UCR Group

C. Steve Reeder

Consultant & Chairman, Advisory Board

Mr. Reeder is the Consultant & Chairman on the Advisory Board of the UCR Group LLC, a real estate development and management firm based in Redlands, California. The Company specializes in the acquisition, entitlement, development, and property management of residential single and multi-family housing projects situated in Southern California. Today, the Company owns and operates over 1,000 apartment rental units in West Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. In recent years, the Company developed and manages Circa 2020 Apartments (306 units), The Crossings at Redlands Apartments (340 units), and Loma Villas Apartments (70 units), which are all market rate rental projects located in the Redlands/Loma Linda sub-market of the Inland Empire. Currently the Company is under construction for The Standard Apartments (280 units) in Redlands. His fifty (50) years of successful experience in real estate development encompasses all aspects of operations.

Mr. Reeder’s philanthropy is well known and involves several prominent charitable organizations, including The Unforgettables Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, Concern Foundation, City of Hope, and Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital. He was honored as “Man of the Year” by Ronald McDonald House and The Unforgettables Foundation.

Thomas Stoddard

COO, CFO & Member, Advisory Board

Mr. Stoddard is an accomplished professional with over forty (40) years of experience in all facets of real estate administration, finance, and operations. He has been involved with varying product types, including industrial, office, retail, and self-storage, with primary emphasis in residential single-family tracts and multi-family properties. His distinguished career consists of senior executive positions with The Forecast Group, Cypress Land Company, Rielly Homes, ADC Real Estate Group, Towne Centre Financial Corporation and Daon Corporation.

Mr. Stoddard was awarded a full academic scholarship and received a Finance degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. He holds a valid Broker's License from the California, Department of Real Estate.

Kelli Corcoran

Vice President, Administration

Ms. Corcoran is employed as Vice President, Administration and is a proven team leader. Her responsibilities include liaison with entitlements and development team, project design coordination for new residential construction; quality control and delivery of new construction multi-family units; interface with third-party general contractors; maintain books and records; maintain master insurance lines; lender liaison and preparation of monthly bank construction draws; and coordinate and implement company and resident events.

Ms. Corcoran started her career in office management for PAS and has a long history in business administration. She attended Riverside Community College for general education requirements.

Bolivar Rodriguez

Trustee of Family Trust & Member, Advisory Board

Mr. Rodriguez is a long-standing principal in the firm of Stump Davis Greenberg Accountants Inc., which provides audit, accounting, tax, and business advisory services. His responsibilities at the accounting firm include supervising the annual audits of financial institutions and mortgage lenders. He also conducts the review, compilation, and examination of financial records for a wide range of businesses, including real estate, construction contractors, wholesale distributors, and other service industries. His experience encompasses the entire range of corporations, partnerships, estates, and trusts, including multi-state and consolidated tax returns.

Mr. Rodriguez graduated from California State University, Long Beach, with a Business Administration degree in Accounting, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

James Mauge

President of Development

Mr. Mauge is a career real estate executive who has participated in the development of over 2 million square feet of commercial real estate projects. His active focus includes the acquisition and development of major tenant anchored retail sites and master-planned, mixed-use projects in Southern California. Previously concentrating solely on development, he spent (17) years with CBRE specializing in all aspects of shopping center development, including land acquisition, leasing, and investment sales. Rising to the executive level of Senior Vice President, he joined CB's Investment Banking Group concentrating on institutional debt and equity transactions totaling over $1 Billion.

Mr. Mauge attended the University of Arizona, graduating with a Marketing degree in Business Administration.

Nicole Garcia

Executive Vice President

Ms. Garcia’s career spans twenty-five (25) plus years in all areas of business administration and operations management, as well as team building. Her experience ranges from overseeing teams and departments to overseeing an entire city to achieve the goals and/or mission of the stakeholders. She has worked in various industries including development, real estate, higher education, and local government where she held executive to senior executive positions at this Company, McLane College of Business at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, City of Volente, City of Del Rio, Val Verde County, and even a real estate investment club where she began her career. Throughout these years of successful performance, she also owned multiple small businesses while raising a family.

