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Reszi was born from the shared vision of its founders to provide to each person who becomes a Reszident an exceptional experience that couples unsurpassed levels of service, with great value. The Reszi Team is comprised of dedicated people, each with unique backgrounds and skill sets, who are driven by the goal of making “Live Reszi” synonymous with our core values of unsurpassed levels of service, and great value

Live Reszi for Unsurpassed Levels of Service:

In striving to provide unsurpassed levels of service, we have relied on both quality in-person responsiveness, and state-of-the-art technology. Future Reszidents can self-tour available Reszidences via our convenient self-showing process, and every Reszident receives a “Reszident Portal”, a no-touch e-portal through which everything can be addressed - from payment of rent to placing requests for repairs. For those who prefer a human touch, a member of the Reszi Team stands ready to assist. It’s all part of the white-glove service we endeavor to provide each Reszident.

Our Executive Leadership Team

Chris Mitchell

CEO & Founder

Chris Mitchell serves as Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Reszi, and is the person responsible for the firm’s vision, direction and global strategy. His experience includes over two decades of acquiring, developing, managing, operating and disposing of real property.

Mr. Mitchell has spearheaded projects in a number of asset classes, including the following: both value-add and core plus student housing projects… 

Tyler Arrington

Chief Investment Officer

Tyler Arrington serves as Chief Investment Officer of Reszi overseeing acquisitions, treasury management, and capital markets. Mr. Arrington also serves as a Partner at Staubach Capital.

Prior to joining Staubach Capital and Reszi Homes, Mr. Arrington spent almost 5 years at Hillwood Properties, a Perot Company, where he served as an Analyst and Senior Financial Analyst. In these roles, he led Hillwood Properties’ underwriting…

Kim Beckley

Chief Financial Officer

Kim Beckley serves as Chief Financial Officer at Reszi. She is responsible for all aspects of the company’s accounting and financial reporting functions – including technical accounting, internal controls, and financial systems implementation. She began her career at KPMG Peat Marwick in the audit department with an industry emphasis in distribution and manufacturing; clients included Ralphs Grocery Company and Harman International.

Thadeus Avvampato

Chief Operating Officer

Thadeus Avvampato serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Reszi. Thad has over 30 years of sales, operations, leadership, revenue generation and employee development experience across the asset rental and real estate industries.

Mr. Avvampato is a graduate from the University of Phoenix with a BS in Business Management. He began by serving our country in the United States Marine Corps.

Johnny Robinson

 VP of Acquistions

Johnny Robinson serves as VP of Acquisitions at Reszi.

Mr. Robinson is responsible for the firms National Acquisition strategy. With three years of experience in the real estate industry, Mr. Robinson’s core competencies include supervising major property renovations, and contributing to the creation and implementation of internal operations.

 

Morgan Evans

Corporate Counsel

Morgan Evans serves as Corporate Counsel at Reszi.

A real estate and business transactional lawyer with nearly 21 years of experience, Mr. Evans has handled and overseen all aspects of real estate transactions from acquisitions, development, dispositions, leasing and financing. Mr. Evans’ experience includes real estate product types ranging from commercial and industrial, to multi-unit and single family residential.

OUR ADVISORY BOARD

Lee Froschheiser

 Chairman

With roots in the Midwest, Lee Froschheiser is a prototype from his region – hard working, ethical, easy-going, passionately patriotic, and, as a former athletic coach, crazy about sports. Yet all those classic characteristics aside, Lee is anything but some ordinary guy from the cornfields of America’s heartland. He is one of America’s most gifted business coaches. He guides, nurtures, inspires, and helps businesses and individuals face reality squarely and never duck the hard decisions.

Michael Caito

 Advisor

Michael is the CEO of Management Action Programs, Inc. (MAP). A visionary, nose-to-the-grindstone leader, Michael’s entrepreneurial roots date back to the early 1990s when he joined two partners in launching Restaurants on the Run with a mere $6,000. Michael spent the next 20 years building that business through a strategic lens, adopting MAP’s accountability system along the way. When the company sold in 2015, it was valued at 12x EBITDA and scaled 10 markets, 600 people and $40 million in revenue.

