Meet Our Manufacturers & Sponsors
Get to know the products and services these firms offer to make your life easier, increase revenue, cut costs, increase efficiency, and improve your bottom line.
Economics Affecting Manufactured Housing
Session sponsored by Blevins
SECO25 Kickoff: Welcome, Salute to Service, and More!
Sponsored by Yardi Breeze with the SECO25 Planning Team & Monday's MC Kurt Kelley
Mark Wilson
Mark is a leader in the mortgage industry, boasting more than 20 years of experience in manufactured housing. His diverse background encompasses business development, retail sales, loan origination, and underwriting. Currently, as the manager of the Consumer Connect Channel at FirstBank, he concentrates on mortgage origination for clients who are buying or refinancing their manufactured homes. He is dedicated to offering lending solutions that enable families to attain home ownership.
Michael Knab
With over 15 years of experience spanning banking, business development, veterinary consulting, and national-scale property services, Michael Knab brings a unique blend of financial expertise, client relationship management, and operational strategy to the mobile home community industry.
Jennifer Blankenship
Jennifer is a landscape architect and senior site planner from Rochester Hills, Michigan. She holds five associate degrees including CAD Technology, Landscape Design and Horticulture, which ultimately lead to her professional licensure. Jennifer specializes in Manufactured Housing Community, Residential Subdivision and RV Resort design. She has over 20 years of experience in the industry, most of which was obtained as an apprentice to one of the industry’s living legends, Donald C. Westphal. She has contributed to planning manufactured housing communities, RV resorts and residential subdivisions across the US and Canada.
Hunter Rittgers
Hunter Rittgers launched her real estate career in 2017 as a sales and business development representative for an independent escrow company in San Diego. After nearly seven years and experience with two companies in the escrow sector, she pursued her passion for commercial real estate, taking on the role of Vice President at Fidelity National Title, National Commercial Services. The NCS platform offers comprehensive closing services across all asset classes nationwide, ensuring a streamlined process and consistent points of contact for owners transacting in multiple states.
Dr. Phil Powell
Dr. Powell has been a business economics faculty member at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business for 28 years. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Indiana Business Research Center. The Center uses data, practical research, and strategic insight to help businesses, communities, and organizations make better decisions and forecast their future.
Jane Yang
Jane Yang founded Cooper Square in 2023 to own, operate, and develop manufactured housing communities. Prior to that, she spent 14 years investing on behalf of institutionally backed real estate private equity firms, including Prospect Ridge, Meadow Partners, and the Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Estate.