This incredible group of caring, experienced leaders creates and executes the strategies and plans that bring the vision to life.
Tom Campbell, Vice President of Real Estate
As Vice President of Real Estate, Tom Campbell leads Bethesda Cornerstone Village, overseeing all aspects of developing, constructing, and managing new housing developments throughout the U.S. Prior to taking on this role in 2019, Campbell served as a consultant to Bethesda for several years, assisting with complex real estate solutions.
Campbell was the principal executive at Campbell Corp., where for more than 27 years he developed, constructed managed and owned affordable senior and family housing throughout Wisconsin. His areas of expertise include project sourcing, feasibility, financing, planning, construction, marketing, leasing and property operations. He successfully completed real estate projects valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars in the residential, commercial, hospitality and industrial real estate markets. He has further managed the development of real estate projects throughout Wisconsin, the U.S. and beyond.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and has been a Licensed Real Estate Broker since 1989.
Campbell is a member of the Board of Directors for God Touch Milwaukee providing advisement on housing for men who are criminal justice involved with addictions. He has also assisted Hales Corners Lutheran Church, as a volunteer, in real estate matters including the disposition of a church and school campus and school expansion.
Lorene King, Vice President of Philanthropy
Lorene S. King is the Vice President of Philanthropy at Bethesda Lutheran Communities. She is responsible for executing a comprehensive advancement plan to support all aspects of philanthropic giving that reflect the larger strategic goals and objectives in support of Bethesda’s mission.
Prior to coming to Bethesda, King served as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, Fla., where she also was Executive Director of the college’s foundation. She previously was the Executive Director of the NASCAR Foundation and held several senior leadership roles with ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
King earned an Executive MBA from the University of Memphis and a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from the University of South Alabama. Her professional volunteer efforts include participation in Leadership Daytona, Class of 2018.
Kristine Giornalista, Senior Director of Real Estate Development
As Senior Director of Real Estate Development, Kristine Giornalista is focused primarily on expanding the Bethesda Cornerstone Village concept across the U.S. Giornalista, who joined in 2019, works with advocates, guardians and service providers to design communities that support choice, inclusion and independence. She also coordinates housing development tasks from site identification through construction closing.
Giornalista most recently served as VP of Asset Management for The Commonwealth Companies and VP of Real Estate Development for Impact Seven, both in Madison, Wisconsin. Her expertise is in creating and managing affordable housing developments in urban and rural communities. Kristine also was Neighborhood Services Manager for the Village of Oak Park, Illinois.
Giornalista earned a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Public affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Mike Rollert, Senior Director Real Estate
As Senior Director of Real Estate, Mike Rollert’s expertise is facilities-centric with a focus on the pre-development construction budgeting, feasibility and construction of Bethesda Cornerstone Village developments across the U.S. In his 10 years with Bethesda he has managed its multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio encompassing more than 300 sites in 14 states, including more than 500,000 square feet of office and institutional space.
Rollert has managed new construction, renovations and demolition. He has also overseen project bidding and budgeting as well as lease management. His property management experience includes multifamily, commercial, institutional, retail and residential developments.
Rollert earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from the University of Phoenix.
Jenny LeMaster, Director of Property Management
As Director of Property Management, Jenny LeMaster leads Bethesda’s team of property managers who oversee all real estate management, building and grounds management, environmental services, and regulatory compliance for 300 owned and leased residential and commercial properties.
LeMaster has led the development of physical properties for new and existing services lines for the corporation. She works with municipal officials to ensure Bethesda adheres to local and state building and zoning laws nationwide. LeMaster is the lead resource for buying, leasing and selling property to and for the corporation, and for identifying real estate opportunities for programs and services.
Prior to joining Bethesda in 2015, LeMaster worked at CH2M HILL (now Jacobs Engineering) in which she worked on large environmental projects for the EPA and DOT. She earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and is currently working towards her MBA.
Julie Hughes, Onsite Leasing and Programming Manager
As Onsite Leasing and Programming Manager, Julie Hughes is focused on Bethesda Cornerstone Village-Victoria in Victoria, Minnesota. She is the public face of the development, leasing individual units and creating programming that empowers residents to be independent, active and integrated with a blended community.
Prior to joining in early 2020, Hughes served as Programming Director for New Challenges, in which she managed and operated six group homes in the Twin Cities. She brings 20 years of administration experience to her role and also served as an advisor for Bridging the Gap, a Christian women’s ministry in Minnesota, and lead advisor for Single Moms Retreat.
Hughes earned a degree in human services from Southeastern University.
John Pechan, Senior Real Estate Project Manager
John Pechan is a Senior Project specializing in housing developments that utilize low income housing tax credits, historic tax credits and private equity. As a Senior Project Manager John is involved in every facet of the development process from concept through stabilization.
John most recently served as a Finance Project Manager for J. Jeffers and Company and as a consultant at Baker Tilly. From this experience John has developed an expertise in complex Section 42 and 47 transactions, structuring debt and equity and soft funding sources. John has experience working with multiple asset classes including commercial, hospitality, affordable and market rate multifamily and has been involved in the closing of more than 50 real estate transactions.
John’s expertise essential as we move forward with the Bethesda Cornerstone Village mission to create inclusive communities across the United States.
John earned a bachelor degree in Business Administration and Finance from Seattle University in Seattle, Washington.
