Leadership

Laurie Baker is responsible for the creation, marketing, and administration of Camden's first investment fund, which has an investment capacity of $1.2 billion. Baker is also responsible for managing Camden's operating portfolio for several joint ventures.

During her tenure with Camden, Baker has held several positions. As Regional Vice President, she was responsible for managing over 10,000 apartment homes in Texas. As Vice President of Property Services, Baker was responsible for building complimentary technology strategies to enhance revenues and decrease expenditures. Baker served as the executive sponsor for Camden's technology initiative, which included managing several technology investments and the rollout of Camden's web-based property management software, revenue management system, and procurement system.

Before joining Camden, Baker was a Vice President at Walden Residential Properties and also spent eight and a half years at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, MD.

Baker holds a Masters of Business Administration from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Sam Houston State University. She serves on the Board of Directors Executive Committee for the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and participated on the inaugural Board of Governance for the Multifamily Information and Transactions Standards (MITS). In 2002, Broadband Properties recognized her as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Real Estate & Technology.

Since joining Camden in June 1999, Sarah Barletta has been responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of Camden's benefit programs, including the multifamily company's 401(k) retirement plan, employee stock programs, executive deferred compensation plans, health and welfare plans, and workers compensation.

With more than fifteen years of human resources and benefit design experience, Barletta's passion has been to continually improve these programs in order to meet the changing needs of the company and its employees. She has developed an amazing benefits team that is focused on providing excellent customer service.

Barletta received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Sam Houston State University.

Kim Callahan serves as the primary point of contact for the multifamily company's investors and analysts, and manages all investor communications including press releases, earnings releases, investor presentations, and annual reports.

Callahan joined Camden in 1996 and previously served as Director of Finance and Vice President of Finance for the company. Prior to joining Camden, she was employed by First Interstate Bank as a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Property Division, and also served as a Management Consultant for Price Waterhouse.

Callahan received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Managerial Studies from Rice University. She is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) and National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), and often participates in panel discussions at both NAREIT and NIRI conferences. Callahan has served as a mentor for Rice MBA candidates studying investor relations, and supports several charity organizations including the Make a Wish Foundation, Houston SPCA, the United Way, and the American Cancer Society.

Since May 2008, Bob Fisher has been responsible for a variety of legal functions for Camden, including corporate governance, transactional activities, and general litigation supervision.

Prior to joining Camden, Fisher was a long-standing partner in the Texas law firm of Winstead PC. He was a member of Winstead's executive committee. While his practice focused on real estate development and investments, he devoted a substantial portion of his time to the representation of Camden.

Fisher is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Houston Bar Association. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America and H Texas Magazine as a Houston Top Lawyer, and named as a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly.

Michael Gallagher is Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Camden. A seasoned financial executive with Big Four and industry CFO and Controllership responsibilities, Gallagher has been with Camden since 2006. Among other things, he successfully led Camden's J.D. Edwards financial implementation team and has been responsible for improving financial closing and SEC reporting.

Prior to joining Camden, Gallagher served five years as the Controller of GE Aero Energy, a $3 billion international manufacturing subsidiary of the General Electric Company, where he was responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, and financial reporting systems functions. He has also served as the CFO of a publicly-traded telecommunications company as well as a start-up international software company. Gallagher also spent eight years with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he served as the engagement manager for a number of Fortune 500 clients and SEC registrants.

Gallagher earned his Master of Business Administration at Texas A&M University and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting at the University of Texas—Tyler. Gallagher is also a Certified Public Accountant and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Robert Herr is responsible for reporting financial results for nearly 200 multifamily real estate communities with consolidated revenues of $600 million. Other responsibilities include: preparation and analysis of quarterly same-store results, preparation of Sarbanes-Oxley policies and procedures for property revenue and expenditures, and the monthly analysis of results to senior management.

Herr has been with Camden since 1998. Prior to his position as Vice President, he served as Regional Controller. Throughout his career with Camden, he has been instrumental in many initiatives including Camden's accounting systems conversion to J.D. Edwards, the acquisition of Summit Properties, and the consolidation of Camden's West Region accounting office to the main office in Houston.

