OUR TEAM
Owners
Since its inception, Tailwind Group has been led by its four founding partners: Kyle Smith, Reggie Reed, Michael Sather, and Landon Smith. Their leadership and guidance have helped grow the company exponentially. Each partner brings extensive investment, finance, and asset management experience to the team, as well as a broad network of industry and financial relationships. Most important, the four partners share an entrepreneurial vision. Their foresight in identifying purpose-built student housing as an emerging trend in the southern Minnesota real estate market has undoubtedly led to one of Tailwind Group’s greatest strengths: deep-seated experience in a relatively new asset class.

Kyle Smith
Founding Principal

Reggie Reed
Founding Principal

Michael Sather
Founding Principal

Landon Smith
Founding Principal
senior leadership

Lane Gravley
President

Brandon Smith
Vice President, Operations & Development

Krystal Pierce
Vice President, Investments & General Counsel

Tom Seigfreid
Vice President, Finance
operations
corporate ops | property management | leasing & marketing | information technology

Colleen Lewter
Director of Corporate Operations

Mandy Schackow
Operations Transactions Manager

Emily Adams
Operations Systems Manager

Jericho Ney
Operations Training Manager

Kyla Larson
Operations Support Specialist

Catherine Clay-Worthy
Risk Management Sales Associate

Kory Theil
Regional Property Manager

Lisa Watson
Regional Property Manager

Mallory Kelley
Regional Property Manager

Christie Hunter
Regional Property Manager

Devan Schaly-Brumbaugh
Director of Leasing & Marketing

Paige Losee
Senior Corporate Leasing Manager

Tara Eisele
Corporate Leasing Manager

Kelsi Hearth
Corporate Leasing Manager

Kayla McCall
Corporate Leasing Manager

Megan Bosso
Corporate Leasing Specialist

Farrah Falcone
Digital Marketing Manager

Nicole Busch
Graphic Design Manager

Carli Davis
Digital Marketing Specialist

Naqib Ahmed
Graphic Design Specialist

David Hughes
Director of Information Technology

Logan Suko
IT Technician

Jon Fahning
Director of Development

Tyler Steeve
Development Manager
Accounting | Finance | Investments | Asset Management

Kate Walters
Director of Accounting

Chad Friedrichs
Accounting Manager

Madeline Smith
Senior Property Accountant

Michael Kaufman
Senior Property Accountant

Zach Kaufenberg
Senior Property Accountant

Kristin Moorhouse
Property Accountant

Samantha Nordlie
Property Accountant

Sheila Helland
Property Accountant

Jackson Buda
Property Accountant

Dani England
Property Accountant

Alissa Ford
Corporate Accountant

Courtney Bailey
Accounting Clerk

Jayme Edin
Director of Asset Management

Betsy Elzen
Financial Analyst

Takashi Teoh
Financial Analyst

Brian Hurley
Financial Analyst

Nick Sheak
Director of Investments

Brody Nielsen
Investment Analyst

Michael Phan
Investment Associate

Bryce Andrews
Investor Relations Associate
Legal & Administration | Human Resources | Communication

Miranda Koeck-Johnston
Human Resources Manager

Kayla Christopherson
Human Resources Generalist

Zach Rubosky
Talent Acquisition Specialist

Brianna Mueller
HR Admin Asisstant

Whitney Dickinson
Communication & Employee Experience Manager

Betsy Theil
Investor Communications Specialist

Sherri Hupp
Paralegal
commercial

Kelly Mayo
Senior Commercial Property Manager

Molly Anderson
Commercial Property Manager

Jennifer Wanderscheid
Workplace Solutions Manager

Sydney Ziegler
Administrative Assistant