Executive Biographies
Bobby Jo Lewis Board of Directors
Barry Garson IICRC, CSP
Vice President of Business Development
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Jay Kacirk CPM EMERITUS
Senior Vice President - Irvine District Manager
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Jay Kacirk, CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER EMERITUS(key no. 10303), is a Senior Vice President of Eugene Burger Management Corporation, AMO® in Irvine. Prior to this position, he was the co-owner of Coastside Property Management, Inc., having acquired the firm in 1988. The portfolio of Coastside was mainly condominium homeowners’ associations. At present, the portfolio of the Irvine office consists of 15 affordable and 4 market rate apartment communities, as well as an affordable cooperative community.
Jay is an active participant at the local and national level in the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), where he served as 1992 San Diego Chapter President. He was selected by the chapter as recipient of the "CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER® of the Year" award for 1989. He is past chairman of the Ethics Committee for the local chapter, and is certified to instruct several national courses and seminars. These include "Successful Site Management", which has involved the training of over 400 residential managers.
Jay has also taught property management for the UCSD Extension in La Jolla and for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). He served a two-year term as Regional Vice President of Region 11 (California and Hawaii) in 1998-1999. In this capacity he oversaw the activities of the 10 IREM chapters located in these 2 states. In 2000, Jay was awarded the Professional Achievement Award from IREM National.
As a past member of the Board of Directors of Resident Relations of California, a landlord-tenant mediation firm, Jay has been involved in a variety of programs to provide education and improve landlord-tenant relations in San Diego. In 1999, he was appointed by the Mayor of Poway to the Poway Housing Commission, where he served for 7 years as Housing Commissioner and Vice Chairman.
Jay is a former Director on the Board of a non-profit foundation. He served as the president of the Bobby Jo Lewis Foundation, headquarted in San Diego and is a former Board member of the IREM Foundation, headquarted in Chicago, Illinois.
Jay holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Computer Information Systems from National University. He resides in Carlsbad, California.
Joe Greenblatt CPM
John Modlin
Kathy Belville
Partner
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- California Western School of Law, J.D.
- National University, B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude
- Former Director, Past President, San Diego County Apartment Association
- Former Director/Delegate, California Apartment Association and National Apartment Association
- Former Director, UCSD Real Estate Certificate Advisory Board, Residential Management Support Systems and Communities Against Substance Abuse
- Co-Chair, Fair Housing and Public Accommodations Subsections, Real Property Law Section, State Bar of California
- Member, Institute of Real Estate Management Legislative Committee
- Accredited Instructor: California Continuing Education of the Bar; Institute of Real Estate Management, California Apartment Association and National Apartment Association
- Guest Instructor, various California Junior Colleges
- Instructor/speaker, local and national conferences: Crime Free Multi-Housing Program; California Travel Parks Association; American Recreational Vehicle and Campgrounds Association; Fair Housing Council; Sterling Education Services, Lorman Education Services and California and local Associations of Realtors
- Former Adjunct Professor, University of California Extension Program at Southwestern College
- Author of numerous articles on landlord/tenant and fair housing law in industry publications
- Recipient: Heartland Fair Housing 2000 Advocacy Award; Fair Housing Council 2000 Gautreaux Pro Bono Award; Institute of Real Estate January 2001 Key Award; San Diego County Apartment Association 2001 Industry Achievement Award and City of El Cajon 2002 Citizen’s Meritorious Service Award and California Department of Justice 2002 Community Service Award
- Admitted to California Bar 1986 and Federal Bar 1987
Lauri Hines CCIM, CPM
Managing Director - President
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Lauri Hines is a Principal and Managing Director/President of Sperry Van Ness - Promus Commercial, AMO. She has been involved in commercial real estate since 1984 and is dubbed by The Wall Street Transcript as one of “the nation’s foremost real estate authorities.” She is a San Diego native.
As Managing Director/President, Lauri is a key part of the Executive Team guiding the daily operations of the firm. Her primary responsibilities include asset management, client relations, acquisitions, quality control, and ensuring operational excellence.
