Our Team

WPCM is a privately-held real estate investment firm focused on multi-family, retail, office, and mixed-use properties in the Southern United States. WPCM has offices in Savannah, Birmingham and Atlanta. Our team has extensive knowledge and experience in most primary and secondary markets in the Southern United States.

Blake Berg

Blake Berg

Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer

Blake R. Berg is the Managing Principal of WPCM and primarily responsible for managing the investment team, sourcing investment opportunities, portfolio management and investor relations. Prior to WPCM, Blake spent approximately thirteen years working in U.S. real estate acquisitions for J.P. Morgan Asset Management –Global Real Assets. In his most recent role, Blake was a…

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Sam Heide

Sam Heide

Principal and Chief Operating Officer

Sam Heide is a Principal and Chief Operating Officer of WPCM. He focuses on operations at WPCM as well as the acquisition, asset management and leasing of retail and mixed-use assets. Sam also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors. Crawford Square presently manages and leases an extensive portfolio of…

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Andy Johnson

Andrew Johnson

Managing Director of Investments

Andy Johnson started with WPCM in June 2014. As a Managing Director, Andy identifies new opportunities, oversees and investment team, manages due diligence and develops business plans for each investment. Additionally, Andy supports the Asset Management teams with implementing business plans, developing operating budgets and managing capital improvement projects. Prior to his role with WPCM,…

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Tara Moore

Tara Moore

Chief Financial Officer

Tara Moore is a CPA licensed in the state of South Carolina. She has worked in multiple areas of accounting including restaurant management, real estate, development and construction. Tara started her career in Charleston with a restaurant management group and started in real estate accounting with Greystar, where she worked as a Development & Construction…

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Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson

Managing Director of Investments

Tom Jackson joined WPCM in May 2020. As Managing Director and Head of Investments, Tom is responsible for sourcing multifamily and retail investment opportunities and overseeing the acquisitions team. Tom’s coverage includes multifamily markets in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas as well as all retail markets throughout the southeast and Texas….

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Thomas Griffin

Thomas Griffin

Director of Investments

Thomas Griffin joined WPCM in 2017. As Director of Investments, Thomas is primarily responsible for identifying new investment opportunities, managing due diligence processes, and facilitating debt placements. In addition to his role with the investment team, Thomas also supports the Asset Management teams with disposition analyses. Thomas offices in Birmingham with Crawford Square Real Estate…

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Andrew Tanner

Andrew Tanner

Director of Asset Management

Andrew Tanner is the Director of Asset Management at WPCM and oversees all properties in the firm’s portfolio. He leads a team that is responsible for executing business plans and generating property level financial analysis for tracking operational performance. Prior to WPCM, Andrew worked with Altus Group’s Advisory Services division in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned…

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Daniel DiPlotti

Daniel DiPlotti

Director – Investments

Daniel DiPlotti joined WPCM in July 2018. As Director of Investments, Daniel is responsible for sourcing multifamily investment opportunities, developing business plans for new acquisitions, and managing the due diligence process. He also assists with the transition of new multifamily acquisitions to the asset management team. Daniel’s coverage includes markets in South Carolina, Florida, Coastal Georgia,…

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Dario Muñoz

Senior Accountant

Dario Muñoz joined Wicker Park Capital Management in March 2020. He was born and raised in Dominican Republic and has lived in Bluffton, SC since 2009. Dario graduated in 2019 from the University of South Carolina – Beaufort, earning a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. After graduating, he worked as a…

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John Hershey

John Hershey

Analyst – Asset Management

John Hershey joined Wicker Park Capital Management in May of 2022. John’s primary responsibilities include supporting all asset management activities by assisting in analyzing the performance on current investments, implementing the investment strategy on new acquisitions, and overseeing capital improvement projects. Prior to WPCM, John worked with Crawford Square Real Estate Advisors in Birmingham, Alabama…

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Ross Dunn

Analyst – Investments

Ross Dunn joined Wicker Park Capital Management in October of 2022. Ross’s primary responsibilities include underwriting investment opportunities, assisting in due diligence, preparing investment memorandums, and assisting with the transition of new acquisitions to the asset management team. Ross graduated from Auburn University where he earned a B.S. in Finance.

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James Turley

Analyst – Investments

James Turley joined the Wicker Park team in September of 2022. His responsibilities include underwriting investment opportunities, assisting in analyzing the performance on current investments, and assisting in due diligence. James earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee.

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Armando Codina

Board Member, Principal

Armando Codina is Founder and Executive Chairman of Codina Partners, LLC, a real estate investment and development firm based in Coral Gables, Florida. The firm’s portfolio is comprised of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects including the over one-billion-dollar investment in Downtown Doral. The 250-acre Downtown Doral is composed of more than 5,000 residential units, over…

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K. Lawrence Gragg

K. Lawrence Gragg

Board Member, Principal

Larry Gragg is the COO of Codina Partners, LLC. Codina Partners, LLC, headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, is the operating company for various real estate assets owned by Armando Codina and various institutional partners, including JP Morgan Chase and Baupost. Codina Partners acts as the developer and asset manager for such assets. Larry joined Codina…

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James Carr

Board Member, Principal

In 1976, James Carr founded Westbrooke Communities, Inc., a land development and residential home building company which quickly catapulted into the ranks of the state’s largest and most respected builders, with more than 15,000 homes constructed throughout South Florida. In its first year of operation, Westbrooke built 101 homes. Subsequently, the company he founded built…

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