Apartment Trends Magazine November / December 2014 | Page 21

Who’s WHO2015 Kelly Ferguson Pam Frankenreiter Advenir Real Estate Management Legacy Partners Residential Regional Director 2,724 NUMBER OF UNITS I OVERSEE 71 EMPLOYEES I SUPERVISE 27 YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY District Property Manager 0 AVG. TIME TO GET TO WORK (MINUTES)* *I work from home unless onsite JOB I HAD BEFORE ENTERING THE APARTMENT INDUSTRY: Dental Hygienist FAVORITE “NEW” RESTAURANT: Humboldt’s, downtown the best burgers and bourbon. DREAM TICKETS: If anyone is offering I will take two tickets to Eric Church in January. OFFICE SOUNDTRACK: Some say it is “Crazy Women” ATTRIBUTES YOU LOOK FOR IN NEW EMPLOYEE? Customer service and a true caring for people the rest you can train the caring you can’t train. 1,728 NUMBER OF UNITS I OVERSEE 41 EMPLOYEES I SUPERVISE 27 YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY 60 AVG. TIME TO GET TO WORK (MINUTES) JOB I HAD BEFORE ENTERING THE APARTMENT INDUSTRY: I worked in the family restaurant. FAVORITE “NEW” RESTAURANT: The Cherry Creek Grill - always delish! DREAM TICKETS: A Led Zeppelin reunion OFFICE SOUNDTRACK: “A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock’N’Roll.” WHEN WILL THE DOW BREAK 20,000? March 2015 WHEN WILL METRO DENVER RENT BE OVER $1200, $1300? Summer, Fall 2015 “GO-TO” INTERVIEW QUESTION? What would your dream job be? ATTRIBUTES YOU LOOK FOR IN NEW EMPLOYEE? Integrity, loyalty WORST DECISION LAST SIX MONTHS? Giving someone Samantha Fowler a second chance when you knew they were not loyal. HOW DO YOU KEEP WORK FUN FOR YOUR TEAM? We try and show them how much they are Operations Manager appreciated with fun outings and get togethers. PROFESSIONAL PET PEEVE? Griffis Residential 3,005 NUMBER OF UNITS I OVERSEE 70 EMPLOYEES I SUPERVISE* When you call someone and they say “what’s up?” 15 YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY 60 AVG. TIME TO GET TO WORK (MINUTES) *9 managers and 61 onsite team members JOB I HAD BEFORE ENTERING THE APARTMENT INDUSTRY: I worked as a customer service representative at a credit card bank. FAVORITE “NEW” RESTAURANT: Near our office in the tech center there is Great Northern, they have an awesome spinach salad I am addicted to right now! And it smells delicious all the time! DREAM TICKETS: I am a Lebron James fan, so any home Cavalier game would be awesome! I am also disappointed that I missed the Zac Brown Band at Red Rocks so if you could make that happen again that would be great! OFFICE SOUNDTRACK: I love all types of music, but I feel that Katy Perry’s “Roar” is appropriate, it is an updated version of the 1982 Survivor song “Eye of the Tiger” and very motivational. We have such hard working people and we are not your typical property management company and we are all champions! AMENITY YOU’D LIKE TO INVENT: A high class massage parlor, people need a good massage every now and then! “GO-TO” INTERVIEW QUESTION? Customer service is a huge priority in our industry, my go to question is “Tell me about a specific time you provided exceptional customer service.” I also like asking potential managers to tell me about a time they disagreed with a decision their manager made ATTRIBUTES YOU LOOK FOR IN NEW EMPLOYEE? Customer service in their DNA and a positive attitude. BEST DECISION LAST SIX MONTHS? To oversee our new venture into the Austin market. WORST DECISION LAST SIX MONTHS? To not work out on a regular basis, it is a huge stress reliever and makes a huge difference in my personal and professional life. HOW DO YOU KEEP WORK FUN FOR YOUR TEAM? I love doing contests! It gets the team thinking creatively and builds camaraderie as well as a little friendly competition. PROFESSIONAL PET PEEVE? Dare I say it…exposed tattoos! www.aamdhq.org Janelle French Regional Manager Mission Rock Residential 2,339 NUMBER OF UNITS I OVERSEE 55 EMPLOYEES I SUPERVISE 27 YEARS WORKED IN THE INDUSTRY 35 AVG. TIME TO GET TO WORK (MINUTES) JOB I HAD BEFORE ENTERING THE APARTMENT INDUSTRY: I just finished college and was working as a waitress. FAVORITE “NEW” RESTAURANT: Union Bistro DREAM TICKETS: Super Bowl if Pittsburgh Steelers were playing OFFICE SOUNDTRACK: Classical Music as it requires – Meticulous, timely, calculated, practiced, planned, and steady play. S