Meet our team

Elizabeth Flannery has worked in the affordable housing industry for over 30 years, gaining experience in development finance, asset management and housing policy. As a seasoned practitioner, she is passionate about advancing methods for efficiently creating affordable housing opportunities for all, through creating strategic partnerships and working closely with community stakeholders. Elizabeth is passionate about Trellis playing a leadership role in creating more equitable access to affordable homes. Outside of the office, as a former Division I track and cross country athlete, Elizabeth continues to run daily and support the running community, enjoying the magnificent downtown Minneapolis Riverfront.

Dan Walsh enjoys connecting details to the big picture and helping partners find the best fit. He has spent the majority of his career developing and financing affordable housing, gaining experience in areas such as structuring and underwriting developments; negotiating agreements; and creating positive, performance-based relationships with key stakeholders. Dan loves his job and also loves hanging with his wife and kids and sailing in the Atlantic Ocean or canoeing in Northern Minnesota.

Chris Maida believes everyone deserves to live in a healthy and safe community. His passion for affordable housing can be traced back to his youth-work at Midwest non-profits early in his career. As Vice President of Asset Management at Trellis Co, Chris specializes in risk mitigation, monitoring portfolio performance, and working with funding partners to meet goals and commitments. Chris focuses his work on preserving and promoting the long-term sustainability of the Trellis Co portfolio and implementing strategies to add value for residents and properties. 

Justin Eilers is passionate about creating affordable housing opportunities that benefit families and local communities.  He has ten years of experience in affordable housing, finance, and community development, including new construction, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse projects.  He enjoys working with local partners and stakeholders to create innovative developments that can be replicated throughout the region.

Gail Neumann has worked in the real estate industry for over 25 years, gaining experience in areas such as project management, due diligence, tax appeals, compliance, and budgeting.  She enjoys creating complex spreadsheets, analyzing data, facilitating processes, and managing organizational functions.  Gail is passionate about streamlining efficiencies for our team in support of Trellis mission to provide quality affordable housing for all.  Outside of the office, Gail enjoys arts and crafts and bike riding with her family.

Trellis Management President, Jennifer Jacox has worked in the property management industry for over 25 years. With her humble beginnings in the industry as a part time caretaker, she rapidly expanded her experience and knowledge of property management gaining expertise in new construction, lease-ups, and numerous affordable housing programs. As a seasoned leader, she is passionate about developing and mentoring her staff and colleagues in the field. Over the years, Jennifer has focused much of her energy on embracing and implementing technology to improve processes and procedures at site and corporate levels. In her current role, her primary goals are fostering an organizational culture of inclusivity, communication, and respect, while maintaining a reputation of providing high-level management for the owners Trellis serves. Beyond her professional work, Jennifer is a sports enthusiast and can be found cheering on her favorite teams from her den on Sundays or wandering her neighborhood in an effort to befriend any dog who will give her the time of day.

Rudy Stanley is the Controller at Trellis Mgmt. He is passionate about producing accurate and timely reports, mentoring and developing a strong accounting team, and driving cutting edge technology to produce effective and efficient practices and procedures across the organization. Rudy has spent the entirety of his accounting career in the affordable housing industry, gaining experiences in areas such as systems management, all aspects of affordable housing requirements and reporting, as well as overseeing and implementing policies, procedures and internal controls. When Rudy isn’t immersed in numbers and the financial well-being of our organization, he can be found immersed in the wilderness fishing and hunting or spending time with his family.

Andrew Perry is the Director of Property Management at Trellis Mgmt and is committed to growing a strong team and network that focuses on professionalism, teamwork, and industry-proven results. He has devoted his entire career to the property management industry. He gained the sum of his experiences by starting as a caretaker and working his way through all roles of site management. Andrew has a well-rounded knowledge in areas such as maintenance, housing and staff development, and all aspects of property operations and management. While property operations is his primary job function by day, Andrew also enjoys whipping up delicious and beautifully-plated meals in his home kitchen and making sure his lawn is perfectly striped and the best-looking on the block.

As an avid rule-follower, Allison Olson has worked in the affordable housing industry for over 25 years, gaining extensive, hands-on experience in project-based section 8 and low-income housing tax credit developments and in implementing and enforcing policies and procedures. As a seasoned Director of Compliance, she is passionate about helping property management staff adhere to funding requirements and maintaining accurate resident files. In addition to ensuring compliance with funding sources, she is also involved in staff onboarding and continuing education in compliance topics. Outside of the office, Allison enjoys traveling the world (when possible), sharing a pizza with her family, and playing her collection of instruments – she plays the flute and French horn to name a few.

