Meet Our Skilled Professionals
Discover the expertise and dedication of the professionals driving our success.
Executive Team
Villads Haugaard
Managing Partner / Principal
Provides final approval on all acquisitions, oversees firm strategy, manages capital relationships, and leads high-level negotiations. Responsible for risk management, growth direction, and maintaining execution standards across all departments
Kari Patel
Managing Partner / Director of Acquisitions
Oversees all acquisition activity across asset classes, sets underwriting standards, manages acquisition managers, and ensures pricing discipline. Acts as the final internal checkpoint before offers are submitted and contracts executed.
Andrew Collins
Managing Partner / Director of Capital Markets
Structures equity and debt for acquisitions, manages investor relationships, supports joint ventures, coordinates funding partners, and ensures capital aligns with transaction strategy and closing timelines.
Pricilla Huntington
Managing Partner / Head of Underwriting
Leads financial analysis, validates assumptions, assesses downside risk, builds underwriting models, and supports acquisition teams with accurate pricing and informed investment decision-making across asset classes.
Rachel Thompson
Managing Partner / Director of Operations
Manages internal operations, systems, and processes, ensuring efficiency, scalability, compliance, and coordination across acquisitions, transactions, underwriting, and capital functions firmwide to support consistent execution companywide.
Olivia Chen
Managing Partner / Director of Transactions
Oversees contracts, escrow coordination, title communication, and closing timelines, ensuring accurate documentation, issue resolution, and on-time closings across all transactions while supporting acquisitions teams firmwide.
International Real Estate Acquisitions Team
Samantha Rivera
President of Intl Acquisitions
Leads companywide acquisition strategy, oversees deal sourcing and underwriting, approves transactions, manages negotiations, aligns capital deployment with growth objectives, and scales the acquisitions team while maintaining pricing discipline and risk controls.
Emily Carter
President – Northern Hemisphere Acquisitions
Oversees acquisition strategy across Northern Hemisphere markets, leading regional teams, approving major investments, managing cross-border risk, and aligning capital deployment with global growth and portfolio objectives.
Natalia Brooks
President – Southern Hemisphere Acquisitions
Leads international southern hemisphere acquisitions by sourcing and underwriting deals, managing broker relationships, negotiating terms, overseeing due diligence, and executing transactions aligned with market strategy and portfolio growth.
Hanna Manileous
VP of International Acquisitions – Greece
Handles lead outreach and deal coordination in Greece, assists with pricing analysis, maintains local buyer lists, prepares paperwork, and supports execution of wholesale transactions from intake to disposition.
Isabella Moreno
VP of International Acquisition’s – Spain
Manages buyer and seller outreach in Spain screens opportunities, supports deal analysis, prepares contracts, and helps move wholesale transactions from initial contact through assignment or closing.
Priya Shah
VP of International Acquisition- Turkey
Manages local outreach and deal support in Turkey, engages property owners, helps assess deal viability, coordinates buyer interest, and assists in executing real estate transactions efficiently.
United States Real Estate Acquisitions Team
Michael Turner
President of National Acquisitions
Leads nationwide acquisition strategy, sets buy criteria, oversees deal teams, approves investments, and drives portfolio growth through broker relationships, negotiations, and capital deployment.
David Kim
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Texas
Identifies Texas acquisition targets, runs financial analysis, structures offers, and drives contracts through due diligence and closing with local owners, brokers, and capital partners.
Robert Hayes
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Florida
Identifies Florida investment opportunities, analyzes deal economics, structures offers, and manages negotiations, due diligence, and closings with sellers, brokers, and capital partners.
Iosif Skorohodov
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Oregon
Manages seller outreach and deal coordination across the Oregon, qualifies leads, supports pricing analysis, coordinates buyers, and assists in executing wholesale real estate transactions from intake to closing.
Melisa Aguilar
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Northern California
Leads northern California acquisition strategy, sets market-specific buy criteria, oversees deal teams, approves investments, and drives growth through broker networks, negotiations, and disciplined capital deployment.
Adrian Cole
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Southern California
Sources, analyzes, and underwrites Southern Califonia real estate deals; negotiates terms, coordinates due diligence, and supports closings with local brokers, sellers, and investment partners.
Samantha Rivera
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Michigan
Leads Michigan acquisition strategy, defines buy criteria, oversees deal teams, approves investments, and drives portfolio growth through local brokers, negotiations, and disciplined capital deployment.
