General

Andrew Keel is the CEO of Keel Team, LLC, a ‘MHU Top 100’ owner of manufactured housing communities with over 2,500 lots under management.

Margo Napoles is the Executive Vice President of Tranquilo Communities overseeing operations of 18 communities in 8 states. 

She is currently the Vice Chair of the IL Manufactured Housing Association and Chair of the Legislative Committee. Having been on the Board of Directors for the last 6 years she’s successfully lobbied against Rent Control countless times and lead the team for the passage of the Assistance and Service Animal Integrity Act. 

Ekaterina Stepanova is a partner at M2K Partners, which owns and operates manufactured communities across 6 states and totaling over 850 spaces.

She is the Founder of  “MHP Tribe,”  a community supporting mobile home park investors with a focus on creating a self-managed business for financial and time freedom. 

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.

Maria Horton serves as both Director of Marketing and Regional Manager for Newport Pacific Capital Company, Inc. 

Newport Pacific is a full-service property management company located in Newport Beach, CA, specializing in manufactured home communities, apartment complexes, condominium associations and RV parks and resorts. Newport Pacific has been a leader in the property management industry since 1980 and oversees properties throughout the United States.

Judge Louis Levenson has practiced law in Georgia since 1978, and today specializes in wills, trusts, fiduciary accounting, probate and estate litigation. Across his 44-year career, he also served from 1984 – 2015 as a part time Magistrate and State Court Judge and having heard over 500,000 cases relating to dispossessory and eviction disputes.

Ken Corbin has worked with over 4,500 owners, sales consultants and community managers is the U.S. and Canada.

He received his MBA from The University of Michigan and is an advisory consultant to the American Graduate / Thunderbird School of International Management. Ken is also on the board of trustees of Habitat for Humanity and is a Certified Management Consultant.

His consulting firm specializes in helping manufactured housing retailers and communities develop business strategies for maximum sales growth, financial fitness & long-term profitability.

Darren Krolewski is Co-President and Chief Business Development Officer of MHVillage, the number one website for manufactured homes, retailers and communities online. Leads generated by the more than 25 million consumers who start their home search with MHVillage.com result in home sales transactions exceeding $3 billion annually. 

Darren began his manufactured housing career with a large, regional retailer that eventually grew to become part of the industry’s largest vertically-integrated manufacturing, financing and sales organizations.

Jose Garcia is an experienced mobile home investor, coach and mentor.  He has been investing in mobile homes for over 7 years, covering the Southeast US and expanding nationwide.

Starting with a single mobile home as a rental investment, Jose has completed over 500 profitable mobile home transactions. His goal is to help everyday individuals learn the step-by-step process of mobile home investing and assist mobile home park owners in maximizing and creating higher value for their communities.

Tanner Buuck has been with Yardi for five years and is a manager for the manufactured housing sales team. Tanner works with businesses of all sizes to further improve Yardi’s offering of manufactured housing software solutions.