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Manager’s Biography
Kenneth C. Kohnle
With over 20 years of management experience since graduating from college with a marketing/management degree, Ken has developed a keen sense for what is required to operate a management company. Ken has been the Administrator of a 120 bed skilled nursing facility with over 100 employees and the President of a large real estate management firm that had approximately 120 accounts.
Ken has been active in the Community Association Institute (CAI) organization since 1995 where he attended courses in anticipation of achieving his PCAM. His involvement with CAI has also allowed him to conduct seminars for the members and assist the Executive Director with planning and events.
Elite Property Management was formed in 1997 by Ken Kohnle to provide real estate management services to condominium associations as well as private, commercial and investment properties.
Ute Steger
Ute assumed the position of the Director of Operations in 2006 after having been with Elite since 2002 and working closely with Ken Kohnle to assist him in managing his client associations. Ute is now responsible to facilitate the smooth operation of the business as well as to ensure our clients receive the exceptional service that Elite is committed to provide.
Ute has come to the United States from Germany in 1997 and speaks English as well as German fluently. She graduated from UConn with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in 2002 and has extensive customer service skills which will enable her to identify our clients’ needs and provide guidance in problem resolutionFrank Goeckler
Frank has eight years of commercial construction experience as a project/facilities manager in corporate real estate for United Health Group. Frank’s experience as a project manager on large construction projects provides him with a strong skill-set in organizing and coordinating vendors and sub-contractors. His experience in buildings and facilities provides us with an individual who has experience with multiple facets of buildings, including heating and cooling systems, IEEE low and high voltage electrical wiring, plumbing and NEC/ANSI Building Codes. Frank is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, with an under graduate BA degree and a Masters degree and both are in management.
Tina Marie Dyer
Tina has over 18 years of experience in homeowners’ association management, managing a range of 800 to 1800 units. While she is very professional and has outstanding communication skills, she also has extensive knowledge of the maintenance and repair of air conditioning systems, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, roofing, and concrete work.
Tina opened her own property management firm at the age of 22 and successfully ran the operations for 13 years, handling all aspects of condominium management. In 2003 Tina sold her company and joined another property management firm.
In addition to her expertise regarding the daily operations and capital improvement projects of homeowners associations, Tina has a real estate license and is an experienced mortgage loan originator and prepared and processed loans for homeowners and businesses.
Ray Landry
Ray has over 25 years of property management experience. Ray started his management career in 1989 as Director of Operations at Marriott in the hospitality industry where he successfully directed all operational functions. Ray then continued his career in the health care industry and became the Regional Property Manager for 23 nursing and rehab centers throughout New England. In 2005 he started to manage homeowners associations and has since been successful in managing the day-to-day operations of condominium communities.
Ray’s qualifications speak for themselves; he has extensive knowledge in the implementation of preventative maintenance programs and monitoring to reduce costs; he is proactive at negotiating contracts and preparing and obtaining bids; he is experienced in reading mechanical drawings and blue prints, which allows him to effectively communicate with architects and engineers; Ray possesses strong management skills to include screening of potential employees, implementation of proper training and monitoring of evaluations as well as the ability to positively interact with residents, vendors, government agencies and the public.
Ray graduated from H.C. Wilcox Tech in Meriden with a Major in Building and Construction Management.
Ron DeCamp
Ron has been working in the Real Estate industry since 1990. His experience encompasses several years of Commercial, Office and Residential Property Management, including over three years of Condominium Property Management.
Ron earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from Southern Connecticut State University. Prior to joining Elite Property Management, Ron held his Real Estate License, working as a Realtor in the Cheshire area.
Edgar Szabo
Edgar Szabo has come to Elite Property Management with several years of Community Management Experience throughout the United Kingdom and originally from The British Commonwealth of Australia. Edgar’s previous Condominium portfolio consisted of buildings ranging from 5 to 200 units which encapsulated upscale complexes on the renowned North Shore of Sydney Australia.
Since arriving here in the United States in 2006, Edgar has taken multiple courses through the CAI (Community Association Institute) while he worked for one of the largest Health Care Companies in the Country. Edgar’s globally diverse background in the Community Management industry enables him to work well with Owners and Contractors alike while understanding the needs of the Communities.
In addition to Edgar’s Educational Background, he attained his Degree in Marketing and Management in Sydney Australia that he believes helped him gain a clearer insight to the world of Real Estate and the Community Management industry.
Mary Lou Morell
Mary Lou Morell has been in the property management business since 1994. Prior to entering the property management field, she was in the finance business with a local national bank. Her career there spanned 25 years holding many positions and achieving the level of Assistant Vice President. She has extensive knowledge of financial planning and budget management.
Mary Lou graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and also received a diploma from New England School of Banking at Williams College.
Eileen Katz
Eileen has been in the property management field since 1995 and has been an active member in the Community Association Institute (CAI) organization since 2006. She has over 17 years experience in construction, preventative maintenance programs, contract negotiations, and tailoring bid specification to the needs of the association. These are just a few of the important essentials utilized in property management. This has provided Eileen with the organization and communication skills associated when building a relationship with the board of directors, unit owners, vendors and sub-contractors hired to work for the association.
Eileen’s motto for monitoring contracted work “never release payment until the job is completed to the Boards satisfaction”. This has given her a name with contractors for her ability when it comes to ensuring quality workmanship.
Tammy Mathews
Tammy started her career in construction management as an Assistant Project Manager. Her experience in property management for the past 10 years includes municipalities, not-for-profit, commercial, apartment and condominium associations. She has experience in Construction Management, Facilities Management, Lead Safety Work Practices and Fair Housing Issues.
Michael A. DeRoy, CPA
Mike is a graduate of Quinnipiac University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, and a Masters degree in Business Administration. He has 20 years experience in auditing, financial statement preparation, tax compliance and financial analysis. From 1994 to 2001 Mike was the sole proprietor of a tax preparation practice in East Hartford. His office is now located in Farmington and he provides accounting and consulting services to commercial and residential property management companies.
As a consultant to Elite Property Management, Mike supervises the monthly financial statement preparation for the condominium associations. He also reviews all financial records from previous management companies to ensure that Elite Property Management starts a new association with accurate information.
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