Redwood Capital Group, a vertically integrated real estate investment manager, has announced the appointment of four employees in Chicago.
Christopher Baran now serves as senior vice president of construction and facilities. In his new role, Baran oversees Redwood Capital Group’s construction management division as well as providing facilities management support to the Redwood Residential property management team. Baran brings over 20 years of experience to his role, managing a team of project managers and supervising all aspects of capital management, construction accounting, renovation programs, due diligence and consulting to improve training for maintenance processes.
Prior to joining Redwood Capital Group, Baran served as national director of construction at Laramar Group and held numerous titles at Frontier Construction, Inc., where he helped increase revenue from $7 million to $30 million. Baran graduated from Arizona State University’s Dell Webb School of Construction Management.
Bethany Dolder has been named training and operations manager at Redwood Residential and is responsible for the oversight of new property takeovers as well as their staffing. In addition to ensuring a seamless property transition as well as preparing on-site teams with any necessary training, Dolder also oversees new employee onboarding and development as well as general oversight of training initiatives that strengthen the organization and aid in employee retention and satisfaction.
Dolder has been with the company since 2018 and was promoted from her previous role as senior property manager at one of Redwood Residential’s largest communities. Before joining the firm, Dolder served as property manager with Tailwind Group, managing the portfolio’s largest student housing community.
Kadi Mancuso is the firm’s director of marketing and is responsible for developing strategic and tactical marketing plans for both Redwood Residential and Redwood Capital Group, often acting as a liaison between the corporate office, regional management and community teams.
Prior to joining Redwood, Mancuso served as residential director of marketing at CA Ventures, coordinating between the development, construction, asset management and site-level property management teams. Before joining CA, she was the marketing manager for CMK Companies and Fifield Companies. Throughout her career, Mancuso has overseen more than 14,000 units across garden, mid-rise and high-rise asset types.
Lyndsay Thie now serves as human resources manager for Redwood. She is responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies with a goal to enhance company culture, programs, wellness and charitable initiatives and practices.
Prior to joining Redwood, Thie’s experience was in the hospitality industry, most recently as senior human resources manager at Waldorf Astoria Chicago. She has also held roles at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, The Peninsula Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Highgate Hotels. A graduate of New York University, Thie has been awarded the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) designation by the Human Resource Certification Institute and is a member of The Society for Human Resource Management.
