OUR TEAM - Shelter Resources, Inc.

Len Brannen

For over 35 years, as President and sole shareholder of Shelter Resources, Inc., Mr. Brannen has developed and owned some 140+ affordable housing projects located throughout the Pacific Northwest. He directs development and operations for all of the firm’s projects and is the principal link between construction and management activities and passive corporate or individual limited partner investors in the project partnerships. Mr. Brannen is a recipient of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission’s “Friends of Housing” award. Brandenwood Apartments, an affordable senior housing project developed with the City of Bellevue, won the National Council on Senior Housing’s “Best Design of the Year” award in the affordable housing category. Mr. Brannen also has developed five affordable congregate senior care complexes. His prior experience includes nearly five years with The Stonebridge Company, a real estate development firm specializing in apartment development. He is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree.

Annette M. Wood-Brannen

Executive Vice President, Portfolio Director
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In addition to her roles at Shelter Resources, Mrs. Wood-Brannen is also sole shareholder/President of Wood Development Group, Inc. with over 33-years’ experience as developer, owner-builder and managing general partner of both affordable apartment communities and market rate condominiums in Washington, Alaska and Nevada. As an owner, she brings strong credentials to the SRI team for financial analysis and maximizing property performance. Her depth of experience in all facets of development benefits the SRI portfolio with an enhanced ability to care for the housing we create.

Annette has been the recipient of numerous housing industry awards over the years as well as a founding board member and first President of the Washington State Council for Affordable Housing. She also served on the National Board of CARH in Washington, D.C. for 4 years. She attended the University of Washington.

Sandra Ohrt

Corporate Controller
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Corporate Controller Sandra Ohrt started with SRI in 2001 and is responsible for monitoring all accounting activity of SRI as well as preparing long term projections for the corporation. Additionally, Ms. Ohrt is directly responsible for the draw administration on projects SRI has under construction, as well as coordinating year-end audit, tax return and investor reporting on completed projects. For active projects under development, Ms. Ohrt monitors all costs from pre-development through permanent loan closing including final cost certifications. She is also responsible for reviewing construction budgets and for budget comparison to actual costs. Ms. Ohrt works closely with the project CPA to coordinate the first annual operating partnership audit and tax return.

Prior to joining SRI, Ms. Ohrt worked as an auditor for a CPA firm, served various companies in commercial construction, progressing from cost accountant through controller, and accumulated almost 20 years of direct accounting experience in the private sector. Ms. Ohrt earned a B.S. in Accounting from Mesa College in Colorado.

Matt Chantry

Director of Asset Management, Developer
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Matt Chantry, Director of Asset Management for Shelter Resources, Inc., is primarily responsible for the oversight of the company’s portfolio of multifamily properties. Matt’s responsibilities include, among other things, monitoring ongoing financial performance of the portfolio, ensuring compliance with various agency and funder requirements, tracking the physical condition and capital needs within the portfolio, and assisting ownership with the refinancing, re-positioning, and sale of SRI assets. Matt also works closely with SRI’s many non-profit partners in the joint oversight of certain properties and maintaining long-term positive working relationships. In addition to his asset management responsibilities, Matt works with the development team on underwriting, processing and overseeing progress on select development projects.

Prior to joining SRI in 2013, Matt worked as an Asset Manager for several organizations where he managed diverse portfolios on behalf of lenders and owners. His experiences also include working as a Senior Financial Analyst for a Fannie Mae DUS lender focused on providing refinance and acquisitions loans for both market-rate and affordable multifamily housing. Matt holds a Masters of Real Estate Development degree and Graduate Certificate in Metropolitan and Urban Planning from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Brigham Young University.

Corey Baldwin

Developer
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Corey Baldwin joined Shelter Resources, Inc. as a Developer in 2014 and is responsible for sourcing new investment opportunities, securing financial resources for new projects, and establishing and maintaining relationships with financial partners. Additionally, Corey underwrites projects for acquisition, negotiates purchase and sale agreement terms with sellers, coordinates lender and investor due diligence, develops project business plans and assembles necessary financing to create a successful development.

Prior to joining Shelter Resources, he served in a similar capacity for two national affordable housing developers where he was instrumental in the acquisition and preservation of nearly 1,000 affordable housing units across the country. He graduated from Whitworth University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business management and international business.

