Deni McMillen – Compliance Specialist
I have been with Royal American since December of 1992 when I started as the Property Manager of Southwest Villa Apartments in Jacksonville, FL. This is a 61-unit RD property. In 1994 I left Jacksonville to be the Property Manager of Lake Butler Apartments in Lake Butler, FL. Lake Butler is a 48-unit RD/HUD Section 8 property. The position at Lake Butler was only a part-time position so in order to be a full-tim eemployee I also assisted the manager at Orangewood Apartments and Southern Villas of Starke both in Starke, FL. Orangewood is a 46-unit RD/Section 8 and Southern Villas is a 36-unit RD property.
Subsequently, the Property Manager at both Starke properties moved on and I became the Property Manager of all three properties.
In 1998 my husband and I bought a home in Interlachen, FL., which made my commute to work a 50-mile drive. This led me to search for a position closer to my new home. I soon learned the position of Assistant Manager at College Arms in Palatka, FL was available and transferred. College Arms has two phases, Phase I is a 94-unit HUD Section 8 and Phase II is a 14- units RD/HUD Section 8. Read more
Jim Ricard: Compliance Editing
I am originally from Massachusetts. I moved to Florida in 1997. I still have a pretty bad accent, or so I’m told. I joined RAM in 2004 as a Maintenance Tech at Oak Hammock Apts. A couple of years later I became the Maintenance Supervisor. After approximately 6 years as the supervisor, I became the Assistant Manager. I remained in the Assistant Manager position for 4 years and was offered the Manager position at Mayfair Village. I stayed at Mayfair Village for approximately 2 years and was then offered the manager’s position back at Oak Hammock as the current manager was retiring. I went back to Oak Hammock for almost 1 year, when RAM sold the property. I stayed with RAM and moved back to Mayfair Village as the manager once again. I stayed there until December 2021 when I joined the Compliance Department. Read more
