Executive Summary
Request More Information


Michael L. Morey, President
Thomas G. Klein, CPM, Vice President and Secretary
Mark R. Winter, SIOR, Vice President
Pamarella A. Hetland, Vice President - Treasurer
Scott M. Daugherty, Regional Portfolio Manager
Brad W. Lyman,
Manager of Construction

Kelly Edwards, Regional Portfolio Manager
Christian D. Caulum,
Real Estate Associate; Director of Research & Financial Analysis
Matthew Braun,
Real Estate Associate
Eric Reiche,
Project Manager

Michael Bingham,
Regional Property Manager

Matthew McConnell, Senior Commercial Property Manager


Michael L. Morey
President
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
Prior to forming Oakbrook Companies in 1987, Mr. Morey was Executive Vice President and Secretary of Madsen Corporation, a mid-Western commercial development and construction business. He was also President of its two operating subsidiaries, Madsen Investment Services, Inc., a licensed securities broker/dealer, and Madsen Mortgage Company, Inc., a mortgage-banking firm. During his 13 years at Madsen, Mr. Morey was responsible for development, financing and financial planning for $400,000,000 in properties developed and/or owned by Madsen. He also supervised the activities of Madsen's developers, real estate agents, securities agents, property managers, and finance directors.

During his career, Mr. Morey has been active as a speaker at seminars on various aspects of real estate and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Edgewood Campus Grade School, a member of the Board of Directors of Downtown Madison, Inc., a member of the Business and Advisory Board of Attic Angels, a member of the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association, and other trade organizations. Mr. Morey is also on the Gubernatorial appointed Multifamily Dwelling Code Council.

Experience
As President of the Oakbrook Companies, Mr. Morey is responsible for overall corporate management and directs the brokerage, property management, consulting, construction and financial operations.

1987 - Present: President
Grubb& Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison
Oakbrook Corporation

Education

University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.S. Engineering, 1972; M.B.A., Finance, 1974

Professional Affiliations
Registered Professional Engineer
Licensed Real Estate Broker – Wisconsin, Illinois
Counselor of Real Estate Designation
Board of Trustees, Edgewood College
Gubernatorial Appointment to the Multifamily Dwelling Code Council

Back to top


Thomas G. Klein, CPM
Vice President and Secretary
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
Prior to forming the Oakbrook Companies in 1987, Mr. Klein worked for ten years as Vice President of Madsen Corporation in real estate management, development and finance. He developed commercial and multi-family housing projects in 30 communities and secured a total of $100,000,000 in mortgage financing for Madsen projects. Mr. Klein was responsible for the start up, marketing, leasing and overall management services for housing developments. He has extensive experience in mixed-use developments, public/private partnerships, site selection and owner representation.

Mr. Klein has been a guest lecturer at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and has been a panel member with the Urban Land Institute on public/private partnerships. He has also been past president of the Madison Exchange Club, a past director of the U.W. Real Estate Education Fund, a director of Associated Bank South Central, a director of Catholic Charities, a director of Second Harvest Foodbank, a member of the Delta Gamma Sigma Business Honors Fraternity, and Former Chairman of Board of Trustees Edgewood High School.

Experience
Thomas G. Klein is responsible for residential fee property management activities of Oakbrook Corporation. His property management role includes direct supervision of the Regional Property Managers, Compliance Department, and the development of all management plans, marketing and leasing strategies. In addition, Mr. Klein has worked with Madison area commercial firms providing sales, leasing, and site location activities.

1987 - Present: Vice President and Secretary
Grubb& Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison
Oakbrook Corporation

Education
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, B.B.A., Marketing, 1972
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. Real Estate Investment and Land Economics, 1974
CPM Institute of Real Estate Management-Milwaukee Chapter 13

Professional Affiliations
Licensed Real Estate Broker – Wisconsin, Colorado, and Minnesota
Certified Property Manager – Institute of Real Estate Management
National Association of Realtors

Back to top


Mark R. Winter, SIOR
Vice President
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
Mark oversees the office leasing efforts, preparation of annual operating and capital budgets; preparation of management, leasing, and marketing plans; and supervision of the commercial property management area. His development responsibilities involve coordination of all facets of a project, which include site selection, acquisition, project planning, marketing, design, and participation with a development team consisting of architects, engineers, and contractors.

