Team Members

Matthew Mason

Senior Vice President Commercial Real Estate & Special Advisor to the CEO

Mr. Mason leads McKinley's Commercial Client Services and Joint Venture divisions. He has significant expertise in assisting institutional clients in the workout of distressed shopping centers, office buildings and industrial buildings throughout the United States. Mr. Mason has been appointed as a court-appointed Receiver for distressed assets in multiple jurisdictions throughout the country, leading a team of eight commercial portfolio and asset managers who employ a disciplined, value added business model to ensure successful results for their clients. Including the management of his team, Matt's duties include relationship management, commercial portfolio management and redevelopment, lease negotiation, and acquisition and disposition of new assets. Mr. Mason is a member of McKinley's Executive Committee. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan–Dearborn where he studied Political Science and History ('96, B.A.). After graduation from U-M, Mr. Mason attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan (’98, J.D.). He is a member of the Michigan State Bar, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and earned the prestigious designation of a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).

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Jessica Furlong, RPA, CCIM

Director of Operations - Commercial Client Services

Jessica Furlong, RPA, CCIM is the Director of Operations for Commercial Client Services with more than 19 years of industry experience. She joined McKinley, Inc. in 2010 and is currently part of the Ann Arbor leadership team. Ms. Furlong oversees the Northern Region of McKinley's Commercial Client Services real estate portfolio which includes shopping centers, office buildings, and mixed-use properties. She is a proven leader with entrepreneurial spirit and is responsible for developing the Commercial Client Services management team, providing value to McKinley clients, and increasing value in the assets managed. She attended Central Michigan University, is a licensed real estate broker in Michigan, and holds two designations -- the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Real Property Administrator (RPA).

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Lauren Leach

Director of Commercial Portfolio Management

As Director of Commercial Portfolio Management, Ms. Leach is responsible for the overall workout strategy and client relations of McKinley's third-party managed portfolio, Institutional Commercial Real Estate. In addition to managing her own portfolio, Lauren oversees the Commercial Portfolio Management Team, which performs asset management and adds value to a portfolio of both institutional and distressed commercial properties. The portfolio is valued at over a billion dollars and is spread throughout 20 states. Within her portfolio and team, Ms. Leach handles the oversight of leasing, property management, client relations, and dispositions. Ms. Leach currently serves on the CREW Outreach Committee and is the Co-Chair of CREW Careers, a program designed to introduce Detroit high school girls to the many career opportunities within the commercial real estate profession. Prior to working at McKinley, Ms. Leach was a retail broker in Chicago where she received the "Rookie of the Year" award by the Chicago Association of Realtors. Lauren is a co-founder and Vice President of WREN, an educational networking group for young women in real estate. Lauren received her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Michigan, completed graduate school at the University of Michigan in the Real Estate Development graduate program in 2009, and is currently pursuing a CCIM designation.

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Chris Allen

AVP and Director of Owned Real Estate

As AVP and Director of Owned Real Estate, Chris oversees the McKinley owned portfolio. Chris' duties include relationship management, commercial portfolio asset management, strategy and redevelopment, lease negotiations, evaluation of joint venture opportunities, as well as acquisitions and dispositions. In addition, Chris oversees the financial underwriting and analytic support for restructuring debt in McKinley’s owned commercial real estate portfolio. Prior to joining McKinley, Chris worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he worked on multi-billion dollar publicly traded companies providing assurance and advisory services. Mr. Allen holds a Masters in Accounting from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan where he continues to participate in its many executive education programs. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Michigan. In addition, Mr. Allen also studied international business strategy at the London School of Economics. Mr. Allen is currently a certified public accountant in the state of Michigan and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

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April Fitch

Senior Commercial Portfolio Manager

As a Senior Commercial Portfolio Manager, Ms. Fitch is responsible for asset management, client relations, and workouts of distressed third party commercial real estate assets. Prior to joining McKinley, April worked in commercial real estate at both Grubb & Ellis Management Group, and Kojaian Management where she was responsible for due diligence, acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, budget planning and review, reporting, audit compliance, tax support and new development management. Ms. Fitch began her career as an auditor for KPMG in Detroit and earned her CPA designation providing both audit and advisory services to a variety of financial, non-profit and manufacturing clients. Ms. Fitch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Hillsdale College.

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Jennifer Logan Van Volkinburg

Commercial Portfolio Manager

As a Commercial Portfolio Manager, Ms. Van Volkinburg is responsible for asset management, client relations, and workouts of distressed third party commercial real estate assets. Prior to joining McKinley, Jennifer worked in title insurance in Chicago, specializing in national commercial transactions. She has 11 years experience with mergers and acquisitions, foreclosure, loan modification and refinance, receivership, as well as deed in lieu transactions. Ms. Van Volkinburg has closed many multi-million dollar transactions with major corporations and law firms all over the United States. Jennifer holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.

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Krystol L. Rappuhn

Commercial Portfolio Manager

As a Commercial Portfolio Manager, Ms. Rappuhn is responsible for asset management, client relations, and workouts of distressed third party commercial real estate assets. Prior to joining McKinley, Krystol practiced as a corporate real estate and litigation attorney, most recently as Corporate Counsel representing a real estate investment company with assets in multiple jurisdictions, which included hotels, commercial office buildings and high-end residential properties. She has over eleven years of experience handling all aspects of acquisitions and dispositions for commercial and residential properties. Krystol is a graduate of Michigan State University where she studied Interdisciplinary Social Science with an emphasis on Economics ('96, B.A.), followed by Wayne State University Law School ('99, J.D.). She is a memeber of the State Bar of Michigan.

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Stephen Baxter

Commercial Portfolio Manager

As a Commercial Portfolio Manager, Mr. Baxter is responsible for asset management, client relations, and workouts of distressed third party commercial real estate assets. Prior to joining McKinley, Stephen worked at Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago, Illinois, where he was responsible for advising public sector clients' real estate portfolio decisions and brokering office lease transactions for the United States Federal Government. In addition, Stephen was responsible for generating extensive market studies comprised of demographic and economic analysis, property reviews and property valuations. Mr. Baxter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from DePaul University and is working towards a Certificate in Construction Management from Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology.

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April Keiser

Commercial Portfolio Manager

Prior to joining the Commercial Team at McKinley, April worked for McKinley's Corporate Treasury and Tax teams where she was responsible for the accounting functions of all loan systems, preparing commercial and residential property valuations, as well as federal, state and local tax returns for various entities, individuals and trusts. She has 16 years of experience in accounting with an emphasis on financial analysis, budget planning and review, plus federal and state program reporting. April holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and a Master’s in Business Administration from Spring Arbor University, focusing on Management and Finance.

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Iain King-Moore

Commercial Portfolio Manager

As a Commercial Portfolio Manager, Mr. King-Moore is responsible for asset management, client relations, and workouts of distressed third party commercial real estate assets. Prior to joining the Commercial Team at McKinley, Iain worked on McKinley’s Residential Team where he was responsible for workouts and management of third-party residential apartment complexes. Mr. King-Moore began his career as an auditor for Rehmann Robson in Detroit providing both audit and advisory services to a variety of governmental and non-profit clients. Mr. King-Moore holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Hillsdale College.

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