Maureen Wolfe is the Human Resources Manager at Trellis Mgmt.  She loves coming up with creative staffing solutions, assisting employees with problem solving (from benefits and payroll to aiding employees in navigating the workman’s comp process), and generally being a resource to company staff. She has spent most of her career in the property management industry, gaining experiences in many areas of property management, including accounting, caretaking, and community management. While human resource management is her primary job function by day, Maureen enjoys traveling, window shopping and spoiling her Beagle puppy.

Kristina Cruz is the Property Management Trainer at Trellis Mgmt and loves helping people learn, achieve their a-ha moments, and open themselves up to gaining industry knowledge. She has spent the majority of her career in the affordable housing industry, gaining experiences in areas such as on-site property management, affordable compliance, and community engagement. While staff training is her primary job function by day, Kristina also enjoys being her kids’ favorite person (they’re not teenagers yet!) and learning more about her in-law’s culture in Mexico.

Birdie Freitag has built a career for herself based in community organizing and project management for non-profits in Minnesota. She is driven to support projects and organizations that play a key role in helping people feel connected to one another through meaningful experiences. Over the past several years in the affordable housing industry, she’s put her passion to work at site and corporate levels leading successful property teams in executing all aspects of day to day operations and collaborating creatively with colleagues and industry professionals to drive effective policy and procedure and create efficiencies. As Director of Corporate Projects at Trellis, Birdie coordinates complex projects related to key organizational functions including property management, project development, communications, and public relations. In her free time, Birdie will go great distances to check out new vegan restaurants, but she is also content at home with a hot cup of coffee, her record collection, and her cats to keep her entertained.

Laurie Andersen has worked in the property management industry for over 30 years, gaining experience in all aspects of property management including community engagement and programming, occupied property renovations, and working with diverse resident communities. As a seasoned professional, she is passionate about advancing the goals of development owners and providing equitable access to quality housing experiences for all. In addition to overseeing day-to-day property operations, she is driven to fostering positive relationships with staff and stake holders. Laurie is a team-player! Outside of the office, Laurie enjoys watching her kids participate in sports (hello tennis tournaments and hockey!) and bringing her Pudel-Pointer dog, Scout, for adventures around the neighborhood.

Lisa Housewright has worked in the affordable housing industry for over 20 years and much of that time has been with Trellis Mgmt. She has grown in her career as an accountant with the company, gaining valuable experience in all aspects of accounting – reporting, budgeting, auditing, and property management in general. As senior accounting manager, Lisa is passionate that through her accounting work, she is advancing the mission of Trellis to provide quality affordable housing to low income families and individuals. In addition to property and corporate accounting, she is also involved in implementing changes to corporate payroll accounting and reporting procedures and supporting the corporate accounting conversion to Yardi Voyager. Outside of the office, you can find Lisa curled up with a good book – usually a sci-fi novel.

Melissa Toth has worked in the property management industry for nearly 20 years, gaining experience in auditing financial statements, affordability structures, and providing the best customer service to colleagues related to their corporate and property accounting needs. As a seasoned Accounting Manager, she is passionate about creating efficiencies in workflows and procedures and maintaining accurate financials (fewer questions at audit time!). In addition to overseeing property accounting, she is also involved in converting corporate accounting into Yardi Voyager and managing the logistics of transferring the company to a new payroll vendor. Outside of the office, Melissa enjoys taking her chocolate lab Boris for lots of walks and playing in the back yard while Rose, Melissa’s senior citizen kitty, supervises. Melissa also knits up a storm and loves spending time with her mom up north at the lake.

A long, long time ago before Yardi Voyager was widely embraced by the industry, Linda Greenwaldt began her career working on site in the property management field, gaining unparalleled experience in the property and community management space. She was an early-adopter of the Yardi resident management software and successfully launched the program and implemented various applications of if including Yardi Mobile Maintenance, budget and forecasting tools, and Affordable Rent Café (to name a few) for three different management companies including Trellis Mgmt. And so, Linda established herself as a respected Yardi specialist in the industry. Currently working as Yardi Manager for Trellis Mgmt, Linda is widely known for her database conversion and training expertise. While her training engagements have taken her all across the United States, Linda is proud to call the Twin Cities area home.