Milo Pinkerton
President
Over nearly 30 years, Milo Pinkerton has developed more than 2,200 units. His unique background of architecture, real estate and construction allows him to successfully oversee and direct all aspects of MSP’s operations, ensuring steady growth, consistent profitability and increasing cash flows annually. Milo works hands-on with the development and construction teams and coordinates the management and direction of both MSP and Heritage.
Prior to forming MSP, Milo was vice president and manager of special projects for ITT Real Estate Services, where he was in charge of the disposition of $50 million of troubled real estate nationwide. Milo was also project director with a regional development/construction company, Orville E. Madsen and Sons, where he was in charge of developing over 450 units. Milo has a master’s in business with an emphasis in real estate investment from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s in architecture from the University of Minnesota.
Brian Martin
Vice President of Asset Management
Brian Martin serves as the Vice President of Asset Management for both MSP and Heritage Senior Living. He heads up operations of MSP Property Management.
Brian has been in the real estate management industry for over 14 years and was previously a regional asset manager, overseeing a portfolio of roughly 50 properties and more than 3,350 units throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
Brian’s experience covers market rate, tax-exempt bond, HUD Section 8 and HOME, USDA Rural Development and Low Income Housing Tax Credit financed developments.
Lars Johnson
CFO
Lars Johnson has over 17 years of health care accounting experience. His background includes health maintenance organization, financial analysis and accounting. He also spent nearly a decade in public accounting working with clients on financial modeling, strategic planning and feasibility studies.
Lars, who holds both a bachelor’s and master’s in business administration, as well as being a licensed CPA, leads the overall financial management of MSP Real Estate and Heritage Senior Living, helping guide their growth and development according to long-term strategic plans.
Mark Hammond
Director of Development
Mark Hammond leads all real estate development activities and assists the company in identifying and overseeing legal issues in other core areas. Mark actively manages all aspects of the development process, including site acquisition and approval, financing, design and value engineering, construction, and lease-up.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in economics, an MBA in real estate, and a Juris Doctor, all from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mark Pohlkamp
Controller
Mark joined MSP in August 2006 as a Senior Staff Accountant. As the company has grown, Mark grew into becoming the company Controller.
Mark has extensive accounting experience in the property management field. Prior to joining MSP, Mark worked with Carew Properties for 20 years.
Liz Johnson
Area Property Manager
Liz is responsible for managing the day to day site operations and MSP Property Managers. She has 10 years in the Real Estate industry with 7 of those being in Property Management.
“Working with the onsite management team of MSP Real Estate and the day to day operations allows me to see first hand how beautiful affordable housing can bring such joy to people”.
Danny DiFrancesco
Project Manager
Danny DiFrancesco is a Project Manager for MSP Real Estate. Danny is responsible for assisting in new project development, financial feasibility analysis, applying and securing tax credits and other soft financing.
Danny also oversees preparing and reviewing construction draws for submittal to equity and lending partners. He assists in construction management and working directly with the Vice President of MSP Construction.
Danny graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been with MSP Real Estate for 7 years.
Alyssa Kleckler
Development Associate
Alyssa supports the development and construction of new properties as MSP and Heritage Senior Living. Alyssa brings prior experience within the real estate industry and an appreciation for the sense of community real estate development provides its residents.
Alyssa previously worked with Walsh Real Estate Services, LLC as a Real Estate Market Analyst Intern focusing on market research and demographic analysis for metro areas across the US. She also previously worked with Ernst & Young as a Transaction Real Estate Intern, where she focused on real estate valuation and due diligence. Alyssa holds a BBA in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics and a BBA in Accounting from UW-Madison.
Ben Shearer
VP of Construction
As the VP of Construction, Ben leads the construction operations at MSP. He is involved in all aspects of our projects from concept to completion.
Ben has nearly 20 years of experience building more than 140 projects throughout the U.S. during his career. Ben is a UW-Stout Construction Management graduate.
