Accounting from Eastern Michigan University. Cheryl has worked side by side with Albert M. Berriz, CEO, structuring and designing the tax and deal strategies that have allowed for the repositioning of the portfolio while in the process maximizing the tax advantages. Prior to joining McKinley, Cheryl was a Senior Tax Manager with Deloitte, and prior to that she was Director of Tax for Tecumseh Products. We welcome the addition of Cheryl’s strong background and years of experience as well as her long tenure with McKinley as she begins this new role. Cheryl will continue to report to the CEO. She has also been elected to our Executive Committee.
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Jason Schaller
Vice President and Regional Director - Southern Region
Jason Schaller began his career with McKinley more than ten years ago starting in a temporary position on the central construction crew to help pay for his college education. During his tenure, Jason has grown and gained expertise and responsibility in a number of areas both on real estate owned and in our client services portfolio and in the important art of developing talent. During his time at McKinley, Jason has been responsible for over $30 million in renovation and redevelopment and just prior to accepting his new assignment was leading the Client Services teams in Virginia and North Carolina. In his new role Jason will lead our 300+ team members in the Owned Residential Portfolio in Florida and Georgia as we continue to grow our presence and our portfolio in this region. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Jason serves as President of the Rock Cystic Fibrosis Committee and worked with the Ann Arbor Neutral Zone Capital Campaign in a successful building redevelopment. Jason is graduated with Honors from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelors Degree in Arts Management.
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Melanie K. Zimmerman
Vice President and Regional Director - Eastern Region
Melanie K. Zimmerman is Regional Vice President, Eastern Region, Residential Real Estate. Mel has over twenty five years of property management experience. Melanie began her career with McKinley in May 2000 as a Regional Property Manager and has risen through the ranks to Regional Vice President of the Eastern Region. She is a member of the Executive Committee. She is a certified property manager (CPM) as well as a Certified Apartment Property Supervisor (CAPS) and a Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS). Mel holds her Real Estate license in Michigan. She is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), National Apartment Association (NAA), the Washtenaw Area Apartment Association and the Commercial Board of Realtors – Michigan and the Center for Housing Management (NCHM). Prior to McKinley, she worked for AIMCO where she managed 11 properties across the state of Michigan, and prior to that she worked for Insignia which was later purchased by AIMCO. Melanie holds a BSBA in Management and Accounting from Missouri Western.
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Garrett Hain
Vice President Residential Client Services
Garrett Hain has been instrumental in the success and the growth of our Residential Client Services effort. Garrett is an extraordinary asset manager, taking an ownership view on all assignments deploying a disciplined, value added business model with a laser focus on results for our clients. He manages a team of seven and is a member of the Executive Committee. Garrett’s experience includes a career spanning more than a dozen years in commercial real estate. His previous work experience includes Asset Management, Property Management, Acquisitions and Dispositions, and Financing Real Estate. Before coming to McKinley, Garrett worked for various private investors in the Detroit area as well as for Heitman Financial, a large Real Estate Investment firm in Chicago. Garrett graduated from Ferris State University in 1993 and received an MBA with honors from Wayne State University in 2000.
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Nancy Dolan
Senior Vice President, Residential Client Services
Nancy Dolan is Senior Vice President, Client Services. With over 25 years of property management experience, Ms. Dolan leads the property management by focusing on solving complex real estate issues for our institutional clients. Her responsibilities include properties in severe distress from initial assignment as receiver. She holds a Certified Property Manager designation through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and holds a B.A. in Business from Spring Arbor College. Ms. Dolan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter.
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Jeff Ball
Vice President, National Facilities Director
Jeff Ball has a 15 year proven track record with McKinley and he has revolutionized our facilities education, policies and procedures, and facilities systems. Jeff has also personally developed many of the key construction and facilities executives in position throughout the enterprise today. Jeff is a Core Values player and key to our future!
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Susan Markell
Senior Vice President, Residential Sales - Eastern and Midwest Regions
Susan Markell has been instrumental in the success of our Midwest owned real estate portfolio and she brings a 15 year proven track record with McKinley to her new role. Susan has been with McKinley for 14 years, starting out as an Assistant Regional Marketing Director helping to drive the Sales and Marketing efforts. She became Regional Marketing Director in 1996, managing a portfolio of 3,400 units. In 2004 Susan became National Sales Director with an emphasis on national sales training and inventory management, and in 2007 became an Associate Vice President of Residential Sales. Prior to her time at McKinley, Susan worked with a small Real Estate Advertising firm as well as for Scott Management Company in Bloomfield Hills, as a Sales and Marketing Director. Susan graduated from Michigan State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising.
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Len Cercone
Vice President, Director of Commercial Operations
Len Cercone is Vice President, Director of Commercial Operations. Mr. Cercone is responsible for the management oversight of a team of professionals located throughout the Midwest and Southeastern portions of the U.S., managing approximately 6.2 million square feet of office, retail and commercial space with a combined value of nearly $1 billion. Mr. Cercone joined McKinley in 2007, following a successful career with a leading Chicago commercial real estate firm and is a member of McKinley's Executive Committee. He has over 20 years of commercial real estate experience and holds a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Youngstown State University. Mr. Cercone is a Certified Shopping Center Manager and is currently pursuing a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.
