Executive Team
Dennis Heywood
Owner / President
dennis.heywood@ericksonmanagement.com
Dennis is President and General Manager of Erickson Realty & Management, Inc. He has over forty (40) years of hands-on experience in all facets of multi-family housing, including development, construction, sales and management. He is a graduate of Chicago State University earning a B.S. with a major in Accounting. Dennis has been a licensed Real Estate Broker in Illinois for 40+ years. As an active member of the Community Association Institute, he holds the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation and has completed all requirements and is a candidate for the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation.
Timothy Heywoood
General Manager / Portfolio Manager
tim.heywood@ericksonmanagement.com
Tim an Account Executive who joined Erickson Realty & Management in March, 2002. He is a graduate of DePaul University with a degree is Real Estate and Finance. Tim has completed the Community Associations Institute (CAI) M-100 course, received his Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation and is also working his way toward the Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation. Tim is a licensed Community Association Manager.
Jessica Knight
Accounting Department Manager &
Office Administrator
jessica.knight@ericksonmanagement.com
Jessica joined Erickson Realty & Management in March, 2008 with a background in Real Estate Development and Office Management. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s in Liberal Arts and Science. Jessica was a Portfolio Property Manager for 7 years with Erickson and has now moved into the dual role of Office Administrator and Manager of the Accounting Department. Jessica is a licensed Community Association Manager in the state of Illinois.
Account Executives
Eileen Anderson
Portfolio Property Manager
eileen.anderson@ericksonmanagement.com
Eileen joined Erickson Realty and Management in 2011 with twenty (20) years of experience in Customer Service and seven (7) years of experience in Portfolio Management. She is a member of the Community Association Institute (CAI) and has completed the CAI’s M-100 course. Eileen is a licensed Community Association Manager in the State of Illinois and currently working towards obtaining her CMCA designation.
Jean Carey
Portfolio Property Manager
jean.carey@ericksonmanagement.com
Jean Carey joined Erickson Realty & Management in October, 2017 with (25) years of experience in Real Estate Management and Marketing. She has worked in management, as an onsite property manager, and has been a Portfolio Property Manager for the last 6 years. She is a graduate of St. Xavier University with a degree and in Business and Marketing. Jean has completed the Community Association Institute (CAI)M-100 course, received her Certified Manager of Community Associations(CMCA),and is a current member of CAI. Jean is a licensed Community Association Manager in the State of Illinois.
Jennifer Joy
Portfolio Property Manager
jennifer.joy@ericksonmanagement.com
Jennifer joined Erickson Realty & Management in 2010 with the role of Receptionist. In 2015 she obtained her state license in Property Management and in 2016 began working as a Portfolio Property Manager with Erickson. Jennifer has completed the Community Associations Institute M-100 course and is currently working towards obtaining her Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) designation.
Debbie Price
Portfolio Property Manager
debbie.price@ericksonmanagement.com
Debbie joined Erickson Realty and Management in 2012 with many years of portfolio community management experience. She completed the Community Association Institute’s (CAI) M100 course and achieved the Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) Designation. Debbie is member of the Community Association Institute (CAI) and is a licensed Community Association Manager.
Roxy Lee
Portfolio Property Manager
Roxann.lee@ericksonmanagement.com
Roxy joined the EMC team in 2020 with thirty (30) years of experience in Sales, Finance and Customer Service. She most recently worked as a National Sales Representative for Custom Window Treatments. She has also worked in the mortgage, insurance and auto industries. Roxy is currently working towards obtaining her Community Associations Institute M-100 Certificate.
Pam Adduci
Portfolio Property Manager
Pam.adduci@ericksonmanagementcom
Pam Adduci joined Erickson Realty and Management in 2020 with 30 years combined experience in project management, accounting, insurance, construction and property management. Pam is currently working towards obtaining her Community Associations Institute M-100 Certification.
dania gutierrez
Portfolio Property Manager
dania.gutierrez@ericksonmanagement.com
Dania Joined Erickson Realty & Management in January 2021 with 4 years of experience in Accounting and 2 years of property management. Dania is a licensed Community Association Manager in the State of Illinois.
Service Department
Wendie Kasmi
Service Coordinator
service@ericksonmanagement.com
Wendie began working at Erickson Realty & Management in early 2005 as our Receptionist. In 2010 Wendie transferred into to our Service Department. As our Service Coordinator Wendie oversees and delegates all incoming service requests from our customers. She is in regular contact with Boards, Managers, Homeowners and vendors to ensure timely completion of all service requests.
Accounting Department
Maureen Grant
Bookkeeper, Accounting Department
maureen@ericksonmanagement.com
Maureen came to Erickson Management in 2004 coming in with a background as a school secretary. Maureen started working at Erickson in in part-time position and quickly rose to be one of our full-time Bookkeeping pros. In the Accounting Department, Maureen processes all incoming online payments, maintains vendor insurance records and handles the regular bookkeeping on a number of associations that we manage.
Amy Knight
Bookkeeper, Accounting Department
amy@ericksonmanagement.com
Amy came to Erickson Management in 2001 as part of an early release for work program from High School and we’ve been lucky enough to keep her since. Having worked her way through almost all areas of the company, Amy has settled into the Accounting Department. As Bookkeeper, Amy oversees all ACH client sign-ups, processes the daily lockbox for incoming payments, and handles the bookkeeping on a number of association we manage. Amy also supervises the day to day operations of the Accounting Department.
Terri O’Donnell
Administrative Assistant
terri.odonnell@ericksonmanagement.com
Terri joined Erickson Management in 2011 in a temporary position that quickly grew to full time. Terri assists the Management Team, the Closing Department and the Accounting Department on a daily basis. Terri also maintains the electronic filing system within the office.
Lindsey higgins
bookkeeper
Lindsey.higgins@ericksonmanagement.com
Lindsey joined the Accounting Department at Erickson in early 2021 with a background in customer support at a real estate firm and accounts receivable for a contracting company.
Closing Department
Pat Walega
Closing Adminstrator
pat.walega@ericksonmanagement.com
Pat joined Erickson Management in 2007. She began with the position of a Portfolio Property Manager and shortly transferred into our Closing Department to serve as our Closing Administrator. Pat oversees all facets of real-estate closing transactions for each closing within each community we manage. Pat regularly receives commendation letters from Attorneys, Sellers and Buyers.
Support Department
Adeline Barrins
Administrative Assistant
Adeline gladly came out of retirement to join Erickson Management in 2017, as our Monday-Wednesday front desk Receptionist. She previously worked the front desk at an Orthopedic Surgeon’s practice for 11 years. Prior to that, Adeline worked at the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications as a Police Dispatcher. Her 10 year career at Chicago 911 also included joining the Dispatcher/Call Taker Training Staff and the Technical Services Department.