The people who make it possible

Alex is a co-founder and the CEO of Cardinal Group Companies. Over the past 15 years, he has held various leadership roles, including President of CG Management and COO, and was named CEO in May of 2020. He is responsible for the overall vision of the Company and for ensuring the Cardinal Culture is strong for the Company's over 2,500 team members.

Prior to Cardinal Group, Alex was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of Miami University in Ohio and received his MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

In his personal time, he serves the veteran community of Colorado as a Board Member of Salute Colorado and coaches youth sports.

Jason is a founding partner and Chief Financial Officer of Cardinal Group. His primary responsibility is managing all of Cardinal Group's capital markets activities.

Prior to founding Cardinal Group Jason worked in consulting and publishing. He holds a BA from Stanford University and an MA from the University of San Diego.

In his free time Jason enjoys being outside with his wife and two daughters.

Eric is a co-founder and the Chief Investment Officer of Cardinal Group Companies. Eric leads the company's investment and development efforts and is responsible for crafting investment strategies, identifying opportunities, structuring capital, and driving execution. Under his leadership, Cardinal has grown from an entrepreneurial venture into an institutional investment manager investing nationally across multiple product types and execution strategies.

Over the course of Eric's 20+ year real estate career, he has gained experience working across various product types while executing multiple investment and development strategies. In addition, he has successfully navigated numerous economic cycles by following his investment philosophy driven by macro and demographic shifts.

He holds a B.S. in Real Estate Finance and International Business from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and holds a Masters of Science in Real Estate from the University of San Diego's School of Business Administration.

Cara Athmann serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Cardinal Group Companies.  Cara is responsible for the continued transformation of Cardinal's operations to leverage technology, data, and process engineering to drive business performance and adapt to customers' changing expectations.  Cara has over 20 years of experience building and leading digital transformations across a variety of industries.  Prior to joining Cardinal, Cara spent about 15 years of her career in consulting building and implementing large-scale technology solutions.  She also spent 5 years at AIMCO, now AIR communities, working on technology solutions to optimize operations for their Conventional, Affordable, and Student portfolios.  Cara attended Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA and holds a BS in Physics with a minor in Mathematical Statistics.

Peter Lynch is the Head of People & Culture at Cardinal Group Companies. A noted Fortune 500 global executive in talent, operations, culture, and HR. He is also a top podcaster having created 2 podcasts that reached the top 25 ahead of The New York Times and Harvard Business Review. A TEDx speaker whose connection with audiences is legendary, he lives with his family in Denver.

He has also been a sought out high-performance coach with clients that included an NBA coach, a presidential candidate’s sr. advisor, a superior court judge and several executive teams. Peter is known for his impactful storytelling and has taken his message of success through authenticity to leaders and teams on 5 continents

John serves as Chief Administrative Officer for Cardinal Group Companies. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the corporate business and direct oversight of functions including finance, accounting, risk management, and business administration.

During his 12 years with the organization, John has held several leadership positions. For Cardinal Group Investments, he served as VP of Asset Management, and for Cardinal Group Management, he served as VP of Accounting, Financial Controller, and most recently as VP, of Finance & Compliance.

John is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Miami University's Farmer School of Business in Oxford, OH. John joined Cardinal Group shortly after its inception as the company's first employee.

Catherine joined Cardinal Group Companies as its inaugural General Counsel in October 2020. She is responsible for corporate and tactical legal initiatives, coordination of legal services for all operating businesses and departments, and oversight of corporate governance and compliance. Catherine also heads the Cardinal ESG Council.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Catherine served as General Counsel of an alternative financing and technology company, providing legal and strategic support to all aspects of the business's lending, securities, and governance activities. Catherine brings deep and diverse experience in both private and public company general corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, financing transactions, commercial contracting, and legal operations management. Catherine began her legal career as an associate at Jones Day in its Cleveland, OH, and New York, NY offices and continued private practice at Davis Graham & Stubbs after moving to Denver in 2012.

Catherine holds a dual BA/BS in English and Education from the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH, and graduated summa cum laude with her Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, OH, where she participated in moot court and served as an associate editor of the Law Review.

