The YSH Team
Our dynamic, fun and fast-paced team work together to ensure that our strategic direction and daily challenges are met with enthusiasm and a ‘can do’ attitude. Our supportive team has a commitment to home owners and investors as well as our valued stakeholders, to ensure we continuously strive to deliver quality residential products.
Property Development
Dean Parker
Owner / Managing Director
Dean is Managing Director of YSH, a licensed Real Estate Agent and responsible for the strategic and operational direction of the business. He has been a full-time property investor since 2004 with involvement in over 450 property transactions totalling over $160 million in value, including renovations, new property developments, a portfolio of investment properties, and rental property management.
From country Victoria, Dean was brought up under the golden rule of respect for others, a belief in hard work and a firm conviction to ‘do the right thing’. After completing a double degree at Deakin University – a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Management and a Bachelor of Science majoring in Information Systems – Dean had something of a bumpy start along what he thought would be a smooth IT career path. Over a period of just a few years he had a succession of job changes and experienced the highs and lows of progressing quickly through the ranks at IBM (from programmer to systems analyst), being headhunted, relocating to Melbourne, being retrenched and enduring an 8-month period of job seeking. He was left with an unacceptable taste of precariousness and disenchantment to which he responded by determining to take control of his future.
Dean began educating himself about property by reading books and attending seminars, with a view to using the proceeds of property investments to replace his salary. Inspired by the success of Steve McKnight, Dean, with life partner Elise, attended a one-day training event of Steve’s that became a turning point in their lives. Highly motivated, Dean and Elise took leave from their jobs to apply their newly acquired skills to renovating and developing property for profit. Their systems approach and diligence led to success and enabled Dean to transition from being an employee to launching their full-time property business in 2005. Elise soon followed, and they engaged their first employee in 2007.
Today, Dean is a testament to the execution of his successful property investment strategies and his astute management skills. He and his team of six employees renovate and develop both residential and commercial property, and operate a comprehensive property management business to ensure ongoing high performance of clients’ assets. Dean is passionate about helping people achieve their own financial freedom by sharing his extensive practical experience and knowledge through property seminars and workshops for purchasers. His greatest sense of satisfaction comes from seeing his clients – home buyers and investors – achieve their personal and lifestyle goals through property by making informed choices.
Your Style Homes lives by its mission, ‘Satisfaction Beyond the Keys’, with the objective of maximising clients’ capital growth and rental return prospects by creating beautiful, functional, healthy and wellmanaged homes, and ensuring client satisfaction throughout the process and beyond settlement.
Dean now lives in Brisbane where he and Elise raise their young daughter, grow their own organic food and keep chickens. In his spare time, Dean keeps fit, indulges his passions for football and tennis, and loves relaying the tale of how he came to spend a private half hour with the inspirational Roger Federer, a man whose talents, qualities and values encapsulate all he admires in a person.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 1300 368 658
- Mobile: 0438 255 739
Elise Parker
Owner / Healthy Homes Specialist
Elise is owner of YSH Property and aligns her passion for healthy living with her role as Healthy Homes Specialist. She also oversees the financial side of the business and supports Dean and the team as required to meet specific targets and deadlines. Currently, most of her time is devoted to the very different and highly rewarding (and challenging!) role of home-school mum to her and Dean’s young daughter.
Born and raised in country Victoria, Elise’s early years were spent living on an airfield where her father conducted his business of restoring and maintaining aircraft and she enjoyed keeping her horses, rabbits and guinea pigs as well as attending the small local school. Learning the value of honesty, the importance of quality, and the balance of hard work alongside having fun stood her in good stead for her career paths into IT and then with Dean into real estate.
Always loving systems, numbers and finance, Elise undertook a Bachelor of Business (Business Information Systems) at RMIT Melbourne and to this day continues to use all of that acquired business systems knowledge. A brief foray into the study of marketing she found less satisfying before she settled into an IT career and a busy inner-city life. When she and Dean started renovating a Melbourne house on their weekends – inspired by the success and encouragement of Steve McKnight – they saw a way of applying their business and systems skills to the task and of leaving their hectic office jobs to take control of their professional lives. Together they envisaged a more fulfilling future for themselves, both professionally and personally, and the seed that led to the successful business of YSH Property was sown.
Driven and inspired by healthy living, self-improvement and a sense of community, Elise credits her determination, commitment to completion, passion for sharing knowledge and belief in quality for her contribution to building a successful business and creating the healthy homes for which YSH Property is renowned. She says: “I find that once I know something I can’t unknow it, so when I find a healthier alternative to something like VOC paints, there’s no going back! I love to see people enjoying where they live and noticing the little extra things we’ve done”.
Her talent for seeing the bigger picture and providing quick feedback to enable others to own their achievements and understand impacts and limitations have also been key to the success of the business and the team. She strives to better the service offered, believes in showing gratitude, and finds enormous satisfaction in providing a happy and supportive work environment. Elise is proud of the business she and Dean have developed, proud of Dean’s problem-solving abilities and how their complementary skills have gelled, and that, decades on, they both love what they do.
Family time is all-important to Elise, so family projects like crafts, the veggie patch, the chickens, camping trips and enjoying the great outdoors together are high priorities, while she also loves piano, photography, yoga and activities with friends.
