Kevin O’Brien - CEO

Kevin O’Brien is the Founder and CEO of the O’Brien Realty Group. Kevin began his career in 1982 as a property manager of small to medium sized distressed apartment properties. In 1983, he began acquiring, renovating and brokering apartment complexes. As a “turnaround” specialist for the past twenty-five years, Mr. O’Brien has acquired, renovated and managed forty distressed multifamily projects and revitalized more than three-thousand apartments. In addition, he has acted as General Partner or Managing Member of twenty-four separate investment partnerships. Kevin is a Connecticut native and currently lives in Aspen, Colorado.

Robert Kozikowski - Regional Manager

Robert Kozikowski started his real estate career in 1988 as a strip mall manager. Over the past twenty years he has held the positions of licensed real estate agent, apartment leasing consultant, property manager and regional manager. Mr. Kozikowski joined the O’Brien Realty Group in 2000. He has extensive expertise in maintenance/renovation and substantial experience in the turnaround of distressed multifamily complexes. Rob is responsible for management and day to day operations of the company’s portfolio in Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds the designation of Accredited Residential Manager from the Institute of Real Estate Management. He is a lifelong resident of Connecticut.

Jay Guffey - Construction Supervisor

Jay Guffey is our Construction Supervisor. Mr. Guffey was the job foreman for the installation of new exterior siding on fifteen buildings at Devonwood Apartments in 2005. Mr. Guffey has eighteen years of experience in general construction, remodeling and renovation with special expertise in carpentry, replacement windows, framing and exterior siding. He is currently renovating Summerfield Apartments in New Orleans, LA a 220-unit complex. Jay is from Oklahoma and has been a New Orleans resident for the past twenty-one years.

Marily Rivera - Property Manager

Marily Rivera is our Property Manager at Wellington Farms, a 254 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was an assistant manager at Wellington Farms when the O’Brien Realty Group acquired the property in July of 2006. Ms. Rivera began her career in property management in 2001, as a leasing agent at Glen Hollow, a 336 unit Aimco property in Charlotte. Marily is a native of El Salvadore and has lived in Charlotte for the past eight years.

Darius Frederick - Property Manager

Darius Frederick joined the O’Brien Realty Group in December of 2007 as the manager of Delta Crossing, a 178 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Frederick was recently promoted and is now the property manager of the company's largest asset, Somerstone at Winding Trails. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, he has over eight years of Property Management experience with a focus on Resident Retention and Customer Loyalty. Darius was born and raised in Queens, New York and has lived in the Carolinas for the past fourteen years.

Tony Clark - Property Manager

Tony Clark is our property manager at Cameron at Hickory Grove, a 202 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. Clark joined the O’Brien Realty Group in November of 2007. He brings eight years of property management experience from the Baltimore, Maryland area where he managed several small and mid-sized subsidized and conventional properties. Tony is a native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Roderick English - Property Manager

Roderick English is our Property Manager at The Oasis at Regal Oaks, a 280 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mr. English joined the O’Brien Realty Group in June of 2008 and brings ten years of extensive property management experience to the company. Specializing in renovation and repositioning, he has held the positions of project manager, asset manager and property manager during his career. Previously employed with J & R Realty of Lorain, Ohio, Aimco and Trammel Crow, Roderick has managed complexes ranging in size from 200 to 586 units. A native of Lorain, Ohio, Mr. English has resided in Charlotte for seven years.

Paula Sallet - Property Manager

Paula Sallet is our Property Manager at Delta Crossing, a 178 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. She joined the O’Brien Realty Group in October of 2008. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Paula brings eight years of comprehensive property management experience to the company. Previously employed with Intermark Management of Hilton Head, South Carolina and Tri-Command Properties of Parris Island, South Carolina Ms. Sallet has held the positions of Assistant Manager and Property Manager at properties ranging from 348 to 385 units. She relocated to Charlotte in June of 2008.

Marilyn Lopez - Assistant Property Manager

Marilyn Lopez joined The O’Brien Realty Group in August of 2006 and is our Assistant Property Manager at Somerstone at Winding Trails, a 360 unit apartment community in Charlotte, North Carolina. She began her career in 2002 as a leasing consultant with the JS Proctor Management Company of Charlotte. Marilyn also worked with Aimco at three different 300 unit complexes in Charlotte including the 360 unit Runaway Bay. Ms. Lopez is a native of Puerto Rico and has resided in Charlotte for the past four years.

April Harper - Assistant Property Manager

April Harper is our Assistant Property Manager at Delta Crossing, a 178 unit apartment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Harper began her career in property management with America First Investors in 2005. She held the position of Leasing Agent at Delta Crossing when the O’Brien Realty Group acquired the property in December of 2006. April is a native of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina.

Marlin Torres - Assistant Property Manager

Marlin Torres joined the O’Brien Realty Group in November of 2006 as a Leasing Agent at Cameron at Hickory Grove, a 202 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Torres was promoted to assistant property manager at Somerstone at Winding Trails, a 254 unit complex also in Charlotte and has been instrumental in improving our occupancy. Marlin is a native of El Salvador and has lived in Charlotte for the past seventeen years.

Maria Bynum - Assistant Property Manager

Maria Bynum is our Assistant Property Manager at Cameron at Hickory Grove. She began her career in 1997 and brings eleven years of experience to the O'Brien Realty Group. Ms. Bynum has held the positions of Assistant Manager and Property Manager for companies such as Druker & Faulk, Julian Lecraw Company and Intersouth Management. Maria is a lifelong resident of Charlotte.

Dana Jasper - Assistant Property Manager

Dana Jasper joined the O’Brien Realty Group in November of 2007 as the Resident Services Manager at The Oasis at Regal Oaks, a 280 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Jasper began her property management career in 2006 in the bookkeeping department. Excelling in both customer service and accounts payable, she was recently promoted to her current position of Assistant Property Manager. A New York native with a degree in Office Administration from Norwalk Community Technical College, Dana has lived in Charlotte for three years.

Mahogany Houston - Leasing Director

Mahogany Houston joined the O’Brien Realty Group in March of 2007. Ms Houston began her career as a Leasing Agent at Somerstone at Winding Trails, a 360 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was recently promoted to the position of Leasing Director at Somerstone. Mahogany has a strong background in customer service and previous experience in accounts payable. She is a lifelong resident of Charlotte.

Claudia Pena’ - Leasing Manager

Claudia Pena’ is our Leasing Manager at The Oasis at Regal Oaks, a 280 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Claudia joined the O’Brien Realty Group in August of 2008. She brings six years of substantial experience to the company. Proficient in all aspects of leasing, Ms. Pena’ worked for Professional Resource Options of Charlotte for four years, a Company that specializes in temporary lease-up solutions for struggling properties. Claudia is a native of Chicago and has lived in Charlotte for fifteen years.

Dina Toledo - Leasing Agent

Dina Toledo joined the O’Brien Realty Group in July of 2008 as a Leasing Agent at Somerstone at Winding Trails, a 360 unit complex in Charlotte, North Carolina. Originally from Managua, Nicaragua Ms. Toledo brings her proficient bi-lingual skills to the company. Dina has lived in Charlotte for seventeen years.