National Association of Residential Property Managers
National Association of Residential Property Managers
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Brian Birdy, MPM® RMP®, was born in Orlando, FL into a military family. He attended the University of Texas San Antonio from 1983-1985. He then joined the United States Air Force, where he served for 15 years. In 2000, he earned his Texas Real Estate License and went to work for Birdy Properties, the family business. He is currently broker and owner of Birdy Properties, CRMC®, a third generation family owned and run real estate company, specializing in property management in San Antonio, TX. He took over the one person company in 2005 with 80 properties, joined NARPM® in 2007, and has grown the business to more than 22 employees who manage more than 850 properties.
Dave is the president of R.P. Management, CRMC® in Minneapolis, Minnesota where his company manages over 500 single family and small residential rental properties. Dave holds the Master Property Manager (MPM®) and Residential Management Professional (RMP®) designations and his company holds the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC®) designation. He served on the National Board of Directors from 1991 through 1995 and again in 2004. As a Board member, he served as chair for the Education, Convention, Nominating and Long Range Planning Committees and was the National President during the 1994-95 term. Dave now serves NARPM® through committee involvement, teaching convention courses and seminars and the RMP®/MPM® courses.
Past President Bart Sturzl, MPM® RMP®, is Co-owner and Broker of Bella Real Estate, Inc. in Austin, Texas. Bart has Degrees in Management and Marketing, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude in both. Bart was the 2012-2014 South Central Regional Vice President (RVP) for NARPM® and has also served at the National level on the Communications, Professional Development, and Membership Committees. He has served NARPM® at the local level as Secretary, President-Elect, President, and Past President of the Austin Chapter. Bart has also served at the State level on the Texas Association of REALTORS® Property Management Committee and at the local level on the Austin Board of REALTORS® Property Management Committee. Bart was the NARPM® 2015 President-Elect and the NARPM® President in 2016.
Kate Roth, MPM® RMP®, is the founding member of Amethyst Realty Group, LLC. Kate has been in the property management and real estate field since 2006 and has managed an assortment of properties from single family homes to an apartment complex with over 100 units. Kate has also closed several successful real estate transactions representing sellers and buyers throughout her career. In 2020 Kate became an instructor with the Arizona School of Real Estate and Business. With the school Kate teaches Pre-Licensing Sales, Continuing Education as well as Broker Pre-Licensing classes. Kate is actively involved with NARPM in the Southwest Region serving as an Ambassador for 2022-2023 and has held Board positions with both the Denver Chapter of NARPM as well as the West Valley Chapter in Phoenix.
Kellie has been in the Property Management business since 1996, first as a landlord managing her own investment properties and then soon after as an Owner of T-Square Properties, which now manages over 400 properties and 40 Homeowner Associations. Kellie is the VP of Operations and oversees all of the day-to-day activities of the business located in Woodinville, Washington; which is a suburb of Seattle. Kellie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science from San Jose State University and is a Past President of the King County Chapter of NARPM® . She earned her RMP® Designation in 2010 and her MPM® Designation in 2012. She has served on several NARPM® committees, including Finance and National Convention. She also participated in the 2014 Strategic Planning at the NARPM® headquarters in Virginia. Kellie currently serves as the 2014 National Member Services Committee Chair. Kellie was the 2020 NARPM® National President and currently serves as a national Instructor and is the 2022 National Instructors Subcommittee Chair.
As a licensed Real Estate Broker in both Florida and Colorado, she is the Broker/Owner of Blue Sail Property Management, proudly serving clients in both states. With over 15 years of experience, Liz specializes in Property Management and is passionate about delivering exceptional service to property owners and investors. Throughout her career, she has successfully partnered with hundreds of investors—from large-scale firms to individual property owners, helping them maximize the value and performance of their real estate assets.
Since joining NARPM® in 2012, Liz has remained deeply involved in the organization and committed to advancing the industry. She earned her RMP® designation in 2015, followed by the MPM® in 2018. Her leadership service includes roles at the local, state, and national levels including the President of the Tampa Bay Chapter, Florida State Chapter Board, National Member Services Committee, National Finance Committee and as the Southwest Regional Vice President.
Liz was honored to serve as the 2022 National President of NARPM® and currently serves as a National Instructor, traveling nationwide to educate and empower fellow property managers, ensuring the industry continues to evolve with best practices.
When not working or teaching, she enjoys spending time with her family, playing golf, and exploring the scenic trails of the Rocky Mountains.
Mr. Michael A. McCreary, CPM® Emeritus, MPM®, RMP®, GRI, is Broker & Owner of McCreary Realty Management, a full-service property management company in Marietta, GA, a suburb in NW Atlanta. He sold his company portfolio of managed Single-Family Homes and managed Homeowners Associations to PURE Property Management in June 2022.
