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About
Chairman & CEO
Roland Gonzalez
With nearly 30 years consulting, reorganizing and building businesses across multiple industries, Roland is exactly who Dwellings was looking for to lead the company and our clients into the future. His extensive background in service operations and fresh insights on an old industry are tearing down walls and silos and redefining property management. Driven by family, community and the importance of relationships, he’s on a mission to replace transactions with personal experiences. “El Presidente” as we like to tease him, has spent most of his career leading projects all over the planet. He speaks multiple languages and loves exploring the world and new cultures with his family. They have moved multiple times for long-term overseas assignments, and he uniquely knows what it means and takes to manage a property long distance. He has a lot of great stories and experiences we’re sure you’ll enjoy.
COO and Designated Broker
Charlene Anderson
Charlene has been the glue, holding Dwellings together from our earliest days. Her long and rich corporate history and experience have been crucial to Dwellings’ survival and growth. Charlene is not only an expert in Human Resources and Corporate Operations, she’s a Licensed Broker with a creative passion – a very unique and special combination of skills. We affectionately call her “SheGyver”, as she’s always coming up with solutions and ideas that inspire us all. We’ve learned never to be surprised by her latest projects, whether it be making amazing jewelry, remodeling RVs, or healing the world with natural remedies. You may spot her at the office or chilling around town with her dog Nia.
Account Manager
David Karthauser
A leader in the community, a youth athletic coach, and a fire fighter, David is well-known and loved in Seattle. As a father, husband and role model to children and families in the community, David understands life’s many stages and the entire cycle of home ownership. Having lived a life of service to others and having been an entrepreneur in many endeavors, David has developed a loyal following among owners and tenants, providing experience, guidance and financial expertise at all those critical decision points. A highly skilled property manager and a proven leader, we are proud to have David on our Board of Directors. When not putting out fires, saving lives, or training new property managers, you’ll find David at one of the fields, the community pool, or chasing down the next hot food truck. We hope one day to free up David and his busy kids to have a dog. Don’t worry, we won’t give up on that.
Account Manager
Marisa Quinn
A first generation Italian, born and raised in Boston, Marisa comes to Dwellings with a strong work ethic and deep family values. Raising four children in Normandy Park, and active in volunteer work, while managing properties, she has the organizational and problem solving skills to turn chaos into success. With over 17 years in real estate, property management and sales, she joins David to form our Dynamic Duo to continuing building on David’s unblemished record of sales and service. You’ll find her marketing experience invaluable whether you are buying, selling or renting out your property. More importantly, her zest for life and family is infectious. Give yourself an opportunity to meet her and let her help you with your needs and plans.
Account Manager
Rebecca Zielinski
Rebecca lights up our office every time she comes in, and nothing ever seems to get to her. Rock steady, efficient and focused, she joins Annette and Wendy to manage Dwellings’ largest property portfolio. You can always count on Rebecca to make the most of your investment or make your new home a nest for your family. Rebecca has unique experience in managing vacation rentals as well, and is a critical contributor and leader as we diversify our business and find creative ways to maximize your property income. With all this going on, she still manages to raise an amazing family. Her Zen can be very helpful in those stressful or worrisome times that are inevitable when making decisions about your most valuable investment. Keep an eye out for her in the community, or drop by and meet her. You’ll be glad you did.
Broker
Laura Montoya
A long-time entrepreneur dedicated to serving others, Laura has developed a loyal clientele over the last 20 years, and feels one of the keys to her success is creating and maintaining relationships. Her personal emphasis on holistic transformation and wellness has lent itself well to helping individuals and families through the challenges and blessings of home ownership. She believes home is where we Rejuvenate, Celebrate and Dream, and has practiced this since the early days of Dwellings when she set out with Meg on her journey to personalize the business. As we all navigate through our fast-paced lives, Laura shares with her clients and colleagues to feel the gratitude everywhere we can.
About Dwellings Seattle Property Management
Our Story
Meg had spent years managing properties and buying and selling homes. The best part of her job was the long term relationships she developed, with owners and tenants alike, founded on trust, knowledge and service.
But working for others, moving onto the next deal, and chasing commissions simply didn’t allow her to spend time doing what she loved most – joining families on their life long journeys of home ownership and growth. And office space for canines being hard to come by, there never seemed to be room for her dog Katie and her toys.
So Meg and Katie struck out on their own and started Dwellings Seattle Property Management in their basement in 2010 to join their clients on their journeys, to build their nest eggs and live their dreams. Meg never imagined the rapid success she would have. It was soon time to move out of the basement and set up shop in Dwellings Seattle Property Management's new store front.
An illness that Meg had long been battling got worse over the last couple of years, as the company continued to grow. Going into 2016, it became clear that new leadership and investments in people and systems were required to step up our services and take the company and our clients to the next level, always staying true to our founding principles.
Having lived overseas and experienced the challenges of managing a home over long distances and across time zones, Roland took the reins to refocus the business and toss old industry paradigms. With an extensive background in service, and reorganizing and improving business operations, he’s already implementing ways to increase return on your property investments and help you live your dreams.
