January Round Up
Company News
We’re always excited to welcome new communities and teams into our TPCO family, especially when we expand in one of the hottest student housing markets in the country!
Say hello to River Club Apartments and River Club Townhomes!
These two sister sites will be 3rd party management deals in Athens, GA adding 1134 additional beds to our portfolio.
In other news, we just closed the land, equity and construction loan for our Nashville, TN development! This will be a multi-family asset coming online in 2023!
Company Announcement
The Preiss Company would like to congratulate all of our employees who are graduating from their respective institutions in December 2021!
We wish you the best as you step ahead towards new challenges in life. Congrats and may all your dreams be fulfilled!
Janey Sherburne | Villas and Venue on Guadalupe | Austin, TX
Janey received a B.S. degree in Communication & Leadership from the University of Texas at Austin.
“Congratulations Janey! We are proud of you and are excited for your next steps at your recent job acceptance!”
-Rick Cortinas
Morgan Matlock | Cabana Beach Gainesville | Gainesville, FL
Morgan received a Business Administration degree from Santa Fe College.
“We are so very proud of Morgan and all of her accomplishments! She will be entering the University of Florida to continue her education. Her CB family wishes her the best in all of her future endeavors!”
-Josie Colacci
Courtney Gearalds | Arden Villas | Orlando, FL
Courtney received a degree in Integrated Business from the University of Central Florida.
“Congratulations on this huge accomplishment!! I am so lucky to have you both on my team, and can't wait to see your continued growth and success in property management! You both have shown me in such a small amount of time such great dedication & strength, and I couldn't be more proud!”
-Jessica Decker
Jada Heron | Orion on Orpington | Orlando, FL
Jada received a degree in Accounting from the University of Central Florida.
““Congratulations on this huge accomplishment!! I am so lucky to have you both on my team, and can't wait to see your continued growth and success in property management! You both have shown me in such a small amount of time such great dedication & strength, and I couldn't be more proud!”
-Jessica Decker
Toni Yrlas | Cabana Beach San Marcos and The Outpost | San Marcos, TX
Toni received a Masters degree in Communication Studies from Texas State University.
“Toni is an INCREDIBLE employee who has helped our property tremendously…while also being Business Manager at Outpost…AND getting her Masters. A HUGE congrats to one of the hardest working people I know!”
-Kara Hill
Amairani Escalante | Cabana Beach San Marcos | San Marcos, TX
Amairani received a degree in Advertising and Mass Communications from Texas State University.
“Although Amairani just started with CBSM, she is off to a wonderful start and it’s been a pleasure watching her flourish as a Leasing Agent! Congrats on the graduating, girl!”
-Kara Hill
Paulien Aerts | Axis West Campus | Austin, TX
Paulien received a degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
“Paulien, you are truly one of the hardest workers I have had the pleasure of working with. I’m assured that with your charisma, kindness, and intelligence you will continue to succeed in life and save the planet!! Congratulations!”
-Amanda Vinka
Employee Updates
We’re always excited to see our employees take a next step in their Preiss Company careers. Help us congratulate and celebrate some recent employee changes!
William Liscano was promoted to Maintenance Supervisor at Quantum on West Call in Tallahassee, FL.
Welcome those who joined the Preiss Company as a new employee last month!
Madison Bell | Area Leasing Manager | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Taylor Draughon | Leasing Specialist | Corporate Office | Raleigh, NC
Madison Fitzgerald | Area Property Manager | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Kailey Grooms | Leasing Consultant | The Row at the Stadium | Columbia, SC
Brenda Guerra-Sic | Leasing Consultant | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Robert Hall | Maintenance Supervisor | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Caesar Harris | Maintenance Technician | University Village Charlotte | Charlotte, NC
Elonda Keene | Leasing Consultant | Willow Creek Radford | Radford, VA
Rachel McDaniel | Area Assistant Property Manager | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Kenneth Gemmill | Maintenance Technician | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Douglas Miller | Maintenance Technician | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Rachel Palmroos | Leasing Consultant | 49 North | Charlotte, NC
Lorren Pitchford | Marketing Assistant | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Haylea Sage | Leasing Consultant | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Elaina Satterfield | Leasing Consultant | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Ethan Thurmond | Leasing Consultant | River Club Apartments | Athens, GA
Noah Venecia | Maintenance Technician | Estates at East Riverside | Austin, TX
Shout Outs
“Chelsey Harper - She does not miss a beat when keeping her team encouraged and organized. The involvement she has with her team is solid. I enjoy working with her group and supporting their efforts!”
“Mega shout out to the crew at Warehouse! The Warehouse is already at 100% and that even includes a 4% increase in rents! Betsy and Peyton have really shown a tremendous amount of effort and dedication. Very proud of this group!”
