Job Description: Real Estate Acquisitions InternCompany: Three Pillar CommunitiesIndustry: Real Estate Private EquityStart date: May 2022 Our Company Three Pillar Communities is a Top 50 owner, operator, and developer of manufactured housing communities (AKA...
AP Manager
Ilona coordinates accounts payable, accounts receivable, and property bookkeeping. She holds a degree in accounting and has completed coursework in financial accounting, managerial accounting, and tax accounting. When the weather is good she rides her bicycle to our office, and she loves camping with her family in their Volkswagen camper van.
California and Arizona Regional Manager
Madison Murphy is a seasoned property management professional with a passion for creating safe, attractive communities that residents are proud to call home. After starting her career as an apartment leasing agent, Madison worked at leading property management companies including Alliance Residential, Greystar, and Equity LifeStyles. Madison holds a degree from Bellevue College. Fun fact: Madison is a former Irish dance champion.
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Skoczylas is an attorney and CPA with over 14 years of experience providing finance, tax, and accounting services to corporate clients, real estate investment companies, and high net worth individuals. Mike has worked as an auditor at a Big 4 accounting firm (KPMG), as an attorney at a major law firm, and as tax counsel for a real estate services company. Mike has been recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star for several years. In his free time Mike enjoys spending time with his wife and four children, and is an avid Detroit and Michigan sports fan.
Dennis’ Bio: Dennis Tarr (Southeast US Regional Manager) loves spending family time, especially with his 4 granddaughters. Married to Pattie for 33 years and the father of 2 sons, Justin and Tyler. Being the 13th sibling of 15 in total, yes all from the same mom and dad, family time creating new memories is important. He and his family enjoy many outdoor activities including camping and cruising the Florida waterways on their Hurricane deck boat. Classic Car shows and NASCAR are always a part of his personal schedule. His career path has been primarily in post secondary education as the vice President of multiple brands of career colleges. He joined the Manufactured Housing Communities in 2015 working with his wife operating a community in Newport RI before relocating to Homosassa Springs, FL.
Richard Lundstrom (Director of Construction) moved from the Seattle area of Washington to Portland, Oregon in 1989. He has maintained a career in construction business ownership and management for the last 33 years. This has included many different aspects of projects including large renovations, buying and selling of properties, infill construction, land development and multi-family construction. In 2017, Richard took on the role of General Manager for the northwest division of Bach Land Development. Bach’s business is focused in the manufactured home and RV industry. Their work encompasses all aspects of development from the full design and excavation of raw land through the installation of manufactured homes. Richard has a passion for affordable housing and a desire to make a meaningful impact in the Pacific Northwest. In his spare time he enjoys mountain biking, cyclocross, and spending time with his family.
Hollee Harbison (Washington, Idaho & Montana Regional Manager) has 25 years experience in manufactured housing, multi-family, RV and commercial management, working directly with owners, investors as well as fee-based asset management. She has worked in vast markets, including Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Minnesota. Hollee enjoys working hands-on with community employees, giving her the opportunity to develop operationally strong teams throughout her region. In her off time, you will often find Hollee on an unplanned adventure with her family or volunteering for long distance endurance events for the ultra-running community.
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Ruby Verma brings seven years of Wall Street finance experience to Three Pillar Communities. Ruby oversees property budgeting, quarterly investor reporting, utility expense analysis, and special projects. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Duff and Phelps, and Price Waterhouse Coopers, and she holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Boston University. Fun fact: Ruby previously co-founded a dance company. In her free time Ruby loves songwriting, running, vegetarian cooking, and teaching dance classes.
VP of Acquisitions
George Han is an expert in real estate finance, valuation, and acquisitions. After honing his real estate valuation skills at Deloitte, George joined the affordable housing group at AIG where he underwrote refinances, dispositions, partner workouts, and portfolio buyouts. In addition, George has managed acquisitions and development at a privately held family office. George holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from UCLA. In his free time George loves cooking, going to the gym, and exploring new hiking trails.
Manufactured Home Sales Assistant
Jaclyn Rice supports the Director of Home Sales. She received a bachelor degree in Communication and Business Administration from Coastal Carolina University and has 10 years of experience as an executive assistant for C-suite executives, half of that spent in the Commercial Real Estate industry. Outside of work, Jaclyn enjoys traveling, running half marathons, dragging her husband to Disney, and spending time loving on her dog, Harley.
Director of Business Development and Oregon Regional Manager
Mary Vaughn oversees all of the company’s regional managers and community managers, ensuring that we deliver top-quality manufactured housing communities that our residents are proud to call home. Mary has owned and managed mobile home parks, construction companies, and a mortgage company. Give Mary a challenge and she’ll tackle it. Mary holds a B.S. in Accounting from DePaul University. In her free time, Mary loves making jewelry and collecting vintage broaches. She gives back to her community by coaching her granddaughter’s softball team.
