Mr. Skvarla is the President/CEO and a founding Principal of SAM. Since 2005, Mr. Skvarla has been involved in the acquisition, rehabilitation and disposition of over $2 Billion of multi-family assets. Mr. Skvarla’s real estate career dates from 2002 when he served as an Acquisition Associate of Sovereign Investment Company, LLC.  At Sovereign, Mr. Skvarla participated in the acquisition and disposition of over $400 million in real estate assets.  Mr. Skvarla started his career with Ernst & Young, LLC where he worked within the Financial Services Group, focused on providing advisory and assurance services to banks, insurance companies and hedge funds.  Mr. Skvarla holds a MS in Accountancy from Rhodes College and a BA in Business Administration from Rhodes College.

David Spies is a founding Principal of SAM.  Mr. Spies has been responsible for the acquisition, disposition and financing of over $2 billion in multifamily transactions at SAM.  From 2002-2007, Mr. Spies served as a Vice President in the Commercial Mortgage Group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. in New York where he was involved in the origination and underwriting of over $2.8 billion in securitized commercial real estate loans.  Prior to joining Bear Stearns, Mr. Spies was an auditor in the Banking and Securities Group at Deloitte & Touche, LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).  Mr. Spies holds a BBA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and is a member of the University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association (WREAA).

Philip Welch is the Chairman and a founding Principal of SAM. He has more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate and has been involved in over $5B of CRE transactions. Mr. Welch is currently involved in all aspects of SAM’s operations including acquisitions & dispositions, debt & equity financing and portfolio management. Prior to founding SAM, Mr. Welch was a co-founder of Somerset Partners in New York, a Vice President in the Princeton (NJ) office of LCOR and an associate in real estate finance at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Welch is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Real Estate Center in the Leeds Business School at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also involved in many charities including the Salvation Army, American Cancer Society and the YMCA. Mr. Welch holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Chris Carr serves as a Senior Property Accountant, bringing over 5years of experience in accounting to SAM. Currently, he oversees the daily and month end accounting procedures, as well as financial reporting, for properties located in Arkansas, Ohio, Charlotte and Wilmington, North Carolina, and Creve Coeur, Missouri. Prior to joining SAM, Chris worked in Accounts Payable for CNAC Finance and Walmart. Prior to that, he worked in collections for Navient and One Main Financial. Chris holds a B.S. in Business Management from West Virginia University.

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Miki Eide serves as Chief Financial Officer with over 20 years of real estate finance and accounting experience. Prior to SAM, Miki was a Vice President in the Charlotte production office of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital and a Vice President in the commercial division of Crescent Resources (now Crescent Communities). She began her career in the audit and assurance division of Deloitte. Miki holds a B.S. and M.S. in Accountancy from the University of South Carolina, and is a Certified Public Accountant in North Carolina.

David Featherstone serves as Accounting Manager, bringing over 3 years of experience in property accounting to SAM. Currently, he manages the daily and month end accounting procedures, as well as financial reporting, for all properties within SAM’s portfolio. Prior to joining SAM, David worked as a Senior Property Accountant for Capstone Multifamily Group in Gastonia, NC. David is a North Carolina native and currently holds an A.A.S. in Accounting from Gaston College.

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Henry Jones serves as a Senior Property Accountant, brining over 4 years of experience in property management accounting to SAM. Currently, Henry oversees the daily and month end accounting procedures, as well as financial reporting, for properties located in Alabama, Virginia, Georgia, Gastonia, North Carolina, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and O’Fallon, Kansas City, and Saint Peters, Missouri. Prior to joining SAM, Henry worked as a Senior Property Accountant for Henderson Properties in Charlotte, NC. Henry also has prior experience in real estate and crypto currency investing. Henry holds a B.S. in Accounting from Claflin University.

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Emily Pangrazio serves as a Senior Property Accountant, bringing over 5 years of experience in accounting to SAM. Currently, she oversees the daily and month end accounting procedures, as well as financial reporting, for properties located in Texas, Mississippi, Collierville, Nashville, Lakeland, and Atoka, Tennessee, and Garner and Cary, North Carolina. Prior to joining SAM, Emily worked as a Property Accountant at Highwoods Properties in Raleigh, NC. Emily holds a B.S. in Accountancy from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Garrett joined SAM in 2024 as an Acquisitions Analyst. Prior to joining SAM, Garrett interned with LDG Development in 2021 in Louisville, KY, focusing on affordable housing, and later in 2022 with Center Point Properties in Chicago. After graduation, Garrett returned to LDG Development as a Portfolio Financial Analyst, spending over a year gaining experience in operational analytics.

Garrett graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in 2023 with degrees in Finance and Real Estate. While at IU, he was selected to join the Commercial Real Estate Workshop, a case-based course providing exposure to active case studies and seasoned industry professionals.

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Drew joined SAM in 2024 as Managing Director of Acquisitions, as well as serving as a General Partner. Prior to SAM, Drew served as Investment Sales Manager for CBRE Carolinas Multifamily Investment Properties team since September 2018. As Investment Sales Manager, he led the multifamily investment sales support team, enhancing transaction volume through the production of Broker's Opinions of Value, proposal presentations, and offering memorandums. His dedication to delivering high-quality deliverables for institutional clients spanned across all multifamily asset types and involved an in-depth understanding of property characteristics and performance, extensive market research, and comprehensive financial underwriting procedures.  He was directly involved in over $3 billion of multifamily transactions.

Before joining CBRE, Drew worked as an Associate Analyst with Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO) in Hartford, CT. At HIMCO, he evaluated senior mortgage financing opportunities, focusing on the top 25 metropolitan statistical areas. He played a key role in the origination and closing of over 40 commercial mortgage loan transactions, totaling more than $1.25 billion, across various asset types, including multifamily, industrial, office, and grocery-anchored retail.

Drew graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Business in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate and Urban Economics.

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