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Joe Lubeck
Joe Lubeck

Joe Lubeck

CEO

American Landmark

Joe is the CEO and Co-Manager of American Landmark. An expert in value-added and distressed real estate repositioning, and multifamily acquisitions, operations and dispositions, Joe has overseen four successful multifamily portfolio builds totaling 100,000 units, with a value in excess of $7 billion, over the last 15 years. He was the original founder of Landmark Apartment Trust, which sold its portfolio in 2015 for $1.9 billion.


Joe and his partners returned to the private sector in 2015 to begin a new portfolio build under the American Landmark brand. As CEO of American Landmark, Joe oversees all aspects of the company’s operations, from finance to property management. An honors graduate of Cornell University, Joe holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Delaware Law School. Joe is active in numerous civic and charitable endeavors.

Jim Miller
Jim Miller

Jim Miller

President & CFO

American Landmark

As President and CFO of American Landmark, Jim is responsible for the financial and operational day-to-day management of the company. He has over 30 years of accounting, finance and operational expertise, and has been involved in 560 asset acquisitions and 470 dispositions totaling over $8 billion in asset value over a 17-year period.


Prior to joining American Landmark, Jim was the COO and CFO of Landmark Apartment Trust. A Certified Public Accountant, Jim holds a B.S. degree from Florida State University and a M.B.A. degree (Accounting) from the University of South Florida.

Christine DeFilippis
Christine DeFilippis

Christine DeFilippis

CIO

American Landmark

Christine has been engaged in the real estate investment and finance industry for over 20 years. Since 2015, Christine has closed in excess of $1 billion dollars in real estate and $720 million in debt representing over 11,000 units. Christine has diversified real estate investment experience, having previously worked for developers on the ownership side and also debt origination and servicing on the banking side.


Prior to joining American Landmark, Christine was a loan originator at GMAC Commercial Mortgage/Capmark (now Berkadia). She received her Bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate and an MBA in financial planning from Florida Atlantic University. She stays very involved in women’s education through her boarding school in the Berkshires, where she sits on the Alumnae Council.

Stacey Bondar
Stacey Bondar

Stacey Bondar

COO for Eastern Region Operations

American Landmark

Stacey serves as Chief Operating Officer of the East Coast (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina) and is responsible for performance, enhancements and revenue management.


Boasting more than 15 years in residential and commercial real estate experience, she previously served in various leadership roles for Cal-Am Properties, Inc, American Residential Communities and ZRS Management, LLC.


Prior to joining American Landmark, she was Vice-President of Operations at Invitation Homes in Tampa.

Debra Claytor
Debra Claytor

Debra Claytor

COO for Western Region Operations

American Landmark

Debra serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Central and West Coast, with responsibility for managing daily operations of personnel, purchasing, administration and other departments for 8,881 units in four major Texas markets and Tennessee. Her focus is maintaining efficient team structure and performance through analytics, processes and tools, and working with the leadership team to develop plans to meet future needs. Debra, whose career spans 20 years, has experience in both conventional and tax-credit property management.


Prior to joining American Landmark, she held positions with Landmark Apartment Trust, Alliance Residential Company and Walden. Debra holds the CAPS (Certified Apartment Portfolio Supervisor) designation from the National Apartment Association, and has served as a member of many committees and panels regarding education and industry trends. She has extensive experience and a distinctive management style that will support American Landmark in realizing its objectives.

David Tepperman
David Tepperman

David Tepperman

Global Head, Capital Markets

American Landmark

David is our Global Head, Capital markets and handles global capital generation, fund, and partnership strategic formation and structuring, and holds a seat on the Investment Committee.


Prior to joining American Landmark, David was Managing Director in Evercore’s Real Estate Advisory practice where he focused on advisory functions, including originating new opportunities, capital formation and structuring transactions. David has also served as Senior Investment Officer with the New York State Common Retirement Fund, where he invested more than $1.7 billion globally on behalf of the Fund. David managed a $2.8 billion global portfolio of real estate, direct joint ventures, funds and co-investments, and as the Fund’s representative on the boards of investor committees of commingled funds and joint ventures, having a total value well in excess of $20 billion.


David is involved in numerous industry organizations including PREA and the Urban Land Institute, where he is Vice Chair of the Global Exchange Council. David holds an M.B.A from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, an M.S in Real Estate Finance from New York University and a Certificate in Financial Engineering from the Swiss Finance Institute.

Rachel Palmer
Rachel Palmer

Rachel Palmer

Chief Administrative Officer

American Landmark

Rachel joins us with an extensive background in the property management industry which includes both apartments and single-family homes.


Prior to joining American Landmark, she served as the Director of Operations at Invitation Homes as well as the Regional Vice President for communities throughout Florida with Landmark Residential for nine years. Throughout her career, she has focused on resident retention, occupancy, marketing and team development while gaining an aggressive return on investments.