She received a Business degree in Organizational Leadership from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

Dan Carlone

Director of Development

Mr. Carlone has over forty (40) years of design and building experience and currently serves as Director of Development at the Company. He is tasked with plan development coordination and interacts daily with architects, engineers, and professional consultants. He also engages with governmental officials to streamline the development process. In prior years he directed a general contracting firm that specialized in commercial, industrial, office buildings, medical centers such as Loma Linda Medical Center, Cedar Sinai Medical Center, and Saint Joseph’s Medical Center. As well as restaurants, retail, rehabilitation facilities and multi-family housing.

FIRST RC CORP.

General Contracting Subsidiary of the Company

Sean Apel

President

Mr. Apel is the President of First RC Corp., which constructs residential multi-family projects for the Company. He directs all aspects of administration and operations for this successful firm. During the past few years, he successfully completed Circa 2020 Apartments (306-units), The Crossings Apartments (340-units), and Loma Villas Apartments (70-units). He previously gained valuable construction experience at his family’s development company.

Mr. Apel earned a Finance degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Real Estate from California State University, Northridge. He holds a General Contractor License from the California Contractors State License Board, and Real Estate Salesperson License from the California, Department of Real Estate.

Kirk Philo

Vice President, Construction Operations

Mr. Philo is the executive responsible for residential field operations and manages all aspects of site work, vertical construction, and finish detail. He is also intimately involved with project planning, consultant coordination, budgeting and cost analysis, product development, project closeout / turnover, and warranty compliance. His vast experience started while young in the real estate construction industry with exposure to governmental, commercial, and residential developments. His career consists of management positions with such prominent companies as ColRich Multi-Family, Young California Homes, Western Pacific Housing, Kaufman & Broad and Davidson Construction, Inc.

Mr. Philo received a degree in Business Administration from San Diego State University, and extended studies in Management from Stanford University.

Carol Wiltgen

Controller

Ms. Wiltgen is the Controller of First RC Corp., the general contracting subsidiary. Her responsibilities include accounting systems and reporting (accounts payable, accounts receivable & payroll), employee management, contract review and processing, budgeting and financial analysis, records management, and problem-solving. Ms. Wiltgen completed courses in Accounting and Business Management and holds a California C-15 Contractor License.

Circa Management, Inc.

Property Management Subsidiary of the Company

Stephanie Wilson

President

Ms. Wilson has served as President of Circa Management, Inc., the property management subsidiary of the Company, since 2015. She has been involved in family real estate development and property management for most of her career. She has vast experience in executive management, operations, insurance, human resources, development, management, and leasing of residential multi-family projects in the Southern California market. This includes the Inland Empire multi-family properties Circa 2020, an existing 306-unit luxury market rate apartment rental; The Crossings at Redlands, a 340-unit luxury market rate apartment complex; Loma Vista, an existing 70-unit market rate apartment rental; and the lease up and recent sale of Loma Villas, a 70-unit market rate apartment complex.  In addition, she also administers the leasing and maintenance activities to the ten (10) apartment complexes under fee management for the Los Angeles residential subsidiary, JDB Management. Prior, Ms. Wilson assisted in underwriting group packages for health and life insurance for Prudential and Standard Life Insurance Companies.

Maritza Gonzalez

Assistant Regional Manager

Mrs. Gonzalez is the Community Manager for both The Crossings at Redlands and Circa 2020 and has been recently promoted to Assistant Regional Manager for Circa Management. Mrs. Gonzalez has been in this industry for well over 17 years and has worked for companies such as Alliance Residential and Western National Management. In her career she was a part of a 400 unit lease up community in Upland, CA and has successfully managed Circa 2020 for the last 5 years.

She gained her leadership skills and professionalism from The Unites States Army, where she ended her military career as a Sergeant.

JDB Properties

Property Management Subsidiary of the Company

Judy Roquemore

Regional Manager

Ms. Roquemore has been employed by JDB Properties, a division of Circa Management, Inc., for the past ten (10) years. Her responsibilities encompass the administration of ten (10) separate multi-family apartment rental properties in the greater Los Angeles market. As Regional Manager, she supervises the onsite managers of apartment portfolio, along with accounting, financial budgeting, and property maintenance. She was previously employed by California Bank & Trust and Genesis Lending Group.

 

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