Catherine is a start-up attorney at heart and has a special passion for supporting entrepreneurs on their journeys to success.

Jennifer serves as Senior Vice President at Cardinal Group Management (CGM). Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in the student housing industry. She is responsible for the day-to-day management and performance of Cardinal Group Management's student housing portfolio of clients and communities.

Jennifer has a reputation for driving revenues, maximizing expense efficiencies, and building long-term asset value. She is passionate about leveraging the power of data to optimize performance. Jennifer is known for being a people-centric leader focused on providing mentorship and support to her team and building strong internal and external relationships.

Jennifer's student housing career started as a Community Intern during college. Prior to joining Cardinal Group, Jennifer spent 15 years with Campus Advantage serving the organization in a variety of leadership roles throughout Operations and Asset Management, most recently as COO.

Jennifer attended the University of South Florida, where she earned a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Natural Science. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with family and all things fitness.

Jeremy Woodard is Senior Vice President, Head of Multifamily Investments for Cardinal Group Investments. His primary responsibilities include overseeing all deal sourcing, research, underwriting, market analysis, structuring, and transaction execution for multifamily acquisitions.

Prior to joining Cardinal Group Investments, Jeremy Woodard served as Vice President at Cerberus in the Real Estate Private Credit Group and was previously a Vice President at Goldman Sachs in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group.

He is a graduate of Florida A&M University and received his MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Madison Meier serves as the Senior Vice President and Head of Capital Markets for Cardinal Group Investments. Her primary responsibilities include investor relations and capital raising efforts for the firm’s investment strategies. She also develops strategies to evolve the company’s investment pursuits and creates new products to diversify Cardinal’s offerings to the capital markets.

Madison joined Cardinal in 2020 with over 14 years of student housing experience. She led a consulting platform in her prior roles, was responsible for all business development efforts, and secured new investor relationships for various investment strategies.

Madison earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas State University.

Madison loves the outdoors and mountains and spends her spare time hiking, boating, and skiing with her husband. She loves to travel and explore nature and has a passion for the holiday season, evident every year when she transforms her home into a winter wonderland.

Greg Martini is Senior Vice President, Head of Student Housing Investments for Cardinal Group Investments. His primary responsibilities include overseeing all deal sourcing, research, underwriting, market analysis, structuring, and transaction execution for student housing acquisitions.

Prior to joining Cardinal Group Investments, Greg Martini served as Vice President of acquisitions for a student housing group and managed projects totaling more than $2 billion in acquisitions and developments, as well as dispositioning over $5 billion while working on the brokerage team.

Greg Martini holds his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Villanova University’s School of Business.

Jim serves as the SVP, Head of Investment Operations for Cardinal Group Investments. Jim is responsible for overseeing Cardinal’s owned assets and is focused on maximizing investment performance, identifying value-add opportunities, and driving the growth of the institutional multifamily and student housing portfolio across the United States.

Jim joins Cardinal Group with over 20 years of experience in the asset management field. His extensive background encompasses a variety of asset classes, including conventional multifamily and student housing. Jim spent the majority of his career at GE Capital Real Estate, where he led strategic teams managing a diversified portfolio of REO, debt, and equity assets. During his tenure at GE Capital, Jim was instrumental in the successful management of over $4 billion of real estate and negotiated the sale of over $1 billion in real estate equity/REO properties. Jim was most recently with Carmel Partners, where he focused on the day-to-day operations for a multibillion-dollar multifamily real estate portfolio.

Jim is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach, with a BS in Accounting.

As Head of Development, Ryan oversees the Cardinal Group development platform targeting ground-up conventional multifamily and student housing opportunities in key markets across the country.

Ryan is responsible for leading the investment analysis, transaction management and development management teams for all new development opportunities. Ryan manages teams focused on financial underwriting, design management, project management and entitlement while working with debt and equity partners in the capitalization of all Multi Family and Student assets.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Ryan served as Executive Vice President of Development at CA Ventures (CAV) where he managed a development team responsible for over 15,000 beds and $2 Billion in ground up student housing development nationwide. Ryan also served Vice President of Development at Lennar Multifamily Communities (LMC) where he managed a development team responsible for over $500m in ground up multifamily projects in the Chicagoland area. Ryan spent his early years at Southern Land Company (SLC) in Nashville, TN as a Development Manager working on mixed-use developments across the southeastern US.

