KLEIN ENTERPRISES - Key Persons
Aaron Levinoff joined Klein Enterprises in August 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. In the CFO role, Aaron is responsible for overseeing the finance, tax and accounting functions for the core real estate activities and family office. Prior to joining the Company, he served for 12 years as the CFO of a Baltimore based event-driven hedge fund and family office and two years as an investment banking associate in New York City. Originally from Toronto, Aaron earned a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from the Schulich School of Business at York University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Cornell University's Johnson School of Business and is also licensed as a Chartered Public Accountant and Chartered Accountant in Ontario.
In the community, Aaron serves on the Board of Trustees of the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. Outside of work, Aaron is an avid hockey and football fan and enjoys spending time with his wife, Heather, and four children, David, Amy, Emily and Rebecca.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Property Management
Colby joined the Klein Enterprises team as a Property Manager in May 2017. He is responsible for managing the nearly 2,000,000 sqft of retail space and office assets within the Klein Enterprise portfolio. Colby graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from Towson University. Previously, Colby worked as a Project Manager for a residential home builder in the Baltimore area. During his free time, Colby enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter as well as traveling, playing golf, and basketball.
Job Titles:
- President
- President of the Philip
Daniel Klein serves as President of Klein Enterprises, a 4th generation developer, owner, and operator of commercial real estate throughout the Eastern region of the United States.
Daniel runs the Company with a focus on optimizing the performance of the existing portfolio while implementing a strategy for longer term growth. During his tenure as President, he has overseen the growth of the Klein Enterprises portfolio to almost 60 assets totaling over $1.25BN in gross asset value. In 2021, Daniel established Sundeck Capital to manage and grow the Klein family office.
Daniel graduated from Boston University with a BS in Communication and a concentration in Economics. Daniel serves as a member of YPO (Young President's Organization), ICSC (Innovating Commerce, Serving Communities) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Additionally, Daniel serves as the President of the Philip and Harriet Klein Foundation and has served on numerous philanthropic boards.
Job Titles:
- Property Manager
- Director of Asset Management
Devin Gerhart joined Klein Enterprises as a Property Manager in February, 2015. He is responsible for managing the retail and office assets within Klein Enterprises portfolio. Devin graduated with a Master's of Real Estate Development degree from the University of Maryland. He is an active member in the Urban Land Institute, including the Young Leaders Partnership Forum program. Previously, Devin worked in Property/Asset management in the Washington, D.C market, his portfolio consisted of mixed-use developments, grocery anchored shopping centers, and executive office suites. When he's not working, Devin enjoys golfing, traveling with his wife, Erica, and watching the Ravens.
Elizabeth DeCheke joined Klein Enterprises in February of 2015. She earned her B.S. in Accounting in Hungary and brings ten years of accounting experience at companies of various size and industry. She is responsible for comprehensive general ledger maintenance, account reconciliation, analysis and financial reporting of the entities while ensuring efficiency in the accounting processes. In her free time she loves learning with her daughters about anything that peaks their interest, and tries to keep up with the rest of the family when they go skiing, hiking, biking, running or just on a trip.
Job Titles:
- Leasing & Property Management Coordinator
Fran Mensh joined Klein Enterprises in March 2019. She has over 25 years of experience in commercial real estate. Fran's primarily role is to provide support for the leasing and property management team in all facets of leasing, and building operations and maintenance. Previously, Fran worked as a Property Administrator for a commercial real estate company in the Baltimore Area. In her free time, Fran enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, vacationing somewhere tropical and warm, and watching the Washington Capitals games.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director of Investments
George Cavelius joined Klein Enterprises in November 2018 and currently serves as Director of Investments. George's responsibilities involve sourcing, evaluating, and executing on investment opportunities. This includes acquisitions, dispositions, development activities, and portfolio-level optimization and capitalization. Prior to joining KE, George spent several years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) primarily working within the Financial Services practice. More recently, George spent time at a public REIT on the Asset Management & Underwriting team. George earned his M.B.A in Real Estate & Finance from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, and graduated from Virginia Tech with dual degrees: B.S. in Accounting and B.S. in Finance. George is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Maryland. He is an active member of ULI, ICSC and NAIOP. Outside of work, George enjoys spending time with his wife, Katelyn, and three daughters, Caroline, Kyleigh, and Makayla. He also spends his free time playing competitive slow-pitch softball, grilling/smoking meats, attending country music concerts, and trail hiking.
