People – Province Group

Province Group’s core staff consists of seasoned real estate professionals with a collective depth of experience of over 100 years in the real estate development business. The principals have been together for over 30 years and focus strictly on residential, commercial, and mixed-use real estate, creating a depth of knowledge that is unparalleled.

The company excels at selecting and managing a top-tier team of consultants to be involved in each of its real estate endeavors. From local land use counsel to land planners, architects, civil engineers, biological, and traffic consultants, Province Group only selects the best of the best. Hands-on involvement by the principal, combined with professional, dedicated staff members, assures successful, well-executed developments.

Mark J. Kerslake

Chief Executive Officer

A career real estate investment and development professional since 1981, Mr. Kerslake has had bottom line responsibility for real estate developments and asset management, ranging in size from urban infill sites to large master-planned communities and income generating assets. Specific expertise includes identification of market trends and opportunities, positioning strategies, site selection, land acquisition and land use approvals, as well as the creation and execution of value-enhancing development strategies. Mr. Kerslake has also managed complex negotiations involving environmental and entitlement issues, special interest groups, and numerous local, state and federal agencies.

Mr. Kerslake has considerable experience in transactional structuring, financial engineering and high-level negotiations with buyers, sellers, lenders and institutional financial partners.

Mr. Kerslake holds a MBA from UCLA and a BS in Business Administration from Florida State University. He also holds a Light Construction and Development Management certificate from the University of California, Irvine. He was selected by Ernst & Young as a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year award in Orange County, California. Mr. Kerslake is a Board member of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Orange County. Mr. Kerslake has been a California resident since 1982 and a resident of Orange County since 1988.

Timothy Ramm

Senior Vice President – Project Management

Mr. Ramm is responsible for directing due diligence investigations, consultant team selection and management, entitlement processing, engineering approvals and permitting, and all aspects of project management from land acquisition through development and construction. Mr. Ramm has been with Province Group since its inception in 1991 and is a key member of the management team. Mr. Ramm is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and is a member of the Urban Land Institute. Mr. Ramm is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

Mark Jacobson

Central Florida Division President

Mark manages all aspects of the firm’s efforts to expand land acquisition and development operations in Florida. Mark, a professional engineer, is an accomplished real estate veteran with over 30 years of experience in all aspects of the real estate development business including land acquisition, due diligence, entitlement, design, permitting, budgeting, and construction. His leadership and hands-on approach to each project have resulted in many successful residential developments, commercial developments, and master planned communities in and around Central Florida.

Dean Maners

Vice President – Land Acquisitions

Mr. Maners is responsible for prospecting, sourcing and underwriting opportunities for residential and mixed-use development. Mr. Maners has over 30 years of industry experience and has sourced over 10,000 lots including with such firms as Warmington Residential, The Olson Company and KB Home. Mr. Maners excels at forging strong municipal alliances and broker relationships to create compelling transactions to transform infill sites into thriving residential, multifamily, and mixed-use communities. Mr. Maners is a licensed California Real Estate Broker.

Jackie Kanis

Controller

Ms. Kanis provides experienced financial and accounting stewardship of the corporate business and financial plans. Responsibilities include administration of company and project-level accounting, financial reporting, cost-controls and tax planning.

Born and raised in Kansas, Ms. Kanis moved to Orange County in 1996. She has over 20 years of accounting experience, with most of those being in the real estate industry.

Ms. Kanis graduated from The University of Kansas with a BS degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant in California.

Sydney Stewart

Project Coordinator

Ms. Stewart identifies and researches land acquisition opportunities, conducts market research and financial analysis, and coordinates the due diligence, project management, and the land entitlement processes. These responsibilities include project planning and implementation, project advocacy, managing consultants and contractors, and working closely with each jurisdiction throughout the entitlement process. Ms. Stewart has over six years of experience in finance and is a graduate of Texas Tech University. Ms. Stewart is also a member of the BIA Next Gen group and The Urban Land Institute.

Alex Little

Financial Analyst

Mr. Little recently joined the firm’s acquisition team and is providing financial analysis, underwriting, and market research support for potential land acquisition opportunities. In addition, he will assist the firm’s acquisition team in identifying and sourcing potential land deals. Mr. Little graduated from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo with a BS in Physics and additional minors in both Math and Astronomy.