Management Team

Rick has been working for MAXX Properties since 1992, when he co-founded Wiener West Group, Inc. in Denver, Colorado, a division of what eventually became MAXX Properties in 2005. During his tenure in the multifamily industry, Rick has worked his way up from the front lines as a leasing agent and maintenance technician of a twenty-three unit building to become Chairman of MAXX Properties. Its current portfolio encompasses 38 communities consisting of 9,090 owned multifamily units in six states across the country and an additional 992 sponsor units and 32 managed cooperative units in New York. In addition, Rick is a member of the MAXX Board of Advisors. In this capacity, he is responsible for applying his expertise as an Asset Manager and Multifamily Property Manager to the oversight of the corporate vision, strategic growth, and company assets. Rick attended Brandeis University and the University of Colorado at Boulder from which he graduated in 1991, with a BA in Business and Political Science. He holds a Colorado Real Estate Employing Broker License. Rick is on the Board of National Eco Wholesale (NEW), Inc., is a member of the Young President Organization (YPO), and is also a founding Board of Directors member and treasurer of Space For Humanity (spaceforhumanity.org). To Space For Earth.

As the Vice-Chairman of MAXX Properties, Andrew Wiener works closely with ownership and the executive team to set long-term strategic goals and objectives, along with identifying investment opportunities for future growth. Andrew has been with MAXX for over 20 years and served in a variety of leadership roles that include oversight of Information Technology, Cooperative Management, Property Operations, and in the development of new business initiatives. Andrew is on the Board of Directors of The National Multi-Family Housing Council. Andrew earned his BA in History & Public Policy from the University of Denver where he served as class president and graduation speaker. He holds an MBA from Fordham University and completed the Accelerated Development Program at the London Business School. Andrew is a member of the Board of Trustees of Whitby School. Whitby is an independent, co-educational school located in Greenwich, Connecticut. He also serves as the President of the Milbrook Owners Association (MOA) an association of 180 homes in Greenwich, Connecticut. Andrew is a Co-Chair of The Wiener Family Future Foundation (WF3), a 501C (3) charitable organization which provides grants to organizations with a special focus on the areas of youth enrichment programs.

David Wiener joined MAXX Properties over 26 years ago and began his tenure by developing business plans and strategies for the long-term future of the company. After spending time in the family business, he helped to establish the acquisition team to seek opportunistic real estate investments, enhance the value of the portfolio through repositioning, ground up development projects, and realizing potential appreciation in the market place through value-add repositioning. Today, as Executive Director, he continues to work with ownership and the executive team to set strategic goals and objectives for continued growth and success of the company. Since 2006, David has served as the designated licensed real estate broker at MAXX. Prior to MAXX, David worked for the Stamford Capital Group, Inc, as a Mergers and Acquisitions Financial Analyst for four years and was involved with public and private sector during his tenure there. David is a graduate of Metropolitan State University of Denver where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Finance, Economics, and Real Estate.

William “Bill” Markey joined MAXX Properties in 2021 as Chief Executive Officer. He provides leadership and strategic guidance in support of business operations, in addition to acting as the chief representative to a diversified audience of investors, lenders, and field operators. He is a member of the company’s executive leadership team. Prior to joining MAXX, Bill had a 35-year career, including 26 years at MetLife Investment Management, most recently as the Head of Acquisitions & Capital Markets. He spearheaded the acquisition of $20 billion in real estate and completed $10 billion of financing. Prior to his current role, he was most recently responsible for MetLife’s commercial mortgage originations, which generated a volume of nearly $1 billion per month. He also managed more than $8 billion in assets including Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village, and the MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue. Markey also launched MetLife’s commercial real estate repo desk, which financed mezzanine loans and other structured fixed-income positions. Markey earned a BA in economics and an MBA from Rutgers University. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Urban Land Institute (ULI) where he is Vice-Chair for a product council. Markey is a member of the Dean’s Cabinet at Rutgers University’s Newark campus: a small group of industry leaders who work with the Dean’s office to enhance employment opportunities for minority students. Markey is also active in fundraising for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

John Colardi’s specialty is real estate finance. He recently joined our MAXX family, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2014. John’s entire career experience has been dedicated to the real estate industry. Prior to joining MAXX, he served as Manager of the Real Estate Industry Services Group for Deloitte and Touche. He then went on to become the Vice President and Controller at Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (NYSE), and is credited with Reckson’s emergence as a public company in 1995. Later, John served as Chief Financial Officer for both ASE Inc. and The DiMarco Group, L.L.C. Altogether, he has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master’s Degree in Taxation from Long Island University.