Jeff Staubach

 Advisor

Jeff grew up in Dallas and graduated from Jesuit College Prep in 1993. He graduated from Duke University with a degree in Economics. While at Duke, Jeff was a four-year letterman on the Blue Devil baseball team, and then signed a minor league contract with the NY Yankees, playing two seasons with the Greensboro Bats.

In 1998, Jeff joined the Staubach Company as an analyst in the financial services division, where he handled acquisitions of single-tenant properties…

Lee Froschheiser

 Chairman

With roots in the Midwest, Lee Froschheiser is a prototype from his region – hard working, ethical, easy-going, passionately patriotic, and, as a former athletic coach, crazy about sports. Yet all those classic characteristics aside, Lee is anything but some ordinary guy from the cornfields of America’s heartland. He is one of America’s most gifted business coaches. He guides, nurtures, inspires, and helps businesses and individuals face reality squarely and never duck the hard decisions.

Lee has 30 years of experience in executive leadership positions for Fortune 500 companies, plus having served as the president/CEO of one of the most established, yet progressive business management consultancies in America. He’s consistently coached an extremely diverse portfolio of clients into newfound positions of profitability and other measures of success, helping companies raise their bottom lines and boost overall health through customized solutions. At the root of his business management success is a focus on fundamentals, developing leadership and accountability, driving home the importance of goal setting and building high performing teams.

Lee has managed all aspects of business operations, provided consulting to a broad range of businesses, and worked in the public sector in the field of education.

Lee has served as a board member for several associations, financial institutions and companies, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board for MAP. Lee is the author of the best-selling book, Vital Factors: The Secret To Transforming Your Business and Your Life.

Lee has a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Nebraska and an M.B.A. degree from Cal Poly Pomona.

Morgan Evans

Corporate Counsel

Morgan Evans serves as Corporate Counsel at Reszi

A real estate and business transactional lawyer with nearly 21 years of experience, Mr. Evans has handled and overseen all aspects of real estate transactions from acquisitions, development, dispositions, leasing and financing. Mr. Evans’ experience includes real estate product types ranging from commercial and industrial, to multi-unit and single family residential.
Mr. Evans received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law.
Mr. Evans enjoys spending his free time traveling with his wife and their teenage children. He also enjoys surfing and reading.

Michael Caito

Michael is the CEO of Management Action Programs, Inc. (MAP). A visionary, nose-to-the-grindstone leader, Michael’s entrepreneurial roots date back to the early 1990s when he joined two partners in launching Restaurants on the Run with a mere $6,000. Michael spent the next 20 years building that business through a strategic lens, adopting MAP’s accountability system along the way. When the company sold in 2015, it was valued at 12x EBITDA and scaled 10 markets, 600 people and $40 million in revenue.

A self-taught business student, Michael practices proven management methodologies. Known as a “metrics guy,” he’s big on data, using it to measure progress and get breakthrough results. He also thrives off sharing lessons learned. A member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization for 20+ years, he’s served as a past Global Chairman and traveled to over 25 countries, engaging with countless company owners and organizations. Michael is also active in the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). In December 2017, Michael purchased MAP, the very company that helped him so much over the years. Now at the helm, he’s set his sights on developing MAP’s people and expanding its footprint globally.

The father of three young boys, Michael coaches their athletic teams and in his spare time enjoys mountain biking.

Michael Warden

Michael has more than 27 years of capital markets experience with an extensive focus on the mortgage sector. He is the managing principal and CEO of Invictus Capital Partners, which was selected as the joint venture partner and manager for all Carlyle Real Estate debt strategies in 2008. In that role, Mr. Warden managed the investment of more than $2 billion in equity capital.

Prior to forming Invictus, Mr. Warden was a senior managing director and head of Fixed Income at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. (FBR). At FBR, he was responsible for the establishment and build out of the fixed income business for which he developed an origination, banking, sales and trading platform. He also was instrumental in the acquisition and integration of a mortgage origination company. Within two years the business underwrote in excess of $30 billion in MBS securities and originated, purchased and securitized over $8 billion in whole loans.

