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 Chad Horning
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chad Horning founded Chase Merritt in 2005. Under Chad's leadership, Chase Merritt has acquired, developed, and sold a commercial portfolio valued at nearly $650 million. Mr. Horning previously served as the President of Newport Federal, a real estate investment company. Chad joined Newport Federal in 1992 and was named president in 2002. During his tenure as President at Newport Federal, he acquired Telluride Ski and Golf Resort "Telluride" and approximately $300 million in other real estate. Mr. Horning was Chairman of Telluride since its acquisition and was named CEO of the ski resort in 2005. Chad has extensive experience in a number of industries outside of real estate. Mr. Horning gained substantial investment experience acquiring and rehabbing residential properties while at Newport Federal. Mr. Horning also developed Newport Federal Financial, a California finance lender that specialized in bridge lending secured by residential and commercial real estate. Mr. Horning is also an active member and on the board of the Southern California chapter of YPO (Young Presidents Organization).
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
chad@chasemerritt.com
(949) 851-8300
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 Chris Dornin
Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Chris Dornin serves as Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Chase Merritt. In this executive position, Chris directs the company's investment management and acquisition activities, oversees portfolio management, manages the company's capital relationships, and is responsible for all of the company’s day to day operations and management. Since joining Chase Merritt, Chris has been directly responsible for the acquisition, leasing, portfolio management and disposition of approximately $500M of real estate. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Chris served as a Vice President and Partner at Buchanan Street Partners (TCW), a national real estate investment bank that provides investment management services to institutional and high net worth individuals as well as debt and equity capital for developers and investors of commercial real estate. While at Buchanan, Chris successfully completed approximately $2 billion of joint venture equity, preferred equity, mezzanine, and debt investments including the acquisition, development, and reposition of office, industrial, retail, multi-family, land and hospitality properties throughout the United States. Chris attended the University of California, Berkeley and is a member of ULI and ICSC.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
chris@chasemerritt.com
(949) 851-8300
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 Jeff Piper
Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Piper serves as Chief Financial Officer for Chase Merritt. Mr. Piper oversees all accounting, compliance and cash management and assists with operations and asset management of hotel and real estate assets. Jeff has over 25 years managerial experience in real estate, financial analysis, accounting, financial reporting, compliance and operations within private industry and public accounting. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Mr. Piper served in the Chief Financial Officer capacity for MG Properties, a west coast apartment manager and syndicator with more than $750 million in asset value in 50 properties with over 7,200 units, $80 million in annual revenues and 200 employees. Prior to that, Mr. Piper was Chief Financial Officer for Woodfin Suite Hotels, a national hotel developer, franchiser and operator with over $170 million in assets, $70 million in annual revenues and over 950 employees and for Dovenmuehle Mortgage, a national mortgage company with 160 employees that originated $500 million in residential loans and serviced over $2.1 billion in mortgages. Prior to working as a CFO, Jeff was a sales and operations consultant where he was directly involved in the negotiation and sale of more than $2 billion of real estate and loan assets and in the management of over $5 billion of real estate and loan portfolios. In this position Jeff made numerous presentations to the senior committee in Washington DC for the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). Jeff holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
jeff@chasemerritt.com
(949) 717-2710
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 Max Moss
Regional Vice President
Max Moss serves as Vice President of Texas Region for Chase Merritt. In this capacity Mr. Moss oversees acquisitions, sales, leasing and asset management for Chase Merritt’s Texas portfolio. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Mr. Moss was a Senior Vice President for CB Richard Ellis in Austin, TX. In 2006, Max completed transactions totaling over 700,000 sf of office space. During the past 8 years, Max has completed 200 leasing transactions and 5 sale transactions totaling over 2,000,000 sf. Max joined CB Richard Ellis with the company’s acquisition of Trammell Crow Company. During his 8 year career in commercial real estate, Max has established himself as one of Austin’s most experienced and successful office brokers, focusing on NW Austin. Prior to starting his commercial real estate career, Max spent 10 years in high tech sales and sales management at IBM, Aspen Technology and Pavilion Technologies. Max graduated from Rice University with a B.A. in Business Management.
