Business Development
Lon Welsh
Founder/Chairman/Employing Broker of Your Castle Real Estate Lon Welsh started Your Castle Real Estate. YCRE has over 600 Realtors, ten offices, and closed 4,000+ transactions in 2018. He also co-founded First Alliance Title, Colorado’s 6th largest title company. He spends most of his time on investment, sales, and technology training. He just finished his seventh book, Game Changers, which is about the future of the real estate industry. He also frequently gives speeches about his book, The Guide to Colorado Real Estate Investing. Lon has been a landlord for 20 years and owns 80+ rental units, several office buildings and a warehouse. He has developed and sold 19 new homes. Twelve more homes and an office building had broken ground in mid-2018. His team has completed 15 fix-and-flips in 2018. Before founding Your Castle in 2004, Lon spent eight years as a strategy consultant with Deloitte, then Arthur Andersen (Accenture). His business undergraduate degree is from the University of Iowa, and he has an MBA from Vanderbilt. He has three teenagers. He pursues travel, wine, golf, tennis, and skiing in his free time.
Jeremy Lambert
Director of Recruiting Jeremy has been in the real estate business for ten years. He leads the business development team and brings new and seasoned real estate agents to the team.Operations
Jeremy Conti
Chief Operating Officer Jeremy oversees the day to day operations and staff, and focuses primarily on big picture projects. He helps new and experienced agents get oriented by answering questions on REcolorado, CTMe, Centralized Showing, DORA, but also can answer all non-contract related questions and explain many of the tools Your Castle provides.
Keith Rabin
Project Manager and Events Coordinator Keith manages and coordinates projects for Lon Welsh including events, office planning, investments and so much more.
Katie Heinsohn
Admin and Recruiting Coordinator Katie assists the business development team as the initial contact for new and transferring agents. She is also one of the go-to source for agent support.
Cassandra France
Operations Analyst Cassandra manages trends data, agent benefit plans, and many behind-the-scenes endeavors. She is happy to help in any way she can, so stop by her office and introduce yourself!
Channing Johnson
Tech and Web Coach Channing is here to help you with all things tech & web: setting up email tools and databases, websites, CRM (Customer Relations Management) software, social media, calendar and contacts syncing, computer issues and general tech advise. He is available by appointment to help you supercharge your database tools and web presence and achieve an efficient, smooth workflow.
Shelly Davis
Contract File Manager Shelly’s background includes more than a decade as a title closer. Shelly runs our contract file system by overseeing all of our agents file submissions along with her team, and making sure to keep the entire file system in check. If you have any sort of contract submission question, Shelly is the person to ask!
Kim Erikson
Receptionist Kim is our first point of contact at the office, and she is first touchpoint for all inbound inquiries. Kim also works on small-scale office projects and coordinates the class e-newsletter.Accounting
Hannah James
Accounting and Events Manager Hannah manages book keeping for Your Castle, sends and manages invoices, cuts checks for agents and can answer all your accounting questions. She will be your best friend since she can answer all your money questions!
Stephanie Retz
Commission Manager Stephanie works in the accounting department and authorizes payment disbursements on transactions.
Donelle Johnson
CPA Donelle is one of our in-house accountants. She works on general accounting tasks for the company, and also assists with cutting checks for agents.
Pam MacDonald
Accountant Pam is one of our in-house accountants. Her primary focus is in agent billing and cutting checks for agents.Relocation
Kristen Whittington
Managing Director, Relocation Services Kristen has been a licensed real estate agent in Colorado, in relocation for over 15 years. She currently leads the relocation and referral department and trains agents in handling out-of-state leads.
Amber Miller
Managing Director, Relocation Services Amber has been a licensed real estate agent in Colorado with a specialization in relocation for over 15 years. She currently leads the relocation and referral department and trains agents in handling out-of-state leads.
Courtney Lapin
Relocation Associate Courtney works in the relocation department. She facilitates incoming and outgoing company generated leads and assists in the placement of agent broker-to-broker referrals.
Lorrie Hollingshead
Relocation Associate Lorrie works in the relocation department. She facilitates incoming and outgoing company generated leads and assists in the placement of agent broker-to-broker referrals.Marketing
Tiffany Chin
Marketing and Communications Manager Tiffany manages the marketing and communication team. Her team and her develops marketing collateral and content for agents and the company.
Liberty Kellokoski
Marketing and Design Coordinator Liberty designs and creates marketing materials for agents including flyers, business cards, postcards, presentations, advertisements and much more. Whether it’s template based or custom design, he can help answer all your design questions.
Christina Martinsen
Communications Coordinator Christina runs our social media, blog, and online presence. From publishing weekly blogs to providing Tuesdays Tips on real estate, Christina keeps our digital platforms full of fresh content.
Jordan McElwreath
Print Production Coordinator Jordan coordinates all of Your Castle’s print production needs. She also develops and coordinates our gift-giving program for our agents.Managing and Employing Brokers
Eric Romero
Executive Director of Broker Management Eric has been a licensed agent for over 20yrs. He is passionate about teaching agents on how to develop their business by coaching and training. He meets with agents one on one to develop their business plan and develop a strategic plan of attack to conquer their business goals.
Loren Bimler
Employing Broker of YCRealty Loren began his role as employing broker in mid 2019. He has been a successful agent for over 20 years with experience in rentals and fix and flip properties. In addition to his managing broker duties, Loren teaches classes, creates business plans, and assists agents with contract questions.
Monica Graves
Employing Broker of YCMP Monica has an extensive background in REO’s, Hud Properties and Short Sale listings. She is a member of the Vail Board and Employing Broker for Your Castle Mountain Properties. She also serves as a mentor for new agents and runs our Ninja Training program.
Amy Nakos
Employing Broker of YCSummit Amy is a real estate professional with over 15 years of experience and she leads the Summit county team at Your Castle. Her recent projects include a co-developing a four-unit residential project and a 20-25 unit development.
Tami Gottsegen
Managing Broker Tami has over 30 years of experience in many different areas of the real estate business. She is a managing broker and also serves as a mentor for new agents. She helps provide the agents with the most complete information, advice and supervision by reviewing agent files and answering all their questions.
Serena Billmayer
Managing Broker Serena has been in the real estate industry since 2002 where she worked in new construction and onsite sales consultant and resale broker. She is very knowledgeable in IRA transactions as well as seniors real estate. She serves as an on-call Managing Broker for Your Castle.
Ben Babbitt
Managing Broker Ben has an extensive background in real estate. He teaches contract class, running start class, meets with agents on business planning and manages the vacations coverage team.