Lauri has had substantial exposure to retail, office, and industrial/R&D markets throughout much of the country. Her experience as an institutional asset manager gives her unique insights into the needs of her clients, which have included such firms as The Irvine Company and General Electric.
Prior to founding Promus, Lauri served as Managing Director of Commercial Facilities, Inc., AMO. Prior to her association with Commercial Facilities, she was employed at Insignia/ESG as Director of Property Management from 1995-2000. Previous assignments include Koll (formerly CBS Investment Realty, Inc.) where she worked as a Senior Manager. Lauri has also held positions as Asset Manager for Sentre Partners and HomeFed Bank and as Property Manager for J.A.D. Properties and Square One, Inc.
Lauri is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Manager (CPM). She is a member of the National and California Associations of Realtors, NAIOP and an Ex-Officio member of the California Receiver’s Forum San Diego Chapter Board of Directors.
Lauri serves as Vice President for the CCIM San Diego Chapter and is Past President of San Diego IREM Chapter 18. She co-founded the REstart program, a program dedicated to training disadvantaged individuals to work in the property management industry. She is Past President and a current member of the Board of Directors of the Bobby Jo Lewis Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. She served on the National Advisory Board for the IREM Scholarship Foundation and as a member of the IREM/CCIM Success Series Advisory Board. She is a recognized Expert Witness and Management Consultant.
Lauri received the “Certified Property Manager of the Year” award and the “Exceptional Contribution Award” from the Institute of Real Estate Management. She is also a recipient of the 10 News Leadership Award, and is an Honoree of the 2011 YWCA’s “Tribute to Women in Industry” program.
Lucinda Garland CPM, GRI
Regional Vice President
REstart Committee Chairpersons
Barry Garson IICRC, CSP
Vice President of Business Development
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Cheri Wallace
Regional Manager
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REstart Administrative Assistant
Tamara LaChimia
REstart Steering Committee Members
Angela Rauzi
Christy Gramann
Director of Marketing & Business Development
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Cindy Stewart CSM
Self Storage Operations Manager
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Cindy Stewart CSM & Self Storage Operations Manager-Pacific Coast Commercial/Associated Storage
Cindy Stewart has been employed with Pacific Coast Commercial for 2 years working in the Self Storage Department primarily at Associated Storage Miramar and Associated Storage Kearny Mesa. She has implemented and improved the functionality of both facilities with great success with the help of a wonderful property management team, owners and staff.
Prior to working in the property management field she worked in aviation and automated storage and retrieval systems for companies like Piper Aircraft, The Boeing Company, N.A.S.A & Northup Grumman performing & maintaining Corporate Maintenance Contracts for Remstar International.
Cindy is best known for her outstanding work with building and maintaining business relationships and customer service work with Associated Storage. She has been recognized by Skilcheck services for her outstanding phone sales. She has 21 years in the customer service & marketing industry, employed by companies like Harley-Davidson.
James Barkley
Jeff Morin
Senior Consultant, LEED AP, CCAM
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Juli Harris
Business Development Manager
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Juli is the Director of Business Development at City Wide Maintenance and heads the sales and marketing team. She spearheaded the company’s relationship and service to Ronald McDonald House Charities® of San Diego, where City Wide provides weekly cleaning for the families needing lodging, as well as coordinates staff volunteering for meal services. Juli designed and developed the company website: http://gocitywidesd.com/index.html and takes great interest in finding ways for City Wide to give back to the community.
Prior to City Wide Maintenance, Juli was the University Program Director for a national advertising firm partnered with the top 35 public and private universities across the country. Her duties included acquiring national accounts, developing and implementing marketing plans, and leading a small but mighty sales team.
Juli has a degree in Business and French from Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and an MBA with double concentrations of Finance and Marketing from the University of Iowa. She is the mother of two teenage boys who are active in sports, music, and church. She believes there is nothing better than spending Saturday mornings listening to her youngest play Chopin, then heading to the baseball field in the afternoon to cheer for her oldest.
