Our people, not properties, are the bedrock of our organization. The success of our firm is rooted in our ability to attract the most talented industry professionals in their respective fields and create an environment that fosters teamwork, best practices and, above all, the pursuit of excellence. Our focus on creating extraordinary value for our clients is shared by all employees across all disciplines. We recognize that our success is conditioned on the value we create for our clients.
Our Leadership
Mukang Cho founded Morning Calm Management and is the firm’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Principal. He has been involved in all aspects of the firm’s development since inception and is responsible for strategic planning, operations and all acquisition, disposition and other capital markets activities. Prior to founding Morning Calm Management, Mr. Cho was Chief Executive Officer and Principal of a privately held real estate investment and management company, a Managing Principal in charge of real estate strategy at Crown Capital Management and its affiliates, and a partner in the real estate practice group of Kirkland & Ellis. He began his career as a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York and then served as a principal of Trifecta, a distress focused middle market investment firm. In his capacities as principal and advisor, Mr. Cho has successfully completed hundreds of transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $100 billion.
Mr. Cho is a member of the President’s Council of The Real Estate Roundtable and the Cornell Real Estate Council. He is also a Vice Chairman of the Medical Peace Foundation, a non-profit organization started by his late father which develops free medical centers around the world. Mr. Cho graduated with a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. From Cornell University (with distinction).
Bryan Zenchyk, CCIM is the Chief Operating Officer at Morning Calm Management, where he is responsible for all property-level operations, including leasing, property management and construction, for the company’s portfolio. He is also involved in all aspects of the company’s capital markets related activities and is the Managing Broker for Morning Calm Advisors, Morning Calm Management’s in-house real estate brokerage arm. He previously was the Vice President of Leasing for a privately held real estate investment and management company for over eight years.
Mr. Zenchyk received a B.B.A from Stetson University, where he competed on the collegiate baseball team. Mr. Zenchyk has earned the CCIM Designation and holds Real Estate Broker’s Licenses in multiple jurisdictions.
Ian Russell is a Senior Managing Director of Capital Markets for Morning Calm Management responsible for the origination of new strategies and products, the sourcing and execution of transactions, and the cultivation of new sponsor and capital relationships. Prior to joining Morning Calm Management, Mr. Russell was a Principal of Acquisitions at Singerman Real Estate, the head of New Business Development at Blue Vista Capital, and a Senior Vice President within the Real Estate Investment Banking team at JLL. Mr. Russell started his career working for the Macquarie Group in Sydney, Australia within their Real Estate Investment Banking and Funds Management division, and subsequently, for the Charter Hall Group after their acquisition of Macquarie’s real estate Funds Management division. Through his various roles, Mr. Russell has transacted in Australia, Asia, North America, Europe and South America for an aggregate transaction value of over $40 billion.
Mr. Russell received a B.B.A. with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he double majored in real estate and management.
Steve Filosa is a Senior Managing Director of Morning Calm Management where he currently oversees all accounting and finance functions. He previously was the Executive Vice President of Accounting for a privately held real estate investment and management company for eight years, where he handled all aspects of financial accounting, reporting and tax preparation. Prior to that position, Mr. Filosa was a Director of Development Accounting at The Cordish Companies, where he worked on the $700 million Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino development in Tampa and Hollywood. He was also a Project Controller at the Related Companies, a leading real estate investment and development firm, where he was involved in the development of City Place in downtown West Palm Beach, a $300 million mixed-used project.
Mr. Filosa graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Benjamin Mydlarz is a Managing Director at Morning Calm Management where he manages the accounting and finance team and has oversight of key treasury functions. Mr. Mydlarz is the primary point of contact for Morning Calm Management’s banking relationships. He previously was the Senior Property Accountant for a privately held real estate investment and management company, where he handled all aspects of financial accounting and reporting.
Mr. Mydlarz holds a BBA in real estate and an MBA from Florida Atlantic University.
Eric Jeronimo, MRED is a Managing Director at Morning Calm Management where he manages the construction and development teams across the company’s industrial, multifamily and office portfolio. He previously worked for a non-profit development firm that specialized in affordable housing, public-private funding, community outreach and neighborhood revitalization. During his career, Mr. Jeronimo has managed over $250M in capital renovations, tenant improvements and development projects.
Mr. Jeronimo received a B.A in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. He also holds a Master’s of Real Estate Development from the Colvin Institute at the University of Maryland, where he was inducted into the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society.
Justin Cleary, RPA, is a Managing Director at Morning Calm Management with oversight responsibility for property management across the firm’s equity platform. Justin brings years of in-depth experience in commercial, healthcare and medical real estate, with specific emphasis on property management and facility operations, design and construction of tenant improvements and capital project oversight. Prior to joining Morning Calm Management, Justin was the Senior Vice President of Property Management for a national developer, owner and manager of healthcare and medical real estate, where he had P&L responsibility for a national portfolio of more than 3 million square feet.
Justin holds the Real Property Administrator (RPA) designation through BOMI and earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Penn West California.
Tim Patten serves as Managing Director of Capital Markets for Morning Calm Management. In this role, Mr. Patten handles all aspects of the transaction process for each of Morning Calm Management’s investments, including but not limited to sourcing, underwriting and due diligence, market research and capital formation. Prior to joining Morning Calm Management, Mr. Patten worked as an investment banker with the Raymond James Real Estate Investment Banking group. In that role, he was responsible for underwriting and strategic advisory for public and private real estate clients, covering a broad range of primary and niche commercial property sectors. During his tenure as an advisor, Mr. Patten was active in mergers and acquisitions, public securities issuance, private capital raising and joint venture structuring, assisting on dozens of successful transactions with an aggregate value of over $20 billion.
Mr. Patten received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University, where he majored in economics and double minored in financial economics and corporate strategy.
Jose Flefil, CCIM is a Senior Director at Morning Calm Management where he is primarily responsible for the leasing of the company’s Mid-Atlantic portfolio. Prior to joining Morning Calm Management, Mr. Flefil leased a large retail and office portfolio in the southeastern United States for a privately held real estate investment and management company. During his career, he has completed and supervised over 900 leasing transactions totaling over 2.7 million square feet with an excess of $300 million in gross revenues.
Mr. Flefil received a B.S.B.A from the University of Central Florida (with distinction), where he double majored in Finance and Real Estate. Mr. Flefil has earned the CCIM Designation and holds Real Estate Licenses in multiple jurisdictions. He is the recipient of the Co-Star Power Brokers Award for leasing activity based on overall leasing transaction volume. Mr. Flefil is a member of the CCIM Institute.
Vicki Chadwell is a Senior Director at Morning Calm Management where she oversees the property management of the Mid-Atlantic portfolio.
Previously, Ms. Chadwell was a General Manager for a Dallas based REIT with properties located in the Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Prior to that position, she was a Senior Property Manager with Trammell Crow Company/CBRE where she managed 1 million square feet of properties located in Maryland and Pennsylvania. She was involved in the development of 500 East Pratt (in Baltimore CBD) and responsible for oversight of tenant improvements achieving an occupancy of 98% in eighteen months.
Ms. Chadwell received an RPA designation from BOMI Institute, won a Baltimore BOMA TOBY in 2008 and was the first manager in Baltimore to receive the BOMA 360 designation for best business practices in commercial real estate.