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Mike is a Partner and Founder of Elford Realty.  As the President of Elford’s 110 year old construction company, Mike represents the 5^th generation of his family’s leadership of the organization.  In addition to his role at Elford and Elford Realty, Mike is the Founder and Managing Partner for Elford’s real estate development and property management affiliates.  Mike has over 25 years of development, construction, brokerage, and property managing experience.  He has served as the Principal of more than $2 Billion of development and construction projects in his 20+ years at Elford in the Multifamily, Retail, Commercial, Education, and Healthcare markets.

Mike is extremely active in the Central Ohio community and is currently serving as the Board Chairman of Habitat for Humanity Mid-Ohio, the Board Vice Chairman of the Upper Arlington Community Foundation, the Chairman of the Upper Arlington Youth Football Board of Directors, and a Board Member of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Mike is a graduate of Yale University where he played football.  He lives in Upper Arlington with his wife Lisa and their four children.

Jeff has been involved in the real estate business since 1994 and is oversees the retail leasing and financial underwriting of investment projects for Elford Realty. With over 20 years helping retail tenants and putting together development projects, his expertise on the finance side has been a valuable asset to Elford Realty. Jeff has participated in over $1B in real estate deals over the course of his career.

Jeff is an active member of the Make a Wish foundation and a board member of Stonewall Columbus.

Jeff lives in the Short North with his wife Kim and has 3 grown kids.

Tom has been in commercial real estate since 1991 in a variety of roles from purchasing institutional real estate for the State Teachers Retirement System to establishing a real estate mezzanine debt fund for Huntington Capital to financing and managing a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate for Continental Real Estate Companies.

Tom joined Elford Development in May 2017 to work on the financial underwriting, evaluation, financing and sale of the company’s real estate developments.

From March 2000 to May 2017 Tom was an Executive Vice President of Finance and Development of Continental Real Estate Companies.  During his tenure with Continental Tom was responsible for financing and sales of various commercial retail, office hospitality and industrial projects.   These duties include the sourcing, structuring and closing of first mortgage debt, mezzanine debt and equity / joint venture transactions.  In addition, Tom has handled TIF financing, tax abatement, and capital lease structuring for several Continental development projects.  Prior to joining Continental, Tom was Vice President with Huntington Capital Corp., the Section 20 Investment bank subsidiary of The Huntington National Bank.  During his tenure at Huntington, Tom helped establish the mezzanine debt program established by Huntington and fully funded the initial and follow-up funding allocation for the program. Prior to Huntington Capital Corp. Tom spent six years with The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio where he specialized in the acquisition of real estate assets through direct equity and joint venture investments, acquiring office, industrial and multi-family assets with a market value over $1 billion.  Tom specializes in real estate structured finance.

Tom received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Miami University in 1987 and a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate and Finance from the Ohio State University in 1991.

Andy focuses on helping his clients find solutions to their real estate needs as it relates to office leasing, site selection, and the acquisition and disposition of commercial properties. He started his career in 2005 with Continental Realty, a Cushman & Wakefield Alliance Partner, where he was promoted to Senior Vice President and Director of their Investment Services Group. In 2015, Andy expanded Elford Realty with Mike Fitzpatrick to provide a full-service real estate option for his clients.

He is actively involved in leadership roles in the community that include Nationwide Children’s Hospital Development Board (Past President), Rotary International (Past President Tri-Village Rotary), Columbus Realtors Board of Directors (Secretary), and the Ohio CCIM Chapter (Past President).

Andy is a 2002 graduate of Kenyon College and is a former 3-sport collegiate letter winner. He resides in Upper Arlington with his wife, Mary, their son, Luke, and their golden retriever, Grayton.

David has been in the real estate business since 1986, serving as assistant vice president of real estate for Big Lots Stores from 1986 – 1987. In 1987, he joined Continental Real Estate Companies, serving as General Counsel and Vice President of Development from 1987-2000 and 2002-2015. In the fall of 2015 he joined the team at Elford Development. His expertise touches on all matters relative to real estate development, construction, financing, acquisition, and disposition

David earned both his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees at The Ohio State University.

David lives in Blacklick with his wife, Donna, and has two grown children.

Joe joined Elford Development in September of 2018 to work on the company’s active Development Projects. Since an early age Joe has worked in real estate, from rebuilding homes in high school to evaluating and negotiating future development agreements, he brings a variety of skills and experiences to the Elford Development Team

Joe is a graduate of Purdue University (’13) with a degree in Civil Engineering and of the Ohio State University (’16) with a Masters of Business Administration. He currently resides with his wife, Shelby, and German Shepherd, Mackey (Mack).

Dan has been with Elford since 2016 and serves as the Vice President of Operation for Elford Realty overseeing all finance and accounting.

Kristy focuses on advising medical and office Landlords and Tenants on their real estate needs. She brings a diverse background having spent the first part of her career as an office broker with CB Richard Ellis and Colliers, and then as System Director of Real Estate Transactions and Development for OhioHealth. In her role with OhioHealth, she oversaw a portfolio of approximately 7 million square feet including office and medical space averaging 100+/- transactions per year. Her understanding of the healthcare and office environment goes beyond just the physical nature of a facility. Having the knowledge to understand what matters operationally for a company allows Kristy to be a strong advisor to her clients beyond just the real estate component.

Kristy is the co-founder of The Linda Daniel Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization committed to cancer prevention. They create unique athletic programs designed to challenge the athlete in each of us to raise money to help fund cancer research initiatives.

Kristy is a graduate of The Ohio State University and lives in Westerville with her husband, Matt, and two kids.

Michelle Horn is Vice President of Property Management and holds the CCIM and CPM designations, as well as a Real Estate License. Michelle has been with Elford Development since 2003. Michelle is responsible for all aspects of our property management operations. She assists with development and lease up as well as oversees the daily operations and finances of our $200M portfolio.

Prior to joining the Elford team, Michelle graduated from The Ohio State University and worked for United Dominion Realty Trust.

Michelle lives in Columbus with her husband and son.