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The Chairman
HHP EVANGELINE GOULETAS
REAL ESTATE LEGEND, CORPORATE EXECUTIVE, PHILANTHROPIST, TEACHER, LECTURER
Evangeline Gouletas is one of the most successful developers in the country as she continues her commitment to offering top-quality lifestyle in her residential developments. With over $5 billion (USD) in luxury condominium sales and more than 30,000 condominiums developed in 40+ markets throughout the country, the Evangeline name is synonymous with prestigious addresses throughout the United States. Evangeline’s development experience includes both, conversions and ground-up construction and complete renovation developments. New construction or complete renovation projects in Evangeline’s portfolio include Buckingham Plaza in Chicago, IL, Barclay Tower in Denver, CO, Lafayette Shopping Mall in Lafayette, IN, Century of Progress in Chicago, IL, and Skyline on Brickell in Miami, FL. One of the most creative forces in USA residential real estate, Evangeline made her initial mark in the Brickell area with the development and marketing of SKYLINE on Brickell located on prestigious Brickell Avenue, also known as “Millionaire’s Row.” The 35-story tower is a 360-residence community directly on Biscayne Bay. Following that successful development project, Evangeline saw the potential of what was to become the heart of Miami’s prestigious Brickell area: Mary Brickell Village. She acquired the air rights over The Shops at Mary Brickell Village to develop a 35-story, 369-unit luxury condominium tower. She sold almost all the units in this development, pre-construction, twice during the time she carried this development from 2004/5 to 2012, played a vital role in its financing, and finally sold these air rights along with all the entitlements, permits, and architectural plans, in a successful transaction that opened up new and exciting opportunities for new development opportunities in Miami’s current booming real estate development market. Evangeline has served as FIABCI-USA President and is a current member of FIABCI, an International Real Estate Federation with real estate professionals in 60 countries and a special consultant with NGO status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Organization (ECOSOC). The South Florida Business Journal recognized her with the Ultimate CEO award and the Influential Business Womenaward for her exceptional leadership. She is the first and only woman to be inducted into the Chicago Association of REALTORS® Hall of Fame. This award is presented to individuals whose leadership and accomplishments soar above the ordinary and possess a high level of character, accomplishment and contribution to business, culture and environment. A member of the James Deering Society of Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and a Trustee member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, an organization that recognized Skyline Equities with the 2010 Top Minority Business Award. Evangeline has been commended by political, community and civic leaders throughout South Florida for her pioneering spirit and commitment to the area. Upon their initial meeting, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz remarked, “Evangeline’s energy and dynamism is exactly what is needed in Miami.” Evangeline is an inspiring lecturer and keynote speaker; she has spoken at the Institutional Investors Conference in London, the Finance Institute at Baruch College in New York for 12 consecutive years, the Harvard Business School in Cambridge, MA and many other professional organizations. Her tireless dedication to community and philanthropic organizations is equally impressive. She is a member of the Brickell Rotary Club in Miami, which is part of Rotary International, a worldwide organization in existence for over 100 years, made up of business, professional, and community leaders who value service above self and embrace high ethical standards. The Brickell Rotary Club also collaborates with and contributes to the Rotary Foundation, a global organization with multiple initiatives to support education, the improvement of health and the alleviation of poverty. Evangeline sits on the Advisory Council of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. She served on the National and Chicago Board of Directors of UNICEF for ten years and numerous other civic, cultural and charitable organizations. She has served as First Lady of New York State. Evangeline has been bestowed with the title of Her Excellency with the dignity of Commandeur by the historicSovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem. She has been bestowed with the title of Grand Commander of the Holy Sepulcher by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. She is a member of Leadership 100, a driving force to seed and nurture new programs that promote Orthodoxy and Hellenism into the 21st Century. She is a member of theOrthodox Christian Network (OCN), an agency of that has been established to create a national, sustainable and effective media witness for the Orthodox Christian Church in North America. Keeping the confidence that she has carried throughout her career, Evangeline named her firm Skyline for two reasons: because she intends to continue to impact the skylines of major cities across the country and because to her and her company…THE SKY IS THE LIMIT…!
Board of Advisors
ALBERTO R. CARDENAS
Mr. Cardenas consults with the Skyline executive team as well as fellow Board Members regarding Skyline’s real estate development business.
Mr. Cardenas is a Senior Partner in the law firm Squire Sanders LLP, where he focuses on regulatory, government affairs and administrative law and splits his time between the firm’s Miami and Washington, D.C. offices. Prior to joining Squire Sanders, Mr. Cardenas was a Founding Partner of the law firm Tew Cardenas LLP, in Miami, FL.
He holds a law degree from Seton Hall University (J.D., 1974). He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Cardenas has been counsel of record in a number of precedent-setting and published court decisions. He was selected by his peers as one of “The Best Lawyers in America” from 2007 through 2012 and has been named as one of Washington, D.C.’s top lobbyists by The Hill newspapers.
