Marti Mills

President of Bear Property Management & Board Member

As the President of Bear Property Management, Marti oversees many facets of management for single family homes, multi-family residential units, commercial office and retail suites, condo association management, home owner association management, and bank OREO portfolios. Marti provides the finest quality of management and leasing, which produces a return on investment for each owner.

Marti graduated from University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a teaching certificate. For five years, she taught elementary school in Kenosha, WI. She became an owner/partner in single family homes and multi-unit residential buildings, which ultimately spurred the establishment of Bear Property Management, Inc. in 1989.

(262) 842-0567

S.R. Mills

Chief Executive Officer

S.R. Mills is the Chief Executive Officer and a principal of Bear Real Estate Group.  The Bear Real Estate Group family of companies includes Bear Development, Bear Commercial, Bear Property Management, Bear Homes and Construction Management Associates “CMA”.  Each company plays a pivotal role in the acquisition, development, construction and management of residential, industrial, commercial and master planned communities. Bear’s footprint of active projects and real estate holdings extends to over 20 states with offices in Chicago, IL, Jackson, WY, Madison, WI and Kenosha, WI.

S.R. joined the Bear Real Estate Group in 2002.  Prior to his career with Bear, he worked with several technology companies in northern California.  He earned his Bachelor’s in Finance, Investment and Real Estate from St. Cloud State University and his Master’s in Real Estate from Roosevelt University. S.R. holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, is a past Wisconsin CCIM Board of Director and an active member of the Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone Foundation.

(262) 842-0452

Jonah Hetland

Chief Operations Officer

Jonah Hetland is the Chief Operating Officer of the Bear Real Estate Group which includes Bear Development, Bear Property Management, Construction Management Associates, Inc. (CMA), Bear Homes, LLC and Bear Realty, Inc. Jonah has an extensive background in Real Estate Development, Residential and Commercial Construction as well as Land Use Planning related matters. Jonah holds General Contractor Licenses in several states including Wisconsin, Florida, Illinois and Iowa.

Jonah joined the Bear Real Estate Group of companies in 2007 and has been involved in various capacities on all sides of Real Estate including development, construction, management and brokerage throughout his tenure. Prior to his work at the Bear Real Estate Group, Jonah spent six years in the public sector while working for the Kenosha County Department of Planning and Development as a Land Use Planner. While working there Jonah worked with various commercial and residential developers on civil engineering related issues along with various stages of entitlement approvals.

Jonah earned his Bachelor’ degree in 2001 from the University of Wisconsin. Jonah has sat on numerous boards over the years and is also a past member of the Planning Commission for the Village of Silver Lake, WI.

(262) 942-3500

John Reinhart

Vice President of Finance

John Reinhart is Vice President of Finance for Bear Development, Bear Homes and CMA. He has a notable background in real estate development and accounting, including tax, audit and consulting. John’s career began with Bear Real Estate Group in 2012. He worked with two commercial real estate developers in Milwaukee, WI prior to his on-boarding and spent nine years in public accounting before venturing into real estate development.

John is a certified public accountant (CPA) in Wisconsin, with a previous license in Illinois. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mr. Reinhart serves on the Public Policy Committee of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants and volunteers teaching financial literacy with Make a Difference Wisconsin.

(262) 842-0447