Donald A. Simpson - Chairman Emeritus of SHLP
Don Simpson has over 29 years experience in the development, construction, renovation and operation of multi-family housing projects. He has been associated in business with his father, Harold A. Simpson, founder of SHC (predecessor to SHLP®), since 1970. In 1986, he assumed overall responsibility for all of the development operations of SHLP's predecessor and in 1995 succeeded to the office of Chief Executive Officer of SHLP. Don received his Bachelor of Arts degree from John Brown University in 1969 with a major in business and a minor in construction. He is a Certified Property Manager, a licensed Colorado real estate broker, and a licensed Colorado securities dealer and has the SRS designation of RESSI. Don has been involved in the development and construction of over 15,000 multi-family units in the western United States.
J. Robert Love - CEO of SHLP
Prior to joining SHLP on April 1, 1998, Bob Love was Chairman and CEO of Raymond James Realty Advisors, Inc. ("Raymond James"). Bob joined Raymond James in 1983 and has over 29 years of experience in acquisition, development and disposition as well as the management of multi-family real estate. During his career, he has been involved in the purchase of more than 22,500 apartment units and in the management of over 25,000 units. Prior to his association with Raymond James, he was associated with a real estate investment and advisory firm for one year, being responsible for its acquisitions and property management. From 1977 to August 1982, Bob served as Vice President/Acquisitions for a national real estate owner responsible for the acquisition of both multi-family housing developments and commercial properties located in the Southeastern United States. He has served as an officer of the United States Army and graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology (B.I.E. 1966) and Harvard Business School (M.B.A. 1971).
Brad Broyhill - President and COO of SHLP
Brad Broyhill was appointed President and Chief Operating Office of Simpson Housing in October of 2006. Brad comes to Simpson Housing from Amstar, a Denver based real estate private equity firm where he has been since moving to Denver in 1995. Prior to heading up Amstar's Multifamily Investment Unit, Brad managed Amstar's finance and capital market activities. As its Executive Director of Multifamily Investments, he was responsible for the growth and management of its multifamily group for nine years. He was a member of the company's senior management team, and its investment committee. He is a seasoned multifamily executive. Additionally, he is a board member of the National Multi Housing Council, a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), a member of the University of Denver's Burns Society, and a frequent speaker at industry related conferences. Upon graduating from the University of Texas in 1983 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Real Estate, Brad began his business career in banking where he worked twelve years for various banks in Texas with the final five years working at Citicorp Real Estate, Inc. At Citicorp in Dallas, Brad worked as a Vice President of Corporate Finance in its capital markets unit originating and structuring capital market transactions for various institutional real estate banking clients. Brad has over twenty years of experience in real estate, structured finance, workouts, investment banking, capital markets, development and equity investing in commercial real estate.
Stephen L. Bair - Senior Vice President, Construction
Steve Bair is the Senior Vice President of the Construction SHLP team, formerly known as Great West Contractors, LLC ("GWC") which was a construction subsidiary of SHLP. He joined Simpson as the General Manager of GWC in April, 1996. He has over 28 years experience in residential and commercial construction, most recently at Trammell Crow Company before joining GWC. Steve graduated from North Carolina State University in 1971 with a B.A., and received his M.B.A. in 1979 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro after serving in the US Navy.
Todd S. Pope - President of SPG
Todd Pope, as President of Simpson Property Group, has primary responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the management company. He is responsible for the property management of acquired properties, oversees pre-acquisition and management analysis and assists in the planning and implementation of any renovation programs. Todd joined SHLP on April 1, 1998 in connection with the RJR merger. Prior to joining Raymond James in August, 1996, he spent three years as Vice President-Operations for the Vinings Group, an Atlanta real estate trust, specializing in multi-family projects. He spent over six years with Jacques-Miller, Inc., a property syndicator and financial services company, as President of the property management company. In that role, Todd directed the day-to-day operations of over 38,000 apartment units, covering 20 states and 85 cities. Other experience includes 8 years with Towne Properties, Ltd., as District Manager and Assistant Vice President. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BS degree.
