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Signature Management, LLC
 
 
Richard H. Plaster, President
 
Richard H. Plaster

Founded Plaster Development Company, Inc, in 1978 and has established it as one of Nevada’s most resilient residential building/development companies. Since its inception, the company has developed diverse communities throughout the Las Vegas Valley, and has also delivered over twelve thousand homes. Richard began building apartments in 1993.

In 2001, Richard opened Signature Management, LLC. It was established to manage his portfolio of apartment communities. Richard is highly respected for his ability to build flexibility into his business plans and devise new land planning concepts that achieve the highest and best use of assets, to meet existing market needs.

Mr. Plaster is a former president of the Southern Nevada Homebuilders Association. He is active on the boards of the Nevada Ballet, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the Smith Performing Arts Center (now under construction) and the Southern Nevada Homebuilders. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, with an emphasis on finance, and a B.A. from Stanford University. Richard employs an economist's approach in his astute analysis of historical industry data, current news and up to the minute market data, enabling him to identify future market trends.

 
 
 
Amanda Hahn, V.P. of Administration
 

Amanda Hahn

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Amanda began working as a bookkeeper in the construction industry upon graduating from high school in Utah. She then moved to Las Vegas and worked in customer service and administration for five years at AVCO Financial Services, which provided loan services.

Amanda has been with the company for over 20 years and has served in numerous capacities, including administration of our multi-family division, and property management division. Amanda has served as Vice President of the Apartment Division, with responsibility of project manager for all of the multi-family projects developed since 1995, which has included completion of over 1,400 units, with an additional 615 units in entitlement and design stage. She is the Vice President of Administration for Signature Management, LLC which currently manages over 800 of our rental properties. She has worked closely with lenders to obtain construction, interim and permanent financing for our multi-family projects. She has assisted in successfully reducing property taxes over the last three years.

She served on the Board of Directors for Nevada State Apartment Association (formerly Southern Nevada Multi-Housing Association) from 2005 — 2010, an organization she has been an active member of for 8 years. She served as Vice President 2006 and 2007, President 2008, and Past President 2009 and 2010.

 
 
 
Brian Plaster, V.P. of Operations
 

Brian Plaster

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As Vice President of Operations at Signature Property Management, Las Vegas-native Brian Plaster is an innovative professional who utilizes his insider, local-industry knowledge and extensive experience to provide clients with superior property management service. Plaster’s ability to create successful on-site teams tailored to your property’s specific needs results in efficiency, accountability, and flexibility, which has earned him the respect of clients and colleagues alike.

Plaster primarily serves as a liaison between property managers, vendors, and property owners to ensure that each property operates smoothly and efficiently. His responsibilities include marketing and development, operation/operating budgets, attending to on-site personnel and asset-maintenance issues, as well as overseeing fiscal accountability, which includes writing reports for/reporting to senior management and joint-venture partners.

Regardless of current-economic dynamics, Signature Property Management’s continued success is due to Plaster’s unique marketing approach and his ability to drive high volumes of traffic through its properties. His marketing experience provides a well-rounded perspective to property management, balancing daily operations, marketing, and lease-ups.

During Las Vegas’ economic downturn, Brian was involved in three successful apartment/townhome complex lease-ups, Town (92 units), Desert Shadows (192 units), and Suncrest townhomes (76 units). Each lease-up exceeded ownership expectations and one even allowed the owner/developer to quickly sell his property to a foreign investor.

Plaster’s reputation for providing high-level professionalism and customer service to both clients and tenants is well established.

 
 
 
Kathy Relyea, Regional V.P. of Operations
 

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Kathy Relyea joined Signature Property Management June 2011 and brings over 30 years of experience in multi-family property management field. Kathy exhibits strong leadership, forthright communication and a GSD (“Get Stuff Done”) approach. She has the ability to relate well to others, possesses enthusiasm, ingenuity and utilizes creativity when tackling tough situations.

