Frank T. Suryan, Jr. is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lyon Living and Lyon Living Development Company. Under Frank’s leadership, Lyon has acquired properties in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada with $5 billion in assets. The companies have developed more than 15,000 units and currently have various projects in the pipeline, including mixed-use developments with high-end retail, boutique hotels and resorts, single-family homes, luxury high-rise condominiums, and corporate housing. Lyon continues to push the envelope with unparalleled design, innovation, and unique guest experiences.

Frank’s community and philanthropic involvement includes a commitment to education and working with underprivileged children. He is an emeritus board member with Orangewood Foundation and President of the recently formed General William Lyon Workforce Academy. He serves on the board of National Realty Trust, Inc., and is a board member with the Boys and Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor, where he is actively involved with their capital/endowment campaign. He is also Chairman of the Mater Dei Monarch Foundation as well as a Board member at Mater Dei High School, where he plays a major role in the school’s long-range planning and capital campaign. He has been inducted into the Mater Dei Ring of Honor.

Prior to his partnership in 1989 with General William Lyon and the formation of what is now known as Lyon Living, Frank began his career as a Certified Public Accountant. He is a former Chairman of the Board of Directors for the California Housing Council, and was actively involved in the formation of the South Coast Apartment Association, where he also served on the Board of Directors. He is a graduate of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, where he serves on the Board of Leaders. He is a recipient of the prestigious USC Leventhal School of Accounting Distinguished Alumnus Award.

Peter Zak is a Managing Partner of Lyon Living. Prior to his current role, Peter was the President and COO of Lyon Development Company, where he formed partnerships with Rockwood Construction Group and created a new home building company with New Edge Living.

Throughout his career, Peter has held executive positions with Lyon and Newport Capital Advisors where he managed entitlement, development and acquisitions groups, in addition to providing key contributions in the areas of project capitalization. Prior to joining Lyon, Peter was Director of Development with the Irvine Company, responsible for several projects or the Irvine Community Development Company. He was involved with masterplan design, entitlements, and builder land sales in land and infrastructure developments for some of The Irvine Ranch’s most prestigious communities including Shady Canyon, Quail Hill, Pacific Ridge, and Woodbury.

During his career, Peter has overseen the design, entitlement, construction, and renovation of nearly 25,000 multi-family and single-family residential units, over 500,000 sq. ft. of retail, various hotels, Shady Canyon’s 18-hole private golf course and club facilities, and special purpose projects such as an advanced petroleum field assessment and recovery in Long Beach, CA. Peter began his career as an auditor for Ernst & Young Kenneth Levanthal,

where he provided audit and financial services to a number of real estate companies including Irvine Apartment Communities, William Lyon Homes, Sunstone Hotels, and Institutional Housing Partners. Peter was previously Chairman of the Newport Beach Planning Commission where he served for four years. He is a graduate of Villanova University.

David Zak has over 35 years of real estate experience in the areas of real estate development, finance and acquisitions, asset and portfolio management and project and corporate operations. He is currently a partner and a member of the executive team at Lyon Living providing support to various disciplines within the organization.

In October of 2002, David formed Newport Capital Advisors and in 2003-2004 he directed the company’s efforts in the $70MM acquisition and repositioning of State Farm’s office portfolio in the State of California– approximately 45 assets all of which have now been sold or developed. Beginning in 2005, David negotiated the purchase of four major properties in Hollywood, CA, one of them containing the world-famous Hollywood Palladium where he directed the efforts of a $20MM historic restoration of the Palladium’s exterior and re-established its iconic 1940’s facade. The redevelopment was done in coordination with LiveNation (the Palladium’s tenant) which revitalized and updated the building’s interior space. All four properties were planned mixed-use developments incorporating multifamily and hotel elements.

In 2016 under David leadership, NCA completed the entitlement of a 110,000sf medical office building in Mission Viejo, CA where it had previously negotiated and executed a 75yr ground lease with Simon Property Group– owner of The Shops at Mission Viejo, a super-regional mall. The new building is fully leased to Mission Hospital and construction was completed in 2019. NCA leased the property and sold a ½ interest to Mission Hospital. NCA capitalized and sold its remaining interest in the project to Welltower, the nation’s largest healthcare REIT. Prior to forming NCA and its related entities, David was COO of Koll Bren Schreiber Realty Advisors (“KBS”) in Newport Beach, California having helped form the company in June of 1993.

