G. Patrick Smits

Mr. Smits joined Covenant in January 2009.
Previously, he was President of BH's portfolio of 35,000 apartment units.
He was President of Residential Services with Camel Partners where he was responsible for the day to day performance of the portfolio of over 16,000 units located from Washington, D.C.
to Hawaii.
Mr. Smits had reporting to him 3 Regional VPs, Director of Training, VP of Construction Services and the Director of IT Services.
Prior to joining Camel Partners, Mr. Smits was the President of Walden Properties and a Senior Vice President of WMC, the holding company of Walden.
Prior to joining Walden, Mr. Smits held several positions for Equity Residential Property Trust up to and including Area Vice President.
At Equity Residential, Mr. Smits managed portfolios in the Northeast, Southeast and Western United States and was responsible for directing the acquisition due diligence team for investments in the East.
Mr. Smits has extensive experience in property management, having advanced in positions from Maintenance Director to President, and once was the owner and president of a fee property management company.
Mr. Smits has extensive experience in overseeing multi-million dollar renovation projects as well as overall construction management projects throughout his career.
Mr. Smits is a member of the National Apartment Association, a board member of the National Multi Housing Council and has sat on the board of directors of the South Coast Apartment Association, as well as the Greater Apartment Association of Greater Dallas.