Previously, Mr. Warden was managing director and head of ABS and CMBS at Bank of America Securities (BOA), where he was responsible for the origination and securitization of all mortgage products. At BOA, he was integral in the establishment of both the ABS and CMBS businesses.

Gary Mozer

Gary is a Principal/Co-Founder of George Smith Partners, a national real estate capital advisory firm. He has arranged in excess of $30 billion of debt and equity financing for a broad array of real estate transactions. Appointed CEO in 1999, Gary has consistently ranked as GSP’s largest individual producer, placing up to $2 billion annually. He most frequently works in retail, multi-family, office, and industrial products, but is also an accomplished financier of hotels, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, marinas, RV parks, and self-storage sites.

Gary is involved in the below Professional Real Estate Associations:

Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Los Angeles Finance Council & Commercial and Retail Council |Mentor for Young Leadership Group
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Speaker at conventions, local programs |Past faculty member, University of Shopping Centers
Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives (ACRE)
Past President, Southern California Chapter
National Association for Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP)| Member Industrial Acquisitions Forum
Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
Chaired local and national Real Estate and Chapter events |Founded Wilshire Gold Chapter |Co-Founder of the Real Estate Network|Chaired four real estate roundtables
Chief Executive Organization (CEO)
Chaired Real Estate Seminar

Gary is an active member with:
Board of Governors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | West coast Sports Association | Defense Orientation Conference Association | The Navy League

Gary holds two graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin: a Master of Real Estate and a Master of Finance. His undergraduate education took place at the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics. Most recently, Gary completed a Presidents Program in Leadership from Harvard Business School. He has also guest lectured at UCLA and USC.

Gary is married to Bianca and has two children, Phillip and Joan. He is a photographer, an avid watch collector, and enjoys a variety of recreational activities, including travel and racing sailboats

Jeff Staubach

Jeff grew up in Dallas and graduated from Jesuit College Prep in 1993. He graduated from Duke University with a degree in Economics. While at Duke, Jeff was a four-year letterman on the Blue Devil baseball team, and then signed a minor league contract with the NY Yankees, playing two seasons with the Greensboro Bats.

In 1998, Jeff joined the Staubach Company as an analyst in the financial services division, where he handled acquisitions of single-tenant properties across the country, working on over $1 billion in sale-lease back transactions. From 2000-2017, Jeff worked in the office brokerage side of the business for Staubach and JLL. During this time, Jeff served as the broker lead for the Dallas office, and in his last two years as the president of the South Central region compromised of 800+ employees and $100mm of revenue.

Jeff and his wife, Jenny, have three active children. Jenny is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and is a full-time mom. Jeff and Jenny are active in several charities, including Children’s Hospital, Baylor Scott and White, Jesuit College Prep, Christ the King Catholic School, Genesis Women’s Shelter and the Center for Brain Health.

Daniel Wesson

Western Region Portfolio Manager

Daniel Wesson serves as Western Region Portfolio Manager with over 35 years of commercial real estate experience, Dan specializes in the acquisition and disposition of multifamily properties with a hyper focus in Tucson.

Wesson has been a managing member of The Waterfall Group, LLC, based in Tucson, AZ. He was previously with CBRE Capital Markets and he served as the first Vice President. Wesson was also the National Director of the Senior Housing Group at Berkadia, and the past President of the Southern Arizona CCIM Chapter.

Since beginning his career in 1985 with Grubb & Ellis Company, he has been involved in the sale of over 14,000 multifamily units. In addition, he has completed several million square feet of transactions, including office, industrial, retail, land and self-storage.

He has been involved in all aspects of commercial real estate including brokerage, rezoning, development, and as a principal acquiring over $250MM of multifamily assets across the United States.

Johnny Robinson

VP of Acquistions

Johnny Robinson serves as VP of Acquisitions at Reszi.

Mr. Robinson is responsible for the firms National Acquisition strategy. With three years of experience in the real estate industry, Mr. Robinson’s core competencies include supervising major property renovations, and contributing to the creation and implementation of internal operations.

Mr. Robinson received his Bachelor of Arts in International Economics and Behavioral Finance at the University of California, Berkeley.

