AmRoc Fund Management Team
AmRoc has assembled a team of motivated real estate professionals with a combined 100+ years.
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Randy Ferreira
Managing Partner
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Jeff Klotz
Managing Partner
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Charles Faramo
Managing Partner
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Don Caster
Chief Operating Officer
Managing Partner
Randy Ferreira is a managing partner at AmRoc Premier Capital, LLC and is primarily responsible for providing oversight for firmwide strategic initiatives. In addition, Randy will also oversee the property management and renovation services for AmRoc Premier Opportunity Fund. Before becoming a managing partner at AmRoc, Randy was a founding member and operator at Blue Roc Premier Properties and Blue Roc Partners, where his track record included managing over 50,000 units across various states as well as over one- million square feet of commercial space. While managing the 50,000 units, Randy directed over $200 million worth of apartment value-add projects and supervised the construction and renovation of over 16,000 units. This was all accomplished while managing a successful team of over 400 professionals. Randy is a graduate from the University of Maryland where he holds a bachelor’s degree in Institutional Arts Technology and a master’s degree in Business Administration.
Managing Partner
Jeff Klotz is a managing partner at AmRoc Premier Capital, LLC and is responsible for providing oversight for firmwide strategic initiatives, investor relations, fund administration, and asset management. In addition to being a managing partner at AmRoc Premier, Jeff is currently the founding principal of the Klotz Group of Companies – A Vertically Integrated Private Equity Platform. The Klotz Group, its principals and affiliates have acquired and operated over 125,000 units across various sectors. In addition to acquisitions, the group has been responsible for the completion of 43 development projects across various states and renovation of over 75,000 units. Jeff accomplished this by employing over 1100 professionals and raising over $750 million worth of equity contributions. Jeff attended the University of Florida and holds various real-estate related licenses, including being a registered broker in multiple states throughout the Southeast United States.
Managing Partner
Charles Faramo is a managing partner at AmRoc Premier Capital, LLC. Charles is primarily responsible for the portfolio management functions of AmRoc Premier Opportunity Fund. This includes managing the underwriting process, conducting due diligence, and managing client relationships with equity partners. Prior to joining the AmRoc team, Charles served as a Senior Vice President at Blue Roc Premier for over twelve years. He was a main component in helping grow assets under management to an excess of two-billion dollars. In addition to helping grow AUM, Charles oversaw multiple operational departments including accounting, marketing, and business development. Before joining Blue Roc Premier, Charles started his career at JP Morgan Chase where he gained institutional experience in finance and private banking. Charles was named one of the JP Morgan Chase’s “top rising associates” while he was there. Charles is a graduate from Florida Gulf Coast University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management and Entrepreneurship.
Chief Operating Officer
Donald Caster is the Chief Operating Officer at AmRoc Premier Capital, LLC and is responsible for implementing strategic decisions from the managing partners and managing the team of professionals at AmRoc. Mr. Caster has 25 plus years of real estate executive management experience overseeing over $2 billion in assets or 20,000 multifamily units encompassing ground up development, stabilized operations, value-add re- positioning, market rate, subsidized housing, and student housing. Prior to joining AmRoc Premier, Mr. Caster was the President of Operations at Sagebrush Real Estate and Investment located in Denver, Colorado. As the President of Operations, Mr. Caster oversaw daily operations of the asset management, development, and operations of approximately $400 million in AUM, 5000 units, and over 125 associates. Prior to Sagebrush, Mr. Caster oversaw the Anchorage, Alaska portfolio as the Vice President of Operations for the Weidner Investment Group based in Kirkland, Washington.
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Jace Simmons
Chief Financial Officer
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Stephen F. McKinney, Esq
Chief Legal Officer
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Lisa Binder
Chief of Staff
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Michelle Tappouni
President of Development
Chief Financial Officer
Jace Simmons is the Chief Financial Officer for AmRoc Premier Capital, LLC and is responsible for overseeing fund administration through Juniper Square, investor relations, and capital raising activities. Prior to joining AmRoc Premier, Jace brings over 40 years of successful executive leadership across various funds and companies. He has extensive knowledge and experience in mergers and acquisitions, SEC compliance, and capital raising. This also includes working with investment banks regarding transactions, taking real estate companies public, and providing financial strategies for over ten-thousand units. Jace is a graduate of the University of Texas and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Chief Legal Officer
Steve McKinney, as Chief Legal Officer, oversees AmRoc Premier’s legal affairs, provides strategic legal counsel to the AmRoc Premier team, and implements company policy designed to minimize costs and mitigate potential liabilities.
Prior to joining the team, Stephen was a partner with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. for 30 years where he served as outside general counsel for a Fortune 500 company and advised clients and tried cases with respect to business, commercial and real estate transactions throughout the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. In addition, he is the Managing Director of Dispute Management Services, LLC, providing arbitration, mediation and consulting services to parties seeking to retain control of the resolution of their disputes.
A former hospital chaplain, Stephen has a B.A. degree from Furman University, an M.Div. degree from Southeastern Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., and a J.D. degree from the Emory University School of Law.
Chief of Staff
Lisa Binder is the Chief of Staff of the AmRoc Premier Capital team
President of Development
Michelle Tappouni is the Chief of Staff of the AmRoc Premier Capital team
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Wade Taylor
President of Construction
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Robin Stinson
President of Property Management
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Tyler Garrett
President of Acquisition & Disposition
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Andrew Hagaman
Vice President
President of Construction
Wade Taylor is the President of Construction of the AmRoc Premier Capital team
President of Property Management
Robin Stinson is the President of Property Management of the AmRoc Premier Capital team
President of Acquisition & Disposition
Tyler Garrett is the President of Acquisition & Disposition of the AmRoc Premier Capital team
Vice President
Andrew Hagaman is the Vice President of the AmRoc Premier Capital team