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RHOME Leadership Team
Charles Riska is the president of rental operations at Associa. In this role, he oversees Associa’s SFR division, RHOME, the Vacation Rental Division, AA Oceanfront, and is responsible for driving growth strategies in markets across the continental United States, Hawaii, and Canada. His core focus is to help streamline, improve, and enrich the company’s rental strategies, with an emphasis on data-driven decision making, accountability, and collaborative execution.
Before joining the Associa family in 2018, Mr. Riska served as the chief operating officer of ONEprop Inc., a Dallas-based real estate and property management company with operations in 14 markets across the United States, until ONEprop Inc. was purchased by NRT Property Management LLC in 2016. As chief operating officer at NRT, he managed the day-to-day operations of roughly $3 billion of real estate assets. Prior to working in real estate, he owned and operated an Independent Insurance Agency that managed the risk side of the rental industry and supported SFR investors.
Mr. Riska holds a BBA in International Business and Economics from the University of North Texas and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Executive OPM program. He is also a Licensed Real Estate Broker, Licensed General Lines Insurance Agent, a member of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM), and has served on the Dallas Chapter Leadership Committee as well as national committees.
Favorite Quote: “People don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.” - Simon Sinek
As the vice president of rental operations at Associa, Kirk Gillespie focuses on standardizing companywide rental operations, driving future growth, and establishing a culture of teamwork and helpfulness.
Mr. Gillespie has more than 12 years of real estate investment and property management industry experience and has held several leadership positions, including vice president, branch manager, and managing broker. He has been a valued team member at industry-leading companies such as Property Frameworks, ONEprop Inc., and Pathlight Property Management, with nearly 30,000 individual units under his management.
Mr. Gillespie holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Brigham Young University-Idaho and a master’s degree in Organizational Communication from Eastern New Mexico University. He also holds multiple broker licenses across the continental United States.
Favorite Quote: “Teamwork makes the dream work!” - John Maxwell
Cheryl Henderson serves as the controller of Associa’s rental division and is responsible for directing all accounting operations for Associa’s 14 rental branches.
Before joining Associa in February 2019, Ms. Henderson was the corporate director of accounting for Avero Diagnostics, an Anatomical Pathology Lab headquartered in Las Colinas, TX with offices in Lubbock, TX and Ann Arbor, MI. Prior to Avero, she served as the corporate finance & accounting manager for Greystar Real Estate Partners (Riverstone Residential Group merged with Greystar in 2014), where she was responsible for financial reporting, cash management, accounts payable, budgeting, internal and external audits, corporate taxes, and insurance. She currently serves as the director of finance for Imagine Well LLC, a Dallas non-profit, and volunteers her time during tax season to prepare tax returns for the elderly and less fortunate.
Ms. Henderson earned a BBA in Business Administration with a minor in accounting from The University of Texas at Arlington, and her MBA from The University of Phoenix. She is also a member of the National Society of Tax Preparers and the National Notary Association.
Favorite Quote: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
Branch: Community Solutions (UT)
Current Position/Title: Director Leasing & Sales
Education: B.S Management University of Wyoming, emphasis Human Resources/Organizational Behavior. Accidentally almost minored in Econ.
Relative Property Management Experience: 7 wonderful years and counting as property manager. Started out assisting residential property managers and presiding over my first HOA. In a previous life I had swung the hammers. Now I just manage them. Completion Active Broker's license Utah Early 2022.
Hobbies or personal interests: Traveling with my adventurous family, four-legged and two. Anything outdoors, long-distance trail running and mountain ultra-marathons in specific. Cooking & eating is a lifelong hobby with a built-in reward. Investing, strategizing and solving puzzles, even when I fail. Learning, understanding myself and the people around me. If it's an exploration type hobby with a problem solving dynamic... I can get into it.
Favorite Quote: When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. ~Hunter S Thompson~
Education: Real Estate, currently attending
Relative Property Management Experience: 11 years in Community Management on, 5 years in Accounting & Office Management and 20 years in Customer Service.
Hobbies or personal interests: I’ve recently started traveling, I enjoy reading and spending all the time I can with my two kids (18 & 14).
Favorite Quote: “Some people want it to happen, some wish it to happen, and others make it happen”- Michael Jordan
Branch: AA Oceanfront Rentals and Sales – Maui, Hawaii
Current Position/Title: President, Regional Operations and Principal Broker
Education: Teikyo Post University
Relative Property Management Experience: Over 13 Years’ experience in managing vacation rentals, long-term rentals and $30 million in closed real estate sales transactions, REALTOR®, Principal Broker, GRI®, E-Pro, AHWD & CRB.
