James Klingbeil formed Klingbeil Management Group
In 1963, James Klingbeil formed Klingbeil Management Group, Inc. (KMGI) to manage his various apartment projects, which eventually grew in number to exceed 20,000 units coast-to-coast.
In 1963, James Klingbeil formed Klingbeil Management Group, Inc. (KMGI) to manage his various apartment projects, which eventually grew in number to exceed 20,000 units coast-to-coast.
Tom Powell joined KMGI in January, 1970, as an apartment Property Manager in Columbus, Ohio. One year later, Mr. Powell was promoted and transferred to the Northern Virginia Office as Regional Director, responsible for the management of all of Klingbeil’s apartment projects on the East Coast, from New Jersey to South Carolina. During this period, Klingbeil built, owned, and managed a 1,050-unit apartment project in Springfield, Virginia, known as Pennsbury Village Apartments.
In 1978, KMGI began the conversion of Pennsbury Village Apartments to Cardinal Forest Condominium. At the same time, Mr. Powell founded the Community Management Division of KMGI, and, as Senior Vice President, was actively involved in the management of over 5,000 condominium units in the Metropolitan Washington area.
Mr. Alrutz has been a Certified Property Manager since 1981, and he has served on the IREM Executive Council for six years.
In December of 1984, Mr. Powell redirected the majority of his efforts to the search for and acquisition of existing apartment projects in this area on behalf of Mr. Klingbeil. At the same time, Mr. Powell recruited and hired Edward Alrutz to direct the day-to-day operations of the Community Management Division. Prior to joining KMGI, Mr. Alrutz was employed for eight years with Shannon & Luchs as an Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager for the Community Management Division.
In 1987, he served as President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Additionally, Mr. Alrutz has served as a faculty member of the Professional Management Development Program sponsored by the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and has earned their Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation.
In 1989, Mr. Alrutz was awarded the Certified Property Manager of the Year Award by the Northern Virginia Chapter of IREM.
As part of an overall reorganization of Mr. Klingbeil’s various companies on a national scale, Mr. Powell and Mr. Alrutz purchased the Community Management Division of KMGI. As a result, a new company known as KPA Management (T/A KPA Management) became effective in October, 1987.
In June of 2003, Mr. Alrutz purchased Mr. Powell’s portion of the company and became President.
KPA specializes in the management of community associations in Northern Virginia exclusively, is licensed by The Commonwealth of Virginia and has earned The Accredited Association Management, AAMC from CAI.
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Nadia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Liberty University. Nadia has over 10 years in community association management, beginning her tenure in the property management field as a commercial property manager with a company out of Houston, Texas, where she was awarded Property Manager of the Year in 2014. After relocating from Texas to Maryland in 2015, Nadia expanded her Association management experience working as a General Manager/Community Manager overseeing a diverse portfolio of garden and high-rise Condominiums, Homeowner Associations and commercial properties to include shopping centers and office buildings.
Jonathan, a Northern VA native, received a BS in Marketing from George Mason University. After several years of coaching high school football and working in the front office for the Potomac Cannons, Mr. Alrutz decided to change career fields and started at KPA as an Accounts Receivable Representative. He was later promoted in 2006 to Community Manager with a portfolio of 5 condominium associations. He has successfully completed the classes offered by the Community Associations Institute and earned the CMCA and AMS designations. Jonathan is now a tenured employee with over 10 years at KPA. He is industry-driven as an active participant of CAI (Community Associations Institute) with regular attendance at CAI events.