Senior Property Accountant
Sangita has over 15 years experience in providing accounting services to corporate and non-profit organizations within different industries. She holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Southbank (UK), and oversees the bookkeeping and managerial accounting process. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, running, reading murder mysteries, traveling and playing board games.
Co-Founder
Yoel is a manufactured housing finance and operations expert. Like Daniel, he comes from a family that immigrated to America with nothing and built wealth through real estate: his grandfather survived the Holocaust, immigrated to the United States, worked as a butcher, and eventually bought single-family home rentals. Yoel holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is a CPA. Prior to co-founding Three Pillar Communities, Yoel co-founded EcoVent, an energy technology company, and worked in corporate finance at Duff & Phelps. Yoel loves spending time with his family and is renowned for his brisket smoking techniques. Fun fact, he is 6’5” and wears a size 14 shoe.
Co-Founder
Daniel is a third-generation mobile home park investor, operating more than 40 manufactured housing communities in 7 states and serving over 10,000 residents. His grandfather immigrated to the U.S., saved money by fixing cars in his backyard, and eventually bought a mobile home park. To build on that legacy, Daniel’s professional mission is to turn the “trailer park” stereotype on its head. He believes manufactured housing is the best way to close our country’s housing gap and to create affordable home-ownership opportunities. Daniel holds a JD/MBA from Yale and previously worked as a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company and as a U.S. diplomat at the State Department. When he’s not operating mobile home parks he loves surfing, wilderness conservation, speaking foreign languages badly, and spending quality time with his wife and two young kids.
HR and Administration Manager
Mindy Haus wears many hats, including overseeing human resources, training and compliance, payroll, new property onboarding, and general administration. Mindy previously managed operations for several Silicon Valley technology start-ups. Mindy holds a B.A. in early childhood development. When she’s not skiing, hiking, or volunteering in the community with her kids, you might find Mindy beating you mercilessly in a board game.
Operations Manager
Ashley Cole is an expert in property operations, RentManager, resident notices, utility billing, and online marketing. Ashley holds an Associates Degree from Seattle Central College. On the weekends you can find Ashley taking road trips to the mountains or exploring new places on the West Coast.
Colorado Regional Manager
Jim Poutre is a Colorado native, a seasoned manufactured housing professional, and a true team player. Prior to joining Three Pillar Communities Jim spent half a decade at Strive Communities/RV Horizons, where he supervised manufactured housing communities in three states and oversaw the procurement of used manufactured homes. Earlier in his career Jim developed management and capital projects skills in the telecommunications industry, where he supervised installation and maintenance crews. In his time off, Jim loves nothing more than fly fishing with his two sons and his wife of 21 years. Other passions include wine making, gardening, and working around his hobby farm in Colorado.
Operations Analyst
Andrea Hernandez supports the property management team by implementing new business processes to facilitate growth. An experienced project manager, Andrea previously supported operations for multiple California technology start-ups. Andrea holds a B.S. in Environmental Geography. In her free time, Andrea enjoys being outside with her dog Lula, going to the gym, visiting new restaurants, and playing video games.
Director of Real Estate Development
Dean Warhaft is an expert at creating new places and new communities. With more than three decades of real estate development experience, Dean has developed everything from single-family subdivisions to skyscrapers. Dean works closely with municipalities to create public-private partnerships, using his unique skill set as a real estate developer, licensed attorney, and licensed professional land surveyor. In his free time Dean loves flying airplanes and competing in Ironman triathlons.
Acquisitions Analyst
Ethan Slack studied finance and real estate at Temple University, where he served as a lead equity research analyst for the student-managed investment fund. Before joining Three Pillar Communities, Ethan worked as an asset management intern at GoldOller Real Estate Investments and interned at a technology startup in Jakarta, Indonesia. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, golfing, and trying new places to eat.
Director of Finance
May Wong has 15 years of experience in manufactured home community finance and administration, including treasury management, tax preparation, payroll, property insurance, and all other functions that keep our properties running efficiently behind the scenes. May is fondly known as the “heart and soul” of our company. May holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Calgary and previously worked at several technology companies in Silicon Valley. May loves spending quality time with her kids and traveling to Hong Kong. Beware—May is a fearsome competitor in ping pong, badminton and bowling.
Executive Assistant
Stephanie Colley supports the Co-Founders of the company with all sorts of tasks related to running the company. She has a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Washington and previously worked as a relocation accounting analyst for 5 years, supporting the relocation of Microsoft employees around the world. Before working for WGP Stephanie was a stay-at-home mom and active duty military spouse for 13 years. Her husband recently retired and they are settling down into their new life. She is now spending her free time cheering on her son at his soccer games and assistant coaching her daughter’s softball team.