Our Team

ALLEN HAS OVER 8 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN REAL ESTATE WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

PRIOR TO JOINING LRC, ALLEN WORKED FOR DONOHOE REAL ESTATE SERVICES, ADLER REALTY SERVICES, AND CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD SERVICING INSTITUTIONAL OWNERS OVER A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF OFFICE, RETAIL, AND INDUSTRIAL ASSETS. MOST RECENTLY WITH CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD HE SERVICED CLIENTS SUCH AS NEW YORK LIFE, IRON POINT TITAN VENTURES, TRUE NORTH MANAGEMENT GROUP AND CWCAPITAL.

ALLEN IS A GRADUATE OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY.

Laura Bowers is the Property Manager for both 4500 Leeds Avenue and Ashley Overlook located in Charleston, South Carolina. Laura began her career in the restaurant industry rising to Director of Purchasing and Project Manager, building restaurants in three states. In her twenty years with the restaurant group, she was known for cultivating vendor and customer relationships. Prior to joining LRC properties, Laura was the CEO of Boone Hall for ten years where she oversaw all operations on the 800-acre property including: tourism, farming, and events.

As a Charleston native she enjoys the lifestyle that only Charleston can offer such as boating, shrimping and year-round tennis.

Chandler has over 13 years of experience in commercial real estate and specializes in Property Management. Prior to joining LRC, Chandler worked with several owners/managers in Kentucky such as Nai Issac, Jones Lang LaSalle, Duane Realty & Development, and BC Wood Properties. Chandler is a veteran commercial Property Manager & Sales Associate with a demonstrated history of success working in the commercial real estate industry. Skilled in negotiation, tenant representation, disposition, leasing, construction & design, sustainable development, sales, facility management (FM), and sustainable design.

Chandler graduated from the University of Kentucky.

Michael Galante Jr. is a Senior Accountant at LRC Properties.

Michael has over 10 years of experience in real estate with a background in accounting and management.

Prior to joining LRC Properties, Michael was a Property Accountant and Junior Analyst for Brickman, a real estate owner-operator. During his ten-year tenure, he was responsible for accounting and monthly financial reporting, AP management, market analysis, and data management for active and prospect investments.

JASON IS A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT AT LRC WITH APPROXIMATELY 8 YEARS OF ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE.  PRIOR TO JOINING LRC, JASON WAS A PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER GINSBURG DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES.

PRIOR TO THAT, JASON WAS AN ACCOUNTANT AT A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING PRACTICE PERFORMING COMPILATION & REVIEW ENGAGEMENTS, AS WELL AS TAX PREPARATION FOR CLIENTS IN THE REAL ESTATE, MEDICAL AND RETAIL INDUSTRIES.

Angel Sotomayor is the Controller at Helm Properties.

Angel is a CPA with more than 11 years of experience in the real estate industry. He leads LRC and Helm accounting team in support of acquisitions, asset management, property management, development and finance. He has experience in financial analysis, property and investment accounting, establishing accounting policies and procedures, financial reporting, cash management, audit and tax.

Angel has held various accounting positions at multiple Real estate investment and property management companies and was a part of the Audit and Tax team at Berdon LLP. Prior to joining LRC Properties, Angel was the Accounting Manager at K5 Equities a real estate investment firm that also owned and operated properties.

Angel is a graduate of The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and has a BA in Accounting and a BA in Information Systems.

Prior to working for Helm, Michael worked in commercial facilities maintenance for eight years, residential facilities maintenance for four years, and residential housing maintenance for 16 years. His most recent position, prior to Golden Belt, was River Front Towers in Detroit where he was the Facilities/Apartment Maintenance Supervisor for the Hayman Company. He was the acting Regional Maintenance Director (Eastern US) for the Hayman Company from 2008 to 2013.

Michael has a can-do-attitude and is always happy to take on any project. He takes great pride in his buildings and strives to ensure his tenants and residents are able to work and live in a clean, safe, and comfortable environment.

Michael has his HVAC 609 Refrigerant Universal Certification from Esco Institute, as well as being a Certified Pool Operator from the National Swimming Pool Foundation and he received a

Hazardous Materials Handling from USMC.

Jerry Lee started his career in facilities maintenance with Cummins in North Carolina, working with them for ten years. He now oversees a talented group of three engineers that keeps the Leeds Avenue building running. From HVAC systems, chillers, to heavy equipment and much more Jerry has seen it all in his twenty-one years at Leeds. Fixing things is what Jerry does best which is why all of his life he’s been known as the “fixer”.

In his spare time, Jerry is a motorcycle and drag racing enthusiast and loves things that go fast but his true loves are his wife of 38 years and his two children and his grandson.

Originally from Vermont, Theresa has been working at 4500 Leeds Ave for nineteen years. Because of her tenure, Theresa knows the Leeds building inside and out. Some of Theresa’s main responsibilities include painting, lighting, fire equipment upkeep and inspections.

Theresa is a car enthusiast and spends weekends going to car shows, her favorite being the Camaros and muscle cars.

Casey Brown is a Master Electrician working in Commercial and Industrial Plants installing high voltage and fiber optics. Before coming to Helm Property Management & Services, Casey was Maintenance Facility Manager for Borden Dairy for 10 years.
Casey Brown grew up in Biscayne Florida where in his youth worked on a wildlife reserve raising kangaroos, lions and his favorite a white tiger cub.
Casey enjoys spending time with his wife of 38 years, his daughter and grandson.

Britney Mosquea is the Assistant Property Manager for Charleston and Savannah market, where she is responsible for tenant relations. Britney brings extensive knowledge in the property management sector, as she previously was an Assistant Property Manager for Range Water Real Estate. During her time there, she gained a diverse background in Property Management including generating monthly billings for tenants, rents, and invoicing.
In her spare time, Britney loves spending time on the beach with her family, and attending Charleston events.

Seth is the Assistant Engineer at the Mill No.1, Golden Belt and Madison Park. He came to Helm with experience in Building Security.
Seth is eager to add to his skillset with his new role here at HELM Management.