Mack is headquartered at 16800 Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois. This 153 year old historical landmark was once home of Tinley Park founding father John Fulton. Mack also maintains a 2,000 square foot warehouse in Riverdale and a 1,200 square foot storage facility located in Chicago. If you'd like to download a high resolution photograph of the Fulton house click on the above image.
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James K. “Mack” McClelland, President & CEO
Leveraging his 35 years of relationships to identify and acquire the
best available properties for Mack Industries, “Jim Mack” has spent his
working life in and around real-estate. Starting as a commercial real
estate agent for a Chicago based firm, he later built and sold his 40
agent firm, Gaslight Reality, to Remax. Jim then spent the next 16
years focused on land acquisition and development for residential
subdivisions and commercial properties, as well as single family home
construction. Jim founded Mack Industries in 1997 after being asked by
a local banker to acquire an older home from them as a favor.
James H. McClelland, Chief Operating Officer
With
80 direct reporting employees, Jim oversees all property management and
construction field operations for Mack Industries. Responsibilities
include all government permitting, licensing and bonding, all property
inspections, including sale, rental, section 8, occupancy and escrow
release. All aspects of construction from purchase and property
preparation to rental move-in, including ongoing maintenance and
emergency service, tenant screening, move in coordination, rent
collection, refinancing and home divestiture. Jim came to Mack
Industries from the construction industry. As a general contractor Jim
built more than 100 single family homes from vacant land to final walk
through. Jim holds an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan
University, a masters degree from Ball State University and completed
doctoral studies at Louisiana State University.
Keith McClelland, Director of Property Management
Keith
is responsible for all of the promotion and management activities of
Mack Industries property management division. Prior to joining Mack
Industries Keith worked as a commodities trader at the Chicago Board of
Trade, and as a supervisor at Harrah's Entertainment. Keith holds an
undergraduate degree in marketing from Columbia College.
Lenny Svoboda, Vice President of Investor Relations
Mr.
Svoboda joined Mack from Allegiance/Archer Banks where he held a senior
position in Business Development encompassing responsibility for new customer
relations, strategic planning, and reporting. As Vice President of Investor
Relations, Lenny oversees Mack’s outreach to the investment community,
including sharing his significant knowledge and experience with Mack RECAP
investors, and assuring their needs are met from concept to completion. Lenny is a graduate of Lewis University and began his career
as an on-air personality for a leading Chicago radio station before migrating
into media sales and marketing. RECAP investors can contact Lenny directly at
708-341-5371.
Mickie Consola, Office Manager
Mickie oversees and coordinates multiple aspects of financial and legal documentation, including purchasing, sales, and working directly with attorneys, bankers, processors and realtors. One of Mack's original employees, Mickie will soon be celebrating her tenth year with our company. She holds a BS in Business Administration and a BA in English Literature from Governors State University.
Patricia Clement, Accounting Manager
Pat has more than 30 years experience in the accounting field. Prior to joining Mack, Pat primarily worked in downtown Chicago for a CPA firm and other entrepreneurial concerns as a Financial Analyst and Bookkeeper. Her versatile, diverse professional background has well prepared her for the challenges in the real estate industry.
Katie Messina, Administrative Assistant
Katie sets up new bank accounts and coordinates monthly banking transactions, including payments of mortgages and assisting with taxes. She also processes invoices from vendors.
Mitch Weiner, Financial Director
Mitch's primary
responsibility is to liaison with the financial community. He brings
more than two decades experience to his position, including time at the
Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange with Wall
Street and LaSalle Street firms. Please contact Mitch at 708-532-9243
to discuss banking relationships and investment ideas.
Robert (Bob) Gorski, Controller
Bob brings to Mack
Companies a wealth of experience in strategic planning, finance,
accounting, operations, and analysis and reporting within Big Four
accounting firms, Fortune 500 companies, and entrepreneurial
organizations. At Mack, Bob is enabling the migration of the accounting
system from Quickbooks® to Timberline®, and solidifying the foundation
of Mack's financial, operational and management reporting structure to
meet internal and external needs. Bob's career spans more than 35
years in management level positions at companies including the Pernix
Group, Hewlett-Packard, CCC Information Services, Reynolds &
Reynolds, Lexis Nexis, Farley/Fruit of the Loom, and Ernst & Young.
He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Pulaski Savings Bank
in Bridgeport.
George Patterson, Field Superintendent Rehab/Maintenance
George has worked for the company for seven years and heads up the
daily field operations for Mack Industries. George brings over 20
years of construction experience to the company. A carpenter by trade,
George carries certifications in roofing, electric, plumbing and HVAC.
Previously George was in charge of service and construction for the 250
unit Colonies Apartment Complex in Steger, IL.