Michael A. Greenzang, Mike serves as President of Signature Community Management and as Stabilization Director responsible for the stabilization of purchased assets. He has been with the company since 1992, and has been integral in its growth. Mike has a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Drexel University and specializes in cost effective restoration and renovations of apartment buildings. In addition to his work with Signature Community, he has worked in various management capacities with Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.; Nabisco, Inc.; L'Oréal USA; Vlassic Food International; and Merck-Medco. Mr. Greenzang received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University.
Nicholas J. Moos
Vice President - Property Management
Nicholas J. Moos, CPM®, Vice President of Property Management for its affiliate, Signature Community Management LLC. Nicholas is responsible for the direction of property management personnel and interacting with ownership entities, hiring, supervising and motivating regional personnel, reviewing and implementing new management policies, reviewing all annual budgets, development of new training programs for all on site personnel, development of marketing plans for under-performing assets and setting goals for the property management department. Nick Moos’ career in property management spans nearly three decades, beginning in Lawrence, Kansas where Nick received a Bachelor and Masters degree from the University of Kansas. He has held Regional Vice President Positions with national companies such as McNeil Real Estate and Archon Residential and Director of Operations positions with local Kansas City firms, Cohen-Esrey Real Estate and Price Residential Management. Nick received the Certified Property Manager (CPM®) designation in 1996. is Past President of the Kansas City chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management and was its CPM of the year in 2004. He has represented this group at numerous national conferences as well as legislative events in Washington, D.C. Past affiliations include the Board of Directors of the Heartland Apartment Association and the Institute of Real Estate Management, Kansas City Chapter. Nick is currently Vice President of Property Management for Signature Community Management LLC, a national multi-family property management firm located in Kansas City, MO.
Linda Warburton
Regional Property Manager, West Coast
Linda T. Warburton, Vice President – Southwestern Division of Property Management for its affiliate, Signature Community Management LLC. She is responsible for the direction of property management personnel and interacting with ownership entities, hiring, supervising and motivating personnel, reviewing and implementing new management policies, reviewing all annual budgets, development of new training programs for all on site personnel, development of marketing plans for under-performing assets and setting goals for the property management department. Linda Warburton has nearly three decades of experience in property management and has held various positions in field which gives her a unique understanding of all aspects of asset management. Linda began her career in Phoenix, Arizona where she attended Arizona School of Real Estate, is currently a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management and Arizona Property Management Association and holds the National Compliance Professional (NCP) Designation for Section 42 Tax Credit Housing. Prior to joining Signature Community Management, Linda was with Nationwide Management Corporation for 14 years as their Regional Vice President. Linda’s background in property management consist of RTC properties, new build lease up’s, acquisition and disposition due diligence, renovation and management restructure of distressed properties bringing them to a higher standard. Linda has experience in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Texas.
Michael E. Simpson
Regional Property Manager, East Coast
Michael Simpson career in property management spans nearly two and half decades, beginning in Washington, DC. He has held Regional Property Manager Positions with national companies such as Gables Residential and Trammel Crow and Director of Operations positions with George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is currently a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management and Property Management Assoc. located in the DC metro area. He has attended many function with both groups and attended numerous national conferences as well as legislative events in the Washington, D.C. area. Michael is currently a Regional Property Manager for Signature Community Management LLC.
Signature Community Investment Group (Parent Company)
Nickolas W. Jekogian III
President/CEO of NWJ Companies
Nickolas W. Jekogian, III is founder and CEO of Signature Community. Mr. Jekogian founded the company while in college with the purchase of a small apartment building in Center City Philadelphia. Shortly thereafter he came to realize the inefficiencies inherent with small real estate businesses, the value of soliciting deals directly from sellers without the help of brokers, and the importance of allowing his employees to participate in the upside. Addressing these issues became the basis of his business model enhanced by remaining focused on under-performing "Class B" multi-family properties. Mr. Jekogian has built Signature Community into a fully integrated real estate company that owns and operates more than 4,000 apartment units throughout the United States with an aggregate value of over $300 million. With approximately 150 employees, Signature Community has garnered additional value by having construction, leasing, management, financing and brokerage capabilities as well. Signature Community Investment Group's assets are managed by Signature Community Management, which is brand focused on customer service and providing residents with an enhanced living experience.
Mr. Jekogian is a licensed real estate broker in New York. He has a Business Administration degree from Drexel University and a Masters degree in Management from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Mr. Jekogian has more than 20 years experience developing commercial projects in the New York Metro area for retailers such as CVS drugs, Commerce Bank and Blockbuster Video. Mr. Jekogian currently resides in Manhattan with his wife and two young daughters. He is a competitor in Ironman level triathlons. Mr. Jekogian is a member of YPO. Mr. Jekogian also invests in early stage companies through his involvement with the Mid-Atlantic Angel Group.
David H. McLain
Vice President - General Counsel
David H. McLain is the Vice President/General Counsel of Signature Community. Mr. McLain has been with the company since 2004 and serves as general counsel of Signature Community. Prior to joining Signature Community, he practiced law in Philadelphia for four years with Stradley, Ronan, Stevens & Young, LLP and Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, LLP and spent three years as the Assistant General Manager of a professional hockey team handling all corporate and legal affairs, as well as managing the front office and corporate sales force. Mr. McLain holds an MBA degree from the Katz School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, a JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a BA degree in Political Science/Economics from Gettysburg College.
Steven J. Wissak
Finance Director
Steven J. Wissak is Finance Director, Equity for Signature Community and is directly responsible for raising debt and equity for all of the company's acquisitions. Prior to taking on this role in 2007, Mr. Wissak spent 15 years in various capacities redeveloping over 4,000 low-to-moderate income housing units in the New York Metropolitan region. He co-founded and operated First Home Brokerage, City Development, LLC and Metropolitan Housing, LLC. Mr. Wissak has worked closely with capital partners at UBS, Fortress Investment Group and Foothill Capital Corporation. He was personally responsible for all phases of the acquisition, financing and disposition of one-to-four family properties including closing over one billion dollars in sales as the selling attorney.
Other relevant work experience included serving as a principal of Carnegie Hill Partners, Inc., Carnegie Hill Capital Corp. and Nelson Management, Group, Ltd., which owned and operated over 1,000 units in New York City area apartment buildings and he was a real estate associate in the acquisition and structured finance group at the law firm Rosen, Szegda, Preminger & Bloom. Mr. Wissak received his J.D. degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1986 and double B.A. degrees in economics and political science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1982.
Acquisitions’ Group
Jonathan Coffen
Vice President - Lender Direct Division
Jonathan Coffen is Vice President of Lender Direct Division for NWJ Companies and is directly responsible for the operation of our Lender Direct division which focuses on acquiring distressed properties directly from financial institutions. Mr. Coffen brings over 15 years of experience in the multifamily real estate industry, and has been with the company since 1997. Mr. Coffen has been integral to the growth and operations of NWJ Companies over the past decade including the areas of construction, acquisitions and dispositions. His operations have included many of our markets from the East Coast throughout the Southwest regions. In 2006, Mr. Coffen started the Lender Direct division to take advantage of the many existing relationships we have created over the past 15 years with the lending community, as well as to create new relationships with individual loan officers and their respective REO/Dispositions departments. Mr. Coffen received his BS in Labor and Industrial Relations from the Pennsylvania State University.
