OUR TEAM
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Ric Holland
Vice President of Investments
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Ric Holland joined American Spectrum in 2002 as the Leasing
Manager overseeing the leasing for 30 company owned office, industrial
and retail properties in 9 different states. In January 2006 Mr. Holland
was appointed Vice President of Investments with asset management responsibilities
for American Spectrum’s properties in Texas, Arizona, California, Missouri
and Indiana as well as third party assignments for management, leasing
and brokerage services. Mr. Holland has over 29 years of commercial
real estate experience and earned a BBA in Marketing from the University
of Houston - Clear Lake. He has held a Texas Real Estate Broker's license
since 1981.
Bill McGrath, CCIM
Director of Operations
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Bill McGrath, CCIM, joined American Spectrum in September
2000 as a Regional Asset Manager and Leasing Representative, focusing
on office management and leasing, multi-family redevelopment, and marketing.
In 2005, Bill was promoted to Director of Leasing for the Texas Region,
overseeing the leasing of the company's office, retail, and office warehousing
portfolio consisting of over 2.5 million square feet. In November 2009,
Bill was again promoted to Director of Operations for the Texas Region.
His responsibilities now include evaluating and implementing pro forma
performance, including meeting target leasing goals as well as overseeing
the Property Management Operations for all owned and Third Party properties
in the Texas Region. In addition, Bill has also been involved with new
business development for the company's Third Party division adding in
excess of 600,000 square feet to the company's management and leasing
portfolio.
G. Anthony Eppolito
Chief Financial Officer
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Mr. Eppolito was appointed Chief Financial Officer in March
2007. Mr. Eppolito has served as Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary
since January 2006 and Controller since 2004. Mr. Eppolito has been
with the Company since inception and served as Assistant Controller
from March 2002 through October 2004. Mr. Eppolito hold a Bachelor's
of Business Administration in Accounting from Texas A&M University in
College Station, Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Smita Patel
Controller
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Smita is responsible for the supervision of the American Spectrum
accounting department that services numerous office and retail properties.
She is also responsible for processing company payroll and other HR
functions. Smita has been with the organization since early 2002 and
has served as Property Accountant, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager,
and Assistant Controller. Smita brings 15+ years of experience in Third
party Management of Office, Retail, Industrial and Apartment Complex.
Using her knowledge, she has streamlined and restructured various accounting
jobs and functions thus adding to the company’s overall efficiency.
Smita is a 1983 graduate of Maharaja Sayajirao University (Baroda, India)
with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Auditing.
G. Wayne Reyes
Vice President of Property Management
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
G. Wayne Reyes was brought on to the American Spectrum team
as Vice President of Property Management. Mr. Reyes oversees the entire
Houston portfolio of approximately 1 million square feet of commercial
office properties. Wayne has over 25 years of experience in management,
leasing, construction, and allied accounting for portfolios of office,
industrial, retail, and multi-family properties in Houston, Austin,
San Antonio, Dallas, and Corpus Christi. Wayne's career involvement in the commercial real estate market includes
having twice served as President of the Houston Chapter of the Institute
of Real Estate Management, IREM. He holds a Texas Real Estate Broker's
License and the designation of Certified Property Manager (CPM®).
William Shaklovitz
Director of Property Management – Texas
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Bill currently supervises American Spectrum Realty's Texas
property management operations, which consists of 29 properties totaling
over two million square feet of space. Included in the portfolio of
properties are office buildings, retail centers and industrial complexes.
Responsibilities include direction of senior property management personnel,
construction manager and building maintenance supervisor in their activities
of tenant relations, new tenant construction, preventive maintenance
programs, budget creation and implementation and performance reporting.
Bill has a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin
and holds a Texas Real Estate Broker's License.
Jennifer Symons
Marketing Director / Operations Manager
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Jennifer Symons joined American Spectrum in August 2009 as
Marketing Coordinator, responsible for press releases, events, print
and online advertising campaigns for the company. In January 2010, Jennifer
was promoted to Marketing Director and Operations Manager. Her new role
includes overseeing all marketing initiatives as well as streamlining
the company’s leasing and management departments. Prior to joining American
Spectrum, Jennifer was the Marketing Manager for a residential real
estate firm specializing in condominiums conversions. She has nearly
four years of experience in the on-site sales and marketing of seven
condo conversion projects throughout Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, and
Kansas City. Mrs. Symons received a B.B.A in Marketing from Texas Tech
University & holds a Texas Real Estate Salespersons License.
Debra L. Largent
Senior Property Manager
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Debra L. Largent joined American Spectrum Management Group,
Inc. in May of 2005 as property manager. In November 2008, she was named
senior property manager. Ms. Largent has over 27 years of real estate
experience to include 15 years of property management. She currently
manages over 330,000 SF of office and retail property for the company.
Ms. Largent is a licensed real estate salesperson and has extensive
experience leasing commerical office buildings. She is also a member
of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and the Institute
of Real Estate Management (IREM).
Scott Schindler
Construction Manager
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Scott Schindler joined American Spectrum in early 2009 as
a Construction Manager. Scott’s focus is to manage tenant improvements
for new and existing tenants for all properties in Texas. Scott also
assists with building improvements, code compliance, and inspections.
His past experience includes managing commercial construction build-outs
in Texas and Colorado. Scott has a Bachelor in Business Administration
from the University of Mississippi and a Masters in Business Administration
focusing on Project Management from American Intercontinental University.
Matt Moake
Leasing Representative
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Matt Moake joined American Spectrum in May 2006 as a Leasing
Representative, focusing on office leasing in the West Houston region.
His responsibilities have increased from overseeing 3 buildings in 2006,
to the 16 office and industrial buildings that he currently leases for
the company as of November 2009. Matt received his B.A. from Rice University
and is a candidate for the CCIM designation.
Sheldon Stevenson
Leasing Representative
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Sheldon Stevenson joined American Spectrum in September 2009
as a leasing representative for the Katy area. He primarily focuses
on office and retail leasing for both owned and third party properties.
Sheldon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from
Texas A&M University and holds a Texas Real Estate Salespersons License.
Rick Holland Jr.
Business Development & Brokerage
American Spectrum Management Group, Inc.
Rick Holland Jr. joined American Spectrum in December 2009
to focus on business development and brokerage for the company. Rick
is based in the company’s San Antonio office and will focus on expanding
American Spectrum’s third party leasing, brokerage, and management services
throughout Central and South Texas, as well as the greater Houston area.
Prior to joining American Spectrum, Rick was an investment sales agent
with Marcus & Millichap’s San Antonio office. As part of the firm’s
National Retail Group, Rick focused on multi-tenant and single tenant
retail investment sales throughout South Texas. He was a loan officer
with Washington Mutual Bank before joining Marcus & Millichap. Rick
holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Texas State University – San Marcos.