- Enjoy participating in high school athletic as a coach! This helps with my overall physical and mental well-being
John Giannuzzi
Syracuse,NY
Summary
Experienced with strategic planning, organizational leadership, and stakeholder management. Utilizes collaborative approach to drive team performance and achieve company objectives. Track record of effectively managing resources and navigating complex challenges to deliver sustained growth.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Operating Officer
Christopher Community, Inc
08.2023 - 04.2025
- Operated the Property Management, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (1,100 HCV’s in all Onondaga County) and Facilities Department.
- Oversee 3,500-unit portfolio consisting of LIHTC, HUD and USDA RD assets with a geographic footprint from Buffalo NY to Albany This included overseeing 3 Regional Managers, 1 compliance Director and various administrative staff.
- Direct and coach a Team of 5 counselors and a Director of the Section 8 HCV program.
- Lead a Team of Regional Facilities Managers to transform organization to become competitive and the place of choice within the markets served.
- Facilitated the growth of the property management portfolio by 475 units, or 15% in a year and a half that I have been with CCI.
- Developed and implemented operational strategies to enhance organizational efficiency.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives.
- Streamlined processes, resulting in improved workflow and reduced overhead costs.
Regional Vice President NY Region
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
01.2018 - 02.2020
- Operated a portfolio of 104 properties totaling 6,200 affordable housing units in New York State.
- Motivate, Mentor, Coach and lead a group of District Managers in overseeing the portfolio and streamline process to achieve the desired expectations of the organization as a whole. Overall portfolio consisted of more than 300 employees that reported up through my position.
- Train and mentor best practices in dealing with monthly variance reporting, budget forecasting and achieving the highest NOI while not jeopardizing the curb appeal or preventative maintenance on any asset. Introduced P/L reviews with key direct reports to empower and foster confidence and continuity throughout region.
- Consistently delivering annual results that are in line with or exceeding KPI’s and agreed upon budgeted numbers, by focusing on retention of quality direct reports, empowering them to make decisions and constantly working on growing these direct reports to take the next step.
- Develop strong and meaningful relationships with not only my direct reports, but also across company lines, including but not limited to accounting department, compliance department, and Conifer's decision making body, our Senior Executive Management Team.
- Developed and fostered excellent relationships with New York State regulators (DHCR) along with members of HUD’s regional leadership Team in the Northeast. This was the key to repositioning and showing clear transparency with federal and state agencies.
SR. Vice President of Property Management
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
02.2015 - 08.2016
- Oversee the operations of 221 properties totaling over 14,000 apartments located in 5 states.
- Member of 8 person Senior Executive Team, which establishes and oversees 2 year Strategic Growth and Planning of organization.
- Oversight of compliance department, administration department, marketing department along with property management personnel of more than 650 who report up through my position.
- Lead the company by executing business goals, providing operations oversight within the portfolio and by managing and developing our employees throughout the property management company.
- Represent the company well to the public, and build and maintain business relationships with government and community agencies, local municipal elected officials, and build a ‘home grown’ management team in all 5 states.
- Continually outperform financial and growth matrix established annually by executive team. Establish, motivate, cultivate people and process lending to results oriented value.
Regional Vice President
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
01.2013 - 02.2015
- Oversee the operations of 68 properties totaling over 5,000 units in New York State. The Portfolio includes market, LIHTC, HUD, USDA/RD 515, HOME, Section 8 and various blended programs.
- Lead a dynamic Team of 3 District Managers, and 3 Area Managers in achieving business goals, while providing operational oversight to 4 simultaneous Lease Ups in Upstate NY.
- Key member of an 8 person Senior Leadership Team, which includes CFO, CEO, EVP of Development, EVP of Syndication. Meet monthly to discuss the overall operation of organization.
- Responsible for company-wide initiatives in Lease up road map, warranty responsibility and completion, REAC preparation and improvement, and other various initiatives.
- Analysis and delivery of all financial statements and compilation of owner’s variance reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual schedule.
- Build a Team between Accounting, Compliance, and Development to efficiently deliver agreed upon results each quarter, and year.
District Manager
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
08.2009 - 12.2012
- Initially started with a portfolio of 12 properties and 875 units. Grew the District to over 25 Properties in 3 plus years through acquisition and aggressive Team building and succession planning with Senior Team.
- Budget preparation of both in house budgets as well as agency mandated budgets. Along with expense controls including capital expenditure analysis/decisions.
- Report and work with various agencies to ensure Compliance, and Regulatory issues. This includes HUD, DHCR, USDA RD, NY HOMES (formerly NYSHFA) and now HCR.
- Consistently rank in the Top 2 each year in NOI both controllable and overall NOI performance matrix.
- Re-positioned 2 market rate properties during this tenure, one that was in portfolio for over 8 years, prior to the repositioning and the other acquired. Both were under performing the market, and now continually lead the organization in performance.
- Develop a strong Team, and establish bench marks for career growth, both inside and outside of my own District responsibility.
- Willing to mentor individuals and realize that their success is vital to growth and absorption throughout the organization.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Education
Canisius College
Buffalo, NY05.1992
Skills
- Servant Leader
- Strategic Organization Thinker
- Team Building
- 30 Year Affordable Housing expert
- Builds and Invests in Exterior Relationships
- Strong Institutional Knowledge of Affordable Housing
Certification
- Assisted Real Estate Manager Designation (ARM)
- Tax Credit Specialist (NCHM)
Interests
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
Christopher Community, Inc
08.2023 - 04.2025
Regional Vice President NY Region
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
01.2018 - 02.2020
SR. Vice President of Property Management
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
02.2015 - 08.2016
Regional Vice President
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
01.2013 - 02.2015
District Manager
Conifer Real Estate & Development, LLC
08.2009 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business Education
Canisius College
Notable Highlights
- Sectional 3 Championships-Have been on staffs that have won 9 Sectional Championships - 1994/1998/2014/2017/2018/2019/2021/2022
- Section 3 Runner up-Have been on staffs that have been Runner up in Sectional Finals 4 times-1997/2011/2013/2016
- NYS Regional Championships-Have been part of staffs that have won 7 NYS Regional Championships
- NYS All State Players-Have developed and mentored numerous positional players to receive All State honors throughout the years. Positionally on the offensive and Defensive lines 18 alums that were all state, and on the offensive side of the ball, that number is at least double.
- Notable industry Contacts-
- George DeLeone-Former Offensive Line and Offensive Coordinator in the NFL, and Major College Football.
- Tony Sparano-Former Head Coach of the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders. Coach Sparano was my offensive line coach and college, and veru instrumental at sharing ideas and concepts early on in my coaching career.
- Matt Patricia-Former Head Coach of the Detroit Lions. Matt was my GA at Liverpool High School as he embarked on a coaching career after college. I made the introduction to George DeLeone which helped Matt become a GA at Syracuse University.
- George Mangicaro-Former Head Football Coach and Former AD at Liverpool High School. George is a great resource on program and game management and helps with higher level program disciplines that I use every year.
- David Kline-Head Football Coach at Cicero North Syracuse High School. Effectively worked with Dave to develop a program that has led Section 3 to 5 Straight Sectional Championships. In addition, helped develop the culture of the program that continually has alumni support. This includes mentoring former players who wish to explore coaching HS football as they mature and transition from college into their respective careers.