Mr. Winter has sold many types of investment property over his career. The investment transactions included office buildings, industrial property, retail and investment land. Over the past seven years, Mr. Winter has been extremely active in the area of investment land sales. These land transactions have ranged in purchase price from $200,000 to $3,500,000

Experience
Mr. Winter is responsible for management and leasing of Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook's office portfolio. He is also active in commercial property sales, acquisitions, and development. Mr. Winter has leased over 1,500,000 square feet of commercial office space in the Madison and Milwaukee areas over his career.
1987 - Present: Vice President
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison

Education
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
B.S. Comprehensive Finance, 1972

Professional Affiliations
Licensed Real Estate Broker – Wisconsin
National Association of Realtors
Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)

Back to top


Pamarella A. Hetland
Vice President-Treasurer
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
Prior to joining the Oakbrook Companies, Ms. Hetland worked four years at Madsen Corporation, a midwestern property management and real estate development business. At Madsen she performed financial analysis for real estate syndications, resyndications and refinancings. During her last year at Madsen, she became controller and supervised all accounting functions. Prior to working at Madsen, Ms. Hetland worked with a public accounting firm located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Experience
As Vice President-Treasurer of the Oakbrook Companies, Ms. Hetland is responsible for the accounting activities. She oversees corporate and property accounting, audits, income tax reporting, budgeting, payroll and computer operations.
1987 - Present: Vice President-Treasurer
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook

Education
University of Wisconsin, Madison
B.B.A., Accounting, 1979
B.B.A., Risk Management, 1979

Professional Affiliations
Certified Public Accountant

Back to top

 


Scott M. Daugherty
Regional Portfolio Manager
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
As a Regional Portfolio Manager - Residential Properties, Mr. Daugherty is responsible for the overall management of a portfolio of 57 properties consisting of over 2700 residential units, many of which have income restrictions of the Section 42 housing program.

Experience
1997-present
Senior Property Manager-Oakbrook

1991-1997
Property Manager-Gorman & Company

1986-1991
Property Supervisor-Munz Corporation

Prior to joining Oakbrook in 1997, Mr. Daugherty was a regional property manager for a Madison based development and property management firm. He was responsible for the overall management of 15 entities totaling about 1100 units. In addition, he was responsible for site selection, WHEDA and community approvals, and negotiations with lenders and equity investors for new Section 42 housing construction projects.

Prior to this position, Mr. Daugherty spent five years with a Madison development and property management company where he worked as a property supervisor responsible for the management of 1600 residential units and approximately 150,000 square feet of commercial space.

Education
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Course work in accounting

Back to top


Brad W. Lyman
Manager of Construction
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
Mr. Lyman began his career as a maintenance technician in 1983 for Madsen Corporation. In 1985 he was promoted to maintenance supervisor and was transferred to Milwaukee where he was responsible for the physical maintenance of a 190-unit garden apartment complex and a 348-unit high-rise property. Mr. Lyman joined Oakbrook at its formation in 1987 and in June 1989 he was transferred back to Madison to supervise the maintenance of commercial properties. In 1994, he was promoted to Senior Property Manager and through the years has helped to grow the management portfolio to 30+ commercial buildings totaling 1.6 million square feet of space. In 2004, he was promoted to Manager of Construction, a role in which he will oversee both residential and commercial remodeling projects across Oakbrook's management portfolio of 10+ million square feet of space.

Experience
Mr. Lyman has twenty years of experience in the maintenance, management, and construction of real property assets, including oversight of a staff of seven people. His knowledge of commercial and residential HVAC systems and their successful integration with remodeling projects has been invaluable to owners and tenants alike.

2004 - Present: Manager of Construction
Grubb& Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation
1987 - 2004: Senior Property Manager
Grubb& Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation

Professional Affiliations
Licensed Real Estate Sales Person - Wisconsin
International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) Member

Back to top

 



Kelly Edwards
Regional Portfolio Manager
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
Prior to joining Oakbrook in 1999, Ms. Edwards held positions of Director of Asset Management with SunStarr Property Real Estate Group, LLC; Project Developer with Merced Housing Texas; and Compliance Trainer and Coordinator for Heartland Properties, Inc. Ms. Edwards has more than 12 years experience in various aspects of affordable housing development and asset management.

