About

Don is highly experienced in all facets of housing as well as his ability to scale companies through utilization of the DLP Elite Operating System, for which the company has been ranked in the Inc. 5000 fastest growing companies in the US.

Melanie has held executive-level leadership positions in multi-family over the last 15 years. She believes that generating memorable experiences not only drives leasing and sales, but that it’s also imperative for increasing value, retention, and culture. Melanie is a Certified Property Manager through the IREM, is certified as a Master Trainer and Facilitator by DDI, and is certified as a Senior Professional of Human Resources from the SHRM.

Larry has 40+ years experience in the construction industry including new construction, developmental, commercial, and home renovations. He has built over 2,000 homes ground up and completed more than $200 million in residential and commercial construction. He holds a Business Administration degree.

Paul is building the team and processes needed to successfully deliver housing units to market as we continue to grow. He great up in North Carolina and attended ECU, earning a degree in Construction Management. After college, Paul moved to Florida where he met his wife. They settled in Raleigh, NC, where Paul spent the last 6 years building and preserving affordable multifamily housing complexes across the country.

Amy strives to create “Raving Residents” and works hard to discover new marketing techniques and software to lease apartments and create great living spaces. Her passion for marketing and learning has helped her excel as an expert in the convergence of marketing and revenue in multifamily properties. She holds a BA from Saint Joseph’s Univ. and master’s degrees from Oxford and Villanova Univ.

John has more than 30 years of multi-family experience across the disciplines of operations and facilities, employee development and construction. He has completed well over $250M in capital projects and renovated more than 10,000 apartment homes over the past ten years.

He has worked in real estate for over 25 years and was at Cortland Partners for the past 11 years where he was Managing Director of Investments.

Jim leads asset management for the entire DLP portfolio and is involved with acquisitions and lead the growth of DLP’s “build to rent” platform.

Jim brings nearly thirty years of professional experience in the construction and real estate development industry. His experience has run the gamut throughout a multitude of asset types and classes ranging from educational and institutional facilities to mixed-use multi-family projects. He and his teams have successfully delivered projects totaling in excess of $1 billion in construction and development costs.

Chris graduated high school in 2000 in Upstate New York, as well as went to college there where he studied Business Administration. His construction career started in Atlanta, GA, where he worked as a general contractor in the multi-family industry. From there, he worked in commercial and retail construction for a while, then shifted back to multi-family in 2014.

With 20+ years of experience, Mary has worked in many aspects of the market and enjoys the challenge of effectively running operating and managing both multi-family and single-family communities. She has a passion for building an excellent quality of life for DLP’s residents. Mary holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Univ. of Texas and earned her CPM Designation with IREM.

For over twenty years, Tameka has transformed communities and led amazing teams in achieving substantial economic growth. She invokes her educational training attributes in successfully organizing an organization’s critical business requirements, identifying deficiencies, developing innovative and cost-effective solutions for enhancing competitiveness, and improving customer service.

Shannon has more than 16 years of operational experience in the industry, including executive roles. She holds several industry-related designations/certifications (CAPS/CPMc/RHM/NALP) CCIM candidate. She has managed multiple value-add transactions with record investment returns and possesses a passion for driving revenue growth and creating leaders within her team.