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Meet The Team

S.L. van der Zanden
 Managing Principal and CEO

S.L. van der Zanden brings over 30 years of commercial real estate experience helping institutional, corporate, and private clients overcome challenges and capitalize on over $2 billion in opportunities. In addition to duties as CEO, he ieads the acquisition process and investor relations

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Tom Eilers
Managing Director - Leasing

Tom is responsible for the leasing activities on the entire CapRock portfolio.  His 19 years in the real estate industry have focused on leasing and asset management of retail shopping centers throughout the greater Chicagoland area.

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Thomas Lin
Acquisitions Associate
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Thomas (H.W.) Lin joined CapRock in 2022 as an Acquisition Associate focusing on retail and multi-family property acquisitions across the greater Midwest and South East. His work entails researching and valuing deals in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Prior to working in CapRock, he worked as an architectural designer for five years in Taiwan. He has an MBA – Real Estate degree from DePaul University.

Brian Goldman
Principal and CFO

Brian Goldman has over 25
years of relevant commercial
real estate experience. He is responsible for the firm’s business development and leads the investment sales, originations and dispositions
teams.

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Alexia Gonzalez
Property Manager
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Alexia Gonzalez joined CapRock Real Estate in 2022 as a Property Manager and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of CapRock’s commercial assets. She is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in the state of Illinois and comes with successful experience on over 3 milliion square feet of industrial and retail properties. Alexia graduated from Texas State University where she majored in Political Science and minored in International Studies. 

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Saar Schnitman
Managing Director

Saar Schnitman heads up the property management and leasing activities for the firm and oversees the day-to-day activity of the company’s entire portfolio of commercial properties. He has over 10 years of real estate management and leasing experience focused on improving operational efficiency and profitability.

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Carlos Rivera
 Senior Property Accountant

Carlos is a seasoned accounting professional with over 17 years of extensive experience in both commercial & residential property management. Carlos is an expert with several industry-standard management programs, including Yardi, and handles all accounting duties at the firm.

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Matt Bucklaew
Associate Broker

Frank joined CapRock in June of 2022 as an Associate specializing in retail Single Tenant Net Lease and Multi-Tenant properties. He is currently a Senior at DePaul University at the Driehaus College of Business majoring in real estate.

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Mitchell Kantarovich
Associate Broker
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Mitch Kantarovich joined CapRock in 2022 as an Associate Broker specializing in Single Tenant Net Lease and Multi-family investments. 

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Jack Pavlis
Associate Broker
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Jack joined CapRock in June of 2022 as an Associate Broker specializing in retail Single Tenant Net Lease and Multi-Tenant properties. He is currently attending DePaul University at the Driehaus College of Business majoring in real estate.

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