Our Organization

         Herbert A. Tobin

    President & CEO

Herbert A. Tobin is currently President/C.E.O. of Tobin Properties, Ltd, owners and managers of over one and a half million square feet of property throughout the Southeast.  Mr. Tobin oversees all operations as well as extensive Tobin family business and investment interests.  In 1971, Mr. Tobin organized a company that specialized in the marketing sales and property management of multi-housing developments.  In 1974, Ryerson and Haynes Inc., a public company listed on the American Stock Exchange, acquired Mr. Tobin’s company.  In concert with other R&H companies, this combined group became one of the largest real estate “workout” companies during the R.E.I.T. failures in the mid 70’s.  Mr. Tobin, as a key member of the R&H executive team, worked out Associated Mortgage Investors, the first R.E.I.T. to go into bankruptcy, successfully bringing a large number of projects to “market readiness” and selling them off at many times the expectations of the creditors of the trust, to whom they were responsible.

Prior to 1971, Mr. Tobin was Vice President of the historic Hollywood Beach Hotel, a five star resort owned by the family.  He was concurrently Vice President of the Hollywood Beach Hotel Development Company, the developers of Hillcrest, a 2400 unit condominium community.

Mr. Tobin is a Director of Unico, Inc., based in Seattle, Washington, owners and managers in excess of 7 million square feet of Class A office space, medical office buildings and multi-housing developments in 5 Northwestern states.  He is the former Chairman of the Board of Union Bank of Florida, 1.3 billion dollars in assets, now Colonial Bank.  He was a Director of Steinco, the General Partner of Royal Palm Beach Colony (a public company) from 1990 to 2004, during which time the company did a $100 million liquidation of land and assets. 

He is active in civic, community and charitable organizations.  As Chairman of The Ben Tobin Foundation, he, through the Foundation, is a major contributor to WPBT, Channel 2, Public Broadcasting Station in the South Florida area.  It sponsors the programs Nova, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, as well as Barney, and Sesame Street.    He is also Chairman of The Valor Foundation, a publisher of books.  Mr. Tobin is a founding member of the Children’s Foundation of Greater Miami Florida and a member of the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels.  He is a member of the Bowman Foster Ashe Society at the University of Miami. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of WPBT-Channel 2, one of the largest Public Broadcasting Stations in the Nation.

Mr. Tobin served for five terms as Mayor of the Town of Golden Beach, Florida.  Since 1971, he has held a Florida Certified General Contractor’s License. He is a graduate of the University of Denver with a B.S.B.A. degree.

    Jason L. Tobin, CCIM, CAM

                                 Vice President of Acquisitions, Development, and Leasing

Jason represents the third generation in the company. He is currently the Vice President of Acquisitions & Development. He is directly responsible for maintaining a full pipeline of real estate related opportunities, property acquisition and due diligence. He has extensive experience in management and leasing as well as real estate brokerage operations.

Over the past 20 years, he has originated retail, office and medical office acquisition and development opportunities. Additionally, he has executed value added strategies through leasing and management to realize the upside potential of many real estate investments. Today, Jason takes a “womb to tomb” approach on all opportunities from ground up development to acquiring value added opportunities and bringing the upside to fruition.

Additionally, he is responsible for procuring financing and for Joint Venture/Partnership Opportunity Development. As a licensed Florida Real Estate Broker and a licensed Florida Mortgage Broker, Jason runs all of our third party brokerage operations.

He is a graduate of the University of Miami with a BSC Degree. Jason holds the designation of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the National Association of Realtors. He is a Past Master of West Broward Masonic Lodge No. 253 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He is a Thirty Second Degree Mason (KCCH) Knight Commander of the Court of Honor in the Valley of Miami Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. He is also an active member of the Mahi Shrine Center. He served for 10 years on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Miami and 18 years as a Big Brother with the organization to the same child. He also previously served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Grand Opera. He is also a member of the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. He is presently the Vice Chargé de Missions of the Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs - Baillage de Greater Fort Lauderdale. He is also active with the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the University School at Nova Southeastern University.
 