Hobbies or personal interests: Family, Pilates, golf, beach walks, remodels, succulents, tropical fish, cooking old family recipes and making up new ones.
Favorite Quote: “Never say never, there is always another way”
Branch: Oahu and Kona, Hawaii
Current Position/Title: Branch Manager/Broker-In-Charge
Education: University of Phoenix and National University – studied Business Administration (1 year remaining for BA)
Relative Property Management Experience: 16 years of experience in Property Management and Estate Management, which included the start-up and sale of Pacific Breeze Properties, LLC. Active Broker License in Hawaii.
Hobbies or personal interests: Zumba, paddle boarding, cribbage, cooking & entertaining, reading, and travel (visiting grandchildren mostly!)
Favorite Quote: “Under promise and over deliver” - Unknown / “Getter Done” – Krista Stadler (LOL)
Branch: AA Oceanfront Maui Branch
Current Position/Title: Operations Manager
Education: Bachelors in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Human Relations – University of Hawaii, Manoa
Relative Property Management Experience: Property Management since 2007
Hobbies or personal interests: Beach, hiking, gardening, food and random adventures
Favorite Quote: “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change” – Wayne W. Dyer
Branch: Oahu and Kona, Hawaii
Current Position/Title: Branch Manager/Broker-In-Charge
Education: University of Phoenix and National University – studied Business Administration (1 year remaining for BA)
Relative Property Management Experience: 16 years of experience in Property Management and Estate Management, which included the start-up and sale of Pacific Breeze Properties, LLC. Active Broker License in Hawaii.
Hobbies or personal interests: Zumba, paddle boarding, cribbage, cooking & entertaining, reading, and travel (visiting grandchildren mostly!)
Favorite Quote: “Under promise and over deliver” - Unknown / “Getter Done” – Krista Stadler (LOL)
Branch: American Property Management, Schaumburg, IL
Current Position/Title: Rental Manager
Education: B.S Political Science University of Illinois in Chicago, B.S Sociology University of Chicago of Illinois
Relative Property Management Experience: Yassine has been a licensed real estate broker in Chicago for 6 years and counting. He has been involved in 300+ rental transactions, mainly representing landlords and helping them secure top dollars, as well as quality tenants. This resulted in him being named a Chicago Association of Realtors Rentals Top Producer and Chicago Agent Magazine: Who’s Who in Chicago Real Estate. Through his success in the leasing side, he was able to connect with many investors who entrusted him with managing their rental portfolio. He started his own company Essential Property Management and was able to pick up 75 units in a short span of time and built a great relationship among out of town investors looking a reliable local management company. He is trilingual (French, Arabic, and English), which allows him to connect with investors from different backgrounds.
Hobbies and Interest: Playing and Watching Soccer: (Favorite team Real Madrid), Working out, Going out with friends and Traveling.
Favorite Quote: Veni, Vidi, Vici
Branch: Associa Kramer-Triad Management Group
Position: Real Estate Coordinator/Lease Division Lead
Education: Michigan State University; Wayne State University, Business Management
Experience: Over 6 years of customer service management experience allows me to guide owners and tenants towards accomplishing their goals.
Personal Interests: Family trips, football, craft beer, and drumming
Favorite Quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. -Wayne Gretzky" -Michael Scott
Branch:New York, NY
Current Position/Title: President and Broker
In partnership with the principals of Choice New York Companies, Kevin Kurland co-founded Home by Choice to capitalize on the respective relationships and areas of expertise asserted by each firm.
As President, Kurland guides the vision of Home by securing exclusive brokerage opportunities, attracting the most talented agents in the industry, developing immersive marketing campaigns, and fostering strategic alliances.
Having successfully built, operated, and exited two NYC real estate brokerages over the past 26 years, Kurland is a seasoned and highly respected real estate entrepreneur and industry leader. He has been a featured speaker on numerous real estate panels, and quoted in several publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Real Deal, and Crain’s New York Business.
Branch: Las Vegas, NV
Current Position/Title: Corporate Broker/GM
Education: Certified Property Manager (IREM), Paramedicine, Fire Science
Relative Property Management Experience: 25 years in property management and real estate investment. Current Nevada and California Broker, Certified Property Manager and Supervisory Community Manager
Hobbies or personal interests: Running, cycling, swimming, kayaking, hiking, gym, camping, traveling with family and friends and all music…love singing, but I’ve been told it’s not very pleasing to the ear lol
Favorite Quote: Live one day at a time and make it a masterpiece!
