Leah Etling

Girls Inc.

With a long track record of empowering programming and after school care for girls age five and up, Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara serves about 1000 young ladies each year in the Santa Barbara and Goleta areas. This dynamic program aims to make girls “strong, smart and bold” and inspire positive decisions that will […]

07 / 13 / 12

Giving

Dena Xifaras

Dena Xifaras started her professional life as an international management consultant, work that involved international travel to oversee decidedly for-profit projects. But she’s found her true calling back home in Massachusetts, where Xifaras has built a successful career in multiple roles for Boston-based Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), a national non-profit and Yardi affordable housing […]

07 / 10 / 12

Emily D’Urso

Anyone who has ever worked in onsite property management probably has a small arsenal of stories to share. But WinnResidential’s Emily D’Urso is the first mom we’ve met whose kids ask her to entertain them with tales of a property manager’s daily life. “I had so many stories about things I had to fix or […]

07 / 05 / 12

SEE International

Eyesight: it enables us to take in the world around us, navigate our daily lives with ease, and appreciate beauty. If your eyesight was taken from you tomorrow, would you be able to continue to function in your daily life? One of many non-profits that receive corporate philanthropic support from Yardi Systems, Inc. is Surgical […]

06 / 22 / 12

Yardi Volunteers

We’ve frequently shared news with you here about Yardi Systems’ numerous donations to various philanthropic causes that help people across the U.S. and beyond. Today we’re focused on an effort of people power by Yardi employees in our Dallas, Texas office. Led by Michael Sheaffer, 20 people from the Customer Service Desk gave their own […]

06 / 21 / 12

No Lead Left Untracked

With a wealth of experience in the apartment advertising industry, Lead Tracking Solutions wanted clients to be able to know exactly which of their ad campaigns had generated leads, prospects and phone calls – without a margin of human error. Paper guest cards, hand-entered into a database, were just too antiquated and unreliable. The result […]

06 / 19 / 12

Dave Woodward

From his high-rise office in downtown Denver, Dave Woodward has a great view of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains just beyond the Mile High City. He’s also taking the long view with his new company, CompassRock Real Estate. Formerly the CEO of the Laramar Group for 12 years and prior to that a senior vice president […]

06 / 14 / 12

Commercial

Talking to the Rentennials

Oh, those hard-to-pin-down, picky renters and their hearts’ desires. Every year, major research and development dollars are spent by trade associations and independent companies to try to figure out what will make renters choose one property over others, pay more rent for certain amenities, and stay on as long term residents. What’s being most closely […]

06 / 11 / 12

Homeward Pikes Peak

Dr. Bob Holmes, executive director of the Colorado Springs-based Homeward Pikes Peak, isn’t trained as a social worker. He has an MBA and a background in education. Holmes is also a Vietnam veteran who fervently believes that job training, support and residential stability is the way to get homeless Americans back on their feet. His […]

06 / 07 / 12

Giving

Shridhar Sheshadri

With an international background in accounting and property management, it makes perfect sense that Shridhar Sheshadri landed at Yardi as a Senior Consultant in the Professional Services Group, based in Yardi’s Toronto, Canada office. His career has spanned four continents, taking Shridhar from his home country of India to the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Australia and […]

06 / 05 / 12

Direct Relief International

When disaster strikes anywhere in the world, Direct Relief International leaps into action. The non-profit organization supports relief aid around the world with food, first aid, medical care, and other much-needed supplies. They depend on corporate partnerships for much of their donations, and Yardi Systems has been a consistent supporter of their efforts over the […]

06 / 01 / 12

Ken Doble

With more than two decades of experience in the residential property management industry, Ken Doble, Partner at Atlanta-based Quantitive Realty Capital (QRC), is well-versed in what’s trending in multifamily today. A technology-savvy executive who shares updates via his Twitter feed daily, Doble began his career 20 years ago as the on-site property manager of a […]

05 / 31 / 12

ECI Group

ECI Group owns and manages 9300 units of multifamily housing, with 37 communities in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama and more on the way. David Hirsch, Chairman, tells us that ECI has new developments in the works as the multifamily market continues its strong performance. Occupancy rates at the company properties are in the […]

05 / 30 / 12

Janet Spargur

Janet Spargur, a quality assurance lead for Yardi System’s Commercial division, has two children of her own, but she’s helped bring many more into this world. Her personal passion for assisting with childbirth as a doula – someone who provides emotional support and encouragement while a new mother is in labor – has led her […]

05 / 29 / 12