7600 Chevy Chase Drive, Ste. 101
Austin, TX 78752
Austin, TX 78759
max@chasemerritt.com
(512) 419-7311
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 Robert Mitchell
Chase Merritt Residential - Vice President
Rob Mitchell serves as Vice President of Chase Merritt Residential, LLC. In this role Mr. Mitchell leads the residential investment team and is involved in all aspects of acquisition, renovation and disposition of assets for Chase Merritt Residential. Prior to joining Chase Merritt Residential, Rob served as a Senior Vice President at Voit Commercial Brokerage, a top Southern California real estate firm. Mitchell specialized in investment real estate and was considered one of the top brokers in Orange County. In 2007 he was honored as one of Orange County’s most successful young entrepreneurs and executives under 40. While at Voit he successfully sold over $4 billion of real estate. Transactions included office, industrial, residential, retails and hotel properties throughout the United States. Rob has a Bachelors of Real Estate Development and Planning Degree from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
rob@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1920
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 Brad Redelsperger
Chase Merritt Residential - Vice President
Brad Redelsperger serves as a Vice President for Chase Merritt Residential. In his position, he oversees all facets of risk management and coordinating the escrow and title of residential investments. Mr. Redelsperger previously filled a key role in the company's acquisition efforts; overseeing all facets of portfolio management, identifying and underwriting new investment opportunities, managing third party due diligence and risk management and coordinating the closing of investments. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Brad served as portfolio and asset manager for Newport Federal, a real estate holdings and property management company. In addition to his other responsibilities, he acted as corporate secretary. Prior to that, Mr. Redelsperger was a business analyst for Mirage Resorts, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada. He earned a Master's Degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In addition, he holds a Bachelor's Degree from Pepperdine University in California.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
brad@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1924
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 John Locke
Chase Merritt Residential - Regional Manager
John Locke serves as Regional Manager for Chase Merritt Residential. He is responsible for the bidding, project management and sales of properties in San Diego County. Mr. Locke previously served as Vice President of Acquisitions for Chase Merritt where he was responsible for the sourcing, negotiating, underwriting, market research and due diligence of new transactions. Mr. Locke has negotiated and acquired over $700 million of commercial real estate in California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Texas. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Mr. Locke was a Vice President at Equastone, a real estate investment firm and fund manager based in San Diego, California. While at Equastone, Mr. Locke procured and oversaw acquisitions for two opportunistic commercial real estate investment funds totaling over $175 million of equity placement. Mr. Locke graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of San Diego.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
john@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1917
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 Julie Shafii
Office Manager, Human Resources, Executive Assistant
Julie Shafii fills several administrative rolls within the Chase Merritt family, including Executive Assistant to Chad Horning, Office Manager and Human Resources Manager. Julie is an original team member of Chase Merritt having joined the organization at its inception in October 2005. She has several years of experience in executive level administration, including 14 years at Costa Mesa based; JD Property Management, Inc. as assistant to the President and 11 years with Nordstrom.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
julie@chasemerritt.com
(949) 717-2708
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 Michell Armour
CM Hospitality Management, Inc. - Regional Manager
Michelle Armour serves a Regional Manager for Chase Merritt’s Hospitality Division, CM Hospitality Management, Inc. She oversees management of four Value Place Franchises. She is responsible for all aspects of operations including inventory control, property revenue, occupancy, account contracts as well as supervising the property managers at each location. In additional to her operational duties, Michelle also spearheads the marketing efforts for all four locations in Memphis, Tennessee and Augusta, Georgia. Prior to joining CM Hospitality Management, Inc., Michelle was employed by Value Place Corporate as a regional trainer. Prior to joining the Value Place organization, Michelle worked for the multi-billion dollar corporation, Estee Lauder, as a regional business manager. She achieved her Associate of Arts degree from Georgia Southern University.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
michellearmour1@yahoo.com
(706) 733-8998
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 David Froschauer
Chase Merritt Residential - Analysis & Acquisitions
David Froschauer serves as a Senior Analyst for Chase Merritt Residential. His responsibilities include determining valuations for residential acquisitions. David also assists in financing, underwriting, and determining market research pertinent to investment opportunities. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, David was a Vice President with Belgravia Capital, a commercial mortgage advisory firm. From 2006-2007, David was an Associate with RBS Greenwich Capital where he financed commercial real estate across the United States including Chase Merritt acquisitions. He has also held positions at The Irvine Company Office Properties and UBS in New York City. David graduated cum laude with a Business degree from the University of Montana.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
david@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1917 x 323
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 Scott Townes