Kasey Suryan serves as Managing Partner at Lyon Living and oversees Asset Management, Investor Relations, Capital & Renovations, and Property Management. Additionally, Kasey introduced a new net-leased retail business line into Lyon Living, which he also manages.

Prior to joining Lyon, Kasey owned and operated numerous quick-service restaurants and net-leased retail businesses. He also spent several years in debt and equity lending with Lehman Brothers, followed by a brief career in office/industrial development and acquisitions. Kasey received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Valuation from the University of Southern California, and has earned an MBA with an emphasis in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Notre Dame. He is a graduate of the Young Professionals Group through the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and is on the board of both Orangewood Foundation and axeALS Foundation.

Kyle Suryan serves as Managing Partner and oversees all internal Corporate Operations, as well as Retail, Office, and Hospitality efforts for Lyon Living. Additionally, Kyle works closely with the Asset Management team to review acquisition opportunities as well as evaluate disposition strategies for Lyon’s existing portfolio.

Prior to joining Lyon, Kyle worked as Vice President for ARA in their Northern California office. While at ARA, Kyle was involved in the sale of over $2 billion in multi-family assets. He specialized in the sale of large institutional multi-family assets as well as land for development of new multi-family projects. The Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Central Valley comprised his geographic market expertise. Kyle received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance from the University of Southern California, and has earned an MBA in Real Estate and Finance from the University of San Francisco. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson (CA BRE #01924167) in the state of California.

Mike Barmettler is Executive Vice President of Lyon Living. He is responsible for all of the regulatory and risk management affairs of Lyon Living and its respective real estate assets. Mike’s responsibilities include structuring Lyon Living’s real estate transactions, managing all litigation, and serving as a primary liaison to Lyon Living’s institutional partners, stockholders, and lenders.

Before he joined Lyon Living, Mike served as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of NWP Services Corporation, a leader in multifamily utility and rent billing, electronic payment services and sub-metering systems. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and General Counsel of Aqueduct, Inc., the leading provider of outsourced sell-side e-commerce services to brand name product manufacturers.

Mike has practiced law at two highly respected and prestigious firms, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. He began his legal career as a judicial clerk to the Honorable C. Thomas White, Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Mike earned his Juris Doctorate degree, magna cum laude, from the University Of San Diego School Of Law.

Nicole Ingalls is the Chief Accounting Officer of Lyon Living. Nicole is responsible for Lyon Living's accounting, tax, and financial reporting for all Lyon's real estate investments. Nicole has over 20 years of accounting and management experience with over seven years in the real estate industry. Nicole first joined Lyon Living in May 2006 as the Property Controller for the Southeast region and became the VP of Accounting and Administration in 2009. From 2014 to 2017, Nicole served as the VP of Finance & Controller at Swiss Watch International, Inc. and then became the  Chief Compliance Officer and Controller at Hidden Harbor Capital Partners, LP before she returned back to the Lyon Living team in early 2018. Prior to joining Lyon, Nicole also held various accounting leadership roles at D.S. Waters, LP.  and Hub Group Distribution Services. Nicole started her career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP.  after earning her B.S. in Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Andrew Nguyen serves at Chief Investment Officer at Lyon Living. In his most recent role, Andrew was Senior Vice President of Investment Management at Colony Capital, Inc. and was responsible for the identification, evaluation, and consummation of new investments. He has over 15 years of experience in the investments industry and has transacted on over $2.0 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to joining Colony in 2011, Andrew began his career at PIMCO, moved on to hold positions at the Walt Disney Company on the global corporate development team, and then to Financial Technology Partners on the sell-side M&A team.

Andrew received a B.A. from the University of California Berkeley and an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business.

James D. Harrison is the Senior Vice President of Service Team Operations overseeing the multi-family portfolio for Lyon Living.
He is responsible for service team operations including oversight of service providers and contractors for the organization as well as sustaining the highest quality standards for all communities.

During his tenure with Lyon Living he has been responsible for the interior and exterior renovation of more than 20,000 apartment homes across the portfolio.