Doug Miller is the VP of Construction Services. In his role, Doug leads Cardinal Group's Construction Management Services team.

With over 20 years of experience in commercial construction and real estate, Doug has experience in project management and estimation. Doug has managed and worked with subcontractors, general contractors, and real estate owner/operator companies.

Doug earned his MS in Real Estate from the University of Denver in 2008. He also served as an Adjunct Professor and guest lecturer at DU.

Christina started her Cardinal career in 2012 and has held several roles throughout the organization; and now serves as Vice President of Client Services. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing Cardinal Group Consulting and the sales and client management platform for Cardinal Group Management. Christina joined the business development team in 2016 and has since added over 100,000 beds to Cardinal’s student portfolio and over 10,000 units to Cardinal’s conventional portfolio, making Cardinal a NMHC Top 50 Manager in 2020.

Christina is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where she began her career with Cardinal as a part-time Community Assistant while in college.

She’s since relocated to Denver, CO where she enjoys skiing, reading, and spending time with her husband and son.

Janna serves as the VP of Asset Management, responsible for the investment success of a national portfolio of student housing properties. Janna brings over a decade of experience in multifamily and student housing property and investment management.

Janna holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a Management Emphasis from the Milgard School of Business from the University of Washington. In addition to her degree, Janna also is the IREM Denver Chapter President and an IREM Certified Property Manager (CPM®) while also attending Georgetown University for her Master’s in Real Estate with expected graduation in Spring 2023.

In her free time, Janna enjoys traveling and exploring new cultures to broaden her horizons.

Jack first started his career with Cardinal in 2015 as a Property Accountant and has since held several roles throughout the organization. Jack transitioned to Cardinal Group Investments in 2017 and now serves as a Vice President of Asset Management, where he is responsible for managing and overseeing the execution of business plans across a portfolio of student housing communities.

Jack grew up in Connecticut and graduated from the University of Vermont in 2012. He started his career in commercial real estate in Burlington, VT, and spent a year as a ski instructor in Jackson Hole, WY, before starting his Cardinal journey.

Jack resides outside of Denver, CO where he enjoys hiking, all outdoor activities, and going on adventures with his fiancé and mini–Australian Shepherd Nala.

Will Conroy serves as Vice President of Management Services. The Management Services Team manages a host of internal functions, including national vendor agreements, intake of new communities, due diligence and disposition services, traveling operational support, internal platform development, and retail management.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Will attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts. In 2010, while completing his Masters in Creative Writing and teaching freshman English 101, Will started working for Cardinal Group in a part-time role and haven't looked back!

Will is a proud husband to Marybeth and father to his three children, Annabelle, Liam, and Charlie. Will likes to spend time outdoors, fly-fishing, hiking, camping, or anything else outside of cell phone range in his spare time. He is also a big Cleveland sports fan--Go Browns!

Sean is a VP of Operations, focusing on Cardinal Group Management’s portfolio of student housing communities. Sean’s experience in student housing began as an onsite manager, and he has since accrued 15 years of experience in leading operational teams. He is responsible for day-to-day operations for student housing communities across the US and has contributed to the growth of Cardinal Group Management’s student housing portfolio.

Sean graduated with a BA in History and an MS in Criminal Justice, both from New Mexico State University. He also serves on NMSU’s Alumni Board of Directors.

Sylvester joined Cardinal Group Management in 2017 as a Portfolio Manager and currently serves as the VP of Operations, managing over 38K beds. In this capacity, Sylvester ensures alignment between cell and on-site team performance, oversees the development and execution of all management plans, and partners with asset management to optimize value and NOI. He is passionate about leading his team, deploying Cardinal's operating playbook to yield success, and ultimately aligning the organization's culture with team members and portfolio growth.

Sylvester's student housing career began in 2002 as a university housing maintenance technician. Since then, he has served in multiple leadership roles within public and private student housing operations.

