Robert O. Jackson, President
Mr. Jackson serves as the President of Reliance Housing Foundation’s Board of Directors.  As Reliance’s senior staff member, he is responsible for planning and administering all programs and activities.
Mr. Jackson has over 24 years of experience in the real estate industry. His experience includes real estate brokerage, investment property acquisition, finance and disposition, development, construction and renovation, as well as condominium conversion.
Mr. Jackson’s primary area of focus has been in the multifamily segment of the industry. He has developed particular expertise in affordable housing for low and moderate income people.
Prior to founding Reliance, Mr. Jackson was a major partner in a number of real estate ventures in the Philadelphia area. During this period he developed over 230 acres of mixed-use residential properties for single and multifamily housing. He had formerly served as VP, Acquisitions & Asset Management for North Atlantic Investment Corporation. North Atlantic was formed to acquire investment properties, mainly multifamily properties, for the primary shareholder’s family portfolio and for associates at a major investment banking company. Mr. Jackson was responsible for the acquisition, refinancing or sale of over $106,500,000 of investment properties for North Atlantic during a 30 month period. Prior to that time, Mr. Jackson served as President of the condominium division of Marc Equity Corp. At Marc Equity he supervised the acquisition, financing or condominium conversion of over 1,300 apartments valued in excess of $120,000,000.
Mr. Jackson has also developed expertise in the formation, operation and management of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. He has been involved with nonprofit entities as a member, director and officer. Mr. Jackson has served as a director and an officer of the AIDS Library of Philadelphia and the AIDS Information Network.
Mr. Jackson, as the co-founder and President of Reliance Housing Foundation®, has been able to successfully draw from his real estate investment background and his non-profit management experience to guide Reliance in fulfillment of its mission to provide fit, safe and affordable housing to low and moderate income people.

Michael Capelle, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Capelle is one of the founding members of the Board of Reliance and serves as Chief Financial Officer. He has an extensive background in commercial lending, financial information systems and human resource management. Prior to his employment with Reliance, Mr. Capelle was a principal owner of a high-tech consulting firm.

Robert Morris, Vice-President, Acquisitions/Financing
Mr. Morris is responsible for all of Reliance’s property acquisition efforts. He has many years of experience in the acquisition of multifamily properties throughout the U.S. Formerly, Mr. Morris served as a Sr. VP and National Acquisitions Director for Raymond James Realty Advisors and with Simpson Housing LP upon their merger. Mr. Morris also worked with E.F. Hutton as Southeast Regional VP, Acquistions and for New York Life Insurance Company as a regional mortgage loan officer. As Reliance’s Acquisition Director, Mr. Morris locates suitable acquisition candidates, negotiates their purchase, supervises due diligence and coordinates closing of the acquisition. Mr. Morris is a graduate of Ohio State University, with a B.S. degree, majoring in Real Estate.

Kathy Strom, Vice-President, Property Management
Kathy Strom joined Reliance Housing in 2005, bringing over 10 years of property management experience.  Originally involved with conventional multi-family markets, Ms. Strom has managed the successful redevelopment and repositioning of over 5,000 units.  Previous positions included acting as a Regional Manager with AIMCO and Vice President of Development with Bayshore Management Company.  Ms. Strom’s management vision has led to over $100 million in sales of previously underperforming multi-family projects.  Originally from Connecticut, Ms. Strom has returned to South Florida to take on the role of Vice President of Property Management.  In this role, Ms. Strom will insure the preservation of Reliance’s real estate assets as attractive safe and cost effective affordable housing.

Sandra Martin Seals, Vice President, Community Development
In her capacity as Vice President for Community Development, Ms. Seals is responsible for forging relationships with local and State governmental entities to encourage development and financing opportunities for affordable housing.  Ms. Seals has substantial housing development expertise in the public and private sectors combined with a strong and diverse background in mixed-income housing development and finance.  With her past experience as a Deputy Director for the City of Boston, Department of Neighborhood Development and a Program Officer for Local Initiatives Support Corporation in Boston, Ms. Seals provides strong support to Reliance’s community development and finance practice.  Ms. Seals received her Master’s Degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts/Boston.

Mary Tucker, Compliance Manager
Ms. Tucker hails from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, where she received her formal education. She moved to Florida in 1989 after living in Germany for 3 years with her family. Her world travels and cultural experiences throughout her life have been 'key' element in her perfecting her communication and professional skills. Mary's commitment to the property management industry has exceeded 16 years. She first became a part of Reliance's professional team in March 2002 as a staff trainer, quickly advanced to a property manager, and then to a regional property manager.  Ms. Tucker continues to prove herself a valuable asset to Reliance and currently holds the position of Compliance Manager.