Meet Our Team
Kristi Charles
General Manager
Kristi obtained her Michigan Real Estate license in 1999 because she was already actively investing in and improving multiple student rental properties while a student at Eastern Michigan University. She studied Real Estate as well as Historical Preservation before graduating with a B.S. Degree in Psychology from EMU. Shortly after, she began a successful career in residential real estate listing, selling, and representing builders which lasted over a decade until returning full time to her passion of property management in 2010.
As a property manager for one of the largest privately held nationwide firms, Kristi focused on the stabilization, rebranding, and repositioning of blighted apartment communities across several regional markets. These projects took her to Ann Arbor, Commerce Township, East Lansing, and Saginaw where her team was honored to be named “Saginaw Township Business of the Year” for their hard work and transformation of the Township Square Apartments.
Kristi’s passion is realizing the investment benefits of a hands-on project through capital improvements, proper marketing, and extraordinary asset management. This passion spills over into a hobby of flipping homes, vacation rentals, and furniture in her spare time. She loves exploring Michigan, camping, and hiking with her husband and three dogs when not at home at the lake. Kristi and her husband enjoy volunteering with Kiwanis, Meals on Wheels, and Make-A-Wish when possible by refurbishing furniture for Kiwanis, Participating in the Christmas Home Tour benefitting Meals on Wheels, and supporting her husband’s decade long string of biking in the Wish A Mile fundraiser each year.
Whether as clients in her real estate business, residents & owners on the property management side, or through community philanthropy she really enjoys building relationships with and serving people at the end of the day!
Erica Gillespie
Property Manager
Sarah Lickfold
Marketing Director
Sarah combines her background in photojournalism with a passion for marketing to create campaigns that feel authentic and impactful. She specializes in social media, content creation, and brand development, always aiming to tell stories that resonate with people and spark real connection.
She believes that the best marketing goes beyond promotion, it’s about building trust and long-term relationships. Having worked with a wide range of professionals and brands, Sarah brings both creativity and strategy to every project, blending fresh ideas with data-driven insights to deliver meaningful results.
Susan Zidar
Accounting Manager
Susan brings a wealth of experience to the accounting manager role at AMK Properties. She has over 20 years of accounting experience, most of which is in property management accounting. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan University graduating with Cum Laude honors. She is a certified payroll professional. Outside of her career, she loves spending time with her two active granddaughters. She enjoys cross stitching, scrapbooking and traveling.
Jack Brown
President
Jack Brown is a 5th generation real estate broker with over 20 years of experience driving new levels of transaction efficiency, team unification, and overall agency success. Jack holds extensive expertise in real estate sales, real estate brokerage management, real estate investment, opportunity underwriting, property management, 1031 exchange consulting, acquisitions, exit strategy planning, and portfolio analysis. In addition, he is passionate about not only positioning his clients and other agents for competitive market success, but doing so all while propelling various larger-picture community initiatives forward.
With real estate in his family since 1922, it became the catalyst for Jack to become a licensed agent in 2003 at age 18. Though part of this ambition comes from a desire to follow the family tradition, it is also largely correlated to Jack’s integrity-driven nature and deep ardency to help others in large ways. Jack is a past president of the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors, a graduate from the Michigan Realtors Leadership Academy, and currently serves on the board of the Michigan Ability Partners.
Clint Oxender
Lead Tech
Mike Wesley
Maintenance Tech
How We'll Help With Your Property Management Needs
Local Expertise
Our experience in the local property management market has shown us a lot. We’ve seen about all there is to see, and our experience is behind you.
Personalized Service
We don’t treat out clients like just another number. It’s important that our property owners understand they will always be able to reach us when needed.
Happy Clients
Keeping our clients happy and profitable is our utmost priority. By focusing on delivering results and being responsive, we keep our clients satisfied and informed.