Rachel carries a Florida Real Estate License and is currently studying to obtain her Florida Brokers License.

Ronald Gaither
Ronald Gaither

Ronald Gaither

Chief Development Officer

American Landmark

Mr. Gaither most recently served as a principal with Green Bear Real Estate Capital, LLC located in North Palm Beach Florida. Green Bear Capital develops multi-family apartment communities and acquires existing value-add apartments and single-family homes. Mr. Gaither has served as the President and CEO of FirstCity Bank of Commerce and was one of the bank's founding shareholders and a member of the Board of Directors. FirstCity Bank is a private business bank with approximately $100 million of assets under management. Prior to joining FirstCity Bank, Mr. Gaither was the Chief Operating Officer of Arbor Commercial Mortgage LLC and Executive Vice President of Arbor Realty Trust. Arbor Commercial Mortgage is a delegated multi-family lender for Fannie Mae and FHA. Arbor Realty Trust is a publicly-traded REIT that invests in high yield bridge loans, mezzanine debt, and preferred equity for commercial real estate assets.


Mr. Gaither holds a Masters in Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Winston-Salem State University. He has served on the Board of Directors for FirstCity Bank of Commerce; The Palm Beach Angel Forum; PNC Captive Reinsurance Corporation; the Real Estate Executive Council, and the Advisory Board of the Sam Zell Real Estate Institute at the Wharton Graduate School. Mr. Gaither has served on the Freddie Mac Affordable Housing Advisory Council and was an Independent Director of Landmark Apartment Trust of America.

Executive Team


Julie D. Bauch
Julie D. Bauch

Julie D. Bauch

Head of Capital Markets

American Landmark

Julie serves as Head of Capital Markets at American Landmark. She was previously a partner and Head of Real Estate Investment Banking and US Real Estate Project Management at Mercury Capital Advisors where she partnered with and provided strategic advice to fund sponsors, including American Landmark, to assist them in raising capital from institutional investors.


Prior to Mercury, Julie served as Managing Director and COO of BlackRock Global Private Equity. She was also a Senior Principal with Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and a Director in both Merrill’s Real Estate Investment Banking Group and its Global Real Estate Principal Investments group. 


Julie has executed over 40 strategic and corporate finance transactions on behalf of real estate clients as an investment banker and has been involved in approximately 20 private equity and real estate private equity fundraising, co-investment offerings, and secondary transactions in her capacities as a placement agent and principal. Julie received her BS in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany and her MBA in Finance and Real Estate from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Lucinda Figeroa
Lucinda Figeroa

Lucinda Figeroa

Executive VP of HR

American Landmark

Lucinda Figueroa serves as the Executive Vice President of Human Resources. She brings over 20 years of recruiting, consulting and talent acquisition experience. Prior to joining American Landmark Lucinda was the Senior Director of Human Resources for LAT and Gerdau Ameristeel.


Lucinda holds a Master of Psychology from the University of Tampa and also holds SPHR and CPP certifications.

Hale McNinch
Hale McNinch

Hale McNinch

Executive VP of Revenue Management

American Landmark

Hale McNinch joins us with over 20 years in the multifamily industry. Hale serves as the Executive Vice President of Revenue Management. In this position, Hale is responsible for revenue management of the entire American Landmark portfolio. Prior to his role at American Landmark, he served as the Vice President of Revenue Management for Bell Partners for many years. Hale started his career at Archstone Communities in a leasing role and advanced through many roles during his tenure at Archstone. 

David Joyce
David Joyce

David Joyce

Executive VP of Construction

American Landmark

As Executive Vice President of Construction, David has direct responsibility for the planning, management and execution of construction activities across the full portfolio. He has over 25 years of experience in development, new construction, renovation and redevelopment of multifamily assets spanning 17 states with over $700M in completed projects.


Prior to joining the team at American Landmark, David served in senior construction and development roles for Signature Development, Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO) and Tri-Town. He is also is licensed as a Contractor, Construction Supervisor and Real Estate Broker.

Debbie Chatman
Debbie Chatman

Debbie Chatman

Executive VP for Western Region Operations

American Landmark

Debbie Chatman joined the Landmark family in 2008. Debbie is responsible for overseeing all aspects of property operations. She has 19 years’ experience with expertise in all variables of multi-family real estate ranging from property management, acquisitions and multi-million dollar renovations. She has an intimate understanding of how the industry has changed over the last 20 years and to what degree those changes impact day-to-day operations.


Debbie holds several National apartment association designations and serves on numerous regional committees. As well as her BA in Psychology from The University of Texas.