Experience
As a Regional Portfolio Manager, Ms. Edwards is responsible for a portfolio of approximately 38 properties consisting of more than 3,000 residential units located in Illinois and the Milwaukee metropolitan area. Her portfolio includes market rate, tax-exempt bond, HUD, Section 8 and HOME, USDA Rural Development and Low Income Housing Tax Credit financial developments. Prior to her position as Regional Portfolio Manager, Ms. Edwards was responsible for managing the Compliance Department ensuring compliance with tenant occupancy requirements of the various affordable housing programs.
2004 - Present: Regional Portfolio Manager
Oakbrook Corporation
1999-2004: Director of Compliance
Oakbrook Corporation

Education
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - B.A. Political Science

Professional Affiliations
Certified Occupancy Specialist, National Center of Housing Management
Housing Credit Certified Professional, National Association of Home Builders
STAR Certification, Spectrum Enterprises

Back to top


Christian D. Caulum
Real Estate Associate
Director of Research & Financial Analysis
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook

Career Summary
Chris’ activities include brokerage, consulting, development and research. Chris is a licensed salesperson and handles brokerage transactions on behalf of Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook clients, who have ranged from local small businesses to global Fortune 500 firms. Chris also leads Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook’s research unit, which includes maintaining a database of Madison office and industrial buildings and producing research publications and forecasts. He also works with clients with special needs for financial analysis, specific research and development consulting.

Before joining Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook, Chris was a property manager for three years at a residential property management firm based in Madison where he was responsible for a 330-unit portfolio of apartments, retail spaces, and offices scattered among nine different projects. His duties included leasing, marketing, and the supervision of resident managers, maintenance technicians, and administrative personnel.

Experience
Chris graduated from UW-Madison real estate program, which is ranked among the most prestigious programs in the country, and has over eight years of private sector real estate experience. In the five years Chris has been with Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook, he has been involved in brokerage transactions with a cumulative consideration of over $25 million.
2000 - Present: Real Estate Associate
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison
2002 - Present: Director of Research & Financial Analysis
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison

Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997; Undergraduate degree in Business Administration included majors in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, and Risk Management and Insurance.

Professional Affiliations
Grubb & Ellis Industrial Council
University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association
Commercial Brokers Group-Madison, Wisconsin

Back to top


matthew_braun

Matthew Braun
Real Estate Associate
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook

Career Summary
Matt's primary activities include brokerage, consulting and investment sales. Matt is a licensed salesperson and handles brokerage transactions on behalf of Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook clients.

On some consulting assignments and investment offerings, Matt assists Oakbrook President Michael Morey by performing research, financial forecasting, analysis, and production of consulting reports or offering memorandums.

Before joining Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook, Matt was employed as a Director at Johnson Capital Group of Colorado in Denver, Colorado where he originated, negotiated, and structured debt transactions for institutional and individual property owners in the Rocky Mountain Region. Matt developed business relationships with national capital market players and gained professional experience at Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal in Chicago, Illinois.

Experience
Matt has over six years of real estate experience, specializing in commercial real estate finance, and majored in real estate while at the University of Wisconsin.
2000 - Present: Real Estate Associate
Grubb Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison
1999-2003: Director, Johnson Capital Group-Denver, CO
1998: Intern, Ernst & Young Kenneth Leventhal-Chicago, IL

Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999
Undergraduate degree in Business Administration included majors in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, and Accounting

Professional Affiliations
Licensed Real Estate Sales Person - Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association
Commercial Brokers Group-Madison, Wisconsin

Back to top


Eric Reiche
Project Manager
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
Eric has been with Grubb & Ellis\Oakbrook since May of 2000. His primary duties include preparing tenant improvement budgets, hire and supervise the activities of all subcontractors, set up and maintain construction schedules for each project, inspect construction at job sites to insure quality workmanship, and monitor monthly expenses for comparison to the approved tenant improvement budget. Other duties include preparing and maintaining a database of AutoCAD drawings for office buildings managed by Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook. He also assists in coordination of space planning for new tenants.