       Natasha Falconi, CPA CCIM

                                  Vice President and C.F.O.

Natasha Falconi, CPA, is the Vice President and CFO of Tobin Properties. As a key member of the management team, she is responsible for directing the Asset Management group as well as administering the entire Tobin Properties family portfolio. She oversees and is responsible for the management and leasing of an excess of 1 million square feet of commercial properties throughout the southeastern United States. 

Ms. Falconi brings over 15 years of experience in the finance/accounting field to her position, including a specialization in Real Estate. Prior to joining Tobin Properties, she was a tax specialist with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she focused primarily on real estate development ventures, optimization of tax results and compliance for real estate companies. 

Ms. Falconi earned a BS in Accounting at Barry University, Miami and a Masters in Taxation, EMST at Florida International University.  She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. She is also a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Natasha Falconi’s activities support and embody the community minded commitment that is a core value of Tobin Properties and the Tobin family. She is actively involved with the Listeners/Oyentes Program, a volunteer program that works in conjunction with the Miami-Dade County Public School System to provide students the opportunity to enhance their problem solving skills and build self esteem. She has also served as the Chairperson of the Young Leaders Group for the Miami Museum of Science, a group that works to encourage young professionals in becoming involved with the arts through various programs sponsored by the Museum.  She is an active member of the Crescendo Circle of the Florida Grand Opera, a group of young professionals whose objective is to educate and increase the community’s interest in the opera.

          Victor Lopez, CPA

Controller

Victor Lopez is the Controller of Tobin Properties. He has over 19 years of progressive accounting and management experience.  He is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting activities of the company.  He also oversees compliance on policies and procedures for the organization.

Prior to joining Tobin Properties, Victor served as Vice President of Finance-Florida for a national real estate developer and residential homebuilder. He was responsible for the financial reporting of the existing operations as well as analyzing new projects.  Victor’s work experience also includes, working for a major residential real estate developer in the capacity of Accounting Manager where he was responsible for all financial reporting and he spent thirteen years at Statia Terminals with the last five years as Controller.  At the time, Statia Terminals was publicly traded and the world’s fifth largest independent oil terminalling company. 

Victor earned Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and International Business and Master of Accounting degrees from Florida International University.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

      George Chamberlain

                                    Junior Accountant

George Chamberlain joined Tobin Properties’ team, as a Junior Accountant, George’s primary responsibility is to maintain the company’s accounts payable current and to help maintain accurate financial reporting.  He assists in the day to day administrative general management of the company.

George graduated in 2003 from Florida International University with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Economics. He has an extensive background in accounting.  His specialized field is tax accounting. In addition, he has worked in the preparation of the year end financials and tax filings for clients.  He has also worked as a Network Administrator. His background knowledge of general accounting and tax accounting brings versatility to our accounting department. 

    Seylis M. Kaloyios

                                Assistant to Controller and Accounts Payable Administrator

Seylis M. Kaloyios is the Assistant to the Controller and Accounts Payable Administrator for the Tobin Properties.  She has been in the Accounting field for over 8 years and has 12 years of executive and administrative support experience.  She is responsible for all accounting administrative office matters including bank reconciliations and assisting with Year-End billing as well as the monthly payables responsibilities.

Seylis worked for a Janitorial Contracting Company within the tri-county area in which she learned all aspects of the industry.  She served as the Executive Assistant to the owners as well as assisted in Accounting, Operations and Human Resource Department of the company from July of 1995 until the later part of 2007, before starting her employment with Tobin Properties.

Seylis received her Associates Degree in Business Administration from National School of Technology in 1995.  Between 1997 and 2006, she obtained her State of Florida Notary License and her State of Florida Notary Signing Agent License in 2006.

   Michele Metziner

                                Real Estate Analyst

Michele Metziner joined Tobin Properties in late 2007 as a Real Estate Analyst and just recently took on an additional role as the Leasing Agent.  As an Analyst, she performs the underwriting and financings for new acquisitions and developments, and helps management in determining their overall strategy for the company’s real estate portfolio. 