Mr. Cardenas is a Senior Partner at Cardenas Partners LLC, a Washington, D.C. based federal consulting and lobbying firm and at The Advocacy Group (TAG) at Cardenas Partners, LLC, a Tallahassee, Tampa and Miami based state lobbying practice.
He is a member of the Board of Coral Gables Trust, a wealth management trust company and is an active member in a Natural Gas venture.
Mr. Cardenas was born in Havana, Cuba in 1948 and came to the United States with his parents at the age of 12. Today, he and his wife of 33 years, Diana, reside in Key Biscayne, Florida. They have 5 children and 5 grandchildren.
NICOLAS A. VERNICOS
Mr. Vernicos has been in the shipping and trading business since 1968, the 4th generation of his family to manage one of the oldest surviving Greek Maritime firms. The enterprise was founded in Constantinople in 1851 and has operated from Piraeus since the beginning of this century.
Mr. Vernicos serves as President of Vernicos Maritime Group, (ship owners and ship managers for ocean-going vessels), Nicolas E. Vernicos Shipping Co. Ltd., the oldest salvage and towage house in Greece, Vernicos Shipyard S.A., as vice-president of Vernicos Yachts S.A., Greece’s largest yachting group, including Marina-Hotel & Beach Management & Development. He is vice President of Consortium Travel S.A. and Member of the Board of Directors of Olympic Aviation S.A.
In 2003 Mr Vernicos was elected President of the International Chamber of Commerce-Hellas (ICC). Since 1980, he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and since 1996 of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where he is the President of the Transport and Shipping Committee. He is also a Vice-President of the Association for Business Support of Art and Culture, and a member of the Board of Directors of the European Cultural Center of Delphi and of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage and the Athens College Alumni Association.
Mr. Vernicos leadership experience grew out of his participation in the following: President of Olympic Airtours S.A. (1989-1992), Olympic Airways, Board of Directors (1989-1992), Executive Committee (1993-1995), Olympic Catering S.A., Board of Directors (1993-1995), Hellenic Duty Free Shops S.A., Board of Directors (1992-1993), President of Minion S.A., largest department store of Greece (1991- 1995), GIAT (Hellas) S.A. (2001-2002), National Bank of Greece (France) S.A., Board of Directors (1991-1995), Hellenic Shipyards S.A. (Skaramanga), Board of Directors (1985-1992), Attica Enterprises S.A.(Superfast Ferries) Board of Directors (1992-1994), Piraeus Marine Club, Secretary General (1981-1987). In January 1979 Mr. Vernicos was elected an Underwriting Member of Lloyd’s.
Nicolas A. Vernicos was born in Athens, Greece, into a seafaring family originating from the island of Sifnos in the Cyclades. After his studies in Athens College, he received his M. Sc. in Economics from the Athens University of Economics (ASOEE).
PATRICK E REA
Patrick E. Rea has a long and distinguished career of professional achievements and dedicated public service.
He was appointed Regional Administrator for SBA’s Midwest Region by President George W. Bush in November 2003 and held that position through January 2009. He had responsibility for the states of Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. As Regional Administrator, Rea was the principal representative of Administrator Hector Barreto in the Midwest and provided interface with regional, state and local elected and appointed officials, trade organizational and small business communities across the region.
Before joining the SBA, Patrick was the Executive Director for the Illinois Development Finance Authority (IDFA), where he directed the senior debt financing agency’s economic development, small business expansion, local government capital needs, seed stage venture capital investments and film financing. Previously, Patrick served as a Vice President and Corporate Banker of Bank One Capital Markets. Rea joined Bank One in 1969 and worked in a wide variety of assignments in the Operations Division and the Cash Management Division. Most recently, he served as a Corporate Banker in the Municipal Division, managing several major municipal accounts with a full range of credit and non-credit products. Additionally, he managed state accounts in Illinois and Indiana and served as lead banker for U.S. government relationships.
Patrick was appointed Village Clerk for the Village of Tinley Park in May 2009 after serving for 37 years as an elected Village Trustee. From 1980 until May 2009, he was Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Banking for four years. He is past president and a member of the Executive Committee of the University of Illinois College of Business Alumni Association. In addition, Patrick served on a number of boards of directors for public higher education, not-for-profit foundations and professional associations, and he has served on advisory committees at the federal, state and local level.
Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Business and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He is a retired Brigadier General on the U.S. Army Reserve, having served throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. Patrick is the immediate past State Chairman of the Illinois Committee to Support the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). He is a Registered Municipal and General Securities Representative. Rea has published in the area of local taxation and governmental debt financing. Most recently, Patrick received the distinguished 2004 Secretary of Defense Medal of Outstanding Service Award.