Andrea Galler has been with KPA for 24 years, starting as an Accounts Payable Administrator and moving forward to Accounts Receivable Supervisor, Staff Accountant and Assistant Controller. After 15 years combined as Staff Accountant and Assistant Controller, Ms. Galler was promoted to the position of Controller in 2016. Ms. Galler has gained additional experience in the management and administrative areas of property management during her tenure at KPA, through various tasks and assignments outside of the accounting department and extensive interaction with Board members and Property Managers. She is in the process of obtaining the CMCA designation. While working at KPA, Ms. Galler earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 2001 from George Mason University with a major in Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, and has since managed the technology needs of KPA and our clients as our IT Administrator. Ms. Galler supervises a staff of seven in the accounting department and is supported by our third-party IT firm for maintenance of our servers and workstations. Ms. Galler manages all Financial Only contracts and is the liaison and trainer for our clients’ Treasurers.
Ed Alrutz has over 35 years experience in the management of townhouse, garden, office, high-rise and mixed use community associations in the Northern Virginia area. Mr. Alrutz also has extensive experience as a consultant for the organization and creation of new community associations and condominium conversions.
Mr. Alrutz received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, majoring in management, from Memphis State University. He received the designation of Certified Property Manager (CPM) from the Institute of Real Estate Management, the Professional Community Association Management designation from The Community Association Institute. Mr. Alrutz has been a CAI faculty member for six years. In December 1989, Mr. Alrutz was voted Certified Property Manager of the Year by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management.
Mr. Alrutz has also contributed to the Journal of Property Management and has been a frequent seminar speaker for both the Property Management Association and the Leadership Training Program of CAI. In 1987, he served as President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management.
In 1984, Mr. Alrutz joined Klingbeil Management Group, Inc. as Vice President in charge of the Community Management Division unit. In October 1987, he and Mr. Powell purchased this Division from their former employer and formed KPA Management In June of 2003, Mr. Alrutz became President of KPA.
Jeff has over 30 years of management experience, primarily in Community Association management. Beginning with a 6 year foundation in Food & Beverage, Hotel and Conference Center management with Sheraton, Mr. Miller brings with him a sense of an orientation to client services that serves him well in Association Management. Mr. Miller also has 4 years of experience as a managing partner in the swimming pool management industry, managing the swimming pool operations for numerous Community Associations. As a result, Jeff has a combined total of over 20 years of experience in Community Association Management. Mr. Miller has served as a Portfolio Community Manager for hi-rise, garden, townhouse and mid-style community associations of all physical plant descriptions, for KPA since 2003.
Julie has been in the property management field since 1989. Ms. McGlothlin began her property management career in residential rental management and switched to the management of common interest communities in 1995. Prior to joining KPA in September 2000 as a Portfolio Manager, Ms. McGlothlin was a Portfolio Community Manager with Dubin and Associates in Maryland and Legum & Norman in Tysons Comer, Virginia, managing condominiums, homeowner associations and cooperatives in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Kelly has over 30 years of Property Management experience and has worked in all areas of the field managing numerous types of properties, including Condominiums, Homeowner Associations, Rental Apartments and Resort Communities of all sizes and types. Kelly has a strong background in managing new communities and has expertise in transitioning Associations from Developer to Homeowner control.
Patrick has a BS in Business Management from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Mr. DiMarzo was a special representative for the Traveler’s Insurance Company Group Health Claims Processing Section from 1978 to 1982. From 1982 to 2002, Mr. DiMarzo was a Property Manager responsible for a portfolio of 2 shopping centers, 4 office buildings, 10 condominium/homeowner associations, and 7 apartment complexes. In 2002 to 2005, Mr. DiMarzo managed a restaurant in Rochester, NY that he also owned. In 2005, Patrick joined KPA Management as a Portfolio Community Manager.
Susan Miller has been in the property management field for over 30 years, specializing in the management of common interest communities. Ms. Miller’s experience includes managing condominiums, homeowner associations, cooperatives, and commercial properties in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Susan has also been an On-Site Manager for a large luxury condominium located in Alexandria, Virginia and Property Manager for a 996-unit homeowner association in Centreville, Virginia. Prior to joining KPA in 1998, Ms. Miller was Senior Community Manager and Office Manager with Dubin & Associates of Bethesda, Maryland.