Katie Blizzard
Marketing Communications Manager
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Katie is Marketing Communications Manager at Professional Maintenance Systems. With a background in technical writing, Katie joined PMS in 2009 to assist in that company’s CIMS certification process and concurrently developed a suite of marketing materials including a redesigned website, monthly newsletter, and social media campaign. Katie is active on committees of BOMA, IFMA and the USGBC and maintains membership in CACM and CAI. She became involved with the REstart program in 2011 as a coach and a member of the internship subcommittee.
Professional Maintenance Systems is a full service janitorial company that maintains over 15 million square feet of facilities throughout San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernadino Counties.
Kim Erlenwein
Vice President Southern California
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Kim Erlenwein is the Vice President of Varsity Painting. She has been with Varsity Painting for the last 10 years. She oversees all operations of the Southern California Division, including sales, business development and production. Kim’s passion is building strong business relationships with her clients. She enjoys being a valuable resource in the painting industry.
Kim enjoys volunteering her time on committees within the property management industry such as; IREM, CAI and CACM. Kim serves as the Coaching Chair of the REstart Steering Committee. Kim also serves as the Vice President of Public Relations for the IREM Toastmasters Chapter.
Kim graduated from UC Davis with a B.A. in Organizational Studies and minored in Managerial Economics.
Kim is a huge Yankees fan, loves basketball, boxing, hiking and hanging out at the beach with her family and dogs.
Kirk Bolduc
Principal - Owner
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Kirk Bolduc is principal/owner of Sunset Commercial Services. He started his company in 2006 and has grown it to provide janitorial services for over 120 clients from Anaheim to Otay Mesa. Kirk has been involved with the REStart program since 2009 and is co-chair of the marketing committee. He also teaches the resume/interviewing class for each incoming class.
Lauri Hines CCIM, CPM
Managing Director - President
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Lauri Hines is a Principal and Managing Director/President of Sperry Van Ness - Promus Commercial, AMO. She has been involved in commercial real estate since 1984 and is dubbed by The Wall Street Transcript as one of “the nation’s foremost real estate authorities.” She is a San Diego native.
As Managing Director/President, Lauri is a key part of the Executive Team guiding the daily operations of the firm. Her primary responsibilities include asset management, client relations, acquisitions, quality control, and ensuring operational excellence.
Lauri has had substantial exposure to retail, office, and industrial/R&D markets throughout much of the country. Her experience as an institutional asset manager gives her unique insights into the needs of her clients, which have included such firms as The Irvine Company and General Electric.
Prior to founding Promus, Lauri served as Managing Director of Commercial Facilities, Inc., AMO. Prior to her association with Commercial Facilities, she was employed at Insignia/ESG as Director of Property Management from 1995-2000. Previous assignments include Koll (formerly CBS Investment Realty, Inc.) where she worked as a Senior Manager. Lauri has also held positions as Asset Manager for Sentre Partners and HomeFed Bank and as Property Manager for J.A.D. Properties and Square One, Inc.
Lauri is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Certified Property Manager (CPM). She is a member of the National and California Associations of Realtors, NAIOP and an Ex-Officio member of the California Receiver’s Forum San Diego Chapter Board of Directors.
Lauri serves as Vice President for the CCIM San Diego Chapter and is Past President of San Diego IREM Chapter 18. She co-founded the REstart program, a program dedicated to training disadvantaged individuals to work in the property management industry. She is Past President and a current member of the Board of Directors of the Bobby Jo Lewis Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. She served on the National Advisory Board for the IREM Scholarship Foundation and as a member of the IREM/CCIM Success Series Advisory Board. She is a recognized Expert Witness and Management Consultant.
Lauri received the “Certified Property Manager of the Year” award and the “Exceptional Contribution Award” from the Institute of Real Estate Management. She is also a recipient of the 10 News Leadership Award, and is an Honoree of the 2011 YWCA’s “Tribute to Women in Industry” program.
Martha Taylor
Michelle Torres
Property Manager
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Co-managing over 2,506,239 sq. ft. of commercial property, including light industrial, land, auto and retail/office space from Otay Mesa to Bakersfield.
