Roman DeVille, CEO and Chairman
Mr. DeVille practiced law for 40 years with emphasis on real estate, banking and corporate practice.  He has served as a Director of the Board of Tempo Real Estate Corporation since 1966. Tempo and its subsidiaries own and manage 1,750 apartments in Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett and Cherokee County, Georgia. In addition, he owns 3 shopping centers in Georgia and owns 15 Advanced Auto, Office Depot, Dollar General, Burger King, McDonald’s, Rite Aid and Walgreens Drug stores in Ohio, Alabama, Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Georgia.  

Mr. DeVille is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Capital South Financial Services, Inc. (since 1993), a private lender of asset based financing and private capital company.  He was a Director and General Counsel for Southern National Bank which merged into NCNB National Bank and eventually became part of Bank of America; and a Director and General Counsel for Cobb American Bank and Trust Company which became Riverside Bank and recently merged into Bank of North Georgia. Mr. DeVille has a BA from Emory University and a JD from Mercer University School of Law.

Patti Smith, Chief Financial Officer
Ms.Smith is in charge of the day-to-day financial operations of Tempo Real Estate.  She also handles acquisition underwriting and oversees HR functions.  Prior to joining Tempo Real Estate, Ms. Smith was Senior Acquisitions Analyst for Lane Strategic Investment, LLC, a subsidiaryof the Lane Companies.  During her tenure there she acquired over $140million in multi-family assets with an emphasis on value-add and reposition opportunities.  Previously, she worked for Buttonwood Investment Services, LLC, providing analysis and review of third-party debt and equity offerings for broker-dealer firms across the U.S. While at Buttonwood, Ms. Smith reviewed over $8 billion in realestate, REITs, oil & gas, and venture capital offerings;specializing in commercial real estate and multi-family offerings with all types of investment structures.  Prior to Buttonwood, Ms. Smith was Senior Acquisitions Analyst and Acquisitions Manager for Sagebrush Realty Holdings, LLC, a Denver-based 1031 sponsor.  At Sagebrush, she acquired over $170 million in multi-family properties and created policies & procedures and training programs for the expanding Acquisitions department.  Ms. Smith holds a B.S. from Colorado State University and is currently a candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst program.

Diane Ashcraft, Regional Vice President

Ms. Ashcraft, oversees the operation of Tempo Properties in Atlanta, GA,  a full-service real estate management company. Her responsibilities include directing operations and profitability; with over twenty five years of real estate management experience with some of the top firms in the industry in multi-family housing.  Prior to joining Tempo Ms. Ashcraft served as Investment Manager with Pinnacle AMS in the Eastern Region. In this capacity she oversaw the day-to-day operations of properties in Georgia and Tennessee.  Previously she worked as District Manager for CLK Multifamily Management Company in GA, TN & AL and Wesley Apartment Homes in Atlanta, GA as Senior Area Manager where she oversaw the operation of 12 communities and development lease-ups of 4,500 units under development and construction.  She was the new home sales specialist with Brayson Homes, an Atlanta based and family owned builder.   Ms. Ashcraft has worked with other National Companies such as Equity Residential, Trammel Crow, Related Management, and Insignia Management Group. She attended Dyersburg State Community College and holds a GA Real Estate License and numerous IREM accreditations.