“I would like to shout out Zachary Sumskoy! Zach has been crushing it since he moved to Austin and joined the Estates team in July. He jumped right in and tackled the LM position like a boss. He is the MVP of the Estates team! I am so thankful to work with such a talented and driven individual each day! Thank you for everything you do Zach, we appreciate you and all of your hard work! ”
“A Special shout out to the PPM Team ( Heather, James, Lauren, Matt, Kayla, Jason & Melissa). Thank you for all your hard work everyday. From the day to day operations & responsibilities to the planning, prepping, clean up, etc. with all the events we do all year. You’re the BEST! All of you guys made 2021 a “MAGNIFICENT YEAR”! Looking forward to a “SPECTACULAR 2022 YEAR”!
Also, a Special shout out to the Corporate Event Planning Committee ( Heather Mills, Lauren Alford, James Parham, Matt Darrow, Jason Patterson, Melissa Buntoum, Dayvon Taliaferro, Gerry Parks, Ashley Currin, Kristin Comp, Ed Keathley, John Folckemer, Hilal Saleh, Emily Thomas, Emily Endress, Reily Lewis, Ross Cooper ! Thank you for all you do to help make the Events and “Giving Back Project” a success! Look forward to planning 2022!”
“Shout out to Dawson Hilfiger and Olivia Plyer at 61 Vandy. Dawson has made the leap to PM, moved to another state, and gotten a SC Real Estate license. Olivia has stepped up big time and been invaluable helping push the property to over 40% pre-lease before Dec 31st! This tandem team is already 28% higher than the same period last year! Excited to get this property to the century club and then share them with the rest of the Preiss team!”
“Shoutout to my wonderful Vista Staff!
Soph, Kira and Emma - you all have been working SO hard in the office to crush our pre-lease and backfill leasing goals! We met budgeted occupancy this month and I thank you for not losing motivation to backfill! You also show the most customer service during some tough situations and that’s not lost on me. It’s tough sometimes but you hang in there!
Gerardo, Jon and Hanan - You are always 100% in the game when you are at work! Your amazing customer service and efficiency with completing work orders, maintaining the property and responding to emergencies has helped our team start our renewal season off right! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Here’s to continuing this success into the new year! Love you all!””
January Birthdays
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to all of the January birthdays!
1st - Crista Church, Hanan Gorshi
2nd - Tessa Brooks, Michael Moore
3rd - Jana Greenway, Derek Morreale
4th - Dewana Falks, Molly Parker
6th - Tammon Crudup
7th - Tafari Huggins, Jason Patterson
8th - Janaye Barabin, Jacob Clements, Matthew Del Sol
9th - Marcellus Alexander Sr.
11th - Ross Cooper, Lauren Fitzgerald, Jonathan Nieves
13th - Lauren Phillips
14th - Skylar Cranston
15th - Daniel Flores, Nathan Howard, Joseph Leos
16th - Morgan Owens
17th - Luke Bowling, Craig George, Patrick Meeks
18th - Keonte Cherry, Michael Hoehn, Alisha Russell
19th - Ethan Lewis
20th - Kevin Cunningham, Jawanza Jackson
21st - Daniel Kirkland
22nd - Jesse Hardin, Mark Jimenez, Haylea Sage, Drew Seigfried
23rd - Anna Allen-Hughes
24th - Marysa Wigley
27th - Colton Lassinger, Mia Martinez
28th - Kinsley Dozier, Georgie Jenkins, Jeremy Marmolejo
30th- Madison Cline, Taylor Draughon, Dustin Durrence, William Meeks, Reinaldo Sosa Sr., Clio Straus
31st - Marshall Sherrod
Milestone Anniversaries
We’d like to recognize everyone celebrating their work anniversary in January! We’re so glad you’re a part of the TPCO family and appreciate all you do!
1 Year
Abigail Tickle (4th), Erin Fugagli (4th), Kimberli Borgh (8th), Madyson Lee (8th), Ashleigh Scipio (8th), Savannah Hollifield (20th), Carter Ferguson (25th), Mary Kastor (25th), Keonte Cherry (28th), Juwan Crawford (29th)
2 Year
Whitney Swindle (6th), Matthew Herren (13th), Jeff Bartholomew (13th)
3 Year
Reinaldo Sosa Sr. (8th), James Pinner (8th), Jonathan Owens (9th), Nathan Howard (15th), Destany Hayes (15th), TK Busby (15th), Sydney Singleton (16th), Luke Bowling (17th), Julian Spence (24th), Bryanna Quintanilla (30th), Alexis Guerra (30th), Marie Schupp (30th)
4 Year
Josh Ragland (19th)
5 Year
Katie Marlow (9th), Chataqua Samuel-Franklin (18th), Kayla Walker (23rd)
6 Year
Kenny Kaczor (13th), Dustin Durrence (22nd), Rayvon Davis (25th)
12 Year
David Leake (7th)
19 Year
Susan Folckemer (2nd)
22 Year
Jill Alford (10th)
