About

Jack is the founder of the DevCo group of companies and Managing Member of DevCo, LLC. As such, he is responsible for the overall direction of DevCo and its affiliates. Jack has been building multi-family properties since 1975. Jack’s greatest joy is seeing the DevCo team engage with each other and DevCo’s stakeholders to design, deliver and manage first class multi-family properties.

Jack enjoys time with his family, playing squash, playing piano and the outdoors. He and his wife Pam Hawes are supporters of the Wilderness Awareness School, Forterra and other environmentally focused non-profits.

Jack has a B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, an MBA from Harvard and a law degree from Harvard.

David grew up in real estate brokerage and has focused on many aspects of real estate development. He has dedicated his career to providing quality housing for people who need it most. As a leader of DevCo, LLC and DevCo Preservation, LLC he makes this commitment a reality. He is committed to empowering his team with the ability to make a significant impact in the lives of tenants by providing high quality housing throughout the Western United States.

David has over 15 years of experience with real estate brokerage, construction, development, and investment. David has extensive experience managing long term relationships with brokers, development consultants, lenders and syndicators. Since joining DevCo, the company has grown from a portfolio of 3,000 units in 2013, to 10,000 units in 2021

David graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Real Estate and from Arizona State University with a Masters in Real Estate Development. He has also been a licensed real estate broker in the State of Washington.

David enjoys an active lifestyle and is frequently out adventuring. You can find him on the ski hill, backpacking in the mountains or out on the water. He frequently asks anyone he can about travel recommendations and is always planning his next adventure.

Tom currently leads the Construction, Design, and Entitlement Team for the organization   He started as a Project Manager in 1996, and since then has been involved in multiple capacities for all the 8,000 + units DevCo, LLC has Developed, and Built.  Tom has a BA in Business Administration, and a BS in Construction Management from the University of Washington.

Sam has worked in Commercial Construction and Development for over twenty-five years. He also has an extensive background in design, engineering, reserves, property management, sustainability, construction litigation and organizational operations.

Sam has assisted and served on several Homeowner Association Boards and is a Certified Manager of Community Associations CMCA, Reserve Specialist RS and Association Management Specialist AMS. He has given several industry presentations for the American Resort Development Association ARDA throughout the years.

Sam most recently worked for Wyndham Worldwide for nearly 20 years as Vice President for Strategic Development. This included oversight of construction, development, and design both nationally and internationally in five different countries. Sam also oversaw the Insurance Claims Team as well as Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Sam served 14 years in the US Army. He and his wife Brooke just celebrated their 25-year anniversary.  During his “free time”, you can find him boating, hiking, coaching football, helping coordinate food and clothing drives, and cheering his kids from the sidelines in their many sport activities.

Michael Volz joined DevCo in 2019 where he serves as the Finance Manager. As Finance Manager, Michael oversees the underwriting, sourcing of debt and sourcing of tax credit equity for DevCo’s new construction properties in Washington State. Additionally, he is responsible for sourcing, underwriting and financing the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing multi-family properties. During his tenure at DevCo Michael as overseen the acquisition of over 1,200 existing affordable units.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Music from University of Puget Sound and a Masters of Science in Finance from Pacific Lutheran University.

Prior to joining DevCo Mr. Volz spent five years working for a national affordable housing developer where he oversaw the acquisition and/or rehabilitation of over 1,500 existing Section 42 and Section 8 units.

As an avid musician, Michael enjoys spending his spare time playing saxophone in small and large ensembles. He is also working on his golf game and enjoys spending time with his wife and their labradoodle.

Kevin Weishaar is the Chief Operating Officer of DevCo Management Company and has been in property management and residential & commercial real estate for over 20 years in a wide variety of roles.  Prior to joining DevCo, Kevin was the Vice President for Mercy Housing Northwest for 10 years.  It is the same organization (previously Intercommunity Housing) where founder, Jack Hunden, partnered with the Sisters of Mercy to build his and their first 6 LIHTC properties in Washington, owned by them to this day. At Mercy, Kevin was responsible for a portfolio, based in Washington state consisting of 54 properties of Family, Senior, Disabled, Homeless, Permanent Supportive Housing, Rural Development, HUD, HOME, Bond, and LIHTC affordable homes along with commercial space and has successfully leased up 14 new buildings.

Kevin has served on the Board of Directors for both the Affordable Housing Management Association and the Affordable Rural Housing Council for Washington state going back 9 years including as the organization President. During that time he’s also been elected to the Washington Multifamily Housing Association’s Government Affairs Council, and it’s Political Action Committee.

For the previous 10 years, Kevin was the Director of Operations for American Property Management with 50 properties across 7 western states and completed 16 LIHTC and market rate lease ups.  With over 200 employees at over 40 different sites he was responsible at different times for all aspects of accounting, HR, marketing, purchasing, budgeting and planning.  As a designated broker in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona, Kevin has completed or assisted in the sale of 4 multifamily assets along with over 30 residential home sales.  Kevin has built two 3rd party management companies from the ground up to profitability and has maintained client relationships for decades.

Kevin is licensed as a Certified Property Manager, and Accredited Real Estate Manager through IREM in addition to being a Certified Professional of Occupancy through HUD.  He’s also served on 3 additional housing boards in roles as President and Treasurer.   In his spare time you can find Kevin cheering on the Huskies, Seahawks, Kraken, and Mariners or playing any number of sports or games with his boys.

Ajoy Chandra leads DevCo’s key financial functions, including Accounting, Financial Reporting, Treasury, and Corporate Finance. He is charged with maintaining the company’s internal controls and works closely with our real estate investment and development platforms.

Ajoy possesses upwards of twenty years of Finance experience, primarily in capital-intensive industries, beginning his career with GE Capital’s Structured Finance Group. Prior to joining DevCo, Ajoy served as Vice President of Treasury of Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate, an institutionally backed private real estate platform, which during his tenure amassed a portfolio of 17 million square feet of office and retail properties.

He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School as well as a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where he was awarded a fellowship in Statistics. During his free time, Ajoy enjoys exploring the outdoors with his family, perfecting his pizza making skills, and repairing temperamental vintage audio equipment.

Sue is a results-driven senior level finance executive with over 25 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting. She has extensive experience in property management, residential homebuilding, commercial development and construction, multifamily housing, construction companies, land development and master planned communities.

Sue is an energetic leader who is passionate about building high performing teams and streamlining business operations in order to drive growth and increase efficiency, resulting in bottom-line profit across the organization. She is committed to building and maintaining strong partnerships and relationships to effectively meet business objectives amidst complex transactions and organizational structures.

Sue received a Bachelor of Arts in Business with an emphasis in Accounting from the University of Puget Sound.

Outside of work, Sue enjoys spending time with friends, cooking, playing golf, and hanging out with her loveable Chocolate Labrador Retrievers.