Before joining Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook, Eric was employed as a draftsman/expediter at Wick Building System Inc. located in Mazomanie, WI. For over three years. Eric's duties included development of floor plans, steel layouts, typical sections, and plant fabrication drawings on AutoCAD; preparation of material for each project shipping list; communication with dealers and crew foreman; problem solving of job site conditions; estimating building costs and training of new and existing employees.

After graduating from the University of Wisconsin - Stout, Eric was employed as a manager trainee with Northland Buildings, Inc. located in Eau Claire, WI. Duties included daily inventory control, order processing of buildings, picking and shipping of hardware for post-frame construction, and training of temporary employees.

Experience
Eric has over eight years of construction experience and majored in Construction Management at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
2000 - Present: Project Manager
Grubb& Ellis|Oakbrook-Madison
Oakbrook Corporation
1997-2000: Draftsman/Expeditor
Wick Building System Inc.

Education
Eric is a 1996 graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Stout with a degree in Construction Management.

Professional Affiliations
Red Cross trained

Back to top


Michael Bingham, CPM ® , ARM ®
Regional Property Manager
Proprietary Portfolio
Oakbrook Corporation

Career Summary
As a Regional Property Manager for the Proprietary Portfolio, Mr. Bingham is responsible for the overall management of a portfolio of eight properties consisting of 1,786 residential units.

Experience
Mr. Bingham has been involved in virtually every aspect of multifamily housing. Prior to joining Oakbrook Corporation in 2003, Mr. Bingham was an asset manager for 40 properties consisting of 8,400 residential units for a large national tax credit syndicator. His duties in that capacity included performing due diligence on management companies, performing physical site inspections, reviewing financial statements, budgets and tax returns, investor reporting and oversight of property operations.

Prior to this position, Mr. Bingham worked for the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority as a Multifamily Asset Manager and ultimately, as a Multifamily Portfolio Manager. During his tenure at WHEDA, Michael was responsible for protecting the authority’s assets and ensuring the long-term viability of programs and developments.

In addition to the above positions, Mr. Bingham also spent nine years with a large Wisconsin based property management and development company, managing Section 42 tax credit properties, with the latter years spent managing distressed properties.

2004 - Present: Regional Property Manager
Oakbrook Corporation
2003 - 2004 : Area Property Manager
Oakbrook Corporation
2001 - 2003:

Asset Manager
Key Bank

2000 - 2001: Multifamily Asset Manager
WHEDA
1991 - 2000: Property Manager
Gorman & Company

Education
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), Chicago, Illinois
Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin

Professional Affiliations
Certified Property Manager (CPM)
Accredited Resident Manager (ARM)
Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS)
Housing Quality Standards Certified (HQS)
Licensed Real Estate Broker - Wisconsin

Back to top


Matthew McConnell
Senior Commercial Property Manager
Grubb & Ellis|Oakbrook

Career Summary
Mr. McConnell has been employed in the building maintenance field since 1982. In 1987 he joined Oakbrook Corporation at its formation as a Maintenance Supervisor in Arlington Heights, Illinois for our Residential Division. In 1989, Mr. McConnell transferred to our Commercial Division as a Maintenance Technician where his responsibilities included the daily operations of seven commercial office buildings. In 1996 he was promoted to Maintenance Supervisor to oversee our entire portfolio of commercial properties in the Madison area. In 2002, he was promoted to Commercial Facilities Manager where his responsibilities included the maintenance management of over 1.5 million square feet of commercial space. In 2004, Mr. McConnell was promoted to Senior Commercial Property Manager.

Experience
Mr. McConnell is well versed in all aspects of building maintenance and building management. His vast knowledge of building maintenance comes due to his hands on approach throughout his career. He also has extensive experience in several types of fire alarm systems, access control and automated HVAC systems.
1987 - Present: Grubb& Ellis|Oakbrook
Oakbrook Corporation
1982 - 1987: MUNZ Corporation

Professional Affiliations
International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) Member

Back to top


 
P.O. Box 45530 | 2 Science Court
Madison, WI 53744-5530 | T: 608.238.2600
F: 608.238.2625 | E: corporate@oakbrookcorp.com