Prior to joining Cardinal, Sylvester served as the Vice President of European Operations for TXG Capital, LLC in London, U.K.

Sylvester holds a B.S. in Communication from Missouri Western State University and a M.A. in Higher Education and Policy from the University of Northern Colorado.

Brian Hawthorne joined Cardinal Group with over 15 years of experience in the multifamily industry. His extensive background encompasses a variety of asset types, including conventional and student housing, and he specializes in new construction lease-up communities, asset repositioning, dispositions, and value add.

Brian spent most of his career at Alliance Residential. He served as Vice President of Operations and led high-performing teams overseeing new construction-owned assets in a joint venture environment in multiple Texas markets. During his tenure at Alliance, Brian was instrumental in the successful disposition of many assets, including several record-breaking sales. After Alliance Residential was sold, Brian joined RPM, a boutique management firm where he served in a similar capacity and focused primarily on business development, client relationships, policy implementation, and culture.

Brian is a graduate of Texas State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing, and Brian also holds a Texas Real Estate License. He is a member of IREM with a Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation. He is based in Austin, TX.

Krista Nelson is Vice President of Marketing at Cardinal Group Management (CGM), leading the national marketing team responsible for driving marketing performance and strategy across CGM's third-party and owned-asset portfolios. Krista joined CGM at a pivotal time in the organization's growth, charged with constructing a centralized marketing team focused on scalable marketing strategies, full-stack vertical integration, and innovating existing processes. Krista brings a wealth of multifamily marketing expertise to amplify CGM's conventional portfolio growth.

Krista has a reputation for data-driven performance analysis, maximizing marketing performance across portfolios, understanding key DMA and sub-market differentiators, and contributing to early marketing and leasing success that ultimately drives asset value. Krista believes that harnessing the power of data through integration provides deeper optimization opportunities and has built a strong marketing foundation rooted in that data-first mentality.

Krista brings over six years of direct multifamily marketing experience and over 19 years of strategic marketing and brand development from experience across agencies, corporate marketing teams, and non-profit event strategy and fundraising. Krista's multifamily experience at two NMHC Top 10 management firms positions her as a valued expert property marketing leader. Prior to joining Cardinal Group, she drove marketing efforts for priority portfolios of third-party and owned assets at Alliance Residential and most recently led a team of marketing professionals for RPM Living's west division.

A native Phoenician, Krista attended Arizona Christian University and is proud to still call Arizona home. Free time is filled with dining out, enjoying her large extended family, cabin getaways, golf, Pilates, attending NFL games, and her two french bulldogs.

Chris is the Vice President of our IT & Data team, leading the IT and Systems Help Desk groups.

He has over 30 years of experience in information technology across several industry verticals, specializing in delivery and operations. Chris is an analytical thinker and problem solver, a valuable partner to the business, developing technical solutions to complex business challenges. In addition, he has a passion for leading teams, being a mentor and coach, and building on the Cardinal values of pursuing growth and knowledge.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys biking, golfing, and spending time with his family and friends.

Rachel joins the Cardinal team with ten years of affordable housing experience. She has multi-layer tax credit experience and holds her HTC Compliance Training Certificate and UPCS Inspection Training Certificate. She is a two-time winner and two-time finalist of Austin Apartment Association Property of the Year for affordable housing communities. In 2018 she and her team received 1st place for Best of the Best, for Austin’s Choice Award, for Best Apartment.

Prior to joining the Solidago team, Rachel worked at ZRS Management as a Regional Manager and has been active in the multifamily industry for 18 years in Austin. Her background includes new construction, lease-ups, property renovations, tax credit, sales, take-overs, acquisitions, software training/implementation, and she is adept at managing operations and leasing programs from the ground up in a variety of project types – garden style, mid-rise, and high-rise. She received an Achievement of Excellence award and a Leasing Star award.

Rachel holds her NAA Certified Apartment Manager Designation (CAM) and NAHMA Credential for Green Property Management (CGPM). Rachel was recognized by the Austin Apartment Association as a 2013 Leadership Lyceum Graduate.

