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Our Investment Team _________________________________________________________________________________  Michael Harmon President In 2004, Mike joined the Coast Group of Companies as President of Coast Equity Partners. Mike’s role is to drive the growth of Coast Equity Partners through the acquisition of investment properties that produce outstanding returns for our clients. Mike brings many years of business leadership, entrepreneurial drive and real estate experience to the table. He has held critical roles in the strategic management of high growth companies and early stage technology start-ups. From raising capital on Wall Street to buying his first rental property while still in college, Mike brings a unique broad range of talents to Coast. Mike’s entrepreneurial spirit is grounded in a solid business background. He has designed and managed the development of several mission-critical business systems for fortune 500 companies, participated in the creation of new businesses and nurtured new growth opportunities for existing businesses. Mike has created and grown departments, successfully identified, negotiated, and closed strategic partnerships, managed key client relationships and secured new capital investments for the companies he has helped lead. Since 1992, Mike has been engaged in the identification, acquisition and rehabilitation of real estate with excellent investment potential. His portfolio of properties includes residential holdings as well as rental properties in various markets throughout the Pacific Northwest and United States. He holds a BS in Finance from San Diego State University and a MBA with concentrations in Marketing and Management from the University of Notre Dame. Mike enjoys travel, youth coaching, winter sports, water recreation, golf and fishing. He lives with his wife and four sons in north Seattle and is active in his church, children’s school and local community. _________________________________________________________________________________  Tom Hoban Principal Tom has over twenty years of experience as a property manager, real estate advisor and investor. Before founding the Coast Group of Companies, Tom spent three years as a commercial lending officer at a major national bank, located in Seattle. Tom holds a BA in Business Finance from the University of Notre Dame. Tom is active in his community, maintaining affiliations or board positions with: The Rotary Club, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Providence Children’s Foundation, University of Notre Dame Alumni Club Board, various Apartment Operator's Associations, Boy Scouts of America, The YMCA, The Boy’s and Girl’s Clubs of America, and many others. Tom has been nationally published and writes a monthly commercial real estate column for The Snohomish County Business Journal and other regional publications. He is a frequently quoted source of real estate market information for a number of newspapers and publications. Tom has previously been featured as a host of his own real estate radio talk show and is a regular guest on the nationally-syndicated Tom Kelly ”Real Estate Today” show. He wrote and teaches the Washington Association of Realtor’s only two approved property management courses. Tom is licensed with the State of Washington as the required Designated Broker for Coast|Sperry Van Ness. In 2003, Tom and Shawn Hoban were named “Co-Persons of the Year” by their alma mater, The University of Notre Dame, for their professional and personal contributions to the community. _________________________________________________________________________________  Shawn Hoban, CPM, CCIMPrincipal Shawn's background includes his twenty-plus years with Coast, plus two years as a regional sales director for a national pharmaceutical company in Chicago, Ill. Shawn holds a BA in Business Finance from the University of Notre Dame. He is a Certified Property Manager® with the Institute of Real Estate Management® and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member®. These designations are considered the two highest achievements in the property management and real estate industry. Shawn is the designated broker for Coast Real Estate Services. Shawn is associated with a number of local community and industry groups, including the local chapter of The Institute of Real Estate Management, University of Notre Dame Alumni Club, The Rotary Club, Housing Hope Board Member, Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School Board Chair, Providence Everett Children’s Foundation, and many others. Shawn was selected as one of the Puget Sound Region’s top 40 executives under the age of 40 by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Shawn remains the only property management professional to earn this prestigious award. Under Shawn’s leadership, Coast has grown into management of over $1 billion in assets. In 2003, Shawn and Tom Hoban were named “Co-Persons of the Year” by their alma mater, The University of Notre Dame, for their professional and personal contributions to the community. |
