MANAGEMENT TRUST - Key Persons
Alan Jenkins moved to the Coachella Valley in 1991 from San Francisco where he was the regional controller for Booz, Allen & Hamilton, an international management consulting firm. Shortly after his arrival in the Desert he purchased Cort Data Services, a local accounting service specializing in the homeowner association industry which was merged with Monarch Management in 1994 creating The Monarch Group.
In addition to servicing the CID industry in a financial capacity for more than 15 years Mr. Jenkins was involved in the development of RUN Technology property management software used by more than 100 large scale communities and management companies and oversaw the software conversion of hundreds of CID's in California, Arizona and North Carolina.
Mr. Jenkins subsequently merged The Monarch Group with The Management Trust in 2005 where he now serves as its Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for corporate and client accounting services as well as information technology functions for the company. In addition, Alan is the Vice Chairman of the board of directors and sits on the Audit and ESOP sustainability committees. A native of San Francisco, Mr. Jenkins received his Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Golden Gate University. When not working at The Management Trust, Alan is an avid reader, international traveler and a teacher of mindfulness meditation.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Christina Gano Chief Operating Officer
Christina Gano, CCAM, CAMEx, was named Chief Operating Officer in 2021 and is responsible for the overall management and implementation of key initiatives and daily operations with The Management Trust. She joined The Management Trust in 2016 as President of its Southern California Division, overseeing its growth during her tenure. Christina has 17 years of managing multiple companies which handled legal services in the real property mortgage servicing sector for large scale banking clients. Christina has been tapped to lead start-up operations and cultivate teams from the ground-up, building out system and process models to drive scalability and growth. She also has a background in understanding the structures and complex operations of large-scale companies during her tenure with Citigroup and First American Title Corporation. Christina was tasked with managing multiple mergers and acquisitions, seeing that legal entities were setup, banking and assets were transitioned, and completed the hiring and training of new teams. With a background managing a complex regulatory environment hand in hand with changing customer needs, Christina ensures The Management Trust upholds the highest levels of service in the industry.
Christina holds the CCAM and CAMEx designations through the California Association of Community Managers (CACM), and is active in CACM and CAI chapter actions. Christina acts as a speaker at industry trade events, discussing operations and technology strategies for the Community Management industry. Christina has an in-depth understanding of technological efficiency, resourcing organizations to obtain strategic operational and financial objectives, and understands the complex ties of timing legal needs, technology and a hands-on customer centric approach. As the Trust's COO, Gano is tasked with building a stronger bridge between Trust headquarters and local branch teams by supporting efficient operations and staff development, building processes, and applying the Trust's tools and services to driving growth and increasing the company's value for its employee-owners while maintaining an industry leading customer experience. She is a graduate of Chapman University.
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- Christina Gano Chief Operating Officer
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- Director of Information Technology
Derrick DeVicariis is the Director of Information Technology for The Management Trust with extensive experience and training of both leadership and technical skills. Derrick is passionate about leading a team of highly skilled professionals within the Information Technology field. He is actively engaged in the community participating with the Boy Scouts of America, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and volunteering in his local church leadership. As a father of three young children, Derrick understands the importance of building a strong community.
Diane Houston, CCAM, CAMEx has been in the community management field for over 30 years with The Management Trust and received her California certification in 1995. Ms. Houston is the Director of Management Practices for all divisions of The Management Trust and is a member of the Trust's Leadership team. In her Director role, she and her team develop education and management practice standards for the entire Trust. She works with the leadership of all nine divisions to ensure consistent implementation of these practices throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado.
She served on the California Association of Community Managers' (CACM) Board of Directors for 15 years and is a member of the CACM faculty. Diane is past Chair of the CACM Legal Advisory Steering Committee, has been a speaker for CAI and CACM programs and is a two-time recipient of CACM's Vision Award for Excellence in Education.
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- Division President CA.Kelsie Roper Division President Oregon
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- Director of Financial Services for the Trust
Jeff Veltri is the Director of Financial Services for The Trust and is a California CPA and MBA with over 25 years of experience, providing financial services within various industries. He began his career in public accounting at Price Waterhouse, serving clients in: Financial Services, Hi-Technology, Manufacturing, Research and Development and Entertainment.
During the most recent ten years of his career, Jeff also worked in the mortgage industry, leading teams responsible for: continuous improvement, joint venture acquisition, technical accounting, internal audit and as the assistant controller for a multi-billion dollar, privately held company.
Jeff joined The Management Trust in March of 2016, emphasizing the client relationship, talent development and process optimization. Jeff has a passion for wine and enjoys vacationing with his family.
Job Titles:
- Mark Mathews Division President
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- Senior Vice President Colorado Diane Houston Director of Management Practices
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- Division President Arizona Sara Beddow Division Senior Vice President
Job Titles:
- Mark Mathews Division President
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- CEO
- President
- CACM Director
- Member of the Community Associations Institute
An interesting thing happened one day back in 2004. Marshall Fant and I, the two co-owners of Transpacific Management Service, looked at each other and said, "So, what should we do with the rest of our lives?" From that simple conversation began the greatest and most rewarding professional journey either of us had ever embarked upon. But first, a bit of backstory.
Marshall and I had been partners since 1995, and had grown Transpacific into one of the premier community management firms in Southern California. Both of us brought quite a history to our partnership. He began his community management career in 1966 with Management Service Company, and I began my own in 1986 with Transpacific Management Company. After experiencing years of solid growth together and, more specifically, both of us reaching certain milestone birthdays, it was time for that fateful conversation. We explored many options for the company, but once we learned of this thing called an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), we immediately knew that was the answer. What better way to honor our employees, all of whom contributed to the success of the company, than by giving them ownership in the company? Simply put, employee ownership felt morally right.
But then, things got really interesting. It hit me that I now was responsible to all these new employee owners to grow the business and increase the value of their shares in it. One of the ways to achieve both objectives was to invite more companies to join in this new adventure of ours. So through 2005 Marshall and I shared our vision with a few trusted industry friends for a company that would be national in its scope and impact, and one that would represent- through our collective employee ownership- a paradigm shift for our industry. Because we are picky about whom we consider friends, we offered our vision only with like-minded company owners whom we knew to have the highest integrity, and shared our philosophical approach to corporate culture, employee ownership values and the community management industry.
Just like that, a mere 18 months after forming our ESOP, The Management Trust was born.
William B. Sasser is the President and CEO of The Management Trust, and Chairman of its Board of Directors. Since entering the industry in 1986, Mr. Sasser has remained highly active in professional organizations dedicated to advancing the management industry. Mr. Sasser is a founding member of the California Association of Community Managers, a state wide organization whose mission is to create a legislative voice for industry standards, promote self-regulation, and provide certification through manager education.
During his 14-year tenure as a CACM Director, Mr. Sasser also sat on CACM's executive committee, serving two consecutive terms as CACM's Chairman and two years as Treasurer. In 2004, Mr. Sasser was honored with CACM's Lifetime Achievement Award for his many contributions to the industry and the organization.
A member of the Community Associations Institute, Mr. Sasser has served on several committees including the California Legislative Action Committee, and is the former president and treasurer of the Chief Executive Officers Management Committee for Orange County.