Scott started his career in student housing in 2005 as a part-time Community Assistant in Chapel Hill, NC as he was finishing up college at the University of North Carolina. After graduation, Scott worked at multiple communities in leasing and operations as manager.

Scott joined Cardinal Group in October of 2011 as a Community Manager. He has held numerous roles in various departments including Assistant Portfolio Manager beginning in 2014 and Internal Talent Manager in 2017. Scott is currently Director of Client Onboarding & Transitions. In this role, he is responsible for navigating a transitions team through new business acquisitions, while focused on maximizing the client experience.

Chris Bidwell serves as Risk Management Director at Cardinal Group. He has over 10 years of experience in real estate and property management, having previously held roles in Accounting, FP&A, and Compliance. Chris originally joined Cardinal Group in 2010 and has had experience with startup and publicly traded companies alike. Chris serves as Co-Chair for the Governance pillar of Cardinal’s ESG Council.

Chris’ team oversees all aspects of the company’s insurance and risk management functions – its insurance program, proprietary insurance products, loss control initiatives, and risk management platform. The team is responsible for identifying, evaluating, mitigating, and monitoring the company’s operational and strategic risks. The team also closely supports each of the Cardinal Group Companies by analyzing insurance needs through the identification of their risk exposures.

Prior to Cardinal, Chris graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

Outside of the office, he enjoys outdoor activities in the mountains of Colorado and likes to take road trips across the western US. He is an avid hiker during the summer and skier during the winter. He is a huge sports fan, loyal to his alma mater, the Buckeyes, as well as Cincinnati sports teams Bengals and Reds. He enjoys motor sports, especially Formula 1.

Christina has 28 years of experience in property management of which 18 years are in the affordable housing industry. She has worked her way up from an executive assistant to a Senior Compliance Director and Regional Property Manager.

Christina has worked with general partners, developers, management companies, public housing authorities, and 3rd party clients ensuring compliance in the tax credit/HUD/RD arenas. Christina’s experience includes multi-site management, audit services for file reviews, state audit preparation, lender audits/inspections, site audit/file clean-up, and UPCS/REAC preparation inspections.

In her affordable housing career, she has overseen compliance in 31 states. Her experience includes LIHTC, Bond, HOME, Section 8, Project Based Section 8 (PBS8/PRAC), Hope VI, RD, SHIP, SAIL, CDBG, PHA, and Project Based Voucher (PBV). Christina has made it a priority to keep abreast of the many changes implemented by federal, state, and local governments while successfully satisfying the requirements of multiple program rules, regulations, and individual state requirements. She holds the following designations: HCCP, Certified Specialist – Public Housing Manager (CS-PHM), Certified Specialist of Occupancy – Public Housing (CSO-PH), S.T.A.R and Certified Specialist of Inspections – Uniform Physical Condition Standard (CSI – UPCS).

Zach started his career with Cardinal Group in 2019 as a Compliance Analyst and is now the Director of Internal Audit for Cardinal Group Companies. In this role, Zach is responsible for the creation and execution of risk-based audits, process, policy, and control consultations to mitigate evolving industry risks, as well as the Company's Standard Operating Procedure maintenance and approval. He is heavily involved in Cardinal's volunteer and community service efforts, serving as co-chair of Cardinal Cares and as a member of the Social Council for the Company's ESG efforts.

Zach grew up in Wooster, OH, and graduated from The University of Cincinnati with a degree in Accounting. Zach comes into the Internal Audit Director role with over a decade of experience in business management, compliance, and internal audit.

Zach, his wife Michelle, and their two dogs (Luna and Rocket) moved to Colorado in 2019 from Cincinnati, OH. When Zach isn’t skiing, camping, or hiking you can find him in the kitchen cooking and baking any new recipe he finds.

Carey joined Cardinal in March of 2021 and serves as the Revenue Management Director for both Student and Conventional communities. She brings 10 years of experience in revenue management and 24 years of experience in property management and real estate. She holds certifications for both conventional and student revenue management platforms. Her diverse background in multifamily and commercial operations, commercial accounting, and training in education lends itself well to supporting onsite teams in leveraging complex systems that enhance asset performance.