George joined Klein in October of 2022 and serves as a member of the investment and development team. Prior to joining Klein, George worked as a project manager for a Baltimore based general contractor. George graduated from Washington & Lee University with a degree in business administration an accounting. Outside of work he enjoys playing squash, cycling, and boating on the Chesapeake Bay.
Jim Fisher joined Klein Enterprises in November 2015. He earned his B.S in Accounting from Virginia Tech and brings nearly 20 years of accounting experience to the team. His previous professional experience includes audit and process improvement and operational accounting and reporting for residential construction and land development projects. In his free time, Jim enjoys spending time with his wife, Dani, and his three daughters, Kaitlyn, Ava, and Mya as well as anything involving sports.
Job Titles:
- Marketing Manager
- Marketing - Public Relations & Investor Relations Team
Jessica Zinn joined Klein Enterprises in April 2015. She has over 19 years of marketing experience in commercial real estate. As the marketing manager, she oversees the marketing process for property listings from start to finish; designs project-specific marketing collateral, offering memoranda and presentations; maintains the company website; creates social media campaigns, and provides general graphic design support company-wide. Jessica graduated from Frostburg State University with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. At home, Jessica enjoys spending time with her husband and children.
John began with Klein Enterprises in September 1989. His primary role is oversight of the maintenance for all of the properties in the Klein portfolio, and managing supervision of ten maintenance staff. He lives in Pennsylvania and enjoys fishing, hunting, jewelry, and coin collecting/trading, and spending time with his lovely wife, Shannon.
Kelley Summers started working with Klein Enterprises in October 2004 and she works primarily as Daniel Klein's personal assistant. Additionally, she works on various administrative duties for the Philip and Harriet Klein Foundation, Family Trusts, and takes care of other general administrative tasks throughout the day. Besides working, Kelley loves spending time with her grandchildren and her family, and enjoys attending O's games!
Kelly Zhao began working at Klein Enterprises in December of 1999. As a graduate of the Professional Business College in New York City, Kelly possesses exceptional knowledge of the accounting field. Her duties encompass all aspects of the accounting function within Klein Enterprises. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys seeing movies, as well as spending quality time with her family.
Kent Darrell joined Klein Enterprises as Property Manager in October 2023. In this role, Kent is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management and operations of the Klein portfolio. A proud graduate of St. Paul's in 2016, Kent pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Communications at the University of Maryland, College Park, graduating in 2020.
Matt Hutton joined Klein Enterprises in October 2016 and serves as a member of the investment team and Associate Director involved in both acquisitions and development activities across the portfolio. Prior to joining Klein, Matt led the underwriting and analytics platform for a national investment sales and advisory firm, before which he spent many years working in commercial debt capital markets at M&T Bank. Matt graduated from Washington & Lee University with a B.S.c. in Business Administration, and earned his M.S. in Real Estate and Infrastructure from the Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), ICSC and NAIOP.
Matt started his work at Klein Enterprises in August 2012, and has proved to be an invaluable asset to our team. As Director of Development, Matt's responsibilities include assessing site feasibility/due diligence, preparing development/construction budgets, overall leadership and oversight of the design/project teams, procurement of entitlements and permits and selection of the contractors for each project. Before joining Klein Enterprises, Matt spend many years as Branch Manager for a large civil engineering firm located in Towson, MD. He graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Business Administration in Finance. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in MD, PA, VA, DC, DE and WV. At home, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife, Kim, and his children, Andrew and Jackson. He also likes grilling/smoking meats, landscaping, working on home improvement projects and Penn State football.
Michelle joined Klein in October of 2022. She is a paint brush artist and was in the beauty industry as a salon owner for 30 years, until the pandemic closed her salon. Her accounting experience began in the promotional marketing industry and has landed in real estate. Her primary focus will be on the Accounts Payable process.
Michelle enjoys spending time with her husband on their boat, fishing for rockfish, attending Ravens football games, and tending to her flower and vegetable gardens.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager
- Office Management & Administration Team
Monica Berman has been with Klein Enterprises for 29 years and has been a partner since 2000. She is the longest team member and brings to the table the knowledge taught to her by her greatest mentor and educator, the late Philip Klein, founder of Klein Enterprises. Monica's primary roles are office manager and human resource manager, overseeing the daily office operations. Some of her other responsibilities include insurance and tax administration for the properties and assisting in the financing of the various properties. Monica enjoys sports, reading and spending time with her husband and three daughters.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Analyst Acquisitions & Development
Nathan Allentoff joined Klein Enterprises in May 2022. As an analyst on the Investment & Development team, he assists with acquisitions, developments, and asset management. Prior to joining KE, Nathan researched macro hedge funds at an investment advisory company and worked on the asset management team for a real estate investment firm focused on grocery anchored retail properties.
Nathan graduated from the University of Maryland with a finance degree, real estate development minor, and entrepreneurship minor. In his free time, Nathan enjoys playing and watching sports, learning about innovations in the car industry, and assisting undergraduate students with schoolwork and career questions.
Neil Schechter has over 30 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate law, having practiced in both private law firms and corporate settings. Prior to joining Klein Enterprises, Neil served as the General Counsel to the Urban Atlantic Companies in Bethesda, and as the Washington D.C.- Area General Counsel to Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company. Neil is also a Member of the Baltimore, Maryland based law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC. where he practices law as a member of the Real Estate Practice Group and focused on all types of complex real estate and commercial business matters. Mr. Schechter earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law. He is a member of the Bar of Maryland and of the Bar of the District of Columbia and was named to Best Lawyers in America 2015 for Real Estate Law.
Job Titles:
- Director of Leasing Broker of Record
"Trisha" came to Klein Enterprises, in November 1996. In her primary role as Director of Leasing and Marketing, Trisha negotiates proposals and leases, representing landlords of approximately 2.5 million square feet, in the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan area. She maintains strong Landlord/Tenant communication from the start of the lease process, through opening day and beyond. She became a partner in 2002, and in 2013 she became the company broker of record.
A member of ICSC since 1996, Trisha served as a member of ICSC's Economic Development Committee-Mid-Atlantic Idea Exchange, 2004; ICSC's Maryland Political Action Committee, from 2004-2007; where she worked with developers, brokers and organizations to advocate industry positions on such matters as zoning, impact fees, common area maintenance administration, shopping center security and storm water management.
Job Titles:
- a Leasing Associate
- Leasing Associate
Paul Weinberg joined Klein Enterprises as a Leasing Associate in April 2015 after working for the past 5+ years as a Leasing Agent and Property Manager. Prior to that, Paul was an Acquisition Analyst for a retail development firm. Paul is primarily responsible for the procurement of new tenants, in addition to assisting Trish Palumbo with existing tenant renewals, expansions, relocations, and assignments. Paul is a 2002 graduate of Towson University with a Bachelor's degree in Communications, and a 2013 graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a Master's degree in Real Estate. In his free time, Paul enjoys spending time with his wife, Nissa, and his two sons, Adley and Rece, as well as playing drums, listening to music, reading, and watching Orioles & Ravens games.
Rebecca Gaines joined Klein Enterprises as Property Manager in April 2023. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management and operations of the Klein portfolio. Rebecca was previously a part of the accounting team at Klein and her experience in accounting will be valuable to the Property Management team.
In her spare time, she enjoys playing the guitar, painting, kayaking, spending time with her dogs, and doing anything in nature.
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Accounting Team
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Development
- Director
Samuel Neuberger serves as Associate Director of Development at Klein Enterprises and Managing Director at Halcyon Equity. Samuel received a JD from the University of Maryland and a BS in Business Management from the Johns Hopkins University.
Samuel served as a Judicial Law Clerk at United States District Court for the District of Maryland and as Legislative Fellow with the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Samuel serves on the Board of the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School, The Associated Charities Investment Committee, and the Baltimore Jewish Council.
Sean Garland - Chief Investment Officer
Sean joined Klein Enterprises in January of 2017 and serves as the company's Chief Investment Officer. In the CIO role, Sean works closely with firm principals and department heads in order to source, evaluate, and manage investment opportunities related to the core real estate business while also implementing an asset allocation strategy for the Klein Family's Charitable Foundation.
Originally from New York, Sean spent over ten years working in the hedge fund community in both a trading and analytical capacity.
Sean has an M.B.A in Finance & Real Estate from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University. In his free time, Sean enjoys spending time with his wife Stacey and son Jake, traveling, and proudly supporting his beloved New York Islanders hockey team.
Job Titles:
- Leasing Associate / Shannon
Wissler graduated from York College in 2016 with a focus on Mass Communications and a minor in Visual Communications. Beyond her academic achievements, Shannon is a Licensed Real Estate Agent, bringing a unique blend of communication skills and visual acumen to the real estate industry. With over 5 years of hands-on experience in multi-family residential real estate, Shannon has honed her expertise in leasing and property management. Her commitment to providing exceptional service has earned her a reputation as a reliable and dedicated professional in the real estate community.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- President