Prior to joining Lyon Living in 1989, he was responsible for the maintenance and tenant improvements of commercial and industrial properties throughout Southern California.

His background includes educational and vocational training at California State University Fullerton and the Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Accreditations include a General Building Contractor License, Certification in Home Improvement, Electrical Construction/Maintenance and HVAC Certification.

Heather Heartt is the Senior Vice President, Property Operations for Lyon Living. She is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business/Economics and Spanish. After college,  she went on to earn a Master’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.

Since joining Lyon Living in 2002, Heather has continuously expanded her roles and responsibilities within the company. She led the Risk Management team for fifteen years, while also managing insurance procurement and our application/leasing documentation.  In this role, Heather and the Risk Management team have provided support to the corporate office and our onsite property management teams by handling resident relations, utility billing, insurance claims, contract administration and service provider compliance.  

Throughout her career with Lyon Living, Heather has worked closely with all aspects of our Company, including Human Resources, Construction, Development and Service Team Operations.  She has successfully partnered with our in-house legal counsel and all departments to ensure timely, cost effective solutions to the challenges that arise in our daily business operations.  Today she leads Property Operations, promoting our experience driven, team culture while striving to surpass our business goals through innovation and collaboration.

Terisa Kretzmann is the Senior Vice President of Brand Operations at Lyon Living.  Her responsibilities include overseeing the company’s marketing efforts, digital strategy, brand management, collateral, interior design, and signage production. In addition to leading the Marketing and Design teams, she also oversees the departments of Training & Development, People Operations, and Culture. Terisa works closely with a core group of Lyon team members who are dedicated to creating exceptional living experiences for residents and unique work environments for Lyon associates. 

Prior to joining Lyon, Terisa managed corporate responsibility efforts at Morgan Stanley and law firm Weil, Gotshal and Manges in New York City.  As part of her graduate work at Columbia University, Terisa left corporate America to implement Asset-Based Community Development programs in Masaka, Uganda.  After graduating, she served as a business development consultant for a variety of nonprofit organizations and small businesses in New York City and Africa.

Terisa holds degrees from Georgetown University and Columbia University and is fluent in Japanese.

Terry Ko is the Vice President of Property Operations at Lyon Living. In addition to helping oversee Property Operations, he is responsible for the revenue initiatives and financial operations of the portfolio. He has a decade of experience in property management and has spent the last 5 years with Lyon Living in various roles. He has knowledge in managing and operating apartment communities of all types; owner operated, 3rd party, redevelopment, and new development. Terry is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology, Law and Society. 

Sharon Ruttenbur is Vice President of Sales at Lyon Living. Her responsibilities include overseeing the company’s leasing performance, sales training and customer relationship management. Her focus is on creating exceptional resident experiences, company culture and exceeding financial goals.

Sharon joined Lyon in 1991 and has been involved in the success of numerous lease-ups, property repositions and renovation projects. She is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance from Association of Talent Development, a California Certified Residential Manager, and a Certified Trainer for the Ken Blanchard Companies and also has her California Real Estate License.

Peter Tomasulo is the Vice President of Investor Relations at Lyon Living. Peter oversees all aspects of investor management and capital raising at Lyon Living and is responsible for investor communication and distributions for all capital events, as well as equity procurement for all new projects. Over the course of his career at Lyon Living, he has been involved in raising over $200MM in private equity for development and value-add projects in the Lyon Living portfolio.

Prior to joining Lyon Living, Peter was a professional golfer on the PGA Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour. Peter played collegiate golf at The University of California at Berkeley, where he was the captain of the 2004 NCAA Championship team. He earned First-Team All American honors in 2004 and was a 2x Academic All-American. He was inducted into the University of California Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015 and earned his degree in Legal Studies in 2004. Peter is also a board member of The First Tee of Orange County.

Jamie Yoshida is President of New Edge Living.  He joined New Edge Living from the Irvine Community Development Company where he worked for 21 years on residential development projects that delivered over 25,000 homes.  He has experience leading master planned land development and home building projects from entitlement through construction.  Prior to joining Irvine Community Development Company, he worked at Van Dell and Associates where he worked several infrastructure, residential, retail, and industrial projects. Jamie is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine and holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering.