Occidental Management Adds Senior Property Manager, Lee Schnyder

Wichita-based Occidental Management, has announced the selection of Lee Schnyder as Senior Property Manager. “During his diversified real estate career, Lee has successfully developed and implemented value-enhancing technical, operational, maintenance and capital standards for the properties he managed,” stated Chad Stafford, President of Occidental Management. “We place tremendous value in professionals who can build and manage teams, instill confidence, respond to the needs of tenants and, most importantly, preserve the value of assets. We are extremely fortunate to have added someone with his experience and look forward to the unique perspectives he will bring to our strong team.”

Lee Schnyder has a foundation in Wichita. His mother is a native Wichitan and his maternal grandfather started a business here that was in the family for 100 years. After graduating from Wichita State University, Lee spent several decades working for Wichita-born companies such as Brite Voice, Candlewood Suites, Lange Real Estate, BrightPorch Properties (owned by the Bastian Family/Fidelity Bank). The last 20 years have been focused on multi-family housing, as well as working with HUD to develop affordable housing for seniors and people with mental illness through the Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas. Most recently, Lee was president at BrightPorch Properties where he led a rebranding effort with a focus on reinvigorating older properties.

Lee is a results-oriented leader experienced in property management, budgeting, and team building. He is a certified manager of housing, manager of maintenance, occupancy specialist, financial specialist, and registered housing manager through the National Center for Housing Management.

About Occidental Management
Occidental Management is a premier commercial real estate development and management company in the Midwest that operates in multiple real estate segments, including retail, office and industrial. Occidental Management is a vertically integrated company with development, construction, sales and leasing brokerage, and property management services. Our professionalism, value creation and commitment to quality are the hallmarks of Occidental Management and its associates. We are known for our innovative and dynamic real estate development concepts. We focus on establishing strategic relationships with our partners, clients and investors to create ‘value-add’ results. Learn more at www.occmgmt.com.

Lee Schnyder, Senior Property Manager