Meet the Chinburg Team

Overview

As Vice President of Development and Asset Management, Matt oversees a team that leads the assessment, planning, permitting, and financing of new opportunities for adaptive re-use, acquisition, and land development.   Under Matt’s leadership, the team captains the projects through the development life cycle from acquisition to the successful project completion and transition to property management or new home sales.

In addition, Matt’s responsibilities include overseeing the financial performance of Chinburg’s investment property portfolio and collaborates with Chinburg’s accounting and property management team to provide timely reporting, monitor financial metrics, and plan and execute capital expenditure projects.

With Chinburg’s focus on historic mill rehabilitation, Matt has a unique skillset in managing and modeling projects with complex capital stacks that include historic tax credit equity, senior and subordinate debt, and private equity.

Matt believes that positive attitude, patience, and diligence are the keys to managing teams as they navigate the twists and turns that are inevitable in real estate development.

Matt has worked on a wide range of projects including multi-family, mixed-use, residential land development, medical office, office, science-driven research facilities and public works.  Prior to joining Chinburg in 2013, Matt’s career began in commercial construction estimating, preconstruction, and project management working in Florida and in the Washington, DC area Clark Construction and Danis.  In 2001, Matt moved to the Boston-area to work for Intel at one of its advanced semiconductor manufacturing facilities before transitioning to commercial real estate development working for a boutique development firm specializing in healthcare and science-driven facility development and advisory services. Matt was responsible for overseeing the firm’s turnkey development projects and spearheading acquisition, financing, permitting, and facility management. He also developed his skill set in permitting/consultant management, real estate financial modeling, leasing, financing, asset management, business development and competitive proposal preparation.

Education

Matt earned B.S. in Civil Engineering and an MBA both from the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.

Background

Matt is a proud Maryland native who moved to New England after graduate school and to Maine in 2012.  He and his wife have four children and live in the coastal town of Scarborough where they enjoy Portland Sea Dog games, swimming, the local beaches and the children’s many sports and arts activities.

Overview

Jen has over 30 years of business experience in marketing, management, strategy, public relations and economic development. In her role at Chinburg, Jen manages the brand standard across the company and the properties. She and her team set the standards for both internal and external facing communication. She manages the company brand with influence in customer experience, property management, and design, working with the talented team across all of these disciplines. Jen’s leadership style poses asking discerning questions, listening closely to understand, and to help lead a team to the best possible outcome. She is a strong communicator, analyzer of processes and is a champion of continuous improvement and innovation. She loves that she is in a position to influence the positive nature and human connection of the communities in which we build.

As a member of the Executive Team, Jen is a key contributor to strategic growth and innovations in technology and initiatives to support company culture, such as Chinburg University for professional development, and the sabbatical program.

Jen’s prior business experience included financial management the Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University, and as the Chief of Staff at BankBoston Development Company.

Jen currently serves on the board of GoodWork at Carey Cottage. She formerly served as president of the advisory board of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Piscataqua Region and president of Millspace Center for Arts, Culture and History in Newmarket.

Education

Jen graduated with a BA from Boston College in 1991 and earned a certificate of special studies in administration and management from Harvard University in 1996. She completed her economic development certification for the State of New Hampshire in 2002 and was appointed to the Economic Development Advisory Council for the Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED).

Background

Jen lives in Exeter with her husband, Eric. She is a long-term proud stepmother of 4 children who have grown to be amazing adults. Jen pursued her passion for wellness and community and founded MillYoga studio in 2012, as an entrepreneurial side venture. Jen is an investor in and an advisor to several businesses. Jen enjoys time in nature, dining out with friends, cooking with family, traveling (where to next?), yoga, reading and writing.

Overview

Eric J. Chinburg is President and founder of Chinburg Properties, a land development, design, construction and property management firm headquartered in Newmarket, NH. Since its inception in 1987, the company has created thousands of residences in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Southern Maine and Vermont.