Colby Robertson
Colby Robertson

Colby Robertson

Executive VP of Eastern Operations

American Landmark

Colby Robertson joined American Landmark in 2017 as a Regional Manager after serving in higher-level management roles with Radco Residential and Aspen Square Management. In January of 2019, he was promoted to Regional Vice President, which included the responsibility of 29 assets throughout Florida. A graduate of Florida State University with extensive experience in budgeting, sales, training, and customer relations, Robertson started his professional career as a reporter/web editor for Fox Sports, ABC 27, and Seminole Sports Magazine. He currently resides in Tampa, Fla.

Patrick Manyeki
Patrick Manyeki

Patrick Manyeki

VP of Asset Management

American Landmark

Patrick serves as Vice President of Asset Management. In this capacity he is responsible for asset management and compliance functions across the portfolio. Patrick works closely with the acquisition due diligence team on all acquisitions. Previously, he held several positions in logistics management. Patrick received his Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from NYACK College of Business.

Director Team


Dana Hammond
Dana Hammond

Dana Hammond

Director of Training

American Landmark

As Director of Training, Dana brings over 20 years of property management expertise to her role, including 15 years experience in the training and education fields.


Prior to joining American Landmark, Dana served as the Operations Trainer for Florida at Greystar Capital Partners. She is active on numerous local, state and national committees, and holds multiple designations with the Florida Apartment Association, National Apartment Association and National Apartment Association Education Institute. She is the past President of the Tampa Bay Area Apartment Association, and currently serves on its Board of Directors. She holds a degree from Georgia Southern University.

Dana Hammond
Dana Hammond

Devin Lusk

Director of Marketing

American Landmark

Boasting more than 15 years of multifamily housing industry experience, Devin brings dynamic experience and knowledge to the American Landmark team as Director of Marketing. Having joined American Landmark in March 2015, she previously worked on-site from Leasing to Community Manager in the Tampa Bay Region, where she oversaw associates and service teams to promote great strides for the apartment community.


Prior to joining American Landmark, Devin served as Community Manager for Snell Isle Luxury Waterfront Apartments, where she spearheaded marketing strategies to ensure that the apartment community achieved all company goals. Community management has given Devin the ability to use the power of marketing to make communities flourish, putting American Landmark at the forefront of multifamily housing.

Sara Vogel
Sara Vogel

Sara Vogel

Director of Systems

American Landmark

Sara Vogel is the Director of Systems for American Landmark. In this role, she ensures the success and proper integration of all systems used, as well as leading due diligence and takeovers of new acquisitions. With over a decade of experience in multifamily housing, Vogel launched her career in property management in the Minneapolis area.


Prior to her role at American Landmark, she worked as an OneSite & Systems Support Specialist for Robbins Property Associates. Vogel received her bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and her MBA from University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Yvonna Groetke
Yvonna Groetke

Yvonna Groetke

Director of Payroll

American Landmark

Yvonna Groteke serves as the Director of Payroll Operations. Her role includes the oversight of the Payroll function, Payroll and Tax Compliance, Financial Audits, High-Pressure Process Improvements and strives in managing and enhancing all payroll-related functions. Yvonna has also helped streamline new acquisitions and talent to ensure a smooth and fluent onboarding process.


Yvonna brings over 10 years of experience in this industry and holds a firm commitment to guiding teams and ensuring seamless processes for all our assets. She holds BA in Biomedical Science from the University of Florida and is a licensed Real Estate Sales Agent.  

Taryn Crawford
Taryn Crawford

Taryn Crawford

Director of Capital Markets

American Landmark

As Director of Capital Markets, Taryn is responsible for managing existing investor relationships, in addition to generating new capital for American Landmark's funds and strategic partnerships.


Prior to joining American Landmark, Taryn served as a Vice President on the project management team at Mercury Capital Advisors, where she raised capital for various real estate and private equity funds. In 2020, she began working with her client, American Landmark, on their third value-added, multifamily fund, assisting the fund in exceeding its original hard cap of $800 million with a final fund size of $918 million. The successful fundraising led to her joining the Capital Markets team at American Landmark in 2021.


Prior to Mercury Capital Advisors, she spent her career in wealth management where she provided comprehensive financial planning to private equity and real estate managers and Fortune 500 executives, advising clients on tax planning, investment planning, estate planning, retirement planning, and much more. Taryn received her J.D. from St. John's University of Law and is admitted to the New York Bar. She received her B.A. from Manhattan College.

Daniel Looft
Daniel Looft

Daniel Looft

Director of Talent Acquisitions

American Landmark

As Director of Talent Acquisitions, Daniel is responsible for implementing recruitment processes and strategies for American Landmark Apartments. By discovering synergies between Talent and Employer, we are streamlining the hiring process here at ALA, ensuring transparency and retention.


Prior to joining American Landmark, Dan was an integral part of a fast-paced multifamily recruitment team, generating on-site talent, developing onboarding initiatives, and ensuring new hire satisfaction.  


Daniel received his BBA and MBA in HR for Sports & Entertainment from Iona College in New York. 

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