Apartment Trends Magazine Nov/Dec 2019 | Page 31

WHO'S WHO 2020 HOPE IVORY KELLEA JEFFREY Echelon Property Group ConAm Colorado, Inc. Senior Regional Manager 20 YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY 2,000 UNITS I OVERSEE Vice President 40 EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE $140M VALUE OF PORTFOLIO I OVERSEE WHO HIRED YOU INTO THIS BUSINESS, AND WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM TODAY? Carleen Mendez- I adore her. She is still in the industry, I see her typically a couple of times a year. YOUR “GO TO” INTERVIEW QUESTION? How do you handle stressful situations? MOVIE TITLE DESCRIBES YOUR WORK LIFE: CRAZY HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE PEOPLE? Awards THREE FAVORITE APPS: Email, Bank account, Credit card. BIGGEST PET PEEVE? Untruthful people ONE ITEM ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Travel across the country in an RV. UNITS I OVERSEE 65 EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE YOUR “GO TO” INTERVIEW QUESTION? "What is your biggest weakness"? BEST OR WORST DECISION YOU MADE IN LAST 6 MONTHS: Giving an employee another chance to succeed WHAT CAN DEVELOPERS DO DIFFERENTLY WHEN DESIGNING A PROPERTY? Larger bedrooms and closets IF YOU COULD LIVE IN ANY SITCOM, WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE? Friends BINGE-WATCHED EMBARRASSINGLY FAST: Outlander FIRST GUEST ON YOUR TALK SHOW: Goldie Hawn MOVIE TITLE DESCRIBES YOUR WORK LIFE: Groundhog Day HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE PEOPLE? Encouragement, support and advancement FAVORITE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY? Lunch and trivia THREE FAVORITE APPS: Google Maps, Waze, Outlook BIGGEST PET PEEVE? Complaining about a problem and bringing no ideas to the table to fix it CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Giving kindness to my senior residents, training the underdog and them succeeding ONE ITEM ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Tahiti www.aamdhq.org TODAY? Marty Curtis, the first manager I ever worked for and we still are FB friends today. YOUR “GO TO” INTERVIEW QUESTION? What are you passionate about? WHAT IS THE BEST DECISION YOU MADE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS? Moving into a brand new condo in LoDo BINGE-WATCHED EMBARRASSINGLY FAST: Stranger Things FAVORITE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY? Escape Room challenges BIGGEST PET PEEVE? Tardiness CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Training & nurturing employees to grow their property management careers. ONE ITEM ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Go to Wimbledon YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY UNITS I OVERSEE Regional Manager Silva Markham Partners, LLC YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM ConAm Colorado, Inc. Vice President of Operations 2,100 4,027 RENAE JONES HOLLY JACKSON 30 25+ WHO HIRED YOU INTO THIS BUSINESS, AND 30 YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY 1,781 UNITS I OVERSEE 36 EMPLOYEES I OVERSEE WHO HIRED YOU INTO THIS BUSINESS, AND WHAT’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM TODAY? My Mother, Cathey Campa, Yes I still love her YOUR “GO TO” INTERVIEW QUESTION? If you could change one item your company spends money on, what would it be and why? WHAT CAN DEVELOPERS DO DIFFERENTLY WHEN DESIGNING A PROPERTY? Very simple but I can tell you it takes up so much of my time to manage and deal with it... Parking! #everybodystillhasacarforreal AN AMENITY YOU WISH YOU COULD INVENT? An indoor dog park that feels like it is outdoors in San Diego year round IF YOU COULD LIVE IN ANY SITCOM, WHICH ONE WOULD IT BE? FRIENDS for sure because apparently I get to be with my favorite people all day so my parents must pay my rent for my awesome apartment! BINGE-WATCHED EMBARRASSINGLY FAST: Mindhunter FIRST GUEST ON YOUR TALK SHOW: Madonna! She still is relevant after 35 years and I want to know her secrets to do the same in our industry. MOVIE TITLE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR WORK LIFE: Pitch Perfect! We are the Bellas who are finally singing the same song in tune as fierce competitors so look out 'cause we got this! HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE PEOPLE? Letting them have the room to be sensational and not force them to do it my way! Here is the goal and you figure out how to achieve it even if you have to go outside of the lines! They actually teach me something new everyday and that motivates me. FAVORITE TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY? Paint-ball of course THREE FAVORITE APPS: Amazon, Lyft and Twitter BIGGEST PET PEEVE? WHINING or playing the victim! CAREER HIGHLIGHT: It’s not a one-time event but when my team does the job because they want to and not because they have too. It’s just like being a mom and the training wheels have come off their bikes! There is nothing better than seeing their pride, excitement and love for what they are doing. ONE ITEM ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: Visit all NFL stadiums. NOV/DEC 2019 TRENDS | 29