"OUR
PEOPLE"
Welcome to Royse &
Brinkmeyer. You will find that our website is
highly interactive for both residents and prospective
residents. In fact, you can learn nearly everything about our
company by clicking through our site including what our employees
do for fun, how to light a pilot light, and news, sports, and
weather within the Resident Center. However, our website is
not our company; rather, our company is the
people behind the operations. Many other companies
have nice apartments and plenty of resources with which to
maintain them. But what keeps people coming back to Royse
& Brinkmeyer? Why do we foster the best reputation in
town? Why would anyone new in town choose us over our
competition when they`ve never heard of either?
"Our People" get it right.
Your apartment is much more to you than four walls, it is your
home. Similarly, working at Royse & Brinkmeyer is much
more to us than a job, it is our lifestyle. We take
pride in our people. This is probably why they stay loyal to
our company and to you, as evidenced by the long tenure of much of
our staff. The Royse Family look after our people, much like
your Community Manager looks after you and your neighbors. If
your previous landlord allows your neighbors to blare music
disrespectfully, throw their trash near (rather than in) the
dumpsters, and is generally apathetic towards their residents, then
we think you`ll enjoy the consideration that Royse & Brinkmeyer
extends to it`s residents. If you personally engage in the
above activities, then you may be happier living elsewhere (and so
will we). We`d like to invite you to become one of "Our
People".... after all, Your Friends are Already
Here ®.
LEASING OFFICE
Bob
Chief Executive Officer
Bob is a University of Illinois
graduate and started his career in banking. He helped launch Royse
& Brinkmeyer Apartments in 1996 alongside the owners. He has
helped to make this organization what it is today by creating a
portfolio of quality apartments with satisfied residents and a team
of goal-oriented individuals to ensure that things stay that way.
Bob's favorite part of the job is seeing how all of the planning
and work Royse & Brinkmeyer does to get things right turns into
satisfied residents. Bob is a pilot, golf enthusiast, swimmer, and
fan of blues music.
Collin
Chief Operating
Officer
Collin started his career at Royse
& Brinkmeyer as a part-time painter on May 29, 2001 and was
originally valued mostly for his height because he could reach near
the ceilings without a step ladder. He then worked part-time as a
Leasing Agent while attending the University of Illinois and
accepted a position as Community Manager and web editor in spring
of 2005. While managing at Royse & Brinkmeyer, he received his
MBA from the University of Illinois in May 2009 and in 2010, he
took over day-to-day operations for the company as Chief Operating
Officer. His favorite part of his job is when everything balances
perfectly: the happiness of the owners, the tenants, and his staff.
When not at work, Collin loves to play tennis, go scuba diving, and
climb mountains in Colorado.
Stephanie
Office Manager
Stephanie started at Royse &
Brinkmeyer in January of 2012. She is the “mother” of the Leasing
Office, decision maker, and the engine that keeps the office
running. Stephanie provides the tools that the staff needs in order
to lease and help the residents. Her work background consists of
many different aspects that culminates in the positions she now
holds as Office Manager. She has worked in event planning, sales,
and customer service as well as a secretary and manager. The
biggest driving force of her work is her staff and getting to know
the customers and residents. In her time off, Stephanie likes going
to the gym, cooking, reading, traveling, crafting, and making
cookies with her large collection of cookie cutters.
Lauren
Receptionist
Lauren began her time at Royse &
Brinkmeyer at the beginning of July 2016 after graduating college
with a degree in mass communications. If you contact the Leasing
Office, Lauren will be the voice on the other end of the phone and
probably the first face when you walk in the door. She loves
interacting with both the current and future tenants that come into
the office to ask questions, apply, or just simply to pay rent. In
her free time, Lauren loves spending time with family and friends,
crafting, singing, writing, and photography. All credit for these
bios belongs to her!
Kaitie
Senior Leasing Agent & Custom Programs Officer
Kaitie joined the Leasing Office at
Royse & Brinkmeyer in April 2009. She used to work as a server
and also as a barista before deciding to enter the world of
leasing. Kaitie loves the fact that she gets to interact with new
people everyday. Besides the duties of a Leasing Agent, Kaitie is
also in charge of training new staff, resident emails and events,
and really being the skilled right-hand of Stephanie, the Office
Manager. When not at work, Kaitie loves to spend time with her
family, both immediate and, of course, her fur family. She also
loves photography (and actually, all of the photos on this page are
credited to her).
Kara
Community Manager
One of Royse & Brinkmeyer's
outstanding Community Managers, Kara joined the company in February
2010. Kara's job as Community Manager is really about getting to
know the residents on each of her properties. She spends much time
on the individual properties making sure everything looks nice and
rules are being adhered to. Kara has been working in property
management since 1998, after getting her degree in hotel
management. She enjoys working for Royse & Brinkmeyer because
each day brings something new: from different people to different
situations. In her time off, Kara loves to travel, tasting new food
and seeing new sights in tandem. When she is not traveling, she
loves spending time with her dog, Deuce, and she is an avid
Illinois basketball and NASCAR fan.
The properties that Kara manages are as follows:
Gaby
Community Manager
Gaby is one of our fantastic
Community Managers, focusing on the core and Savoy properties. She
began her time at Royse & Brinkmeyer in August of 2016. Her
main duties are ensuring tenant relations with the company, and
keeping an eye on the properties to be sure that current and future
residents are happy with their homes. Gaby has been in the property
management and housing sphere since 2010 through working as an
inspector for Housing & Urban Development as well as a property
manager for other companies. She loves how efficient and friendly
the environment of the leasing office is as well as how
team-oriented the office is run. Gaby is an avid cook, loves to
travel, doing hair and makeup, and she has incorporated fitness and
nutrition as a way of life. Most importantly, her passion in life
his her son and her many pets.
The properties Gaby manages are as follows:
Director of
Finance
Craig began his time with Royse &
Brinkmeyer in January of 2009. He is in charge of payroll, cash
management (bank accounts), and the large financial statements.
Craig has been working in the world of accounting with his own
business, his church, and other businesses since the '70s. He
really enjoys answering financial questions and he likens it to
detective work, or the “why” behind the numbers. He loves working
for Royse & Brinkmeyer because of the congenial atmosphere.
When not at work, Craig enjoys listening to music, watching movies
from his extensive DVD collection, and spending time with his
family.