Genevieve Bauer is MAXX Properties’ Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Gen leads all marketing, operations, and capital improvements at all properties in the MAXX platform. As a key member of our leadership team, Gen is responsible for driving all operating activities with a focus on maximizing value and cash flow. Gen is also responsible for elevating the resident experience, resulting in better retention and better financial performance. From 2017-2022, Gen served as Senior Vice President of Residential Operations at Balfour Beatty Communities where she was responsible for overseeing the multifamily and student housing portfolio. Active in the residential housing industry for more than 20 years, Ms. Bauer holds extensive expertise in strategic property management operations with a particular focus on military housing and conventional multifamily communities. Earlier in her career, she held various senior level property management positions at Winn Companies and Forest City Enterprises. Gen is a Certified Property Manager (CPM®) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and a Certified Defense Privatization Manager (CDPM™) through the Military Housing Lodging Institute (MHLI). Gen serves as the Chair of the National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) Apartment Careers Committee and is also active on two advisory committees for the National Apartment Association (NAA).

Jeremy Eichel joined MAXX Properties in 2018 as EVP, General Counsel. Prior to joining MAXX, Jeremy served as SVP/Counsel with respect to two publicly-held REITs in the senior housing industry. Prior to the REIT engagements, Jeremy served as an attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Amy Warycha joined the MAXX family in 2009. Her background is strong, consisting of over 20 years of experience in human resource management. Amy is tasked with directing all human resource activities for MAXX such as organizational development, recruitment, training, employee relations, payroll, 401(k), workers compensation, benefits, and disability plans. Prior to joining MAXX, she served 13 years as Sr. Human Resources Director for Heineken USA, Inc. and earlier in her career she served as the Human Resource Officer for ING (US) Capital Holdings. With that said, Amy possesses knowledge of both the banking industry and consumer packaging industry, which adds to her arsenal of skills. She graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management and holds an MBA in HR Management from Pace University. During her post-graduate studies, Amy earned the accolade of Business Student of the Year in 2001.

Twenty-five years ago, Suzi Randolph joined MAXX Properties as an Administrative Assistant. With her hard work and dedication, Suzi took on more responsibility including management of the human resources and marketing functions and senior consultation to the Chairman as part of the Executive team. Presently, Suzi is the Senior Vice President, Philanthropy. As head of philanthropy, she is responsible for organizing all of MAXX’s philanthropic efforts. In addition, she is responsible for the management of the Sherry and Robert Wiener Philanthropy as well as the Wiener Family Future Foundation (WF3). Her efforts have helped MAXX achieve our goal as a company to continuously give back to the communities in which we live. Suzi is a business graduate of the University of Miami. Her post-graduate studies were at Pace University’s Lubin Graduate School of Business where she studied Finance.

Maria Valente has over 20 years of experience with MAXX Properties. She started with MAXX in an administrative role and with time took positions with increasing responsibility. In 2005, Maria became Vice President of Operations, responsible for all operations in Maryland and New York. In addition, she manages the cooperative/condominium management division of MAXX. In this function, Maria oversees the management of all capital improvement programs and operation budgets in her respective divisions while ensuring resident and employee satisfaction. Maria holds a seat on the Board of Directors for several of our Cooperative Owner’s Corporations in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Westchester, NY. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Iona College.

Sharon Kraft joined MAXX in 2015 assuming the role of Vice President of Operations. She is responsible for all operations across the MAXX portfolio of over 9,000 multifamily units in six states. Additionally, she works closely with our revenue management and capital improvement functions and oversees the Colorado corporate office. Prior to joining MAXX, she acquired 27 years of experience in the multifamily housing industry. She has significant experience in property acquisitions, renovations, asset management, budgeting, and personnel management working for institutional REITs. Prior to joining MAXX, Sharon worked at Baron Property Services for 16 years, 5 of which she served as a Senior Vice President. She holds her ARM and CPM designations as well as a Bachelor of Science Degree from Kansas State University.

Nancy Selinske joined MAXX Properties as Controller in 2020 and has 30 years of accounting and finance experience. Nancy served as Controller and Vice President for Ares Management Corporation, a real estate corporation in New York City, for fifteen years. Earlier in her career she served as a Senior Manager, specializing in audit and consulting services for Mendelsohn Kary Bell & Natoli LLP, as well as a Staff Accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Nancy holds her BBA in Public Accounting from Pace University and also holds her CPA and CGMA designations.