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Joe Engle

President
 

Joe Engle

Position: President
Email: joe.engle@aamci.com

Joe supervises operations, real estate holdings and development.

Experience

  • Over 28 years of experience in affordable housing
  • LHP Capital (2006 – 2019) – President of LHP Management, Regional Property Manager and Developer
  • Ambling Management Company (2003 – 2006) – Regional Vice President
  • AIMCO/Insignia Financial Group (1993 – 2003) – Director of Asset Management & Regional Property Manager

Education

  • Masters of Business Administration, University of Tennessee
  • Bachelor of Arts, Bob Jones University

Certifications

  • Real Estate Broker – Tennessee

Beyond Work

  • National Leased Housing Association – Board of Directors
  • Enjoys cooking anything with the grill/smoker
  • Enjoys working in the garden
  • Enjoys traveling
  • Enjoys spending quality time with family

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Deedra Burroughs

Chief Financial Officer
 

Deedra Burroughs

Position: Chief Financial Officer
Email: deedra.burroughs@aamci.com

Deedra supervises accounting and management support team members, and administrates all software.

Experience

  • Over 21 years of experience in affordable housing
  • PCCSC (2000 – 2008) – Manager – Affordable Housing Auditor

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Carson-Newman University

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant in Tennessee
  • Tax Credit Specialist

Beyond Work

  • Plays percussion in church orchestra
  • Enjoys traveling, visiting National Parks and Battlefields
  • Enjoys scrapbooking

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Robin Park

Human Resources
 

Robin Park

Position: Human Resources
Email: robin.park@aamci.com

Robin provides payroll processing and benefit administration services

Education/Experience

  • Over 30 years of experience in accounting and payroll

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys spending time with her grandchildren

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Deanna Schmidt

Regional Property Manager
 

Deanna Schmidt

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: deanna.schmidt@aamci.com

Deanna supervises multiple properties, specializing in LIHTC and Section 8.

Education/Experience

  • Over 20 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Assisted Multifamily Housing Manager (AHM)
  • Tax Credit Specialist (TCS)
  • Certified Professional of Occupancy (CPO)
  • Certified Manager of Housing (CMH)
  • Certified Manager of Maintenance (CMM)
  • S.T.A.R. Certification (Rural Development)
  • Fair Housing Specialist (FHS)

Beyond Work

  • Volunteer Little League softball coach
  • Volunteer Girl Scout Troop leader
  • Enjoys home improvement projects and traveling
  • Enjoys spending time with family and our golden retriever

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Chris Mynatt

Regional Property Manager
 

Chris Mynatt

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: chris.mynatt@aamci.com

Chris supervises multiple properties, specializing in marketing.

Education/Experience

  • Over 28 years of experience in conventional and affordable housing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing, University of South Carolina at Spartanburg

Certifications

  • Certified Professional of Occupancy (CPO)
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys boating and spending time at the dock with friends
  • Enjoys exercising, especially outdoors
  • Enjoys my little dog
  • Enjoys gathering with friends and cooking

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Celicia Mejias-Torres

Regional Property Manager
 

Celicia Mejias-Torres

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: celicia.mejias@aamci.com

Celicia provides compliance and management support to multiple properties, specializing in LIHTC and RD.

Education/Experience

  • Over 27 years of experience in conventional and affordable housing

Certifications

  • Certified Professional of Occupancy (CPO)
  • Certified Apartment Manager (CAM)
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)
  • Tax Credit Specialist (TCS)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading
  • Enjoys dancing
  • Enjoys spending time with family and friends

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Dawn White

Regional Property Manager
 

Dawn White

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: dawn.white@aamci.com

Dawn provides compliance and management support to multiple properties, and 504 coordinator services to the entire portfolio.

Education/Experience

  • Over 17 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Assisted Multifamily Housing Manager (AHM)
  • Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP)
  • 504 Coordinator
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)
  • S.T.A.R. Certification (Rural Development)
  • Blended Occupancy Specialist (BOS)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading and listening to podcasts
  • Enjoys shopping
  • Enjoys spending time with family and friends

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Jennifer Ensley

Regional Property Manager
 

Jennifer Ensley

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: jennifer.ensley@aamci.com

Jennifer provides compliance and management support to multiple properties.

Education/Experience

  • Over 10 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS)
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading
  • Enjoys spending time with family and friends

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Jill Drisgula

Controller
 

Jill Drisgula

Position: Controller
Email: jill.drisgula@aamci.com

Jill supervises accounting team members and administers all software.