As a Leasing Agent, she negotiates and prepares lease documents for all of the renewals of existing commercial tenants.  Michele reports directly to the Vice President of Acquisitions and Development and the CFO /Vice President of Asset Management.

Michele has over 10 years of experience in the Commercial real estate and finance industry.  Prior to joining the Tobin Properties’ team, she worked as a Financial Analyst at Turnberry, Ltd. in Aventura, Florida.  This position required her to analyze the potential acquisition and dispositions of luxury high rise condominium developments, as well as obtain financing for these projects.  Before this position, Michele worked in Orlando for 8 years at CNL, a publicly traded REIT.  This job provided her with experience in multiple industries and established her career in financial and real estate analysis.

Michele received a Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Marketing from Mesa State College in Colorado.  After college, she moved to Florida and obtained her Florida Real Estate license.  She is a volunteer for both United Way and Habitat for Humanity and plays an active role in her community.

        Gloria Hurcades-Diaz, CAM

                                    Community Association Manager

                                    Residential Property Manager

Gloria Hurcades-Diaz has been in real estate and property management for 17 years. She is licensed through the State of Florida as a Community Association Manager (CAM) since 2000 and is a Notary Public since 1991. She is responsible for the residential management division of the company. Her main objective is customer relations with Board of Directors, Unit Owners and Residents and as liaison with Contractors.

Gloria began her career in real estate in 1989, working for Developers during the South Beach boom. During the years she learned every aspect of the business, including all administration, management, bookkeeping, construction, condominium conversion, condominium modernization and unit sales. She has worked in the management of Rental Buildings, Homeowners Associations and Condominium Associations.

Gloria has been on the Board of Directors of her Homeowner’s Association since 2001. She has been the Treasurer since 2006 and was the Secretary from 2001-2003.  Prior to living at her current residence, she lived in a Condominium, where she was the President from 1997 through 1999. She has been involved with the PTA at her children’s school for the past nine years. She volunteers in all activities and events for the school.

    Jeffrey Gamm

                               Commercial Property Manager

Jeffrey Gamm is the Property Manager of the Commercial Property Division, which oversees all the shopping centers owned and managed by Tobin Properties.  Jeffrey’s responsibilities encompass: property maintenance solutions, construction management, and annual budgeting.  He reports directly to the CFO and Vice President of Asset Management. 

Prior to joining Tobin Properties, Jeffrey worked in New York City as a Residential Property Manager.  Upon moving to Florida, he began working at Terranova, a well known Commercial Property Management firm.  There he managed over one million square feet of commercial property within Miami-Dade county area. 

Jeffrey earned his degree in 2002, from a very prominent Hospitality Management Program at Florida International University.  Jeffrey’s hands-on managerial experience and educational training in the hospitality field laid the foundation for him becoming an approachable, tenant friendly, and effective Property Manager.

     Diana X. Garcia

  Acquisitions and Development Manager

Diana Garcia is the Acquisitions and Development Manager for Tobin Properties.  Her primary responsibility is the management and coordination of all real estate acquisitions from pipeline to closing.  She also manages development projects for the company which include new construction, redevelopment, and new ventures.  Additionally, Diana heads the IT Solutions Department at the Hillcrest Executive Office and is the liaison with the central office of IT Solutions. 

Diana is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting.  Prior to joining Tobin Properties she worked for Nova Southeastern University as an Accounts Payable Specialist and as an Administrative Assistant/Event Coordinator for the Office of Advancement.  

Diana has an overall work experience of 12 years within the fields of Management, Real Estate, Import and Export, Warehousing, Transportation Services, and Not-for-Profit Educational Institutions.

     Candice Gonzalez

   Assistant Property Manager

Candice Gonzalez is the Assistant Property Manager for Tobin Properties. Candice has been in the real estate and property management industry for five years and has nine years of administration support and customer service and satisfaction experience. Candice has her Real Estate Sales license and is currently pursuing her Community Association Manager (CAM) license.