Fred Carter
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Pennsylvania
Oversees North Carolina acquisitions, directs sourcing and underwriting, approves offers, leads negotiations, and expands the portfolio through strong local relationships and strategic capital allocation.
Deshan Baker
Senior Acquisition’s Associate – Massachusetts
Oversees Massachusetts investment acquisitions, sets strategy, reviews underwriting, approves deals, and drives portfolio expansion through targeted negotiations and deep local market relationships.
Underwriting & Investment Analysis
Mona DeBusschere
Senior Underwriter
Evaluates real estate investments by analyzing financials, market data, and risk; underwrites acquisitions, supports capital decisions, structures deal assumptions, and ensures returns align with TheSko.Group’s investment criteria and strategy.
Sean Ellis
Junior Underwriter
Supports senior underwriting by gathering financials, analyzing rent rolls and expenses, building valuation models, researching markets, and assisting with risk assessments to help evaluate real estate investment opportunities.
Todd Mcfarlane
Junior Underwriter
Assists with underwriting by collecting property data, reviewing financials, analyzing rent and expense assumptions, updating valuation models, and conducting market research to support accurate evaluation of real estate investments.
Capital Markets and Investor Relations
Tyson Herbert
Director of Capital Markets / Investor Relations – North America
Leads North American capital strategy by sourcing debt and equity, managing lender and investor relationships, structuring financings, overseeing closings, and optimizing capital stacks to support acquisitions, refinances, and portfolio growth. From sea to shining sea. Including all 50 states and all other US holding and property.
Sergio Casmasas
Director of Capital Markets / Investor Relations – South America
Responsible for raising and managing regional capital by sourcing debt and equity, leading investor communications, structuring cross-border financings, and maintaining long-term relationships with institutional and private investors to support acquisitions and portfolio growth across South America. Included are Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Peru.
Kalisa Polponova
Director of Capital Markets / Investor Relations – European Markets
Responsible for leading European capital formation by sourcing debt and equity, managing institutional and private investor relationships, structuring and negotiating financings, and overseeing investor communications to support acquisitions and long-term portfolio growth across European markets. Included are UK, Germany, France and Spain.
Aisha Al-Najjar
Director of Capital Markets / Investor Relations – Asia Minor
Leads regional capital raising and investor relations, sources debt and equity, structures cross-border financings, communicates portfolio performance, and builds long-term relationships with lenders and investors across Turkey and Cyprus.
Cao Bo Xin
Director of Capital Markets / Investor Relations – East Asia
Oversees regional capital formation and investor relations, sources debt and equity, structures cross-border financings, communicates performance, and builds strategic relationships with lenders and investors throughout Asia Minor. Including Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul.
Zain Al-Amin
Director of Capital Markets / Investor Relations – Middle East
Leads European fundraising and investor relations, aligns regional capital sources with investment strategy, structures and negotiates financings, communicates portfolio performance, and builds long-term relationships with institutional and private investors across Europe.
Transactions & Closings
Kara O’Donnel
Transactions Coordinator – International
Manages cross-border real estate transactions by coordinating contracts, timelines, and documentation, liaising with legal teams, title, escrow, lenders, and partners to ensure compliant, on-time closings across multiple countries.
Jonathan Gomez
Transactions Coordinator – National
Coordinates domestic real estate transactions by managing contracts, timelines, and closing requirements, working with buyers, sellers, title, escrow, lenders, and internal teams to ensure accurate, compliant, and on-time closings nationwide.
Mali Saengsawawng
Closing / Escrow Liaison
Acts as the primary point of contact between the firm and escrow or title companies, coordinating closing documents, timelines, and funding requirements to ensure smooth, accurate, and on-time real estate closings.
Operations / Finance / Compliance
Dr. Soumba Katuziu
Operations Manager
Oversees day-to-day operations by streamlining processes, managing internal controls, supporting financial workflows, ensuring regulatory compliance, coordinating vendors, and maintaining accurate reporting to keep the organization efficient, compliant, and scalable.
Stephanie Gutierrez
Accounting Controller
Oversees all accounting functions, including financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliations, and audits; ensures compliance with GAAP and internal controls; manages accounting staff; and provides accurate financial insight to support strategic decisions.
Tanya Soedenheim
Inhouse Counsel
Provides in-house legal guidance by reviewing and drafting contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing risk, advising on transactions and corporate governance, and coordinating with external attorneys to protect the firm’s legal and business interests.
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