Outside of the office he enjoys experiencing the outdoors. He is also a Division I NCAA National Champion.

Thadeus Avvampato

Chief Operating Officer

Thadeus Avvampato serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Reszi. Thad has over 30 years of sales, operations, leadership, revenue generation and employee development experience across the asset rental and real estate industries.

Mr. Avvampato is a graduate from the University of Phoenix with a BS in Business Management. He began by serving our country in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Avvampato transitioned from the military to launch his career in the private sector and has several different leadership and senior executive roles across Operations, Customer Service and Sales with some of the largest global industrial asset rental and single family home building companies. These include Brambles global giant CHEP; Ryland Homes (now a part of Lennar Homes); supply chain innovator iGPS; and most recently International Keg Rental, the world’s largest stainless steel keg rental company.

Kim Beckley

Chief Financial Officer

Kim Beckley serves as Chief Financial Officer at Reszi. She is responsible for all aspects of the company’s accounting and financial reporting functions – including technical accounting, internal controls, and financial systems implementation. She began her career at KPMG Peat Marwick in the audit department with an industry emphasis in distribution and manufacturing; clients included Ralphs Grocery Company and Harman International.

From there she transitioned to the accounting industry where responsibilities ranged from capital improvements, franchise business, international reporting, budgeting and various SEC reporting; including but not limited to Form 10Q and Form 10K. In addition, she was responsible for SOX404 compliance.

Mrs. Beckley received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering on the booster club of her kids sports teams.

Tyler Arrington

Chief Investment Officer

Tyler Arrington serves as Chief Investment Officer of Reszi overseeing acquisitions, treasury management, and capital markets. Mr. Arrington also serves as a Partner at Staubach Capital.

Prior to joining Staubach Capital and Reszi Homes, Mr. Arrington spent almost 5 years at Hillwood Properties, a Perot Company, where he served as an Analyst and Senior Financial Analyst. In these roles, he led Hillwood Properties’ underwriting efforts of speculative and build-to-suit developments, acquisitions, and joint venture opportunities across virtually all product types. During his tenure at Hillwood, he played an integral role on a variety of successful transactions including developments, acquisitions, equity interests, refinances, and dispositions, with an aggregate value of over $1.5 billion. Before joining Hillwood, he spent 1 year at Colliers International in Los Angeles, with a brokerage team that focused on multifamily acquisitions and dispositions.

Mr. Arrington graduated from Pepperdine University’s 5-year accelerated BS/MBA program where he earned a BS in Business Admin and MBA in Finance. In 2017, he graduated from Harvard Business School’s Real Estate Management Program (one week intensive) and from 2019-2020, Mr. Arrington earned a Commercial Real Estate Certificate from Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business (online). He also completed Leadership Fort Worth’s Young Leaders Program, Leading Edge.

Mr. Arrington currently lives in Dallas and enjoys spending time with family and friends, wakeboarding, skiing, golfing, hiking, and traveling.

Chris Mitchell

CEO & Founder

Chris Mitchell serves as Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Reszi, and is the person responsible for the firm’s vision, direction and global strategy. His experience includes over two decades of acquiring, developing, managing, operating and disposing of real property.

Mr. Mitchell has spearheaded projects in a number of asset classes, including the following: both value-add and core plus student housing projects, conventional apartment communities, multi-unit developments, commercial office buildings, and high-end single-family residences. He is integrally involved in every aspect of the lifecycles of Reszi’s respective projects, from identifying desirable targets, to sourcing debt and equity funding, to acquisition and operation, and ultimately disposition.

Previously a member of the Board of Directors for the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) Orange County, Mr. Mitchell currently serves on the Board of Directors for The Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Global One and Pacific One Chapters. He holds a Certificate in Business Excellence from Columbia Business School.

Mr. Mitchell is also dedicated to community development and has volunteered hundreds of hours to various programs designed to improve the community and its youth. He is the co-founder of SoCal Divers, Inc., a (501c3) nonprofit youth sports organization focused on developing and fostering children’s leadership skills, goal setting and community involvement through sports.