Education/Experience

    • Over 20 years experience in Accounting/Bookkeeping
    • 9 years of experience in affordable housing
    • Associate of Science in Business Administration, Roane State Community College
    • Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management, Tusculum University

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading and cooking
  • Volunteer Cub Scout Leader
  • Enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons

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Dwain Sadler

Maintenance Support
 

Dwain Sadler

Position: Maintenance Support
Email: dwain.sadler@aamci.com

Dwain provides maintenance support and inspection compliance services.

Education/Experience

  • Over 28 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Refrigeration Transition and Recovery Certification
  • EPA Handling Certification –Refrigerant

Beyond Work

  • Enjoy donating and serving local non-profits
  • Enjoy building, repairing, crafting, woodworking, gardening and landscaping
  • Enjoy geology exploration and fishing
  • Enjoy spending time with family and friends

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Jason Cogossi

Maintenance Support
 

Jason Cogossi

Position: Maintenance Support
Email: jason.cogossi@aamci.com

Jason provides maintenance support and inspection compliance services.

Education/Experience

  • Over 10 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Real Estate Broker – Tennessee

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys traveling to the beach and mountains
  • Enjoys spending quality time with his daughter

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James Julian

Maintenance Support
 

James Julian

Position: Maintenance Support
Email: james.julian@aamci.com

James provides maintenance support and inspection compliance services.

Education/Experience

  • 8 years in affordable housing
  • 8 years in plumbing
  • 8 years in electrical
  • 8 years in HVAC
  • 30 years in carpentry

Certifications

  • HVAC Certification
  • Asbestos Certification

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys working on trucks
  • Enjoys community volunteering

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Dusti Cobble

Due Diligence Coordinator
 

Dusti Cobble

Position: Due Diligence Coordinator
Email: dusti.cobble@aamci.com

Dusti Cobble provides executive support as well as due diligence coordination.

Education/Experience

  • 8+ years of affordable housing experience
  • Bachelors of Organizational Management, Tusculum University

Certifications

  • Real Estate License – Tennessee

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys traveling to the beach, amusement parks
  • Enjoys movies, murder mysteries

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Joy Vastano

Recruiter
 

Joy Vastano

Position: Recruiter
Email: joy.vastano@aamci.com

Joy provides recruiting and prescreening of applicants and corporate support.

Education/Experience

  • 9 years of affordable housing
  • 25 years recruiting

Certifications

  • Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading and listening to music.
  • Enjoys playing with the family dog.
  • Bird watching

Joe Engle

Position: President
Email: joe.engle@aamci.com

Joe supervises operations, real estate holdings and development.

Experience

  • Over 28 years of experience in affordable housing
  • LHP Capital (2006 – 2019) – President of LHP Management, Regional Property Manager and Developer
  • Ambling Management Company (2003 – 2006) – Regional Vice President
  • AIMCO/Insignia Financial Group (1993 – 2003) – Director of Asset Management & Regional Property Manager

Education

  • Masters of Business Administration, University of Tennessee
  • Bachelor of Arts, Bob Jones University

Certifications

  • Real Estate Broker – Tennessee

Beyond Work

  • National Leased Housing Association – Board of Directors
  • Enjoys cooking anything with the grill/smoker
  • Enjoys working in the garden
  • Enjoys traveling
  • Enjoys spending quality time with family

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Joe Engle

President

Deedra Burroughs

Position: Chief Financial Officer
Email: deedra.burroughs@aamci.com

Deedra supervises accounting and management support team members, and administrates all software.

Experience

  • Over 21 years of experience in affordable housing
  • PCCSC (2000 – 2008) – Manager – Affordable Housing Auditor

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Carson-Newman University

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant in Tennessee
  • Tax Credit Specialist

Beyond Work

  • Plays percussion in church orchestra
  • Enjoys traveling, visiting National Parks and Battlefields
  • Enjoys scrapbooking

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Deedra Burroughs

Chief Financial Officer

Robin Park

Position: Human Resources
Email: robin.park@aamci.com

Robin provides payroll processing and benefit administration services

Education/Experience

  • Over 30 years of experience in accounting and payroll

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys spending time with her grandchildren

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Robin Park

Human Resources

Deanna Schmidt

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: deanna.schmidt@aamci.com

Deanna supervises multiple properties, specializing in LIHTC and Section 8.

Education/Experience

  • Over 20 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Assisted Multifamily Housing Manager (AHM)
  • Tax Credit Specialist (TCS)
  • Certified Professional of Occupancy (CPO)
  • Certified Manager of Housing (CMH)
  • Certified Manager of Maintenance (CMM)
  • S.T.A.R. Certification (Rural Development)
  • Fair Housing Specialist (FHS)

Beyond Work

  • Volunteer Little League softball coach
  • Volunteer Girl Scout Troop leader
  • Enjoys home improvement projects and traveling
  • Enjoys spending time with family and our golden retriever

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Deanna Schmidt

Regional Property Manager

Chris Mynatt

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: chris.mynatt@aamci.com

Chris supervises multiple properties, specializing in marketing.