In 1996, Eric began creating downtown housing, via urban infill projects. Over the past 35+ years, the company has preserved numerous historic mills and schools in such cities as: Amesbury and Haverhill, MA, Saco and Biddeford, ME, Portsmouth, Dover, Somersworth, Newmarket, Claremont and Laconia, NH. In addition to preserving these iconic structures, invigorating downtown economies and providing much needed housing, the Chinburg projects are known for unique design aspects utilizing original materials and creatively incorporating them into the project.  These projects have successfully incorporated residential and mixed-use components and have included some rental and some for-sale spaces.

Under Eric’s leadership, public/private partnerships have become a trademark of Chinburg and its affiliated development entities.  Easements have been granted to provide public access to amenities such as a public boat launch, historic museums, civic space, and enhancements to Riverwalks in several communities. The company is committed to green building practices and has been the Seacoast’s largest builder of Energy Star rated homes since 2002. Chinburg has been chosen for the coveted national Energy Star Partner of the Year Awards for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, earning the Sustained Excellence Award among a very select group of builders nationwide, and the only in New England. Eric and Jen and the company contribute to many local non-profits and charities.

Education

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of New Hampshire, Class of 1984.

Background

Eric lives in Exeter with his wife Jen and has 4 adult children. He enjoys dining out, visiting with family and friends, spending time on NH lakes and mountains, and flying.

Overview

Jon joined the company after graduating from college. He has held many roles including sales, CAD design, estimating and is now the VP of construction for single family homes. In this role he has input to the selection of parcels/communities to develop, homes styles to build, budgeting and price points. He also negotiates contracts and has responsibility to monitor the quality of the communities and the financial success of the single-family homes division. He works closely across teams collaborating with the Chinburg Sales Director and with our real estate partner, the Gove Group.

As a member of the Executive Team Jon reports on sales and demographics trends within the subdivisions, and the pricing environment for products and subcontractors.

Education

Jon graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, with a BS in Civil Engineering, in 1989.

Background

Jon lives in Durham, NH and is the father of 4 adult children. He enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time in the White Mountains. He also enjoys cooking and spending time with friends and family.

Overview

Michelle Glidden is our Human Resources Director and has been on our team for nine years. She started by working in our Accounting Department for several years. She eagerly transitioned to our Human Resources department as a passionate employee advocate committed to creating a positive and productive work environment. Michelle is results-oriented and profoundly understands all aspects of Human Resources, including benefits, compensation, employee relations, legal compliance, and payroll. Michelle also works closely with hiring managers to attract, motivate, and retain top talent.

Experience

Michelle has six years of Human Resources management experience with an accounting and business management background. Michelle has worked to help develop initiatives and support our team of professionals dedicated to transforming the landscape for the better by creating unique spaces for people to live, work, and play. Before working at Chinburg, Michelle worked as a passport specialist with the US Department of State. During six years, the department faced a historic increase in passport applications.

Education

Michelle is a Society for Human Resources Management certified professional. Michelle attended Great Bay Community College for Accounting and Business Management.

Background

Michelle and her husband have two children: an adult son who is a Marine and a teenage daughter. She enjoys family time off-roading at her camp in Maine, boating, and fishing in her free time. She also enjoys taking enrichment opportunities as a lifelong learner.

Overview

Bob Greene is an accomplished Finance and Operations leader with twenty years of experience working as a long-term, part-time Contract CFO for privately held companies in a variety of industries. Bob is currently responsible for the preparation of all financial reports and strategic financial planning and financing for Chinburg Properties with a focus on single family developments. As a member of the Chinburg Executive Team, he advises the President and management team to maximize overall enterprise financial health and smoothly operating systems.

Bob also owns Rockingham Country Club, a Public 9 Hole Golf Course in Newmarket, NH that he purchased 9 years ago from Chinburg Properties after Chinburg developed and built the 52-home Rockingham Green subdivision.

Experience

Bob has been a member of the Chinburg Executive Team since 2006. Prior to working as a Contract CFO, he spent 9 years working in the Internet Industry in a series of Executive Positions with Pre-IPO start-ups. He began his career working for Johnson & Johnson.

