People
Meet the people of Peer Group Corp
James L. Peerson - Shareholder and President of Peer Group Corporation
Jim
Peerson
is a graduate of Harvard University with Masters Degrees
in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture.
He founded Peergroup in 1987 (it was originally called J.P. Properties)
to manage closely-held assets of several limited partnerships.
Peergroup soon began to manage third party and institutional properties
as Peerson's reputation for hands-on management style became more
widely known. He is a Certified Property Manager (CPM).
While an expert at getting the highest performance from a property,
he demands ethical excellence from himself and his employees.
As an owner, Dawn Peerson
supervises
all aspects of the company's operations. Every policy, procedure
and organizational practice within the company is examined for ways
to improve performance, the company and provide client and tenant satisfaction. Dawn oversees all property and corporate insurance requirements, including shopping for replacement coverage, claims administration and policy renewals.
Victor Alvarez oversees a diverse portfolio of assets under contract to Peergroup.
His experience as a general contractor enables the corporation to aggressively seek challenging opportunities
and property turnaround situations.
His duties combine on-site management of a large subsidized housing project
in the Compton area with oversight of several other residential and commercial properties close by.
Salvador simply loves to work, period. He is both adept with his hands in making repairs and talented
with hisadministrative and social skills in handling paperwork and tenant complaints for items that need repair and
rents need collecting. These skills allow Mr. Aritga to oversee the largest single portfolio of properties within
the Peergroup Supervisorial staff.
As a Property Supervisor, Mr. Hernandez is responsible for the welfare of numerous
properties within the Peergroup portfolio, including rent collection,
maintenance, marketing and leasing. Nestor proved himself as a diligent
employee performing maintenance prior to being promoted to his current
position, and he is approaching his supervisorial duties with the same
energy and enthusiasim.
Luisa Hester
was promoted to the position of
Accounting Manager in early 2004 after proving herself capable of handling a diverse workload
filled with deadlines. She never met an account payable (or receivable) she didn't like.
Carina
has worked in the Peergroup Corporate offices for several years
and learned the administrative ropes under one of her best friends, who recently relocated out of state. Carina has
demonstrated that she is more than ready to take on the duties of Office Manager. As such, she oversees all administrative
details, leases administrations and is the liaison with the various Hosuing Authorities that administer Section 8 programs.