We’re a family that make homes.

Our team is the biggest reason for our success. Led by an extremely-qualified executive leadership team, our employees ensure we stay a leading force in the real estate industry.

Executive Leadership Team

Greg Henry

Greg Henry

Chief Executive Officer

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Greg Henry is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Heights Partners. He presided over the development, financing, and construction of over $2 billion worth of student housing and multifamily real estate in projects nationwide. Under his leadership, Aspen Heights has become one of the premier brands in the student housing industry by delivering innovative products and a unique resident experience. Prior to founding Aspen Heights in 2006, Mr. Henry owned and operated a residential development and construction company in Northwest Arkansas. In 2016, he won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Central Texas Award.

Russ Murphy

Russ Murphy

Chief Operating Officer

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Russ Murphy is Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer of Aspen Heights Partners. Since the company’s founding, Mr. Murphy has been committed to driving innovation and corporate culture that has resulted in the successful development, financing, and construction of over $1.7 billion worth of student housing and multifamily real estate in projects nationwide. Mr. Murphy has been in senior level positions for over fifteen years and has spent the past ten years focusing on real estate development, construction and acquisitions. His diverse background consists of Executive level positions as well as sitting on multiple boards. Russ has started as well as invested in multiple nonprofits, held consulting positions with small to mid-size companies. Russ has been involved in acquiring small businesses and invests in startups. He has spent time working with companies such as Tyson Foods, JB Hunt, Alternative Design Mfg. and Simmons Foods, Inc. His passion for our non-profit, Aspen Heights Awake, inspired him to take on the leadership of Chairman of the Board. Russ earned his B.S.B.A. in Management and Human Resource Management from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and is certified as a Professional in Human Resources.

Dan Fuchs

Dan Fuchs

Chief Investment Officer

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Dan Fuchs joined Aspen Heights Partners in 2008 as a Senior Associate in Finance, where he rapidly rose to the rank of Chief Financial Officer, and currently serves as AHP’s Chief Investment Officer. His primary responsibilities include financial strategy, underwriting, and providing leadership to the Finance and Accounting teams. Mr. Fuchs is known for his sharp and strategic financial mind, calm leadership style, and rare command of both the big picture and the details. Prior to joining Aspen Heights Partners, Mr. Fuchs was a Senior Associate at RCLCO, a strategic real estate advisory firm based in Washington, DC. Before his position at RCLCO, Mr. Fuchs was the Research Manager responsible for covering the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metro areas for the real estate research firm Hanley Wood Market Intelligence.

Development and Construction

David Helfrich

David Helfrich

President, Development

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As Division President East of Aspen Heights, David Helfrich has the responsibility for leading a team in sourcing and executing new student housing and multifamily development projects primarily east of the Mississippi River. Mr. Helfrich has over 20 years of multifamily/student housing development and construction experience and has managed the sourcing, development, and construction of over 14,910 student housings beds with a total capitalization of $602 million.  From 1998 to 2018, Mr. Helfrich served as Founder/CEO of CampusWorks Development a nationally recognized leader in construction and development of purpose-built student housing. David graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Business Administration. He is a member of the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute and is a current member of the National Multifamily Housing Council.  David holds a General Contractors License in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Florida.

T.C. Selman

T.C. Selman

Vice President

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T.C. Selman joined Aspen Heights after a 40-year professional career in development, design and construction, and his projects span the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, & Europe. Focus markets have included multifamily, single family, student housing, corporate build to suit, sports, research, healthcare and manufacturing. Mr. Selman was Previously Group Vice President for SulzerMedica (Switzerland / U.S.}, responsible for all real estate, design and construction for the company’s global projects. He then served as Pre-Construction design manager for Austin Commercial (Dallas/Austin/Houston) responsible for early design collaboration with owners, architects, engineers and contractor. His work in Austin includes the W Hotel, Austin City Limits, Tower Amphitheater, Circuit of Americas, AMD Lone Star, and Palisades West. Mr. Selman is a graduate from the University of Texas with a Degree in Architecture.

Michael Bates

Michael Bates

Executive VP of Development

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As an Executive Vice President of Development at Aspen Heights Partners, Michael Bates oversees development efforts in the Single Family for Rent sector.  With over twenty-five years of real estate construction and development responsibility in projects ranging from custom single family to multi-family and commercial projects in Houston, Austin, Memphis, Nashville and the Washington, D.C. metro markets.  Michael began his development career with Embrey Partners as an Associate Partner and returned a decade later as a Partner. Prior to joining Aspen Heights, he was a Development Partner with Kairoi and an EVP with Kaplan Companies.  Michael graduated from Rhodes College with a B.A. in International Relations and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Rice University.

Operations

Demi Sterling-Kinney

Demi Sterling-Kinney

Executive VP of Operations

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As Executive Vice President of Operations at Aspen Heights, Demi Sterling-Kinney oversees and manages all aspects of property management from pre-development consulting, including market research and evaluation, design and FF&E, and proforma assumptions, to new market lease-up, and asset stabilization. She’s responsible for the overall profitability and operations of Aspen’s owned and 3rd party managed portfolio. She oversees the internal creative agency as well as the corporate property management leadership team, and 300+ site team employees across the nation.

Demi joined Aspen Heights in 2014 bringing more than 15 years of experience in the student housing and multifamily industry. Her background includes new development, repositioning acquisitions, optimizing stabilized portfolios, and building strategic property management platforms. After graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, she worked with industry leaders such as Fairfield Residential, Sterling University Housing, CWS Capital Partners, and American Campus Communities where she held a number of roles including Director of Education and Marketing Services, Regional Operations Director, Director of Student Housing, and Director of Operations.

Lynnette Mouton

Lynnette Mouton

VP of Business Process

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As Vice President of Business Process at Aspen Heights, Lynnette Mouton leads a team of professionals focused on organizational efficiency. She oversees and manages a variety of areas including Training, Information Technology, Software Management, Business Intelligence, and Process Creation. Her efforts span across all departments within the organization where she works closely with executive leaders to develop solutions for organizational issues and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

Lynnette’s career brought her to Aspen Heights in 2014. With a career spanning over 15 years in both the student housing and multifamily industries, her experience has given her a clear line of sight to understand the organizational structure in development, property management, and corporate support – an expertise which is key to effective process implementation. Lynnette holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Texas at Austin.