Consistent success and growth belongs to teams and not players. Everyone at Capstone is your partner. All are highly skilled and dedicated to the overall success of our clients' properties.

James W Berkey, President

Prior to joining the company in 1977, Mr. Berkey was associated with the international accounting firms of Touche Ross & Co. and Arthur Andersen & Company where he served as a consultant to both private industry and government agencies in the design and implementation of computerized financial systems. Mr. Berkey holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University.

Matthew C. Lutz, Executive Vice President

Matt Lutz has thirty years of experience in the property management and real estate industry. In addition to corporate and company-wide responsibilities to the President, he has oversight of the entire Business Development Division.  Matt also directs all aspects of activities that monitor and assess property performance as it relates to management’s impact on the owner’s objectives. Mr. Lutz holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin and has been employed by Capstone since 1984.

Hugh A. Cobb, CPM®, Senior Vice President of Operations

Hugh Cobb is responsible for overseeing all facets of property operations. He joined the company in 1994 in the capacity of Regional Vice President of the Dallas Region. With more than 20 years of expertise and experience in the multi-family industry, Hugh has held executive positions with such notable companies as Brentwood Properties, Trammell Crow Residential and Integrity Properties. Mr. Cobb is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University (Deans List) and currently serves on the Public Relations Advisory Board of the National Institute of Real Estate Management.

Mike Gettman, Corporate Vice President

Mike Gettman is responsible for Corporate Finance, Property Accounting, and Human Resources. He has broad administrative experience in accounting, risk management, employee benefits and human resource issues relating to property management. Mr. Gettman is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin with a major in accounting, and has been employed by Capstone since 1985.

 Janie Douglass, CPA, Vice President of Property Accounting

Janie Douglass is responsible for the Property Accounting Department.  She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has prior experience with the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young, as well as being a partner in her own public accounting firm in Dallas, Douglass, Howells & Associates.  Prior to joining Capstone, Janie was Chief Financial Officer of the Dallas Housing Authority where she gained experience in tax credit financing and low-income, multi-family HUD financed properties.  Ms. Douglass has a BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University as well as a Masters in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

Cindy Wolfe Ash, CPM®, Vice President – Operations
 
 Cindy Wolfe Ash is responsible for operations in the Southern Division, which includes San Antonio, Corpus Christi, South Texas, Houston and Mississippi.  She has been associated with the multi-family industry for over 20 years, with extensive experience in new construction of Class A and tax credit properties. During her career, she has been involved in the lease up of over 11,000 units. Additionally, Cindy was associated with a large third party management company for 13 years and supervised 12,000 units located in four states with product ranging from rehab turnaround to Class A. Ms. Wolfe also holds the National Compliance Professional designation.

Steve Roach, Vice President – Operations

Steven Roach oversees the Western Division, which includes Dallas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona and California.  With more than 25 years of experience in the multi-family industry, Steve has held executive positions with several large companies including the position of President of BH Management with responsibility of over 34,000 units in 17 states. He has a very solid working knowledge of value add rehabs and the management of all classes of assets. Steve is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, Past President of the Apartment Association of Tarrant County, past NAA Certified CAM/CAPS Instructor, experienced speaker at the Annual TAA Education Conference and is currently on the Advisory Board of Multifamily Pro Magazine.

Grant Berkey, CPM®, Vice President – Operations

Grant Berkey is responsible for operations in the Eastern Division, which includes Austin, Central Texas and Florida. He is also responsible for Capstone’s Commercial Division, the Homeowners Association Division, as well as the oversight of Capstone Member Services, LLC. He has been associated with the management industry and Capstone since 1993. Grant’s experience includes the supervision of a variety of property types: new construction lease-ups, value adding rehabs, affordable and tax credit communities. In addition to his CPM® designation, he is both a licensed Real Estate Broker and a Property and Casualty Agent.  Mr. Berkey is a graduate of Texas Tech University.

Sam Shannon, Regional Vice President  - Commercial Division

Sam Shannon is Regional Vice President of Commercial Management & Leasing for Capstone Real Estate Services. Her primary role is to maximize portfolio performance, through attentive facility management, positive tenant relations as well as leasing for projects which include office, retail, mixed use developments, vertical mixed use developments and industrial assets. Additionally, she directs related commercial construction and capital projects for buildings we manage. Sam joined Capstone in 2005 and began her commercial real estate career in 1999.  Ms. Shannon earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Applied Geography from Southwest Texas State University and is a Licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Texas.

Joy Lamb, CPM®, Regional Vice President

Joy Lamb has been associated with the management industry since 1988. She has supervised Class A properties in both Austin and San Antonio since the early 1990’s, including the lease-up of 12 new properties totaling 2,650 units. In 2003, Joy served as the President of the Austin Apartment Association. In addition, Ms. Lamb is active in the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and has served as a delegate to both the Texas and National Apartment Associations.

Jim Whitehead, CPM®, Regional Vice President

Jim Whitehead has operated multi-family and commercial properties from coast to coast in a 30 year property management career. His experience encompasses conventionally financed, subsidized and condominium communities. Jim has operated portfolios for fee clients, syndicators and REITS. He is the President of the Apartment Association of Tarrant County, the fourth largest apartment association in the country. Jim also serves as VP at Large to the Texas Apartment Association and is a past Executive Committee member. He is also a delegate to the National Apartment Association.  

Clint Thomas, Regional Vice President

Clint Thomas has served in the property management industry over 20 years, with extensive experience managing Class A, B, C, garden style, high rise, town homes, major renovations, lease ups, tax credit, bond, and various affordable housing.  Clint has directly or indirectly supervised over 37,000 in 12 states within his tenure in multifamily.  He has held the positions Regional Vice President, Regional Manager, District Manager, Regional Trainer, Marketing Director, and Property Manager.   Mr. Thomas is a Certified Occupancy Specialist and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a major in Management.

James C. Weissmiller, CPM®, Regional Vice President

 Jim Weissmiller has served in the property management industry for over 23 years with extensive experience in managing Class A, B, C and mixed-use properties from coast to coast.  Jim's prevalent experience includes new lease-ups, major renovations, military housing and tax credit properties.  He is Past President of the El Paso Apartment Association and West Texas IREM Chapter and Past Chair of the Tri-County Division of the California Apartment Association which has the largest membership throughout the CAA network.  Jim has also served as a delegate to the Texas Apartment Association.  He is a licensed real estate broker in Texas and also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Debbie Wiatrek, Regional Manager – San Antonio and Brownsville

Debbie Wiatrek has been associated with the multi-family industry for over 15 years with extensive experience in new construction of Class A, renovations and bond properties. During her career, she has been involved in the lease up of over 2000 units. Additionally, Debbie has supervised properties in Florida, Austin, Houston, New Braunfels and San Antonio with product ranging from Class A to value added rehabs. Mrs. Wiatrek is a CAPS designate and will have her final certificate by the end of 2007.

Clay Klatt, COS, Regional Manager – West Texas

Clay Klatt has been associated with property management since 1997 and with Capstone since 2004.  Through many successful experiences, Clay has a clear understanding of the housing market, and he is dedicated to exceeding his owners’ expectations by continuously striving to optimize their assets, thus affecting the bottom line.  He has directly and indirectly supervised thousands of multi-family units throughout Texas including major rehab projects, affordable housing projects, and new construction lease up projects.  Mr. Klatt has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Tech University.

 
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