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Kevin Winkelmann
Assistant Vice President Business Services
Kevin Winkelmann has led our Business Information Services (BIS) division bringing together a team of world-class professionals to support our real estate platform. Kevin has been promoted to Assistant Vice President Business Services and elected to the Executive Committee. A significant contributor to our growth has been the leverage provided by our systems and technology platform. Kevin graduated from the University of Michigan in 2001 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Studies. Additionally, Kevin has 10 years of IT experience, including roles at Borders Group, Inc. and JBA International.
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Board of Directors
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Albert M. Berriz
Chief Executive Officer
Albert M. Berriz is Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Shareholder of McKinley. Mr. Berriz has extensive experience in the acquisition, financing, management and redevelopment of real estate assets. He is responsible for acquiring and managing assets in excess of $4.0 billion during his career. Mr. Berriz holds an MBA with honors in marketing and finance from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management — Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He also holds a Bachelor of Architecture Professional degree with high honors from the School of Engineering at the University of Miami.
Albert is a committed and passionate civic leader actively involved in many community organizations. He has proudly received many honors and awards from the community that he lives in and loves, including: 2008 March of Dimes Honoree for Community Leadership and Philanthropy, 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2007 Ann Arbor News Citizen of the Year, and Crains Detroit Business American Dreamer Award.
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Paul R. Dimond
Chair Member
Paul R. Dimond is Senior Counsel for Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C . He has been Chairman of McKinley's Board of Directors since December 2001 and served as General Counsel and Executive Vice President for McKinley from 1984 to 1990. Mr. Dimond is on the Governor's Council of Economic Advisers and has served in that capacity from January 2004 to present. Mr. Dimond also serves as council for the following organizations:major urban real estate developments and Brownfield redevelopments; various economic development, venture capital and financial service; education reform; research; foundation; telecommunications; real estate investment and free trade initiatives; trials, appeals and review in Supreme Court for major civil rights, discrimination and education cases; corporations where major liabilities threaten their reputation and ongoing business as well as substantial damages for victims.
Mr. Dimond's area of practice includes public law, corporate and securities law, real estate finance and product litigation and torts.
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Eugene A. Miller
Chair Member - Organizational and Compensation Committee
Eugene A. Miller is the retired chairman of Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank. Mr. Miller's banking career began in 1955 with The Detroit Bank, forerunner of Comerica Bank. He rose to chairman, president and chief executive officer of Comerica Incorporated and Comerica Bank prior to the 1992 merger of Comerica Incorporated and Manufacturers National Corporation. Mr. Miller served as president and chief operating officer of Comerica Incorporated, and chairman and chief executive officer of Comerica Bank following the merger. He became chairman and chief executive officer of Comerica Incorporated in July 1993. Mr. Miller was appointed to the additional position of president in June 1999. Mr. Miller earned a bachelor of business administration degree with honors from the Detroit Institute of Technology.
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C. Wendell Dunbar
Treasurer and Chair Member - Audit Committee
C. Wendell Dunbar (Del), a resident of Ann Arbor since 1960, received his BAA and MBA from the University of Michigan. He serves as partner of Dunbar & Martel, Ann Arbor-based CPA firm, and also as as Treasurer and Trustee of the Towsley Foundation, Trustee of the Buhr Foundation, Trustee of the McKinley Foundation and serves on the Washtenaw Community College Foundation Planned Giving Committee, where he has been recently honored with a Scholarship for students in his name.
He also serves as Treasurer of the McKinley, Inc., Board of Directors, and in addition, Del sits on the Ann Arbor Hospice Foundation Board, Glacier Hills Board of Directors, Washtenaw Housing Alliance Board of Directors, Heritage Foundation Investment Committee. Previously, Del was the President of the Board of Directors of the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County from 2002-2004, a member of the finance committee, development committee and nominating committee and Board of Directors 2000-2006, and as Trustee with the Green Hills Board of Directors.
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Marc Weiser
Chair Member - Investment Committee
Marc has always been an entrepreneur working almost exclusively with seed and early stage companies. On behalf of RPM Ventures he is involved with the boards of Activesky, Applimatin, AutoTradeCenter, and Entegrity. He also independently serves on the boards of McKinley Associates (a diversified real estate management company), Sepramatic Engineer (municipal water filtration systems), McKinley Foundation, and the Michigan Venture Capital Association.
Prior to RPM Ventures, Marc was a founder of QuantumShift and an early employee at MessageMedia (acquired by DoubleClick). With MessageMedia he helped to take the company public and pioneered some of the original methods for e-commerce transactions.
Marc was also an associate with Arbor Partners, an e-commerce venture capital fund, and worked in business development at Dell. Marc graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan with a BS in Aerospace Engineering and received his MBA with highest distinction from their Business School.
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Steve Hamp
Chair Member
Mr. Hamp currently serves as a vision and strategy consultant at Hamp Advisors, LLC. Prior to his current post, Mr. Hamp served as Vice President and Chief of Staff for Ford Motor Company where he was an advisor to Ford Chairman and CEO Bill Ford.
Prior to joining Ford, Mr. Hamp enjoyed a 27 year career at The Henry Ford, during which he served with distinction as the historical institution’s President from 1996-2005. In 1999, Mr. Hamp was recognized as Michiganian of the Year by the Detroit News and in 2000 was the first recipient of the Michigan Environmental Council’s Helen and William Milliken Distinguished Service Award. In 2002, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law degree from the University of Michigan and the Civic Leader Award from the Governor’s Art Awards.
Mr. Hamp’s educational background includes a B.A. in American History from Butler University, M.A. from Indiana University and M.M.P (Master of Museum Practice) from the University of Michigan.
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