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.  

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.

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”.

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.

Kevin Thrash spent 16 at Georgia-Pacific with progressive leadership roles in Credit Management, Project Management, and Corporate Finance. He then transitioned to banking where he has worked for the past 21 years with responsibilities in Commercial Lending and Risk Management. He is presently an Executive Vice-President at American Commerce Bank with offices in Georgia and Florida.  

American Commerce Bank is a national bank and has been an enthusiastic supporter of the manufactured home industry for many years.  

Chris San Jose is President of Lending, where he oversees the start-to-finish process of arranging loans across MHC’s, RVP’s, Self-Storage, and Multifamily properties. This process includes the front-end strategy of tailoring the ideal debt solutions for a new investment or refinance, as well as managing a team that ensures a smooth and timely closing for investors.

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

With over two decades of experience in the real estate and construction industry, Scott stands as a seasoned professional with a national footprint, spanning across 15+ states.

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.

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.