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Leadership Team Profiles

Gregory J. Lozinak, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Greg joined Waterton in March 2007 after a seven year career with ING Clarion where he served as Senior Vice President and Asset Director of Multi-Family Properties. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Lozinak held management positions with Archstone Communities Trust. Mr. Lozinak graduated from St. Bonaventure University in New York with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in Accounting. After graduation, he served as an officer with the United States Army for a period of seven years attaining the rank of Captain. Mr. Lozinak is a member of the NMHC Executive Committee and Board of Directors and the Chicagoland Apartment Association Board of Directors.

Mark H. Stern, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions
Mark joined Waterton in March 2002. Since joining Waterton, the acquisitions group has purchased approximately 20,000 units with a total capitalization in excess of $2,000,000,000. Prior to joining Waterton, Mr. Stern served as Manager of Acquisitions and Dispositions for Moran and Company. Previously, he was Vice President of Acquisitions for TVO Realty Partners. Mr. Stern currently sits on the ULI Multi-Family Silver Council as well as on the Board of Directors at Weiss Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stern received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Economy at The Colorado College.

Lela Cirjakovic, Vice President, Operations
Lela joined Waterton in 2006, after a 12 year career at CAMCO, Inc., a Chicago multi-family property management company where she served as member of the Senior Executive Committee and prior to that as a regional property manager. Ms. Cirjakovic graduated from Loyola University in Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance.

Lisa M. Newton, Vice President, Operations
Lisa joined Waterton in 2007 after a five-year career with ING Clarion where she served as Vice President and Asset Director for their western operations. Prior to ING Clarion, Ms. Newton was an Area Vice President with Post Properties. She has over 17 years of real estate experience.

Virginia Love, Vice President, Training and Marketing
Virginia joined Waterton in May 2007. She is responsible for the national and site level marketing, branding, promotion, and educational programs for the Waterton portfolio. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, she previously served as Training and Marketing Manager for ING Clarion, Education Director for Watermarke Companies, and Regional Trainer for Summit Properties. Ms. Love lives in Atlanta, GA and serves as the 2010 President Elect of the Atlanta Apartment Association Board of Directors, serving as President in 2011, and also serves on the Georgia Apartment Association Board of Directors. Virginia is also a NAA Lyceum Graduate.

Sharon Boner, Vice President, Human Resources
Sharon has 12 years of experience in Human Resources. Prior to joining Waterton in 2007, she worked at Whole Foods Market for five years as a Human Resources Regional Manager. Ms. Boner also worked for Keane Consulting Group, a subsidiary of Keane Inc., and for the Village of Wilmette. She obtained her Master of Public Administration from University of Illinois at Chicago and her Bachelor of Science in Public Policy from Indiana University. Ms. Boner also has her Senior Professional in Human Resources (SHPR) Certification.

Jeff Brown, Vice President, Property Accounting
Jeff joined Waterton in October 2001. In his role as Property Accounting Controller he oversees the day-to-day accounting functions and financial reporting for Waterton Residential's portfolio of multifamily communities. Mr. Brown has worked in the real estate industry since 1987. Prior to joining Waterton, he worked in various accounting roles and capacities for Equity Group Investments, JMB Properties Company, Heitman LLC, and the National Equity Fund. Mr. Brown is a graduate of Southern Illinois University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.

Barney Pullam, Vice President, Business Process
Barney joined Waterton in September 2007 after an almost five year career with AvalonBay Communities where he served in several operational positions. Mr. Pullam has been involved with property management for over 20 years. Mr. Pullam graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1989 with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance and is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management holding the Certified Property Manager designation.

Douglas G. Denyer, Chief Financial Officer
Douglas joined Waterton in 2013. Mr Denyer is responsible for the finance, accounting, tax, treasury and payroll functions of Waterton. Prior to joining Waterton, Doug had a 13 year career at Henderson Global Investors (North America) Inc., the North American division of a global equity, fixed income and real estate investment manager with over $8bn in AUM and $60m in revenues, where he most recently held the position of Chief Financial Officer. Since joining Henderson in 1999, Doug served in a number of roles including Head of Corporate Accounting, Chief Financial Officer - Real Estate and Head of Real Estate Fund Accounting. Prior to joining Henderson, he held several positions at Phoenix Life Insurance Company where his most recent role was Chief Financial Officer of their real estate investment subsidiaries. His other roles at Phoenix included Head of Corporate Accounting for the Real Estate Division, Head of Real Estate Fund Accounting, and Head of Real Estate Development Accounting. He joined Phoenix from Cheshire Management Company where he was most recently the Controller for their real estate development subsidiary.

Mr Denyer graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He has passed the National Certified Public Accountancy examination and holds Series 27 and 63 designations from FINRA. He is a past Chairman of the Accounting Committee of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF).