our team

JOHN E. BALLAS, CPM® CMCA®
Managing Partner
Prior to the establishment of Ballas and Partners Management Mr. Ballas was Director of Operations for Bowen Property Management. In that capacity Mr. Ballas was responsible for the supervision of the financial and operational performance of the apartment properties in the Company’s portfolio. The portfolio consisted of market-rate and affordable apartments, luxury condominiums and senior independent retirement communities.
Mr. Ballas joined BPMC in May of 1992 and brought with him 15 years of specialty big box and retail management experience. His multi-faceted management experience added to the depth of his knowledge and understanding of all aspects of the property management industry.
Mr. Ballas is actively involved with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) and is a Certified Property Manager (CPM®); sat on the Board of Directors of the Multi Family Housing Council of Oregon; is a member of Community Association Institute (CAI) and is a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA®). He is an affiliate member of the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors; and holds a real estate brokerage license in both Oregon and Washington.
 

SUSAN WEST, ARM® CMCA® AMS ®
Partner
As an Equity Partner of BPM Susan is responsible for business development and company compliance.  Before joining the partnership Susan spent the past 15 years with Bowen Property Management where she ended her tenure as Assistant Director of Operations.  During her time with Bowen she was active with IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management) where she sat on the education committee and received her ARM® and CPM Candidacy® designations.  In 2006 Susan was given the responsibility of forming and building an association management division for Bowen.  At this time she became and remains involved with CAI (Community Institute Association), where she is on the education committee and holds her CMCA® (Certified Manager Community Association) and AMS® (Association Management Specialist) designations.  Susan will have her PCAM ® (Professional Community Association Manager) by the end of 2010.  Susan’s college background is in business and real estate.

MARA DAVIS, CMCA®
Partner
As an Equity Partner, Mara Davis is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the BPM portfolio.  Mara spent the last 7 years with Bowen Property Management as a Portfolio Manager who also brought with her several years of management and customer service experience.  Mara holds a real estate license in the State of Oregon and has her CMCA® (Certified Manager Community Association).  Mara is an active member of the Community Association Institute (CAI) working toward her AMS® (Association Management Specialist) designation.

KIMBERLY THORPE
Accounting Manager
Kimberly received her Bachelor’s degree with a major in accounting from Maryville University St. Louis.  Kimberly has been in the property management field for the past three years as an Accountant ; joining BPM as we branched off from Bowen to become our Accounting Manager.  Five years prior to property management, Kimberly worked in the investment and insurance industry for several years.  Kimberly is working towards getting her CMA ( Certified Managerial Accountant) license.