Team Members

Stephen B. Ashley is Chairman and founder of The Ashley Companies. He instills the vision and strategic direction of the Company and oversees its executive officers. Mr. Ashley has more than 50 years of experience in the real estate industry and the real estate financing industries. He served as President of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBAA), and Director and Chairman of the Board of Fannie Mae (FNMA). He is currently a Director of Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc., a group of mutual funds. He served as past Chairman of the Board of Trustees and is currently Emeritus Trustee of Cornell University, having received BS and MBA degrees from the University.

Mark D. Stevens is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Stevens oversees operations, acquisitions, repositioning efforts, and development projects. Mr. Stevens has been with the Company since 1977 when he took a summer position as a laborer at one of the communities while studying accounting at the University of Buffalo. Stevens continued with the Company and eventually served as an Asset Manager and Site Level Manager from 1977-82. From 1982-92 Stevens served as a Regional Vice President. In 1992, Stevens became President and has served in that capacity to the present. In his free time Stevens, an avid triathlete, trains for triathlon competitions.

Jonathan M. Ashley serves as a Vice President. Mr. Ashley oversees the strategic implementation of technology to streamline portfolio operations. In addition, Mr. Ashley is the Safety Manager for the Ashley Companies. Mr. Ashley has been with the company since 1995. Mr. Ashley earned his BS in Economics from Norwich University and a MS in Economics from the University of Vermont. Mr. Ashley is active in the community as a Boy Scouts of America leader and a soccer coach.

Maria B. Maynard is Vice President and coordinates the Corporation's management of diverse real estate assets owned by Cornell University from our branch location in Ithaca, NY. Since joining the Ashley team in 2001, Maria has pursued professional licenses and accreditation to support her management activities. Known as a creative and exceptional "people person", Maria lends her considerable property management and leadership talents to a broad range of activities associated with office, retail, laboratory, hotel, student housing and residential living spaces.