Education

Bob has a BA in Economics from Lafayette College and an MBA from Rutgers University.

Background

Bob and his wife have four adult children. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, skiing and working on his golf game at his golf course!

Overview

Rob joined the Chinburg Team in January 2020 as the Chief Construction Officer. As an accomplished Construction Executive, with an expansive 25-year career covering all aspects of construction management and general contracting, Rob has helped build successful businesses and multiple offices nationally.

Rob has held numerous executive level roles at some of the nation’s largest and most successful general contractors. The first 8 years of his career were spent at Suffolk Construction in Boston, Massachusetts, and 4-of those years were spent in the West Region Headquarters in Irvine, CA. This role affected the growth of the California office into a leading commercial contractor. From there, Rob spent 15 years at Nauset Construction in Needham MA, serving as the firm’s Project Executive working in sectors including commercial office buildings, restaurants, hospitality, education, infrastructure, industrial, senior living, and health care.

Over Rob’s tenure, he helped oversee business strategy, client relationships, and construction operations. He also helped implement corporate governance, functional support of the business, brand expansion and development, business systems and innovative project approaches. Rob’s expertise includes project pursuits, client development, contract negotiation, and trade partner relationship development. He is an experienced builder with a strong construction operations and technical background and possess excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities on complex projects. Rob builds high performing project teams through direct hiring, mentoring, and comprehensive leadership.

Rob has a strong background in overseeing both private and public projects with complex facilities, involving multiple disciplines, divisions, operators, and agencies. He is valued for the ability to drive innovation, lead diverse teams, and align objectives into executable strategies though logical decision making, collaboration, trust, and accountability.

Education

Rob earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Keene State Collage in Keene, NH.

Background

Rob lives with his wife Brandi, 3 boys named Brennan, Christien and Ryan and 3 dogs. He spends his summers at Lake Winnipesaukee and winters on Gunstock Mountain. He loves to cook and spend time with his family.

Overview

Geoff provides leadership, direction and coordination for the Mills and Commercial (MillComm) projects design work which includes overseeing our talented in-house design team as well as working with outside architects and engineers. He is also our point person for Early Development where he can often be found walking historic mill buildings or potential urban infill sites. Related to his design and early development duties, he enjoys working alongside the creative Commercial Development and Asset Management Team to see projects through their entire life cycle. Additionally, Geoff provides senior leadership for our very capable Commercial Preconstruction Team.

As a member of the Executive Management Team, Geoff aims to provide thoughtful strategic planning, risk & opportunity assessment. In each of these roles, he aspires to encourage a team approach to the creative problem solving necessary to design, develop and tee up challenging adaptive reuse or urban infill project. With the benefit of working with excellent people, he looks to balance leveraging almost 40 years of construction experience with continued interest in learning new things, technologies and approaches to his work.

While still attending The University of NH, Geoff worked part time as carpenter with Adams & Roy, LLC, a well-recognized historic preservation construction and consulting company. After completing his BS in Business, he continued full time, developing his skills as a carpenter, joiner, plasterer and construction foreman.  After almost 10 years, he started his own restoration contracting and consulting business.  In 1999, Geoff connected with Eric Chinburg who had just completed his first mill adaptive reuse project, 1001 Islington St, and was looking for someone that might manage his next one, a 27,000 square foot mill in Dover, NH. The timing was ideal and the opportunity included design, preconstruction and construction management. The project was a success and Geoff went on to create and grow what has become Chinburg’s MillComm division.  In 2020, to make room for new growth and time for his present duties, Geoff handed off the MillComm construction operations reins to Rob Nunez.

Education

Geoff graduated with a Bachelor of Business Science degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1987.

Background

Outside of work, Geoff’s interests are varied but most focused on mountain biking, road cycling, running and hiking.  He and his wife, Terri, are “empty nesters” who love to travel, especially in their Sprinter camper van which has taken them to many US and Canadian National Parks.