Michael DiStefano
Jamestown,RI
Summary
Highly educated, well-read individual with strong, effective, and motivational communication skills. Natural leader with the proven ability to identify and solve problems while inspiring peers to reach for and attain their full potential. Real estate and addiction recovery background have together strengthened an innate adaptability and deepened already exceptional interpersonal skills. Extremely quick and impassioned learner who thrives in team-focused environments where organization, collaboration, and time management are valued.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer
Pilgrimage Partners
03.2016 - Current
- Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer whose primary responsibilities involve acting as recovery coach and mentor to individuals desiring to overcome the life-diminishing effects of active addiction
- Responsible for helping afflicted individuals enter the addiction recovery funnel and guiding them through the often-difficult process of finding and maintaining long-term sobriety
- As a trained and Certified Facilitator for SMART Recovery, a U.S. based addiction recovery program with a global footprint, I teach clients to implement a program of recovery rooted in Cognitive and Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy so that they learn how to better manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and, in turn, their respective recovery journeys.
Vice President and Principal
Trinity Group, Llc.
05.2006 - Current
- Vice President/Principal in charge of managing private equity, focusing on a value-added approach through the acquisition of sub-performing real estate properties across a broad range of geographical markets and product types
- Chief responsibility is to coordinate the pricing, distribution, stabilization, and marketing of the company's managed equity offerings
- The company chiefly manages real estate assets in two distinct disciplines-- core plus and opportunistically through repositioning, the objective being capital appreciation focused returns, as well as providing access to funds typically reserved for institutional investors.
Managing Director and Principal
Nitos, Llc.
09.1996 - 01.2004
- Vice President in charge of equity syndication/chief responsibility was to leverage the firm's expertise in 1031 Exchanges and Tenancy In Common(TIC) ownership structures for investment grade and other well-located, net-leased properties.
Education
J.D. -
Suffolk University Law School
Boston, MA05.1993
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Boston University
Boston, MA05.1989
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Consulting
- Staff Management
- Organizational Structuring
- Process Improvements
- Strategic Vision
- Team Leadership
- Project Management
- Negotiation
- Team Engagement
- Performance Assessments
- Client Engagement
Affiliations
- Cooking, golf, tennis, boating, gardening
Websites
Accomplishments
- Certified SMART Recovery Facilitator who has run a weekly, heavily-attended recovery meeting for the past 8 years. Have presented to, for, and at, and/or coached and counseled current and former employees of, some of the nation's leading investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, law firms, and consulting firms, as well as at some of New England's leading hospitals, treatment facilities, sober-living facilities, and recovery-related festivals and rallies. Have been featured and/or published on addiction recovery matters in multiple newspapers both locally and nationally.
Certification
- Certified SMART Recovery Facilitator
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer
Pilgrimage Partners
03.2016 - Current
Vice President and Principal
Trinity Group, Llc.
05.2006 - Current
Managing Director and Principal
Nitos, Llc.
09.1996 - 01.2004
J.D. -
Suffolk University Law School
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Boston University
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