Branch: CNJ-Fairfield NJ
Current Position/Title: Portfolio / Property Manager
Education: US Army Veteran
Relative Property Management Experience: 37 Years in real estate investment and property management. Active real estate agent license in New Jersey
Hobbies or personal interests: Family time especially with grandchildren, flea markets/craft fairs; wood working projects, movies, history, fishing
Favorite Quote: “Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer” – Vito Corleone
“You get more with honey than you do with vinegar”. unknown
Current Position/Title: Branch Vice President of Operations
Education: Associate in Arts-Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Relative Property Management Experience: 12 Years in Real Estate & Property Management. Active broker’s license in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Hobbies or personal interests: Competitive All Star Cheerleading Coach, Skiing, friends and family time, and enjoying the Caribbean as much as possible.
Favorite Quote: “Nothing will work unless you do.” -Maya Angelou
Education: PhD from school of hard knocks majored in Life.
Relative property management experience: over 35 years of experience in all aspects of property management including residential property management. Active Real Estate Broker in NC.
Hobbies and interests: Gardening, painting, traveling and spending time at the lake.
Favorite quote: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts”. -Winston Churchill
Branch: IPM Corp of Brevard Inc
Current Position/Title: BIC & Director of Operations-Greenville, SC
Education: Spartanburg High School, Wyatt Institute of Real Estate
Relative Property Management Experience: : 30 Years in real estate and property management. Active Broker in Charge in South Carolina.
Hobbies or personal interests: Boating, water skiing, swimming, spending time with my family and friends.
Favorite Quote: "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -Benjamin Franklin
Branch: Nashville TN
Current Position/Title: Branch Rental Manager
Education: Associate of Applied Science, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Relative Property Management Experience: 5 years of experience in leasing and property management, active real estate license in TN
Hobbies or personal interests: I was born in St. Louis Go CARDS! and Preds! hanging out with my 3 cats and 2 dogs, crafting, spending time with my family and taking as many as vacations as possible 🙂
Favorite Quote: "There's no place like home"-The Wizard of Oz
Branch: Parker Brown Real Estate Lehi, UT
Current Position/Title: Rental Department Manager/ Realtor
Education: Associates Degree- SLCC
Relative Property Management Experience: 28 Years of rental property management. 10 years as a Realtor.
Hobbies or personal interests: My Kids, music, painting, anything outdoors, hanging out with friends, my puppies. Just like to enjoy life and be my true self.
Favorite Quote: “Everything will always be exactly how it's going to be, though I seem to worry every single day. - The Midnight
Before venturing into the world of real estate, Crystal worked for Lindt North America Chocolate Company in Market Development, The American Heart and Stroke Association as the Vice President of Business Operations and Development, and Porter Cable Power Tool and Delta Machinery and Equipment Group as a Regional Sales Manager. Most recently, Crystal has worked for Heritage Property Management as a Community Association Manager in Georgia.
She attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she studied International Business and Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations and later completed legal studies at the University of Georgia. Additionally, she completed the Harvard Business Executive Leadership Development Program and Eckerd College’s Executive Leadership Program. She is also a Georgia Notary Public.
When she is not working, Crystal spends her time with her family, working on organizational and furniture projects, and enjoys cheering on her son who rows for Georgia State University and Georgia Tech University.
Favorite Quote: “I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott
Branch: LAN – DMV
Current Position/Title: Director Property Management
Education: B.S Management University of Caldwell in West Caldwell New Jersey.
Relative Property Management Experience: I have 6 years of experience as a community manager of luxury apartments here in N. Virginia. I then started managing single family homes almost 2 years ago and acquired my Virginia Real Estate License.
Hobbies or personal interests: I love craft beer and homebrewing, donuts, all things sports and traveling. The best part about all those things is I get to share them with my beautiful wife and our two children. Any time we travel we look for a great donut shop, nearby breweries and maybe catch a sporting event.
Favorite Quote: "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Branch: Cornerstone Properties (not sure how you guys name us as a branch)
Current Position/Title: Vice-President, Senior Property Manager and Associate Broker
Education: High school with some college/university courses – Licensed for Strata and Rental Management
Relative Property Management Experience: 22 years experience
Hobbies or personal interests: Spending time with my husband and cats, reading and colouring
Favorite Quote: Life is not measured by the breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away.
Branch: Associa British Columbia, Inc.
Current Position/Title: Senior Vice President-Rental Division
Education: Bachelor of Commerce in University of British Columbia, Canada
Relative Property Management Experience: 25 years in property management, licensed for strata and rental management . Managing Broker for Associa British Columbia, Inc.
Hobbies or personal interests: travelling, gardening, walking, reading, visiting parks and gardens, family and friends gathering
Favorite Quote: “Happiness is not ready made, it comes from your own action” – Dalai Lama
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