Our Team

Our real estate professionals have an active, entrepreneurial, hands-on management style. The result is a team able to quickly create, identify and capitalize upon emerging investment opportunities in today's market. An aggressive, pro-active focus characterizes MPF's approach to successfully completing real estate transactions and operating profitable real estate assets.

John Protopappas, President & CEO
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Mr. Protopappas developed his first live/work project in 1985 and has developed and managed over fifty (50) commercial and residential projects during the past twenty-five (25) years. During that time, Mr. Protopappas transformed many neglected properties by turning them into mixed-use live/work spaces. These projects, such as the historic Tribune Tower, Telegraph Lofts at the site of the former Sears Roebuck store in Oakland and the Bakery Lofts at the site of the former Remar Bakery in Emeryville, are representative of his innovative approach to revitalizing urban neighborhoods through mixed-use projects. The projects' continued popularity and profitability attest to the success of Mr. Protopappas' approach.
 
Mr. Protopappas is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with an A.B. in Economics. In 1985, after four (4) years of investment brokerage experience, he formed Madison Park Financial Corporation of which he remains President and CEO.
 
Mr. Protopappas serves on the Board of Directors of Summit Bank. He also serves on the Urban Land Institute Executive Committee.

Dermot O'Doherty, Director of Property Management
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As Director of Property Management at MPF, Mr. O'Doherty manages the company's property portfolio consisting of live/work loft buildings, apartment buildings and approximately 600,000 square feet of commercial space. A graduate of the National University of Ireland, Dermot is a Real Estate Broker licensed in California and Hawaii and he qualified with RPA from the Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI). He has eight (8) years real estate sales experience and more than eight (8) years experience managing condominiums, apartments and commercial real estate. He joined the company in June, 2001.


Simon Chen, Director of Acquisitions and Investments
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Simon Chen focuses on structuring and executing new acquisitions, managing the due diligence process on potential acquisition and development opportunities and providing financial analysis on projects under development and potential investment opportunities. Before joining MPF in 2004, Mr. Chen was a banking analyst at National City Corporation in Detroit where he specialized in investment real estate banking.

Mr. Chen holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business where he concentrated in Finance and Corporate Strategy, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute.


Frank Flores, Director of Development
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Frank Flores focuses on managing the development and construction of many of MPF's residential and commercial developments. In addition, Mr. Flores had previously served as Property Manager for two of the company's signature properties, Bakery Lofts and B2 Lofts. His experience over the past fifteen (15) years includes directing, constructing, and managing hundreds of affordable and market-rate residential units along the West Coast from Seattle to Eureka to the Bay Area.

Mr. Flores' holds a Masters in Housing & Community Development from the School of Urban Design at the University of California, Berkeley and is a graduate of Humboldt State University with a BS in Business Administration.


Deborah Walter, Controller
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Deborah Walter joined MPF in May, 2001, bringing her twenty (20) plus years working in diverse environments, focusing on management of administration, accounting, finance, budgets, audit preparation, reporting, process development and team building. Her experience has been with small start up companies, where she consistently provided a value-added approach to managing information systems. Deborah received a B.S. in Business Administration from San Francisco State University Business School.

Michael Moore, Residential Property Manager
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In his role as Property Administrator, Mike Moore helps manage the daily operations of MPF’s portfolio of properties, as well as the various capital improvement projects undertaken. After graduating from Cal State Hayward in 2002 with a Bachelors degree English, Mike attained his Real Estate Sales License in 2004. His experience in East Bay residential home sales has instilled in him a devotion to help provide, maintain and enrich the quality and affordability of East Bay living.


Lisa Rhine, Building Manager and Development Assistant
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Lisa Rhine focuses on managing one of Madison Park's newest mixed-use self storage, retail, and office buildings in downtown Oakland, the Press Building. She also assists the Director of Development with development projects in various phases of development. Her experience over the past eight (8) years includes affordable housing development, finance, and management in both the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. Additionally, she has nearly three years of real estate consulting experience, as well as internships with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of Los Angeles Community Development Department.

Ms. Rhine holds a Masters in Urban Planning from the School of Public Policy and Social Research at the University of California, Los Angeles and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in Ethnic Studies. She is also on the Board of Directors of Affordable Housing Associates (AHA), a non-profit housing development firm, in Berkeley.

Danelle Roth, Commercial Property Manager
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Auri Acevedo, Executive Administrator
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Marie Chirico, Property Administrator
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Bruce Dixon, Maintenance Supervisor
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Carmen Taylor, Accounts Payable
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Barbara Turner, Reception
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Neelam Lata, Building Manager of Telegraph Lofts
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Telegraph Lofts
2633 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, California 94612


Racheljoy Rodas, Building Manager of Bakery Lofts, B2 Lofts
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Remar Bakery Lofts
4600 Adeline Street
Emeryville, California 94608


Bob Huff, Building Manager of 1080 Lofts
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1080 Lofts
1080 23rd Avenue, #108
Oakland, California 94606


Joel Dreisbach-Penner, Building Manager of Exchange Studios
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Exchange Studios
527 23rd Avenue, #203
Oakland, California 94606

Michael Wells, Building Manager of Offramp Studios
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Offramp Studios
1155 5th Street, #106
Oakland, California 94607

Delene Hessinger, Building Manager of High Street Lofts
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High Street Lofts
4001 San Leandro Street
Oakland, California 94601

Chris Ranzo, Building Manager of High Street Lofts
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High Street Lofts
4001 San Leandro Street
Oakland, California 94601


Peter Panos, Building Manager of Golden Gate Plaza
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Golden Gate Plaza
3483 Golden Gate Way
Lafayette, California 94549


Charlie Bird, Building Manager of Vulcan Lofts
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Vulcan Lofts
4401 San Leandro Street
Oakland, California 94601
 
   
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