AIR Communities - Denver, CO

Leadership

We are defined by our commitment to AIR Communities’ mission, vision, and values. We strive to provide an exceptional living experience for residents and a meaningful place to work for teammates, to be a good neighbor in the communities we serve, and to be a good steward for our investors. Our view is relationship-based, reflecting a holistic view of the results a cohesive and caring team achieves.

EXECUTIVES

Co-led by AIR executives with over 6 decades of experience
Stable and cohesive senior team with more than 80 years of combined AIR experience
Team who likes working together and has a culture of collaborative outcomes
Comprised of real estate minded people focused on delivering the highest levels of customer satisfaction and retention, and highest operating margins
Understand that real estate assets are physical, but finance and business is personal

EXPERIENCE

President and General Counsel, AIR Communities (2020-Present)
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, Aimco (2007-2020)
Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Aimco (2004-2007)
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Aimco (2002-2004)
Associate, Hogan & Hartson LLP (now Hogan Lovells) (1998-2002)
Federal Judicial Law Clerk, US District Court, District of Colorado (1996-1998)

QUALIFICATIONS

Lisa oversees governance, information technology and process innovation, human resources, and legal
She has had increasing levels of responsibilities across the company, serving as a cross-functional leader of the organization. Lisa has had responsibility for construction services, asset quality and service, insurance, risk management, dispositions nationwide, and Aimco’s acquisition activities in the western region. She also served as chairman of Aimco’s Investment Committee
In private practice, Lisa focused on public and private mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, securities, and corporate governance

EDUCATION

JD, Harvard Law School, cum laude
Managing editor of the Harvard Law Review
AB, Stanford University

PERSONAL SIDE

Lisa is a Denver native and met her husband, Rich, at her first youth group event (they married 15 years later). They are proud parents of a son who is in school at Indiana University
Lisa is active in philanthropy and her community. Currently, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the Craig Hospital Foundation, chairing the Finance and Investment Committee. She also serves on the Board of Directors of BBYO
When not advancing AIR Communities’ success, you’ll find Lisa with her family and friends, cheering the Denver Broncos or any other Colorado sports team, relishing a round of golf, or enjoying a concert

LISA COHN

President and General Counsel

KEITH KIMMEL

President of Property Operations

PAUL BELDIN

EVP, Chief Financial Officer

EXPERIENCE

Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, AIR Communities (2020 – Present)
Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, Aimco Apartment Homes (2002 – 2020)
Executive Director/CEO of three organizations including the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the National Stroke Association and the Association for State and Territorial Health Officials
Deputy Director, Metro and Regional Air Quality Council (1987 -1992)
Senior Consumer Protection Analyst, U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance (1981 – 1986) and Congressional staff (1978-80)

QUALIFICATIONS

Patti has spearheaded Aimco/AIR Communities’ work with elected officials, government and community partners, redevelopment zoning and entitlement efforts nationwide, and directed the Company’s philanthropic and corporate communications programs. She also leads the Risk Management and Environmental Health and Safety Departments
She served in the cabinet of Colorado Governor Roy Romer as executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She also held leadership roles on the staffs of members of Congress in both the U.S. House and Senate

EDUCATION

Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program, Harvard Kennedy School
Corporate Social Responsibility Program, Harvard Business School
MPA, University of Colorado, Denver
AB, Brown University

PERSONAL SIDE

Patti has been married for more than four decades and has two successful grown children
She is involved in numerous professional and non-profit organizations
Patti enjoys skiing, hiking, golf, musical events and cooking elaborate dinner parties for family and friends

PATTI SHWAYDER

SVP, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer

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