About Grier Group Inc.

GRIER GROUP MANAGEMENT COMPANY was initially founded with the purpose of enhancing the quality of living for the Grier Family. Since that time, the family has grown to include our "family of employees" and their families, our "family of communities" that we manage; our "family of owners" in our communites, and our community at large.

GRIER GROUP MANAGEMENT COMPANY has worked to enhance the quality of living for all of our "families" by practicing and living by the following principles and beliefs.

Integrity and Honesty
Joy of life and happiness in everything we do.
Belief in unlimited potential and possibility.
Positive attitude and enthusiasm.
Recognizing and magnifying the good that is in every person.

GRIER GROUP MANAGEMENT COMPANY is a full service management group specializing in the fields of community association management, which includes condominiums, villas, subdivisions, investment, and real property management. The firm is organized to resolve the financial, maintenance, contracting, and supervisory needs of the client. The complex requirements of living in a community association often demand the attention of specialists in the various management disciplines. Management of your community may involve one service, a combination of services, or a unified program of the services available. GRIER GROUP MANAGEMENT COMPANY provides sound management principles and practices which have been demonstrated as a crucial element in the success of community associations. There are four good reasons for this: Continuity, Economy, Consultation, Independence.

Continuity
Every time there is an election, the personality of the board changes. Professional management continues regardless of changes in the board of directors.

Economy
The primary reason associations manage themselves is to save money. But time is money, and donated time has a monetary value. Professional management saves money in the long run.

Consultation
Sometimes boards have unusual problems and there doesn't seem to be any solutions. Professional management gives a broad range of experience with all types of problems.

Independence
Boards find it difficult to make unpopular decisions that effect their friends and neighbors. Many of the decisions that boards make are "short-term" judgments which may have long range implications. Professional management gives the board independence by acting as a buffer between the board and the homeowners.

Our Beginnings
In December, 1988, Pamela and Richard founded the property management firm, Grier Group Management Company, Inc., which provides a variety of services to community associations to assist the Board in the management of their association. Pamela and Richard are hands-on owners and bring the knowledge, expertise and years of experience necessary to help maximize an association's income, minimize expenses, and help the Board increase the future value of the real estate investment each owner has made in their individual property.

Pamela Grier directs the firm's consulting and marketing functions. She brings over twenty-five years of experience in all phases of real estate management, development, and local and state government. Familiar with the many facets of government requirements, including zoning, easements and planning, she has the knowledge necessary to analyze and help solve the many complex issues facing homeowner associations.

Previously, as the real estate manager/negotiator for Safeway Store's mid-Atlantic region, Pam was responsible for new store development in several states and the real estate management of district manager offices and stores. Prior to Safeway, she had handled public relations for the Baltimore County Executive, worked for Grempler Real Estate, and as a legislative assistant in the Maryland General Assembly. Pam, an honor student at Towson State University, holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and attended Johns Hopkins University for graduate work in business and management.

Pamela is a CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS (CMCA) by Community Association Institute (CAI). She has also served as Director on the Board of Directors of the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce and as Governmental Affairs Chairperson.

Richard Grier directs the business and financial management of the firm. With over twenty-five years of successful and practical expericnce in all aspects of business managment, his expertise brings to the team a well-coordinated, no nonsense approach to property managment. His specialties include cost estimating, budgeting, contract compliance, employee management and accounting. Working with the public and holding corporate, executive level positions, has given him a broad knowledge and experience in human relations, which help to bring a sense of harmony and cooperation to his work with communities.

Richard has received the prestigious CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). The CPM designation is only awarded to real estate managers who have met IREM's rigid requirements in the areas of education, experience, and commitment to a code of ethics. Richard joins more than 9,000 professional property and asset managers in the United States and Canada that currently hold the CPM designation.

Richard is also a licensed Real Estate Broker in Missouri and has been a member of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) since 1989. He holds a Bachelor of Art in Business Administration from the University of Maryland and attended Johns Hopkins University for graduate work in business and management.

Jason Grier joined the family business full-time in 2000. He brings a wealth of leadership and organizational skills to his role as Vice President of Operations. He previously worked for the Mayor of San Francisco as an assistant in the Press Secretary's office. Jason now handles the coordination of owner requests, work orders and successful completion of contracts with vendors on properties.

As a CERTIFIED MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS (CMCA), an ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (AMS), and a member of Community Association Institute (CAI), Jason helps a Board find solutions to their various questions and concerns. Previously, as a student at the University of Utah, Jason participated in the National Outdoor Leadership School. He received a Bachelor of Art in Political Science from Principia College.

Jason and his wife, Janna, live in Lake St. Louis, where Jason is a member of the Lake St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. He continues to contribute to his community by helping to coach a local high school junior varsity football team.

Derek Grier, currently directs the business development and marketing initiatives for Grier Group Management Company. Derek also personally manages several community associations. Derek is a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA), an Association Management Specialist (AMS), a licensed Real Estate Agent, a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), a member of CAI (Community Association Institute), a member of the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce, a member of Progress 64 West where he serves on both the Transportation and Banquet Committees, and a graduate of the Vision St. Charles Leadership program. Previously, he gained an expertise in strategic selling as an Account Executive with T-Mobile USA in Atlanta, Georgia. The team he worked on was the top team in the country.

Derek is committed to achieving Grier Group's goal of improving the quality of life for every member of every community the company manages. You may occasionally see Derek around town playing his saxophone at local blues and jazz clubs. He also assists a local High School Jazz band and football team from time to time. Derek lives in Chesterfield, Missouri.

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