Management Team
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Eric Barvin
President/CEO
As founder, chairman, and CEO of Barvin, Eric is responsible for the strategic planning and growth of the company and maintains oversight over all asp...
As founder, chairman, and CEO of Barvin, Eric is responsible for the strategic planning and growth of the company and maintains oversight over all aspects of Barvin. Eric believes that the company’s commitment to an evergreen business strategy allows Barvin to make long term commitments, thereby helping to attract and retain the best talent in the industry. Eric received a bachelor of arts degree in international studies and economics from Emory University. After graduating in 2007, he began his career as a real estate analyst in mortgage banking. In 2009, Eric founded Barvin Group, LLC to acquire multifamily communities. He has spent the past 10 years building a company that’s committed to going above and beyond for our team members, residents and partners. Today Barvin owns and develops communities in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Eric is a member of the National Multifamily Housing Council, Houston Apartment Association and the Urban Land Institute. Eric and his family live in Houston, Texas. -
Kate Schilling
Director of Investor Relations
Kate heads Barvin's investor communications and reporting efforts. She has over 10 years of financial communications experience, most recently helping...
Kate heads Barvin's investor communications and reporting efforts. She has over 10 years of financial communications experience, most recently helping lead the investor relations and sustainability initiatives at Callon Petroleum. She advised and managed over 25 investor relations and corporate finance accounts during her market intelligence roles at Ipreo (now S&P Global). Kate began her career as an institutional equity research associate, covering companies and commodities in the energy sector. She graduated summa cum laude from Tulane University with dual majors in Finance and Economics. -
Derrek LeRouax
Vice President of Development
Derrek LeRouax leads all Barvin ground-up development activities in the United States. Prior to joining Barvin, Derrek was COO for Caydon’s United Sta...
Derrek LeRouax leads all Barvin ground-up development activities in the United States. Prior to joining Barvin, Derrek was COO for Caydon’s United States division headquartered in Houston, TX. Prior to Caydon, Derrek developed multifamily properties with Trammel Crow Residential and built high-rise properties for The Hanover Company. Derrek holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Houston and a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University. Derrek and his wife Emily have two children and enjoy college football, youth sports, and spending time with family. -
Susan Pohl
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions
Susan has over 25 years of experience in the multi-family industry. She’s acquired over 30,000 multi-family units, covering all aspects of the transac...
Susan has over 25 years of experience in the multi-family industry. She’s acquired over 30,000 multi-family units, covering all aspects of the transaction. Prior to joining Barvin, Susan was Vice President, Acquisitions for Resource Real Estate’s western region acquiring over $1B in assets in under five years in Texas, California, Arizona and Oregon. She also spent nine years with KC Venture Group acquiring 21 assets in Texas. Susan holds a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and currently serves on the department’s Economic Advisory Council. She is the 2011 past president of CREW Houston and is an active member of NMHC. She holds a broker’s license in the state of Texas. -
Tracie Yoder
Senior Vice President of Operations
Tracie, who began her multifamily career in 1989, has extensive experience in overseeing performance for diverse assets Nationwide. Tracie holds exper...
Tracie, who began her multifamily career in 1989, has extensive experience in overseeing performance for diverse assets Nationwide. Tracie holds expertise in developing strategies to exceed income and occupancy goals, generating detailed market analyses, conducting due diligence, overseeing complex property renovations and capital projects, creating product positioning strategies, overseeing marketing and branding campaigns, preparing and analyzing budgets, managing budget reforecasts, generating expense-reduction and revenue-generation measures, creating detailed reports for property owners, negotiating with suppliers, and building high-performance teams. Prior to joining Barvin, Tracie held operations leadership roles for Avenue5, US Residential and Greystar just to name a few, where she specialized in pre-development and lease-ups. Tracie has served on the Houston Apartment Association’s board of directors since 2012. -
Kelli Tomczak
Senior Vice President of Asset Management
Kelli leads the Asset Management function across all of Barvin's operated and third-party managed properties. She has over 20 years of real estate exp...
Kelli leads the Asset Management function across all of Barvin's operated and third-party managed properties. She has over 20 years of real estate experience, previously holding the role of Chief Administrative Officer for US Residential Group (“USRG”), where she was part of the “Top 50” largest national multifamily property management companies, based out of Dallas, TX. Prior to USRG, she also held the role of Chief Administrative Officer for Resource Residential, an owner managed national multifamily property management firm based out of Philadelphia, PA. Prior to her property management roles, she was Vice President of Asset Management for Resource Real Estate, Inc., and was responsible for their private equity and Tenant in Common multifamily funds. Kelli holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from King’s College. -
Matt Kolenc
Controller
Matt is responsible for the financial oversight of Barvin companies, including accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting. He reviews the monthly ...
Matt is responsible for the financial oversight of Barvin companies, including accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting. He reviews the monthly accounting reports and statements for the Barvin portfolio. Matthew won Barvin's coveted Impact Award in 2017 for his outstanding contributions to the organization. Prior to joining Barvin, he was an Accounting Manager at Bozzuto Management Company, responsible for a portfolio of 20 multifamily and mixed properties in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast United States. Previous to that position, Matthew worked in public accounting for Cohen Reznic and for Aronson. Matthew graduated with a degree in Accounting and Management from George Mason University.