Nicole Bolla
Director of Marketing & Business Development
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Nicole Bolla is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for DCT, Diversified Construction Technologies, Inc. with responsibility for implementing marketing strategies, media campaigns, developing new business, client relations, and growth of sales. Nicole’s background while living in Northern California was in Marketing and Hospitality. After moving to San Diego, she took a position for Pro-Tech Painting Company as the Marketing Director. Through her years in that company, she gained her footing in the Construction Services Industry, and marketed her company to both Commercial and Residential Industries. In her current job role at DCT, Nicole’s focus for the company is Commercial Construction, which heavily includes the real estate property management industry. Currently, she is a member of many commercial real estate organizations, and volunteers her time to multiple committees as well. As the marketing subcommittee chair for REstart, Nicole has been able to advance the promotion and awareness of the program through her knowledge and skills of marketing and advertising. She enjoys developing marketing strategies in order to grow this program, and continues to give her support towards whatever may be needed.
Paul Kneisel CPM, ARM
Controller - Regional Manager
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Paul J. Kneisel, Controller, MSBA, CPM®, ARM®, CCIM Candidate, is a licensed California Real Estate Broker who holds a Masters' degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Finance, earned at SDSU with highest honors. As the Controller and Regional Manager for Griswold Real Estate Management, Inc., Mr. Kneisel’s leadership and involvement have directly improved the operations and profitability of the management company and the affiliated property owners. Paul started his career at Griswold Real Estate Management, Inc in 2005. He has volunteered as REstart’s Finance Chair since 2009 and began serving as the San Diego IREM Chapter # 18 Income & Expense Committee Chair in 2011.
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Shelly Weld RPA, CPM
Director, Commercial Property Management
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As director of commercial property management, Shelly Weld oversees the management of H.G. Fenton Company's 3-million-square-foot commercial real estate portfolio.
In this capacity, Weld is responsible for overseeing all customer relationships and works closely with company vendors to ensure a high level of service and well-maintained properties. She is also intricately involved in the tenant improvement process, communicating closely with tenants to ensure a smooth and successful outcome.
Weld is a graduate of Chapman University with a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership. Weld holds a State of California Department of Real Estate sales license, her Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation from the Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI), and her Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). She is also member and prior board of directors and committee chairperson of BOMA, and a member and former committee chairperson and 2009, 2010 and 2011 executive council member of IREM.
Weld has been recognized as an A-LIST Award winner by CEL & Associates (2003-2010) for achieving a "Best In The Industry" rating for providing the highest level of quality of service to tenants.
Xenia Diniz
Market Sales Manager
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Xenia Diniz has a dual bachelor of science in business and marketing and has successfully executed professional branding within the Las Vegas & San Diego multi-family housing industry. 15 years of sales experience and 8 years in the industry with Primedia she has taught multiple leasing & sales seminars, Xenia has partnered with several associations and nonprofits offering her service and support. 2007 thru 2009 she Chaired Nevada State Apartment Association Education achieving a successful multi-facetted education calendar that serviced management Companies County wide; preparing them for NAA accredited certifications. Since 2009 as the Internship Chair for the IREM program REStart she has had the benefit of connecting people with support programs and internship sites that help train the Restart Students for careers within the multi-housing industry.
In 2010 during her service with REStart her desire to see people, look, feel and do their best, lead her to volunteer with SHARE; a San Diego nonprofit that gives clothes and house ware donations to those who are in need at no cost. After working with multiple organizations Xenia recognized a need that seemed to be ignored and coupled with her long term passion for style she decided to expanded field of interest and experience into fashion and image consulting. As a member of AICI and executive consultant of Image Refine, Xenia plans to offer her first image course in January 2012 to the students of REStart so that they have the same confidence in their in appearance as they do in their education. Xenia Diniz will also continue to offer her services and knowledge to those of SHARE and others seeking to improve their image, including the corporate world; because as she sees it, “Confidence drives ambition.”