EVANGELINE SUNDAY MONROE
Evangeline Sunday Monroe consults on company-wide and integrated condominium development technology as well as holds a treasury management function for the company. As a former president of Skyline Equities and over 12 years serving with the company, she has extensive knowledge of the operations and future vision for Skyline Equities and it’s subsidiaries.
Ms. Monroe is President of Future Homes, Inc., a real estate investment, eMarketing and consulting firm. She is a certified permaculture designer and looks to integrate both sustainable practices and alternative energy options when building communities.
Ms. Monroe has vast experience in accounting systems as well as over 20 years experience in computer information systems. She has developed email marketing software dedicated to the real estate industry. As the former vice president and co-contributor to the development of iAnnex corporation, the premier agent to agent email marketing company, she understands the importance of global eMarketing strategies.
Ms. Monroe has a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from the University of Phoenix. She is a Landmark Education graduate of all their senior courses and seminars including Team Management and Leadership Program, Communication Program, Self-Expression and Leadership Program and Wisdom Course.
In 2004, she became the youngest member ever on the Board of Trustees of the Miami Science Museum and Planetarium. At the age of sixteen Evangeline Sunday was an Olympic Athlete on the Olympic A team for the US Field Hockey Team.
Executive Team
GEORGE FARAZOULIS
Vice President of Business Development
With more than 20 years of international business development and operations management experience, Mr. Farazoulis is a senior member of the Skyline Equities business development team.
His business development activity throughout his career has concentrated mainly in the Middle East (UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman and Syria), in Latin America (Argentina), and in Europe (Spain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Serbia).
Prior to that, Mr. Farazoulis was the Director of Loss Prevention Activity for the Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization in Greece, designing, organizing and supervising all Active Protection projects with an average annual budget of more than $15,000,000.
Mr. Farazoulis’ holds a Bachelor Degree in Physics and a Master Degree in Atmospheric Science. He has received numerous awards including the Weather Modification Association International Award. He has also held Chair or Member positions with various organizations including the Chairmanship of the International Committee of Weather Modification Association (WMA).
MICHAEL BIBR
Asset Manager
Vice President of Business Development
Mr. Bibr is part of the Business Development team of the company, overseas the Contract Administration Department and conducts market research analysis. He prepares pro forma statements and creates a detailed market analysis on the local real estate market.
Mr. Bibr has been with Skyline since 2002 when he worked as a leasing director for Skyline Century of Progress, a 300- unit luxury rental high-rise residences in downtown Chicago.
Mr. Bibr is also the asset manager for all commercial assets holdings for the company including Lake Point Tower Renaissance Plaza. He is the company’s expert in green building development and efficiency expert as well as assists the Acquisition Department in conducting its pro-forma runs and analysis.
Mr. Bibr attended School of Architecture in Brno in the Czech Republic majoring in civil engineering and later attending Harold Washington and Truman Colleges in Chicago. He currently holds a Florida Real Estate Broker license and an Illinois Real Estate Salesperson license.
GEORGE FARAZOULIS
Vice President of Business Development
With more than 20 years of international business development and operations management experience, Mr. Farazoulis is a senior member of the Skyline Equities business development team.
His business development activity throughout his career has concentrated mainly in the Middle East (UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman and Syria), in Latin America (Argentina), and in Europe (Spain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Serbia).
Prior to that, Mr. Farazoulis was the Director of Loss Prevention Activity for the Hellenic Agricultural Insurance Organization in Greece, designing, organizing and supervising all Active Protection projects with an average annual budget of more than $15,000,000.
Mr. Farazoulis’ holds a Bachelor Degree in Physics and a Master Degree in Atmospheric Science. He has received numerous awards including the Weather Modification Association International Award. He has also held Chair or Member positions with various organizations including the Chairmanship of the International Committee of Weather Modification Association (WMA).
MICHAEL BIBR
Asset Manager
Vice President of Business Development
Mr. Bibr is part of the Business Development team of the company, overseas the Contract Administration Department and conducts market research analysis. He prepares pro forma statements and creates a detailed market analysis on the local real estate market.
Mr. Bibr has been with Skyline since 2002 when he worked as a leasing director for Skyline Century of Progress, a 300- unit luxury rental high-rise residences in downtown Chicago.
Mr. Bibr is also the asset manager for all commercial assets holdings for the company including Lake Point Tower Renaissance Plaza. He is the company’s expert in green building development and efficiency expert as well as assists the Acquisition Department in conducting its pro-forma runs and analysis.
Mr. Bibr attended School of Architecture in Brno in the Czech Republic majoring in civil engineering and later attending Harold Washington and Truman Colleges in Chicago. He currently holds a Florida Real Estate Broker license and an Illinois Real Estate Salesperson license.