Yvonne J. Camacho - Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration
Yvonne Camacho has over 15 years experience in the real estate industry. Yvonne joined SHLP in 1996 and has been responsible for the finance, treasury, accounting and risk management of the Company during the majority of that time. Prior to SHLP, Yvonne was with Arthur Andersen LLP for 10 years and worked extensively with the Simpson group prior to and during the formation of SHLP. Yvonne obtained her BS in Business from the University of Colorado, Boulder and is a CPA.
Frank Rooney - Executive Vice President of Capital Markets
Frank Rooney, Jr. joined Simpson Housing LLLP in May 2008 as the Executive Vice President – Capital Markets. He is responsible for the debt and equity activities for Simpson. Prior to joining Simpson, Rooney was Vice President of Strategic Investments at Fannie Mae. There, he was responsible for identifying and managing equity investment opportunities of unusual size and complexity including joint ventures with REITs and private developers.
Prior to rejoining Fannie Mae in 2006, Rooney was a managing director for Perseus Realty Partners, LLC, where he was a founding member of a start-up real estate fund management division for the established private equity firm.
Before Perseus, Rooney was Fannie Mae’s director of Multifamily Direct Investments from 1999 – 2005. Previously, he was a Senior Investment Manager and Vice President for Amstar Group, Ltd; Senior Account Officer, Citicorp Real Estate, Inc., and Systems Analyst at Andersen Consulting, Arthur Andersen & Co.
Rooney has a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, cum laude, from Washington and Lee University. He completed credit training at Citicorp’s Institute for Global Finance.
Donald S. Mabry - Chief Development Officer
Don Mabry has primary responsibility for overseeing the development operations of the company. Don joined SHLP on April 1, 1998 in connection with the RJR merger. Don has over 20 years of experience in construction & development, acquisition, financing, asset management and disposition of multi-family and commercial real estate. During his career, Don has supervised the development and construction of over 4,500 apartment units and 425,000 sf of Class A commercial office space. Don is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and a licensed real estate broker in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Don graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and from Emory University with a Masters in Business Administration degree.
Michael J. Casper - Chief Information Officer
Michael Casper is the CIO and Vice President of Information Technology at Simpson Housing. Mike joined Simpson in September of 2000 with the initiative to improve the technical infrastructure, core applications and provide a strategic plan for the current and future use of technology. During this time, Mike and his team have established a consistent path of improving and stabilizing core applications as well as the underlying technologies required to support these. In recent years, Mike has been instrumental in leading the organization in the rollout and full implementation of the LRO - pricing system. Then in 2006, Mike and his team focused on the full implementation of the MRI web-based management software across 25,000 units. Prior to working with the Simpson team, Mike was employed at Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, where he held the position of Chief Technology Officer for the Colorado, Nevada & New Mexico plans. In this capacity, he had responsibility for all technology and I.T. support for over 2,000 employees at multiple locations. Mike was responsible for the Corporate infrastructure including, Desktop support, local and wide area data networks, telecommunications and two 7x24 data centers, with several different platforms. After completing a BA degree from Colorado College, Mike focused his professional career in the realm of healthcare holding a variety of senior management positions located throughout the greater Denver metropolitan area.
Adrienne H. Robinson - Vice President, People Services
Adrienne Robinson has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources Management. She has spent the bulk of her career in multi-site, multi-state strategic HR management and has worked in the retail, banking, and early childhood education industries. She has owned and operated her own HR consulting firm where she served such clients as National Renewable Energy Labs, Graebel International, Outlook Eyewear, Mile High United Way and the states of Colorado & Wyoming. Prior to joining Simpson Housing in 2006, she worked as the VP of Human Resources in Conventional Property Operations for AIMCO. She has been responsible for as many as 17,000 employees in 26 states and has worked as an HRCI instructor at Regis University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Utah and has received her SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resources) certification from the Human Resources Certification Institute.