Jeff Ginsberg

Senior Asset Manager
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Jeff Ginsberg is primarily responsible for on-going monitoring, analyzing, and tracking the performance of the company’s multi-family property portfolio. Working hand-in-hand with the company’s third-party management teams and non-profit partners, Jeff takes advantage of over twenty-six years of property management industry experience to improve overall portfolio operations. Jeff’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, budget review, maintaining positive agency/funder relationships, monitoring refinancing, sale, and/or re-positioning opportunities, compliance follow up, investor follow up, and coordinating with the auditing team.

Prior to joining SRI February 2016, Jeff worked as an Asset Manager for an affordable housing management firm and as a Regional Portfolio Manager for several national owners/managers of multi-family real estate. Jeff enjoys supporting his children’s numerous sporting and academic pursuits, but especially enjoys his wife’s cooking.

Mark Thometz

Developer
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Mark Thometz works on behalf of Shelter Resources as a Developer with over 25 years of experience in multi-family and single-family housing development. Mark previously served as Executive Director at a major affordable housing development company, DASH, for nearly 9 years. Over the course of his career, Mark has developed close to $590,000,000 of real estate including both multi-family rental and home ownership projects. Mark uses his valuable experience and abilities to leverage private and public sector funds in a manner that maximizes the efficiency of the target sources. As a licensed architect, he often represents SRI and the interest of joint venture non-profit partners during the construction oversight phase of new construction developments. Mark is a US Army veteran who was honorably discharged in the 70’s and is the beneficiary of Vietnam-era VA educational benefits.

Mark Rozgay

Developer
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Mr. Rozgay works on behalf of SRI in assembling property and financing for most of the rural housing projects. His experience both in the Tax Credit program and USDA Rural Housing programs gives SRI an edge in keeping active in small to mid sized communities where market demand remains stable over time aiding the development of a long term niche. He also works on site and project acquisition for the corporation on a consulting basis. As a graduate of the University of Puget Sound and with his prior banking experience, Mr. Rozgay is a strong ally for SRI’s rural development activities.

Katherine Solan

Project Coordinator
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Katherine Solan joined SRI in 2015 as a Project Coordinator. In a staff-wide support role, she takes part in the coordination and execution of the various reports, documentation, communication, tracking and applications required throughout the funding-application, closing, construction and asset management phases of our properties. Before joining SRI, she spent seven years as a project coordinator with another affordable-housing developer in Seattle. Katherine’s prior work experience also includes marketing, communications and editing/publishing expertise as well as nonprofit experience. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Wheaton College in Chicago, Illinois.

John Edmundson

Project Coordinator
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John Edmundson comes to SRI with extensive paralegal experience in mortgage banking and real estate law. John assists the SRI team as a whole to help manage and process project essentials such as preparing submittals for public funding and processing due diligence requests by public and private funding sources.

John has also spent 12 years rehabbing 15 houses in Central Seattle, and he has volunteered at the Library for the Blind and Shanti Project. With his previous experience and interests, John provides an excellent blend of skills in support of SRI’s mission.

Jim Rochlin

SRI-Rochlin Construction
Construction Manager
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Jim Rochlin has worked with Shelter Resources Inc. over the past 18 years in several capacities. Jim has been in the role of Senior Construction Manager while working for a commercial general contractor in the rehabilitation of numerous existing properties in various Shelter Resources Inc. portfolios. In addition, Jim was instrumental in managing several large Shelter Resource new construction projects including properties in Washington and Oregon.

Jim has over 40 years of experience in commercial and residential construction including multi-family, mixed-use, industrial, medical, tenant-improvement, Senior Assisted Living, Public Works, retail and hi-rise construction. Jim started Rochlin Construction Services in 2009 as a general contractor and consultant to Developers, Architects and Owners in regards to development related to construction, capital and physical need assessments and Owner’s representation. Jim also served as Owner’s Rep/Construction Manager for pre-construction and construction management on several past SRI projects.

SRI-Rochlin Construction Services JV, which is a joint venture between Jim and SRI, is currently renovating an SRI property in Everett, WA. The joint-venture has the advantage of not only controlling costs, schedule, and quality control, but enables the finished work to additionally represent the Shelter Resources commitment in providing the most amenities and upgraded living conditions per dollar spent for the Affordable Housing community. Jim attended West Chester University (PA) and received additional construction management training from AGC/Washington.