Leadership

Roger B. Kinney

President/CEO Close

Mr. Kinney recently accepted the position of President/CEO for Associa Canyon Gate Real Estate Services, a progressive, Albuquerque-based community... Learn more association management company serving New Mexico and western Texas.

Roger graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science degree. For six years Roger served as general manager for Locke Lake, a 1500-acre planned four-season recreational community in New Hampshire.

Roger then transitioned into the beverage industry where he experienced 25 years of management success for Coca-Cola Enterprises, Coca-Cola USA, The Vernors Company and The Seven-Up Company. This culminated in his leading Pepsi America's Eastern Europe operations based in Warsaw, Poland.

Roger returned to St. Louis, Missouri as General Manager/COO of a large community association management company.

Roger's commitment to quality education led him to serve on several Rockwood Missouri School District committees. He also chaired campaigns for school board candidates and a $50 million school district bond issue.

Roger and his wife, Jean, an interior designer with Thomasville, have four children. Kristen is married, an international business graduate from St. Louis University and works with the Fixed Income Service group at Stifel Nicolaus and Company. Stephanie is a Millikin University graduate. She is a partner in The Blaq Group, a New York City event and hospitality planning and marketing company. Twins John and Alexis are in their senior year at Webster University's Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

Customers of Associa Canyon Gate Real Estate Services benefit from Roger's integrity, core values, work ethic, commitment to success and focus in establishing quality customer service and the development of a value-added, professional working relationship with each of our business partners.

Kim Corcoran

CMCA®, AMS®, PCAM® - Vice President Close

Ms. Corcoran has been with Canyon Gate for over five years and serves as the Vice President. Along with supervising all facets of the management... Learn more division, she maintains a diverse portfolio of communities. Kim has earned the CMCA, AMS and PCAM designations and is an active member of CAI and currently serves as the Chapter Executive Director for the CAI – New Mexico Chapter in Organization. She has recently been elected to the Association of Professional Community Managers Board of Directors and will serve her two year term beginning January 2012. Her commitment to continuing education and professional advancement is a great asset to her communities and Canyon Gate.

Kim grew up in Ohio and moved to Albuquerque in 2005. Kim obtained her bachelor's degree from Wright State University, Dayton OH.

Keshia Keller

CMCA® - Director of Customer Relations Close

Mrs. Keller was born in Heidelberg, Germany and spent the majority of her life in Arlington, Texas. Since moving to Albuquerque in 2001, Keshia... Learn more has held a variety of positions in the real estate industry including a loan processor as well as an escrow officer for a nationwide builder. Since joining the Associa Canyon Gate family in 2008, Keshia has established the Customer Service Department and restructured the Financial Services Department. Her oversight and leadership of these two departments lead her to her passion for providing excellent customer service and sharing that passion and enthusiasm with her fellow team members.

DeAnn Epling

Director of Administration Close

Ms. Epling has over 20 years of Administrative and Customer Service experience in the manufacturing, printing, architectural and food processing... Learn more industries. Upon her relocation to New Mexico in 2007, De’s goal was to secure a position with a firm committed to excellence in service and she feels confident that she has found this in her liaison with Associa/Canyon Gate.

Matt Steele

Senior Vice President, Maintenance Liaison Close

As Senior Vice President, Matt Steele oversees a portfolio of 11 Associa branch offices throughout the United States. His responsibilities in... Learn more this capacity include serving as a mentor to the branch CEO’s to help them achieve Associa’s core corporate objectives as well as uphold Associa corporate policies. Steele also educates each CEO in a variety of areas including how to improve company performance, business planning and innovation.

Steele was formerly the Vice President of Associa’s National Field Services, where he was responsible for the oversight of the maintenance operations in Associa branches to further develop service and product offerings.

Prior to his position with the corporate office, Steele was President of Associa company Real Property Management, Inc., in Columbus Ohio. He holds his AMS, CMCA, and PCAM designations from the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and is also a licensed real estate agent in the state of Ohio with more than 19 years in the community association management industry.

Steele has been married for 10 years has a son and two young daughters. He and his family relocated to Arizona in 2010 after spending his entire life in Ohio. He is an avid sports fan and enjoys attending Arizona Diamondbacks baseball games and Phoenix Suns basketball games. He also attends and helps coach his children in various sports such as soccer, baseball and swimming.

Favorite Quote – “Do what is right.”