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Paul R. Gienger
President
Mr. Gienger has been with Topa Management Company since 1977 and has developed, leased, financed and managed both multi-family residential and commercial properties. Paul is a licensed broker in the State of California and the State of Hawaii and a member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA).

Carol T. Shain
Vice President

Carol Shain has been with Topa Management Company for more than 30 years offering skillful representation to both company owned and client owned property. Carol is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Gary Clopp
Vice President

Mr. Clopp is the current past President of the Affordable Housing Management Association (AHMA) - Pacific Southwest, which covers Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada. This position puts him in direct daily contact with the National Affordable Housing Management Association based near Washington, D.C. and places Topa Management Company on the cutting edge of federal, state, and local legislative and regulatory changes and updates in the housing industry. Most recently Mr. Clopp was awarded the Clive Graham Award for lifetime achievement of excellence in the Affordable Housing Industry from the Affordable Housing Management Association-Pacific Southwest (AHMA-PSW).

Robin N. Platt
Vice President

Robin Platt is recognized as one of Ventura County's leading commercial real estate professionals. Robin has over 20 years of commercial real estate leasing and operations experience. Robin is a founding officer and member of BOMA Tri-Counties and is also a member of BOMA Los Angeles. She holds an MBA in Marketing & Finance from California State University Northridge and is a Board of Director for the Economic Development Corporation of Oxnard and St. John's Regional Medical Center Foundation.  Robin has received numerous awards acknowledging excellence in Property Management and is currently pursuing her Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.

Darren Bell
Vice President & Director of Leasing

Darren Bell has over 18 years of experience in commercial real estate leasing, investment, management and development and is Topa's leasing specialist in the Los Angeles region.  He has negotiated and consummated over 1,000 commercial lease transactions throughout his career.

Since joining Topa in 2002, he has been responsible for the execution of over $300 million in lease transactions representing over 1.2 million square feet.  He holds an MBA in finance from the University of Southern California and a BS in economics from the University of Santa Clara.  Darren is a member of the Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate Association (LACRA) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Curt Nakamura
General Manager

Curt Nakamura has over 15 years of real estate experience in the Oahu market. A graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle, he has worked extensively in the financial and real estate markets in both Hawaii and Washington State. Mr. Nakamura is the General Manager of the Topa Financial Center located in Downtown Honolulu. Mr. Nakamura has been a major factor in the overall improvement of the relationship between the landlord and tenants.

Stephanie Silvia
Director

Stephanie Silvia is a seasoned housing professional and is responsible for regulatory and fair housing compliance in the field. Stephanie has over 20 years of experience in both conventional and affordable housing, dealing with HUD, CHFA, Public Housing Authorities, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC) and other regulatory agencies. She is a recognized expert on various Federal and State housing programs occupancy requirements and trains our property supervisors and on-site managers in these areas - as well as fair housing compliance. Stephanie Silvia is a Certified Professional of Occupancy (CPO) and a Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM).

Brad Gienger
Senior Property Manager

Brad Gienger has been with Topa for over 8 years and is responsible for the overall operations of 1800 and 1900 Avenue of the Stars, two Class A buildings located in Century City totaling nearly 1,000,000 square feet. Brad is a member of (BOMA) Building Owners and Managers Association and has served on the Board of Directors for the Century City Chamber of Commerce for the past 3 years. He was the recipient of the Local B.O.M.A. Building of the Year Award in 2002 in the 500,000 - 1,000,000 square feet category for 1900 Avenue of the Stars recognizing superior design, operation and management of buildings.

Dean Christian
Senior Property Manager

Dean Christian is responsible for overall operations of the Topa Financial Plaza in Oxnard totaling over 580,000 square feet, consisting of two Class A High Rise Office buildings and ten low rise or stand alone buildings. Off-site management includes a marina with 450 boat slips. Dean is an experienced broker and property manager serving the Los Angeles and Ventura County areas for the past 18 years. He has managed over $530 million of real estate and was the recipient of the Local, Regional and International B.O.M.A. Building of the Year Awards for Sanwa Bank Plaza/Figueroa at Wilshire. Dean serves on the Board of Directors for the United Way - Ventura County.

Kelly Hagar
Assistant Property Manager
Kelly Hagar is responsible for the portfolio of properties Topa manages in the Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks, Moorpark and Woodland Hills area totaling approximately 440,250 square feet of office and retail space.  In the four years prior to joining Topa, Kelly was the Assistant Manager of a portfolio that consisted of retail property, a Class-A, mid-rise, and a campus-style, commercial office project totaling 420,000 square feet in Ventura/Oxnard.  Kelly is pursuing her California Real Estate License and is also working towards receiving her RPA from BOMA.

Lali Haniffa
Controller
Lali Haniffa has been with Topa Management Company for over 15 years. Lali is a CPA and member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (CACA).