Carey has a passion for identifying trends through data, collaborating with teams on strategy, and optimizing asset performance through revenue management disciplines. Her strengths in relationship building and direct communication help her successfully navigate business challenges as well as promote process adoption across the organization.

Carey earned her master's degree in bilingual education from Texas State University and worked in the public education system all while advancing her career in property management and real estate. She grew up playing tennis and running with her father, a professional tennis coach, and now continues to enjoy both sports with her three kids in Austin, TX.

Gabe Villa is the Director of Data and Analytics at Cardinal Group Companies. He is responsible for driving and promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making at Cardinal. In addition, Gabe and his team focus on delivering data metrics to their product that provides value for team members' day-to-day operations.

Gabe brings a blend of consulting and industry experience and outstanding technical and leadership skills in Cloud Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, and Analytics. He has driven teams to solve complex global enterprise challenges leveraging. Gabe is a seasoned leader, data and technology professional, and speaker. In addition, he often facilitates or presents in tech and data conferences around the country or online.

Gabe studied Mass Communications and Information Technology and is a certified software developer and database developer. He is passionate about collaborating and forming partnerships with operations, engineers, functional stakeholders, and executives.

Gabe is from El Paso, TX, and has lived in Colorado Springs, CO, with his wife and kids for over a decade. He enjoys playing in adult soccer leagues and enjoying the Colorado hiking trails with his family and dog.

Brent joined Cardinal as the PMO Director after a career in management consulting. He has a passion for helping others transform their business. Some of his focus areas are defining and aligning strategic goals, leveraging data analytics & technology, improving customer experience, managing complex software integrations, and applying sound project management frameworks.

He has managed transformation projects for small, medium, and Fortune 500 companies across industries, including Real Estate, Defense/Government, Telecommunications, Energy, and Construction.

He earned an MBA from The College of William & Mary and a Finance degree from Virginia Tech.

Aylin is responsible for the continued optimization and success of Cardinal’s enterprise systems and for building out best practices across a team of talented Enterprise Application Administrators. Prior to joining Cardinal in May 2020, Aylin worked in consulting and administration roles across multiple Saas platforms. She brings an operational mindset to her role, having also previously served as the Director of Operations for a Saas company.

Aylin has a passion for understanding business needs, translating those needs into creative technology solutions, and coaching team members to build them into emerging leaders.

She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, with a B.A. in History.

In her free time, Aylin likes exploring everything Colorado offers with her family – mountains, rivers, cities, and everything in between.

Carynes serves as the Director of Operations Training & Development on the People & Culture team at Cardinal Group Management. Carynes has over 20 years of experience in the student housing industry, and started her career onsite in Tallahassee, FL after graduating from Florida State University. She is responsible for the day-to-day leadership management of the Operations Training & Development + Travel Platforms for team members at Cardinal Group.

Carynes has a reputation for maximizing team member engagement and leading dispersed teams across multiple locations. She supports a culture of continuous improvement, actively searching, designing, and implementing effective coaching and education methods to elevate team member performance. Carynes' student housing career started as a leasing team member and went on to hold multiple onsite positions before moving into a Senior Operations role. Prior to joining Cardinal Group, Carynes spent 10 years with Next Chapter Properties serving the organization in a variety of leadership roles overseeing operations, asset management, new development start-ups, and third party business management.

Carynes earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University. She is both a Gallup certified StrengthFinders Coach and Boss to Coach Manager. Carynes enjoys outdoor activities and beach time with her family, active outings, and finding unique food spots when traveling.

Sara started her career in student housing in 2013 as a part-time leasing consultant in Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota. Sara has a background in property transitions and client relations.

She joined the Cardinal Group team in January 2022 as Director of Business Development for student housing and will be responsible for the sales and client management of Cardinal's student housing management platform.

Sara loves traveling, watching Minnesota sports, and spending time with her fiancé, cat, and two dogs.

Michael joined Cardinal Group in 2017 and currently serves as the Director of Consulting Services. In this role, Mike is charged with providing a wide range of consulting services, including market research and analysis, due diligence and transaction support, and pre-development design and feasibility.

