Enterprise Residential, the property management arm of Enterprise Community Development, is pleased to announce several promotions and a new hire following an organizational restructuring that allows the growing company to enhance and expand its residential support services.
“We are thrilled to bring new talent to the Enterprise Residential team and see our long-term talent thrive in new roles,” said Gayle Filo, president of Enterprise Residential. “In recent years, we’ve continued to experience major growth across our portfolio, and these positions will be essential to meeting our ongoing goals in providing opportunities for upward mobility to our residents.”
Kevin Seawright has joined Enterprise Residential as a vice president of operations, specifically overseeing the company’s emerging and transitional portfolio including communities under rehab and new construction communities in lease-up. Seawright is an operations leader with more than 20 years of experience who has expertly managed resources at several municipal, non-profit and private-sector business organizations. After more than a decade of public service, Seawright transitioned into the private sector, fulfilling various operational director roles in Washington, D.C. before joining Enterprise Residential.
JR Jean Paul, who joined Enterprise Residential in 2018, has been promoted to vice president of operations, responsible for the overall performance of Enterprise Residential’s portfolio of stabilized communities. In his time with Enterprise, Jean Paul has been deeply involved with the onboarding and oversight of the new properties, has been an active member of the Policy and Procedures Committee and is a strong advocate for Enterprise Residential associates and residents. Prior to joining Enterprise, Jean Paul spent 12 years at Columbus Property Management, progressing to director of property management.
A founding member of Enterprise Residential, Monica Areford will transition to the newly created role of vice president of shared services to oversee the growing support services provided to Enterprise Residential’s site teams. Areford will utilize her deep history in property management across various states and jurisdictions to oversee the Enterprise Residential teams in Compliance, Engineering, Learning & Development, Marketing and Yardi Support. She will also lead work around culture, in conjunction with other parts of Enterprise Community Development.
Also a founding member of Enterprise Residential, Tory Graves will transition to the newly created position of assistant vice president of resident experience. In her new role, Graves will lead a team of resident services managers in the delivery of consistent services across Enterprise Residential’s entire portfolio, focused in the core service areas of housing stability, food security, literacy, digital literacy and access, and resident and community engagement She will work in partnership with Enterprise Community Development’s resident services strategy team to ensure that all residents have access to services that positively impact communities. Graves has a long history in property management and community service through affiliations with various charitable organizations. In 2017, she founded The Warrior Princess Project of PA, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to creating opportunities for girls to realize their athletic goals, which has served over 350 young girls and women.
In 2017, Enterprise Community Development formed a new property management company, R Home Property Management, LLC comprised of Shelter Property Management Company’s first rate former corporate and on-site staff. R Home was re-branded to Enterprise Residential, LLC in 2020. Enterprise Residential inherited Shelter’s 25 years of experience managing over 50 affordable and market-rate multifamily and senior communities in the Mid-Atlantic Region. This has allowed Enterprise Residential to provide a seamless transition to residents, lenders, tax credit investors and government partners. Enterprise Residential currently manages over 100 affordable communities including most of the Enterprise Community Development portfolio.
Enterprise Community Development specializes in high-impact residential development, property management and resident supportive services. With 60 years of collective experience, Enterprise Community Development was formed in January 2020 through the combination of Enterprise Homes, Inc. and Community Preservation and Development Corporation. Setting high standards for community planning, affordable housing and a curated residential experience, Enterprise Community Development strives to continue leading innovative solutions in the Mid-Atlantic’s housing market. The fifth-largest non-profit affordable housing provider in the country, and the largest regional provider in the Mid-Atlantic, Enterprise Community Development has developed more than 16,000 well-designed homes in over 100 communities across the Mid-Atlantic. Enterprise Community Development has offices in Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Richmond and is part of the Enterprise family of companies. For more information, visit https://www.EnterpriseCommunity.org/financing-and-development/community-development.