Kathy’s business relationship with John Franks, as partner of Signature Property Management, was fostered when she was employed with Pinnacle Real Estate Investments and he contracted them as a third party management and then he hired her to assist him with his previous venture, Mutual Assets, a real estate investment company, he founded in 1984. She was the Vice President of Operations for Mutual Assets in Phoenix, Arizona. The role entailed:

· Development and implementation of the manuals which include operation, leasing, maintenance and safety manuals and their corresponding forms
· Designed employee handbook and related forms
· Created training programs
· Originated reporting procedures
· Established auditing and financial methods
· Administered budgeting forms and processes
· Implemented and reviewed marketing plans/ideas and advertising for properties

Kathy was born in a small town in northwest Ohio and moved to Phoenix in 1985 where she started her career in property management as an onsite associate for American Management Services. In her tenure, Kathy Relyea has pursued career rewards with other management companies, such as Wilson-Schanzer (currently SCG); Trammel Crow, Insignia and Montford Management. In 2000 she worked for a national company, Sentinel Real Estate Corporation, as a marketing\training director. She then became an investment manager for Pinnacle Real Estate investment company and then on to develop her own marketing/training consulting company. In her term in the industry, Ms. Relyea has worked within a variety of portfolios. She has both onsite and multi-site supervisory experience with C to A+ conventional product and Section 42 / affordable housing.

Ms. Relyea has an associate of art degree from Glen Oaks Community college in Centerville, Michigan and a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University. She achieved her Master’s degree in marketing in 2008 from Western International University.

Ms. Relyea has a real estate license, currently pursuing her broker’s license and has been a member in the Arizona Apartment Association. She spends her free time with her horses and competes in barrel racing and sand volleyball.

 
 
 
Sherwood Gordon, General Superintendent
 

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Woody Gordon relocated to Las Vegas in 1997 from the U. Virgin Islands, where he had taught Middle School English until the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo compelled him to turn his hand to the construction industry. He specialized in new and retrofit electrical and plumbing and eventually owned and operated a general maintenance and repair business providing a full range of services for single family and multi-family properties. He also worked as a full-time general superintendent, electrician, and plumber for contractors.

After arriving in Las Vegas Woody went to work as a senior customer service representative in 1998 for one of the prominent builders in the valley and came to work for Signature Homes as Customer Service Manager in January 1999. He has been with the company for the past 13 years. During this period he has also served as the Quality Assurance Manager for Signature Homes with responsibility for inspection of all phases of new construction. He has assumed a new and expanded set of responsibilities as the General Superintendent for Signature Management LLC. His principle focus is developing and directing property wide repair, refurbishment, and upgrade projects for large multifamily properties consisting of over 800 Signature Management rental properties.

Woody also serves as the Safety Director of the company and conducts property inspections when needed to assess the condition and repair needs of properties being considered for acquisition other divisions of the company. He is a Nevada State Certified Home Inspector and he holds multiple building code certifications from the International Code Council (ICC) in residential and commercial construction.

 
 
 
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John Franks, Principal
 

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John Franks has worked in the real estate business since 1978, first as a mortgage broker with Newport Beach, California-based NHL Funding and then as a mortgage broker with his own company, Corona Del Mar Home Loan, until 1992.

In 1981, Franks also founded Mutual Assets, a company that syndicated building projects and managed properties with investors throughout Southern California.

In 1992, Franks, along with Mutual Assets’ investors, began buying land, on which they built industrial buildings –including a build-to-suit project for G. E. Capital–as well as Las Vegas apartment complexes that they renovated.

Mutual Assets expanded in 2005, when it began buying apartment complexes in Phoenix, Arizona and formed its own management company to run them. Franks has been involved with every aspect of the property management business, from organizing and overseeing renovation and maintenance projects to assisting with marketing strategies to raise occupancy.

In 2011, Franks partnered with Signature Homes, the family owned, Las Vegas home building and property management company founded in 1978. Franks and Vice President of Operations, Brian Plaster, expanded Signature’s property management division to include managing multifamily properties of 100 units or more.

Franks brings his expansive knowledge and expertise to the partnership, which has resulted in unparalleled success and respect from industry professionals, vendors, and clients alike.

 
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