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Meet The Mesa Team

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Esperanza Pitones

Property Manager

Esperanza has seen it all! She was first hired on as a Field Associate here at Mesa and she quickly worked her way up to an Assistant Property Manager. She is currently a property manager with a full team helping her! She has lots of experience and received a bachelor's degree in Child Development from California State University San Bernardino. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends.


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Melissa Torrez

Property Manager

Melissa is a seasoned property manager with over 8 years of experience in the real estate industry, specializing in managing residential properties. Melissa is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and maintaining a positive relationship between property owners and tenants. Melissa has been at Mesa since March 2022.
In her free time, Melissa enjoys spending quality time with her family at the beach.  

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Rustin Harris

Property Manager

Rustin is one of the property managers here at Mesa. Rustin has an Associates Degree in Business Administration and is a licensed real estate agent. Rustin enjoys helping rental property owners build and manage their rental portfolios. Outside of work, Rustin enjoys spending time with his son, visiting family and friends, and cooking.  

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Verenice Guardado Alvarado

Property Manager

Verenice is a property manager and has been at Mesa since September, 2014. She has her Associates Degree in Business Administration from San Joaquin Valley College and has over a decade of experience in customer service.  Previously, Verenice worked for Target where she trained sales associates and developed strong communication and teamwork skills. She has been instrumental in training assistants and property managers here at Mesa as well. Verenice is knowledgeable about all things property management and is excellent at placing well qualified tenants in great homes.  

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Sam Shwetz

Managing Broker

Sam is the Managing Broker at Mesa. Sam oversees the day to day operations of the property management side of the business. Sam is a U.S. Navy veteran having served as a Nuclear Electronics Technician on the USS Ronald Reagan which enabled him to travel the world while gaining leadership experience and operating one of the aircraft carrier’s two nuclear reactors.  

After his military service, Sam worked for a lighting control company as a field service engineer on various projects including extensive work at Apple’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, CA. Sam has a BS degree in Business Finance. Sam and his family live in Ontario and own rental property in the High Desert.  


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Sawyer Shwetz

Business Development Manager

Sawyer is the Business Development Manager here at Mesa. He focuses primarily on signing up new owners and improving behind the scenes processes. Sawyer obtained his BS degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Cal Poly Pomona.  

During his college years, Sawyer worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he designed and implemented destructive tests for flight hardware prototypes. He also conducted heat treatment operations for projects including the Mars 2020 Rover, Mars Insight, and the ISS.  

Sawyer has been involved in the property management business since high school. He enjoys business more than engineering, which is why he decided to pursue a career in property management. Sawyer is a homeowner in La Verne and owns rental property in the High Desert.  


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Sheryl Shwetz

Co-Founder

Sheryl is one of the founders of Mesa Properties. Today, she serves as the backbone of all things administrative for the company. Sheryl oversees all the details of running a property management company including onboarding new owners, converting applicants to tenants and paying all vendors and owners. After earning her BS in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, Sheryl worked for a software development company running the support and training department and writing user documentation.  

Sheryl also gained experience at an advertising agency servicing non-profit organizations where she drafted vendor instructions for merging customer data with various fundraising campaigns. Sheryl has three sons and homeschooled them through various states of their K-8 education. Each one is now thriving in adulthood.  

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Steve Shwetz

Founder

Steve is the founder of Mesa Properties and Mesa Real Estate. He began his real estate career buying, fixing and reselling distressed properties in Southern California. Seeing the long-term opportunity in a buy and hold strategy, Steve began acquiring residential real estate to build his own real estate rental portfolio. As a ten year owner of an international service franchise, Steve saw an opportunity to take his experience in customer service and developing systems and processes and apply that experience to the world of property management and real estate.  Prior to starting his own businesses, Steve held various senior advisory level sales positions with IBM Corp., B. Braun Medical, Insight Direct and Reach Local. Steve is a licensed real estate broker and holds a BS degree in Business from USC.  


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Edgar Moreno

Assistant Property Manager

Bio Coming Soon!


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Fernanda Porras

Assistant Property Manager

Bio coming soon!

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Iliana Urena

Assistant Property Manager

Bio coming soon!


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Jamella Escalante

Assistant Property Manager

Jamella is one of the Resident Support Specialists at Mesa. If you call in with general questions about one of our rentals, you will probably talk to Jamella! Jamella has been in customer service since 2015 and has experience in a variety of industries such as insurance, real estate, fitness and finance.
In her last job, Jamella was promoted quickly to Customer Service Process Trainer due to her ability to learn quickly and help others do the same. Her past experience has helped her excel at Mesa and improve Mesa’s customer experience. Jamella’s passion is to help others and bring joy to Mesa’s customers.  

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Lori Gregory

Assistant Property Manager

Bio coming soon!

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Mark Parmenter

Advisory Property Manager

Bio coming soon!


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Becky Marroquin

Field Associate

Bio coming soon!

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Isaac Muzquiz

Field Associate

Bio coming soon!

