Our Team

Share a bit about your background and what led you to your role at Trekk Properties.
I was able to raise, beg, and borrow money in my mid-20s to purchase and renovate a duplex in St. Paul, MN. This experience led me to pursue a career in real estate, culminating in my current role as Owner of Trekk Properties.

What’s your favorite part about working with our clients or within the communities we serve?
I love finding solutions. Some of my most rewarding experiences have been finding a space for a growing business, a new apartment for a tenant, and seeing new projects being built in our thriving communities.

What’s a fun fact about you that might surprise your colleagues or clients?
I spent a year and a half traveling and working across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. I worked on a sailboat for two months in Papua New Guinea and lived out of a station wagon in New Zealand for three months. It was an amazing experience!

Looking ahead, what are your goals for the future of Trekk Properties?
We are a growth-oriented company that operates using Traction/EOS. We will continue to grow our business and properties under management, along with developing leaders in the communities we serve. Our ten-year target is 1,000,000 lives impacted through developing 500 community leaders.

Share a bit about your background and what led you to your role at Trekk Properties.
I was hired by Chris Kennelly to take on the role of Operations Manager for his companies. I was interested in the position as I was looking for a role that would allow me to impact local communities. Much of my prior experience was with global non-profit companies, working for an international risk association and a student exchange organization. When considering a new position, finding an employer driven by more than just profit was essential. Chris has an ability to drive positive change that is inspirational.

My experience working with small non-profits and as a partner in a small tax firm allowed me to wear many hats, gaining knowledge about IT, Marketing, Finance, Project Management, etc. Learning the keys to maximizing results with minimal resources for business growth directly translated to my new position. Trekk Properties is currently where I focus most of my day, but I enjoy working on the other areas of Chris’s full-circle real estate vision.

What’s your favorite part about working with our clients or within the communities we serve?
The ability to positively impact my community is motivating and rewarding. I also enjoy helping to create opportunities for employee growth, bringing business to local vendors, being a trusted local partner for owners/investors, and providing a ‘home’ for our community members.

What’s a fun fact about you that might surprise your colleagues or clients?
I love the outdoors – being in nature is where I find peace. Our family of four has traveled to the boundary waters every year since our youngest was three. We enjoy the challenges of portaging and carrying packs weighing about 90 pounds, and last year, we paddled to the Canadian border. We dehydrate all our own food and eat like kings! We enjoy exploring and spending time as a family away from everyone and everything. It is a very special time.

Looking ahead, what are your goals for the future of Trekk Properties?
My goal for Trekk Properties is to provide opportunities for employment, housing for residents, a trusted partner for owners/investors, and the ability to give back to community non-profits. Ultimately, I want to foster positive change in the community where my family and I reside.

Share a bit about your background and what led you to your role at Trekk Properties.
I entered the real estate industry in 2003, starting at a company in Minneapolis roughly the size of Trekk Properties. When that company was acquired by a larger management firm, I remained through the transition but realized I wanted to get back to my roots. After several discussions with Chris Kennelly, an opportunity emerged to head the Community Management Pillar at Trekk Properties. Returning to my hometown of Faribault has been incredibly fulfilling. I truly enjoy helping the company grow, especially knowing we positively impact the communities I love.

What’s your favorite part about working with our clients or within the communities we serve?
Gaining the trust and respect of clients has been both a challenge and a highlight for me. I was thrilled to successfully implement significant changes in business practices, which enhanced the operational efficiency of the associations managed by Trekk Properties. Getting to know each community to understand their unique needs and gain their trust has been especially rewarding.

I enjoy participating in local Chamber events in Northfield and Faribault, strengthening our community ties. Volunteering for initiatives like Earth Day clean-ups and supporting local organizations such as the Laura Baker Association fosters goodwill and enhances our communities’ living spaces.

What’s a fun fact about you that might surprise your colleagues or clients?
When I was five, my dad entered my name in a raffle for a little three-wheeler from a local grocery store in Faribault, and I won! Of course, my dad had to purchase his own ATV, creating countless memories of trips to the cabin and inspiring my lifelong love for the outdoors.

Looking ahead, what are your goals for the future of Trekk Properties?
My goal is to reintegrate myself back into our communities and build a foundation of trust for both owners and tenants. In our business, we are entrusted with our clients’ homes, so I want to ensure they know we have their best interests at heart. I want our communities to see Trekk Properties as the area’s most dependable, collaborative, and community-driven management company.

Share a bit about your background and what led you to your role at Trekk Properties.
I grew up on a hobby farm in Cokato, Minnesota and hold an Accounting degree from the University of North Dakota.  I have worked as an accountant for my entire professional life with the majority of that time being spent within the real estate industry.

I joined Trekk Properties in 2025 as the Director of Finance and have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the company.  My focus is on providing accurate financial reporting and analysis to our clients.

What’s your favorite part about working with our clients or within the communities we serve?
I thoroughly enjoy working within the real estate industry.   I like working in an industry that has tangible assets and that makes a direct impact on people’s lives.  Working at Trekk has exposed me to several regions of Minnesota that I had not worked in previously and I appreciate learning more about each community that we operate in.  Trekk has truly felt like a family since the day that I joined and when we say we want to have a positive impact on the community we truly mean it.

What’s a fun fact about you that might surprise your colleagues or clients?
I am a serial hobbyist that loves constantly learning and trying new things.  I have been learning German every day for several years now.  I also picked up scuba diving last year and have gone on several dives with my maximum depth being over 90 feet.  I also love listening to audiobooks about history.  I am constantly finding new things that I want to try or just learn.

Looking ahead, what are your goals for the future of Trekk Properties?
My goal for Trekk is to continue the growth trajectory that we are currently on and for our Finance team to continue to become more efficient and provide new value for our clients.  I would love to see us continue to serve the communities we operate in through bigger and more impactful ways.