Prior to working with Camden, Herr served at Intertek Testing Services for thirteen years, where he filled the role of Accounting Manager and then Controller. Before Intertek, he was Staff Auditor at Price Waterhouse.

Herr earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Indiana University, and his Masters of Business Administration at the University of Houston. He has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas since 1987.

Alex Jessett is responsible for managing all facets of Camden's Finance and Treasury departments, as well as overseeing all structured real estate investments.

Jessett played a lead role in the valuation, negotiation, structuring, and ultimate acquisition of $1.9 billion of real estate associated with the Summit merger. He has structured and negotiated the formation of joint ventures with institutional partners involving over $740 million in operating real estate and $360 million in development real estate. Additionally, Jessett coordinated $300 million in equity commitments for Camden's new Value-Add Fund, and has completed debt and equity issuances of approximately $5.5 billion.

Jessett has eleven years of real estate experience and has been employed by Camden for nine years. Prior to joining Camden, he worked at Comerica Bank of Texas in the Real Estate Lending department.

Jessett has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Houston, where he received the Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Texas.

John Selindh oversees the national marketing and branding strategies for Camden and its nearly 200 communities.

Prior to joining Camden in 2003, Selindh served as Vice President of Marketing, Education and Business Development with industry leaders such as ConAm Management, Fairfield Properties, Western National Property Management, and the Irvine Company Apartment Communities. He started in multifamily real estate as a leasing consultant almost 25 years ago after working for marketing and advertising agencies.

Selindh graduated from Pepperdine University and holds a Certificate in Marketing for the Residential Builder from the University of California, Irvine.

Kristy Simonette is responsible for leading the information technology initiatives for Camden.

Just prior to her current position, Simonette was Vice President of Camden's Business Services department. During her tenure at Camden, she has been responsible for evaluating and streamlining business processes that leverage technology in order to improve operating efficiencies. Simonette managed all aspects of the property management software project that included product designs, enhancements, testing, conversion and implementation, and production support. Her responsibilities included the implementation and ongoing maintenance of revenue management, all ancillary programs, policies and procedures, national purchasing, and the internal help desk.

Before joining Camden, Simonette was Director of Sales and Customer Service for Ashford.com, an e-commerce company that offers luxury goods and corporate gifts. Prior to Ashford.com, she spent three years implementing, training, and managing support for SAP at Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) and nine years at a multi-housing property management company, where she worked on-site and in the corporate offices as an internal auditor, technical trainer, and help desk manager.

Simonette holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Schreiner University.

Ross Wehman is responsible for federal and state income and sales tax compliance, forecasting, and research.

Wehman joined Camden in October, 1998 and has twenty-four years of experience in the field of taxation, including eighteen years in the real estate industry. He started his career in public accounting at the big four firm of KPMG, LLP.

Wehman earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas. He also earned a Masters of Professional Accounting/Tax from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Kip Zacharias oversees Camden's Business Services department and is responsible for the support of our national property operations. Zacharias' areas of responsibility include revenue management, property management systems, policies and procedures, the internal help desk, and Camden's internal contact center. He is also responsible for evaluating and implementing new products and processes that help improve Camden's property operations.

Prior to joining Camden, Zacharias was self-employed as a management and information technology consultant. His background includes extensive consulting experience involving strategic planning, program and project management, process re-engineering, software development and implementation, data conversion, and business solution delivery in the multifamily and banking industries. Zacharias spent numerous years as a consultant to Camden leading multiple strategic initiatives, including the J.D. Edwards implementation project, the Summit merger, the selection and implementation of the company's property management system, and Camden's Western Region accounting conversion project.

During his time with Camden, Zacharias also provided interim leadership for the company's Information Technology department, as well as its Accounts Payable department. Prior to working with Camden, Zacharias spent 9 1/2 years with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) providing consulting and project management for major firms such as Bank of America, NationsBank, Chase Bank, SunTrust Bank, Society Bank, United States Automobile Association, and PAYSYS International.

Zacharias earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analysis and a Masters of Science in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University, and was part of Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets. He currently supports several charity organizations including the Houston SPCA, S.A.F.E. House Rescue, the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and French Camp Academy.