Chase Merritt Residential - Analysis & Acquisitions
Scott Townes serves as a Senior Analyst for Chase Merritt Residential. His responsibilities include determining valuations for residential acquisitions. In addition, Scott leads macro and micro analysis of residential market trends. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Scott served as an intelligence officer in the Marine Corps where he led multi-national intelligence collections teams during two deployments to Iraq. Scott is also enrolled in UCLA Anderson’s evening MBA program where he is focusing on real estate and finance with an expected graduation date of June 2011.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
scott@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1921
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 Brandon Akiyama
Chase Merritt Residential - Analysis & Acquisitions
Brandon Akiyama serves as an Analyst for Chase Merritt Residential. His responsibilities included determining valuations for residential acquisitions. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Brandon was an Acquisition Associate at Kondaur Capital where he was for responsible for residential valuations as well as market and credit due diligence for residential loan acquisitions and dispositions. Brandon previously worked as an Analyst at Belgravia Capital where he was responsible for the financial analysis, financial modeling and forecasting, profit margin and cash flow analysis for commercial real estate and M&A transactions. Brandon began his career at Buchanan Street Partners where he assisted in underwriting, financial analysis and market research for commercial real estate transactions. Brandon received his Bachelors of Science from the University of California, Irvine.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
brandon@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1917 x 325
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 Melissa Sherman
Chase Merritt Residential - Transaction Coordinator
Melissa Sherman serves as Transaction Manager for Chase Merritt Residential. She is responsible for coordinating the sale of residential properties in San Diego and Orange County. Melissa has over six years of experience in the real estate industry. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Melissa was the Acquisitions Manager at Equastone, a real estate investment firm based in San Diego, California. While at Equastone, Melissa oversaw the due diligence and closing processes of commercial real estate acquisitions, totaling approximately $900 million. Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from Villanova University.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
melissa@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1922
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 Toby Strassenberg
Chase Merritt Residential - Project Manager
Toby Strassenberg serves as Project Manager for Chase Merritt Residential. In this role he oversees all renovation activities ensuring all projects are completed in a timely and cost effective manner. Prior to joining Chase Merritt Residential Toby served as Project Manager for Frontier Homes, a California new home builder. In this position Toby was directly responsible for the construction, development and sales of over 700 new homes. Prior to that, Toby worked at Hammond & Masing, a diversified building contactor providing construction management, construction defect analysis & repair, insurance reconstruction and after sale work for residential builders and developers. In that role he had personal experience in hands on renovations.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
toby@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1917 x 320
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 Liz Dunn
Accounting
Liz Dunn is a crucial part of Chase Merritt's accounting department, handling payables and receivables as well vendor relations. Her accounting experience spans 15 plus years with the majority of her expertise in residentail and commercial real estate accounting.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
liz@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1916
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 Chad Howes
Accounting
Chad Howes serves as a senior staff accountant and is responsible for cash management, accounting, and financial reporting for the Chase Merritt real estate assets, including all aspects of accounting for Chase Merritt Residential. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, he was the managing accountant for Accrued Financial Services, a private equity investment and real estate group. He managed the accounting for hotels, commercial and residential properties. He also has experience in public accounting working for Olmsted & Associates. Mr. Howes holds a B.S in Business Administration Accountancy from California State University, Long Beach.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
chowes@chasemerritt.com
(949) 851-8300 x 306
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 Evan Haug
Chase Merritt Residential - Analysis & Acquisitions
Evan Haug serves on the analysis and acquisition team of Chase Merritt Residential. In his position, he plays a role in the research and analysis of new investments for the company in the Southern California area. Evan also assists in the daily operations of Chase Merritt Residential. Prior to joining Chase Merritt, Evan worked for a leading insurance advisory firm headquartered in downtown Boston. Additionally, he held two internships; one at a large international NGO located in Washington DC and another with a local Congressional Representative. Evan holds a Bachelors degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Masters degree from Boston University.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
evan@chasemerritt.com
(949) 255-1918 x 322
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 Jen Nelson
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Jen Nelson is Administrative Assistant and Receptionist for all divisions of Chase Merritt. Prior to joining Chase Merritt she worked in the hospitality industry for Marriott Hotels. Jen has a Bachelor of Arts from the California State University of Fullerton.
1201 Dove St., Ste. 570
Newport Beach, California 92660
jen@chasemerritt.com
(949) 851-8300
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