Maryuri Barberan is comptroller and executive vice president of Pentagon Properties, Inc. Pentagon Properties owns and manages four communities comprising about 500 lots in Georgia and Texas, and has sold over 550 new and previously owned manufactured homes via Lease-Option contracts over the past 32 years. Exceptionally low default rates are achieved with new Community Series Homes (CSH) and very thorough underwriting of L-O “buyers”.  She is a member of the Executive Committee for SECO which attracts upwards of 500 small and mid-size community owners annually.  She is also a member of the Veterans Assistance Program Committee and is a founding member of Women Advancing Manufactured Housing (WAMH).  Maryuri holds a B.S. degree in real estate and finance from Georgia State University.

John Gelzer is CEO and principal of Equity Management Company. John oversees a diverse commercial estate portfolio including multi-family, manufactured housing, hotel, office, industrial, land, and retail assets. As an attorney, he also works as in-house counsel

Tom Lackey first started in the industry in1988 when he was the General Manager of a Manufactured Home Dealership in Michigan. Tom’s experience has been diverse in the industry from managing multiple Communities, Owning and operating Communities in several states, owning and managing multiple dealer sales locations, operation of manufactured home insurance brokerage, and ownership of a national mobile home rental corporation. Tom is a member of the Georgia Manufactured Housing Association (GMHA), and the Michigan Manufactured Housing Association -having served on PAC Committee for the MMHA.

Chris Nicely, President of ManufacturedHomes.com & ModularHomes.com, brings nearly 30 years of expertise in factory-built housing and management. With a proven track record, he has collaborated with industry leaders, non-profits, developers, and municipalities to leverage factory-built housing for positive community development in cities such as San Bernardino, CA; Phoenix, AZ; LaGrange, TX; Danville, VA; Jackson, MS; and Detroit, MI.

Chris recently contributed to three published studies by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, comparing the cost of site-built housing to manufactured housing, and overcoming obstacles in siting factory-built housing. A respected consultant in the factory-built housing sector, he has worked with major entities like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Formerly, he served as Clayton Homes’ VP of Marketing and as VP & General Manager for the Clayton Communities Group, overseeing 80 communities, 22,000 home sites, and sales exceeding 100 homes monthly.

Holder of a BA in Economics from the College of Wooster and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Chris is a graduate of Harvard’s Achieving Excellence in Community Development.

Spencer Roane, president of Pentagon Properties, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., owns and manages four land lease communities in Georgia and Texas. His firm has over 800 in-community sales transactions on new and previously-owned manufactured homes over the past 40 years.  Almost all were “sold” via Lease-Option contracts and all were new homes since 2010.  Default rates over the past 15 years are among the lowest in the industry due to the structure of the L-O transactions and a very effective application processing system heavily weighted by Debt-to-Income ratios.  Since passage of the S.A.F.E. & Dodd-Frank Acts in 2008 he has written about and spoken often to advocate the use of Lease-Option contracts to sell new manufactured homes to upgrade communities, fill vacant lots, and increase cash-flow and value.

Spencer is a member of the Georgia Manufactured Housing Association (GMHA) where he served as an officer and member of the board of directors. He served on the National Communities Council (NCC) and the Disaster Housing Task Force of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI).  

He is one of the organizers of the annual Southeast Community Owners (SECO) conference which attracts upwards of 500 small and mid-size community owners, managers, and other industry personnel. In 2017, he was inducted into the RV-MH Hall of Fame.  Spencer holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. degree in Industrial Management, and both Mortgage Loan Originator and Mortgage Broker S.A.F.E. Act licenses. 

Contact him at (678) 428-0212. Pentagon Properties, Inc. website. LinkedIn profile.

Kim Shultz-Rainford is a former corporate professional with a background in cash management, accounting and strategic planning.  After selling over 65 manufactured homes, she took the leap into park ownership in 2013.

Over the years, Kim has successfully improved the living conditions and park atmospheres for her residents while increasing park capacity and profitability.  She has received city infrastructure and utility upgrade approvals, generated a newfound sense of pride in her communities, and exponentially increased consumer awareness of her properties while adding and selling additional homes via owner finance.

Kim holds a B.A from University of Texas at Arlington, M.B.A. from Texas A&M University – Commerce, and is licensed by the State of Texas as a retailer.  She is also a member of the Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) and serves on the SECO Planning Committee, Veterans Assistance Program Committee, and is a founding member of Women Advancing Manufactured Housing (WAMH).

Together with her construction-savvy husband, she continues to purchase and improve communities in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and currently owns two Manufactured Home Communities.

Maiara Spinetta is a native of Brazil, where she obtained her law degree in 2010.  Her career has involved various areas of real estate, including development with one of the largest firms in Brazil – MRV Engineering.  There, she handled contract administration, interaction with different public and governmental agencies, and financing of large projects.  She also worked in the real estate risk division of the Federal Bank CE in Brazil, where she handled compliance issues, insurance, and various bank services, including new client acquisition.  

In the US, her career with Atlanta's Pentagon Properties has involved all forms of property management, including resident relations, property management software, manufactured home floorplans, features and options, home sales, and all forms of social media promotion at the four communities comprising almost 500 sites owned and managed by PPI. 

Maiara and her husband, Thomas, recently relocated to New Zealand. She has been a significant asset for Pentagon Properties, managing all social media channels as a Marketing Liaison, producing content for social media channels, and managing the Website

Alexandra Stone is a dedicated professional in the manufactured housing industry, specializing in social media marketing and sales. With a keen eye for digital trends and a passion for connecting with audiences, Alexandra has successfully enhanced the online presence of numerous businesses within the industry. In addition to their marketing expertise, Alexandra serves as the administrative assistant for the SECO (Southeastern Community Owners) conference, where they contribute to organizing one of the premier events for community owners and managers in the Southeast. Their dual roles highlight a unique blend of creative marketing skills and efficient administrative capabilities, making Alexandra a valuable asset to both their company and the SECO conference.