Category: Team

Michael Workman

Senior Property Manager

Michael is a Certified Manager of Community Associations as well as an Association Management Specialist. Originally from San Diego California, Michael moved to Georgia with his family in the mid 1980s. After graduating from college, Michael became a police officer where he achieved the rank of Sergeant before starting his career in Real Estate and Community/ Facilities Management.

He has more than 18 years of both community and facilities management experience. Michael has an extensive amount of knowledge in the maintenance and construction industry along with his experience working with community associations. Michael has relocated here to Colorado and is very excited to start this new chapter. 

Karen Karm

As a Senior Property Manager, Karen has managed more than 1.8 million square feet of office, industrial, historical and retail space including national accounts with properties located throughout the United States.

Karen’s extensive knowledge includes fiscal and budget administration, leasing, lease administration, operation expense analysis, tenant negotiations, construction management, marketing, office management, personnel supervision and public relations.

Her success includes reinforcing and encouraging tenant and vendor loyalty through courteous and efficient resolution of disputes, complaints and discrepancies.

Karen is a self-starter with a strong work ethic who strives for honesty and integrity in her business and owner relationships.

Karen is a Certified Property Manager from the Institute of Real Estate Management, is a Real Estate Broker Associate and has a BSBA from the University of South Dakota.

Kim Bemet

PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT

Kim grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and Boulder, Colorado. Kim enjoyed a career in automotive dealership service departments for 25 years. She switched careers in 2008 to become an Accountant for Weststar Property Management in Denver, Colorado, where she handled commercial real estate properties. Kim relocated to Farmington, NM in 2015 to start the next chapter in her career as a Controller for Independence Capital Property Management. In 2019 she moved back to Colorado and rejoined the Weststar team. In her spare time, Kim enjoys reading and spending time with her husband and 3 dogs.

J. Barry Winter

MARKETING MANAGER

As Marketing Manager for Weststar Commercial’s in-house marketing division Barry draws on his more than three decades of experience.

Barry’s professional expertise in commercial real estate marketing has evolved throughout the many years by having worked closely with top national commercial developers, prime contractors, mechanical and engineering firms, and assorted commercial real estate enterprises. Barry also has successfully served the needs of a multitude of corporations such as Hensel Phelps Construction, Mortenson, Weitz-Cohen, Trautman & Shreve, Coldwell Banker, Martin Marietta, Quantum, Oracle, Asamara Oil, PSCo of Colorado, Ball Aerospace to name a few of the assorted power hitters in real estate development, industrial, technology, energy, mining, aeronautics and exploration firms throughout the nation.

His ability to intuitively comprehend the needs of both the client as well as each of the respective brokers lends itself as a key position in supporting Weststar in marketing a property to its fullest extent.

Charles McMichael

CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Chuck moved to Colorado when he was six-years-old. He has worked for Aberdeen Land Company since 1963. During his time at the company, he has worked on and supervised the construction of countless houses, strip malls and office buildings.

He has been married to his wife, Patricia, for 52 years. They have two daughters and a granddaughter. When he isn’t working, Chuck spends his time with his family and riding around in his muscle car.

Margie Mills

PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT

A Colorado native, Margie has worked in real estate accounting for more than 25 years.

She has been married to her husband for over 30 years and they have 3 grown daughters and a grandson.  She enjoys being outdoors, either in her garden or hiking and photographing our beautiful state.

 

Patricia Gehrke

PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT

Patty has been a commercial property accountant with Weststar since May 2015.  She has an accounting degree from Colorado State University and more than 10 years of property management accounting experience prior to coming to Weststar.

Patty has 2 children and loves to be outdoors—usually riding her bicycle!

Naomi Fricke

AR SPECIALIST

A native of Colorado, Naomi joined Weststar Management in 2009 as an accounts receivable clerk. Prior to Weststar, Naomi worked as a special needs paraprofessional at Clyde Miller Elementary School. She enjoys being outdoors with her husband and two kids.