As assistant property manager, Candice is responsible for providing support to the commercial and residential property managers. She handles all tenant related matters including the processing of new tenant or resident applications, as well as resolving tenant issues.  Additionally, she manages accounts receivables for the organization.

Candice began her career in real estate and property management in 2000, while working for a regional commercial real estate and property management company. She has been involved in all facets of real estate transactions, from industrial warehouses, office space, retail and residential.  

     Lori Goldstein

                                     Executive Assistant to the President

Lori Goldstein is the Executive Assistant to the President and C.E.O. of Tobin Properties.  Ms. Goldstein brings over 30 years of experience as an Executive Assistant with proven management abilities, exceptional abilities in implementation with attention to detail, outstanding skills change at resolving and coordinating office solutions involving operational procedures and personnel.  Ms. Goldstein is responsible for the day-to-day management of the President’s schedule, managing office events, coordination of travel for company events as well as coordination and control of confidential matters for the President.

Lori also is the Administrative Assistant of the Listeners/Oyentes Program, a volunteer program in conjunction with the Miami-Dade County Public School System.  Her responsibilities are to provide assistance to the Chairperson and staff of this program, to assist the volunteers and efficiently manage all aspects of the program. She is the key liaison to the Principals, Counselors and personnel within the school system.

Prior to joining Tobin Properties, she was affiliated with RCH Technology Group, LLP, OSF Research Institute, and Lockheed/Sanders Associates.

        Stefanie Benitez

Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Acquisitions and Development

Stefanie Benitez is the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for Tobin Properties.  She is responsible for coordinating activities and schedules for the Vice President, maintaining office procedures and systems, assisting in identifying, underwriting, and closing on the purchase of new properties and developments for Tobin Properties by assisting in the analysis of potential business acquisitions to decide feasibility of a venture and/or project, and all other departments to ensure interdepartmental cooperation. 

Prior to joining the Tobin Properties’ team, Stefanie worked as an Executive Assistant and Project Coordinator in the retail industry for large manufacturing display companies such as Quantum Fine Caseworks and Ovation IN-Store.

Stefanie has an overall work experience of 10 years within the fields of Management, Marketing, Real Estate, and Manufacturing and has her Real Estate Salesman License.

     Kenia Lee

                              Executive Assistant to C.F.O. and Vice President of Asset Management

Kenia Lee is the Executive Assistant to the CFO & Vice President of Asset Management.  Her responsibilities consist of creating an efficient and productive environment by applying proper policies determined by the Executives of Tobin Properties.  By possessing confidence, mature judgment and strong ethics, she is able to contribute to the growth and expansion of professional, personal and community life.  She also serves as support in Property Management and Leasing by assisting prospective clients interested in leasing commercial property.

Prior to joining Tobin Properties, Kenia worked for Automotive Accessories Manufacturer as the Office Manager for the Automotive Sales Department. After only 3 years of working for the Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, she was promoted to Office Sales Manager. There she developed and mastered her multi-tasking skills. 

Kenia was Employee of the Year two years in a row for her dedication and accomplishment in her position.  She provided a broad range of support to the Sales Managers as well as having served as the liaison between the U.S. and China for the coordination of shipments.

     Marie Argote

                                 Receptionist/Administrative Assistant

Marie Argote is the Receptionist/Administrative Assistant for Tobin Properties. She is responsible for all administrative office matters as well as assisting the office personnel with utmost care. She attends to our callers and guests and handles all inquiries pertaining to the properties we manage.

Marie is a graduate of American Intercontinental University with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration. She also received an Associates of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Broward Community College. Marie entered the real estate realm in 2003 as a receptionist for a high rise real estate developer. Since then has served as an administrative assistant for other real estate companies. Throughout the years, Marie has acquired proficient knowledge about residential property management, real estate sales and closings.

Prior to joining the Tobin Properties team, Marie served as a Closing Coordinator for a residential real estate developer in South Florida. She closed over 750 condominium units in a little over a year by providing superb customer service to buyers and brokers while streamlining the closing process.