Michael's background is in value-add and distressed real estate acquisitions, with more than $500 million in acquisition experience before joining the Consulting team. His extensive underwriting and transaction experience empowers Mike to provide expert analysis and guidance to Cardinal Group clients.

He is a graduate of the University of Denver and lived in Colorado for more than 10 years before recently relocating to Ann Arbor to support his partner as she pursues her Ph.D. at the University of Michigan.

Carlton currently serves as the Director of Capex Project Management. In his role at Cardinal, Carlton
leads a team of project managers who oversee various capital improvement projects nationwide.

He is a veteran multifamily construction professional with over 20 years of experience. His career
includes stints in new home construction, onsite project management, and more than 10 years of
deploying capital improvements on both conventional and student housing projects.

Carlton received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering from Texas Tech University in
1994.

Nick comes to the Director of Talent Acquisition role with over 20 years of experience in the multifamily industry. Nick joined Cardinal with years of experience in the operations world, allowing him to have unusual insight into career progression and scaled growth alongside the expanding industry. With over 15 years of people leadership, Nick guides a team of talent advisors and administrators in being effective advocates for current, future, and past team members.

Nick’s passion for experiencing different cultures allows him to communicate authentically with many audiences. Visiting nearly every state and seventeen foreign countries has allowed him to understand and speak to both the differences and similarities that make up the worldwide culture that exists within Cardinal today.

In his spare time Nick enjoys spending time with his family and traveling the world.

Prior to Cardinal Group, Kevin spent the last 15 years in Purpose Built Student Housing. The majority of his time in the space was spent with Campus Crest Communities where he was the VP of Operations supporting the day-to-day management of 51,000+ beds. At Campus Crest Kevin was able to be a part of taking the company public in 2010 as well as participating in the merger with Copper Beech Townhomes.
After Campus Crest Kevin worked with Asset Campus Housing, and most recently with Valeo Americas. At Valeo he supported the development, construction, student, and senior housing teams.

Kevin finds value in being able to learn from, develop, and support team members in all facets of the business. He focuses on how teams are able to operate more efficiently so that more time can be spent with our residents and team members in order to create an enhanced experience.

Kevin is a proud graduate of Clemson University (GO TIGERS!) and received my BS in Management and Marketing. He lives in Charlotte, NC, and when not at work he enjoys time outdoors with my family, traveling and creating new experiences. Kevin has 3 kids - 5 yr old daughter Mallory, 2 yr old son Cooper, and an 8-month-old son Dominic, and of course, an amazing wife that holds it all together!

Johanna started her career in student housing in 2010 as a part-time leasing team member in Lawrence, KS where she was attending college at the University of Kansas. After graduating, Johanna spent several years moving around the country at various lease-ups where she spent time in Tucson, College Station, and Fort Collins.

Johanna joined the Cardinal Group team in June 2017 as a Portfolio Sales and Marketing Manager. Since 2017, she has held multiple roles and is currently the Director of Marketing and Strategy. In this role, she is responsible for leading the national property marketing team of Group Marketing Managers and Marketing Specialists continuing to make a client-centric team a top priority.

Brian serves as the Financial Planning & Analysis Director for Cardinal Group Management. He is responsible for leading the budgeting, forecasting and analysis functions. Brian brings over 15 years of finance experience in various industries and multiple roles. He has an analytical mindset and a passion for learning and growth.

He is a graduate of Colorado State University and received his MBA from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Mitchell joined Cardinal in September of 2022 and serves as the Fund Accounting Director. He joins Cardinal with 7 years of experience in the real estate industry, specifically in affordable housing. He is responsible for leading and overseeing the accounting and reporting of acquisitions, investment, and partnership transactions. He is an active Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Prior to Cardinal, Mitchell served as an AVP in the fund management department of an affordable housing syndicator, managing various real estate funds. In addition, he was an audit manager at a public accounting firm, overseeing various client engagements. Mitchell graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business management with a concentration in finance.

Mitchell lives in South Bend, IN with his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Lylah. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with family, managing his family’s rental property, exercise, being outside and watching sports, especially Purdue football and basketball.