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Erick Cesena

Senior Field Associate

Erick is the senior field associate for the Inland Empire branch of Mesa Properties. Erick is responsible for checking the conditions of properties before move-in, after move-out and during tenancies. After every inspection, Erick prepares a detailed report that will often contain hundreds of photos and descriptions of the condition of the property! His ability to notice things out of the ordinary have helped our owners fix issues before they became bigger problems, saving them thousands of dollars in maintenance expenses.  
Erick lives in Pomona with his family and enjoys spending time with friends and family on the weekends as well as honing his guitar skills!  


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Charlene Gumabay

Leasing and Applications Assistant

Charlene is the Leasing and Applications Manager at Mesa. Charlene has a passion for helping applicants find rental homes and has an incredible level of attention to detail. Charlene screens and qualifies applicants that desire to rent a Mesa Properties managed home and ensures that all required documentation and verification is completed efficiently and accurately. Charlene has a customer service background from her time with both Macys and Bloomingdales.  
Charlene enjoys spending time with her daughter and family on the weekends.  

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Christiana Quilala

Leasing and Applications Assistant

Bio coming soon!

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Jenny Perez

Resident Support Specialist

Bio coming soon!

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Esteban Rosas

Business Development Associate

Esteban is a Business Development Associate here at Mesa Properties. He specializes in building relationships with property owners and helping them get their home on the market for the first time! Outside of work, he loves traveling and spending time with family and friends.  

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Florence Quines

Customer Service Representative

Florence is one of the customer service representatives at Mesa. Prior to joining the Mesa team, Florence has worked as an
events organizer and also worked for AirBnb providing customer support.
Florence provides solutions for applicants and tenants when they call in with questions about their application or property they are renting. Her problem-solving skills and phone etiquette enable Mesa to stand out from the competition.  
Florence enjoys spending time with her family on her time off and is a car buff! You can find her going for long drives with her husband on the weekends.

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Gabriela Ramirez

Customer Service Representative

Bio coming soon!

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Jamil Cabigao

Accounting Assistant and Transaction Coordinator

Jamil is the accounting assistant and transaction coordinator at Mesa Properties. Jamil assists in all areas of accounting for the property management business and coordinates real estate transactions for the real estate sales business. Prior to joining Mesa, Jamil worked as a Real Estate Executive Assistant and Accounting Assistant for a major bank in the Philippines for almost nine years. She has extensive knowledge with journal entries and bank account reconciliation as well as the real estate sales process.  
Outside of work, Jamoil enjoys helping out her family's bike shop business with marketing and social media support. She also loves to go mountain biking and spend time road tripping and eating out with her husband and three kids.  

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Jazmin Alvarez Medina

Admin Manager

Bio coming soon!

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Julie Marquez-Huston

Field Associate

Bio coming soon!

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Kaden Smith

Field Coordinator

Bio coming soon!

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May Guevarra

Resident Support Specialist

Bio coming soon!

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Mario Cajina

Resident Support Specialist

Bio coming soon!

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Michael Melendez

Real Estate Manager

Mike has been practicing real estate in Southern California since 2006. His family and friends have always been involved in new home loans, construction and rehabilitation projects which has given him a unique and diverse perspective on all aspects of the industry. As a Realtor, Mike’s services consist of helping buyers and sellers obtain property that best suits their interests. Finding his clients great deals, maximizing their proceeds dn finding them the right home is what he does best.  
Mike understands that real estate is one of the biggest purchases and sales that an individual will take part in and choosing the right agent is an important decision. He has both the experience and technology to help his clients meet their goals.  

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Raul Ochoa

Real Estate Agent

Raul is one of the real estate agents here at Mesa Properties. He has more than 18 years of experience and has been working in the High Desert since 2007. Raul's experience in both real estate sales and property management gives him a unique perspective on investment properties.  

Raul is a homeowner in the High Desert and he has previously owned multiple investment properties. He is a hard working individual and committed to giving the best service to all of our clients.


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Rebecca Anthony

Customer Service Manager

Rebecca is the Customer Service Manager at Mesa responsible for ensuring excellent customer service throughout the rental process. Rebecca monitors queue wait times, email and chat inquiries and online reputation and adjusts resources as necessary to create the best customer experience possible.
Rebecca has a strong customer service background from her past role at Sprint and loves assisting our owners and tenants. When she isn’t working, Rebecca loves to bake and spend time with her family.  

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Richan Nuynay

Resident Support Specialist

Richan is one of the Resident Support Specialists at Mesa. She provides excellent customer service to tenants, applicants and owners that call in with inquiries about properties for rent or questions and issues with their home. Richan has brought her extensive customer service experience from her past roles at Dell and AOL to Mesa and put it to good use! Richan also assists with assistant property management tasks such as renewing leases and handling service requests.  
When she isn't working, Richan loves making do-it-yourself crafts, cooking and spending quality time with her husband and three kids.  

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Rosanna Martinez

Field Associate

Bio coming soon!

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Tina Salazar

Real Estate Agent

Tina Salazar joined our real estate team in July of 2019. Prior to becoming a Realtor, she had a background in the medical field. After many long hours and becoming a mother, she decided to pursue real estate. Her family and friends have always been involved in construction and real estate sales which helped spark her interest in the field.  
As a Realtor, Tina’s services consist of helping buyers and sellers obtain property that best suits them. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her three boys and husband. You will probably find her shuttling the kids between school, Boy Scouts and soccer!  


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Anie Campos

Customer Service Representative

Bio coming soon!