Michael joined the PURE staff as the broker for the Georgia office (combined with two other acquired companies) and was named the Director of Homeowner Associations for the entire PURE portfolio of communities across 5 offices in 4 states.
Michael guided the 70 local and remote staff members in the HOA division by moving all offices and communities into a common software platform (CINC Systems) along with a banking change, and 4 other products to better serve the members of the communities as well as the PURE staff.
In 2024, PURE sold the HOA Portfolio to Associa and Michael guided this complex delivery of these assets over a 3-month period ending in April.
Michael has been licensed in Georgia since 1978 and a Broker since 1983. Throughout his over 46-plus year career, he has managed thousands of 1-4 family properties for thousands of owners.
Michael earned the coveted CPM®, (CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER®) designation in 1987 from IREM. He is Past President of the IREM Georgia Chapter and was awarded CPM of the Year in 1992. In 2013, He was presented with the IREM National “Professional Achievement Award”. In 2018, He was awarded the honorary CPM® Emeritus status for contributions to IREM and the real estate management profession. In 2018, He was also honored with the recognition of REALTOR® Emeritus for his dedication to the REALTOR Association. He retired as a National Instructor Emeritus for IREM after over 33 years.
Michael has been an active member of the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Property Managers (NARPM®) since 1998 and has been awarded both the Residential Management Professional (RMP®) designation and the Master Property Manager (MPM®) designation. He was recognized as one of the VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR – 2015 recipients nationally. He also chaired the Education Sub-Committee & Instructor Sub-Committee of NARPM from 2013-2017. He presently serves on the Professional Development Committee and has since 2008 and has also been a National Instructor since 2014.
Mike Nelson was originally licensed as a real estate salesperson in 1977. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1981 with a BBA in Real Estate and became licensed as a real estate broker that summer. Mike has received the GRI designation from NAR. Mike is an instructor for NARPM and the Georgia Association of REALTORS®. He speaks and teaches classes around the country for various NARPM chapters and REALTOR® organizations on the topics of property management and real estate investing. The Georgia Real Estate Commission, his state’s regulatory agency, selected Mike to serve on their Education Advisory Committee to represent the needs and concerns of the property management industry before the Commission. Mike is the managing broker of Excalibur Homes, LLC, CRMC®, which is one of a handful of companies across the country to receive the Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC®) designation from NARPM. Excalibur represents over 4,000 rental homes in the Metro Atlanta area.
Paul Arrington, MPM® RMP®, began his REALTOR® and Mortgage experience after culminating a successful 20+ year career with the United States Air Force. Prior to starting Arrico Realty and Property Management, Paul worked as a REALTOR® and Mortgage Broker with Keller Williams Realty, Total Home Source, Inc., Florida Mortgage Funding, and Premier Mortgage, where he closed millions of dollars in real estate transactions. Paul started Arrico Real Estate and Property Management in January of 2008 and has managed thousands of homes for both large scale hedge fund investors, as well as smaller investors and “accidental landlords. “ Paul joined NARPM® in 2008. His designations represent his commitment to further educating himself about property management, but also gives him the advanced knowledge to train his staff to achieve excellence in the field. Paul was also the Founding Chairman of the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors® (GTAR) Property Management Task Force and President of the NARPM® Tampa Bay Chapter. He was the 2015 Education Chair for the NARPM® Florida State and Tampa Bay Chapters and also serves on the GTAR Property Management Task Force.
Scott Abernathy, MPM® RMP®, bought his first rental property, in 1989, while still serving in the United States Air Force. After attaining his Bachelor of Science Degree from Middle Tennessee State University, with a minor in Real Estate, Scott sold homes for Coldwell Banker, where he continued to acquire rental properties and began managing properties for clients. In 2007, Scott was hired to be the managing broker of a local Prudential Real Estate Franchise and develop their property management division. In 2010, he partnered with Reliant Realty, forming Reliant Property Management. Ultimately, Scott franchised with Property Management Inc., where he now manages properties for PMI Professionals in Nashville and PMI of Memphis. Scott has wrote and teaches two education classes for Tennessee Real Estate Licensee Continuing Education, one titled The Tennessee Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, the other Property Management: Basic Policies and Procedures. Scott is also a certified Real Estate Buyers Agent Council (REBAC) instructor, teaching the Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) Designation Class. Scott joined NARPM® in 2007 and soon learned there were many better ways of doing business. Scott has served as a chapter officer, Nashville Chapter President (2010), National Government Affairs Committee Chairman (2015-2016), Atlantic Regional Vice President, NARPM® National Treasurer, and NARPM® National President (2020).