Education/Experience

  • Over 28 years of experience in conventional and affordable housing
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Marketing, University of South Carolina at Spartanburg

Certifications

  • Certified Professional of Occupancy (CPO)
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys boating and spending time at the dock with friends
  • Enjoys exercising, especially outdoors
  • Enjoys my little dog
  • Enjoys gathering with friends and cooking

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Chris Mynatt

Regional Property Manager

Celicia Mejias-Torres

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: celicia.mejias@aamci.com

Celicia provides compliance and management support to multiple properties, specializing in LIHTC and RD.

Education/Experience

  • Over 27 years of experience in conventional and affordable housing

Certifications

  • Certified Professional of Occupancy (CPO)
  • Certified Apartment Manager (CAM)
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)
  • Tax Credit Specialist (TCS)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading
  • Enjoys dancing
  • Enjoys spending time with family and friends

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Celicia Mejias-Torres

Regional Property Manager

Dawn White

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: dawn.white@aamci.com

Dawn provides compliance and management support to multiple properties, and 504 coordinator services to the entire portfolio.

Education/Experience

  • Over 17 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Assisted Multifamily Housing Manager (AHM)
  • Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP)
  • 504 Coordinator
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)
  • S.T.A.R. Certification (Rural Development)
  • Blended Occupancy Specialist (BOS)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading and listening to podcasts
  • Enjoys shopping
  • Enjoys spending time with family and friends

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Dawn White

Regional Property Manager

Jennifer Ensley

Position: Regional Property Manager
Email: jennifer.ensley@aamci.com

Jennifer provides compliance and management support to multiple properties.

Education/Experience

  • Over 10 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS)
  • Fair Housing Certification (FHC)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading
  • Enjoys spending time with family and friends

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Jennifer Ensley

Regional Property Manager

Jill Drisgula

Position: Controller
Email: jill.drisgula@aamci.com

Jill supervises accounting team members and administers all software.

Education/Experience

    • Over 20 years experience in Accounting/Bookkeeping
    • 9 years of experience in affordable housing
    • Associate of Science in Business Administration, Roane State Community College
    • Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management, Tusculum University

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading and cooking
  • Volunteer Cub Scout Leader
  • Enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons

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Jill Drisgula

Controller

Dwain Sadler

Position: Maintenance Support
Email: dwain.sadler@aamci.com

Dwain provides maintenance support and inspection compliance services.

Education/Experience

  • Over 28 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Refrigeration Transition and Recovery Certification
  • EPA Handling Certification –Refrigerant

Beyond Work

  • Enjoy donating and serving local non-profits
  • Enjoy building, repairing, crafting, woodworking, gardening and landscaping
  • Enjoy geology exploration and fishing
  • Enjoy spending time with family and friends

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Dwain Sadler

Maintenance Support

Jason Cogossi

Position: Maintenance Support
Email: jason.cogossi@aamci.com

Jason provides maintenance support and inspection compliance services.

Education/Experience

  • Over 10 years of experience in affordable housing

Certifications

  • Real Estate Broker – Tennessee

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys traveling to the beach and mountains
  • Enjoys spending quality time with his daughter

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Jason Cogossi

Maintenance Support

James Julian

Position: Maintenance Support
Email: james.julian@aamci.com

James provides maintenance support and inspection compliance services.

Education/Experience

  • 8 years in affordable housing
  • 8 years in plumbing
  • 8 years in electrical
  • 8 years in HVAC
  • 30 years in carpentry

Certifications

  • HVAC Certification
  • Asbestos Certification

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys working on trucks
  • Enjoys community volunteering

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James Julian

Maintenance Support

Dusti Cobble

Position: Due Diligence Coordinator
Email: dusti.cobble@aamci.com

Dusti Cobble provides executive support as well as due diligence coordination.

Education/Experience

  • 8+ years of affordable housing experience
  • Bachelors of Organizational Management, Tusculum University

Certifications

  • Real Estate License – Tennessee

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys traveling to the beach, amusement parks
  • Enjoys movies, murder mysteries

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Dusti Cobble

Due Diligence Coordinator

Joy Vastano

Position: Recruiter
Email: joy.vastano@aamci.com

Joy provides recruiting and prescreening of applicants and corporate support.

Education/Experience

  • 9 years of affordable housing
  • 25 years recruiting

Certifications

  • Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS)

Beyond Work

  • Enjoys reading and listening to music.
  • Enjoys playing with the family dog.
  • Bird watching

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Joy Vastano

Recruiter