- Email: elise[email protected]
- Phone: 1300 368 658
Jodi Ott
Finance Manager
Jodi is YSH’s Finance Manager and a registered Certified Practising Accountant. She also manages YSH’s corporate services, including legal and human resources, and oversees the corporate governance structure.
Born and bred in Brisbane, Jodi has always sought jobs that present challenges and teach her new skills. She started out with the state government while she undertook a Bachelor of Business and postgraduate university studies, progressing into senior management roles within government. Jodi’s strong attention to detail and interest in change management implementation led to Government roles with the Department of Education and Training (Queensland) that saw her introduce processes, procedures and systems as part of the changeover from cash accounting to accrual accounting, and project-manage implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) regime, which included conducting training for all TAFE College finance staff to ensure compliance with legislative changes. She later moved to the role of Financial and Legal Manager for Brisbane’s Southbank Education and Training Precinct during its $250M construction and redevelopment phase, and into its ongoing maintenance and services contracts.
Jodi moved from the public to the private sector when she joined YSH in 2015. Armed with a strong set of transferable skills, she met the challenges of working within a different operating framework with respect to business structuring, corporate and trust tax regimes and corporations law. Her friendly relatable approach means she quickly forms strong relationships with colleagues, clients and stakeholders, and is proud of the relationships she has built with key contacts such as business banking managers and investors through YSH. Jodi’s greatest sense of achievement comes from being involved in the delivery of quality projects to satisfied clients – from her initial input into financial feasibilities to managing cashflows of development projects and residential property portfolios, preparing accounts, liaising with tenants and finalising commercial and residential leasing documentation.
In her spare time, Jodi is a keen sportswoman with a love of running and netball, having played competitive representative netball for many years and now coaching an Under-16s team. She is also passionate about skiing and travel and, with husband Bill, is a super-proud parent of a son and daughter who are both now at university.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 07 3339 1472
Alex Stagg
Assistant Development Manager
Alex is YSH’s Assistant Development Manager and holds an honours degree in construction management (Bachelor of Urban Development) from Queensland University of Technology. His role includes construction project delivery, cost control and budgeting, valuation, and town planning assessments.
Growing up in Noosa in a hospitality business environment, Alex developed an interest in property during his school years. Heeding his parents’ advice that ‘if you want something you should go and get it yourself’, he solicited for his first real estate job at age 21. Alex has worked in residential and commercial sales and leasing from city fringe property to large-scale mixed-use transit oriented developments. In 2007 he was awarded Real Estate Results Network commercial agent of the year for his achievements in the Brisbane market.
Strongly influenced by the turmoil surrounding the GFC, Alex developed a passion for finance and was awarded a study-abroad scholarship in Chicago at Illinios Institute of Technology. Learning about various financial instruments and the cyclical nature of financial products Alex has learnt strategies to mitigate negative financial impacts.
His move into development management drew significantly on his construction management experience, with an understanding of design risk, budgeting, procurement and scheduling paving the way for property feasibility analyses and construction delivery of units and townhouses.
Alex is inspired by the YSH’s level of care shown in all aspects of the business, internally and externally, and formally and informally. Tenacious and with keen attention to detail, he thrives in the tight, convivial team environment with like-minded professionals.
Away from work Alex loves nothing more than cooking a mean meal over a good red, hanging out with family and having a laugh … unless perhaps it’s watching a top game of rugby, where he counts seeing the Wallabies beat the All Blacks as a magic moment!
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 0439 891 731
Sara Taylor
Marketing Manager
Sara is YSH Property’s Marketing Manager, overseeing and creating all project and company marketing campaigns and strategies. She holds a Diploma of Management and has completed her Real Estate Registration Course.
As the youngest of four children enjoying a semi-rural and rural upbringing in NSW, Sara developed a love of animals, horse riding and the outdoors together with a healthy competitive spirit and a determination to strive for success.
Starting her career with a traineeship in a small real estate office, Sara was told at the outset that there was no way to fast-track knowledge. Taking that on board, she worked her way steadily upwards to become office manager and then progressed through various other property-related management roles – including rental, sales and contract, and strata – before branching into marketing. In that role, she has been responsible for project marketing multi-residential, house-and-land and master-planned community developments.
Driven by self-improvement and results, Sara takes pride in her accumulated industry knowledge and to work with a team of dedicated and like-minded professionals within a company that aligns with her values of honesty, integrity and excellence. She is inspired and motivated by being part of a work environment that encourages innovative and progressive thinking, and is passionate about delivering a quality product to clients.
Away from work, Sara spends her time with family and friends and her little dog, Maddy. She loves the ocean, travel and creating special memories around experiences with different cultures and landscapes.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 0412 007 934
Jaqueline Santos
Administration Support
Jaqueline, whom everyone calls Jackie, is a recent addition to YSH Property and joins the team in the role of Administration Support, where her main responsibilities are facilitating daily work routines and streamlining processes and systems for greater practicality.
Born in one of the most populous cities in the world, São Paulo in Brazil, Jackie grew up on the city’s periphery where her mother was a seamstress and her father a painter. Jackie took her first job at the age of 15 to help with household expenses, working in an office as an apprentice in Human Recourses. Four years later she left the company as an HR Analyst.
As her parents had not had the opportunity to continue their educations beyond the basic fourth grade, they encouraged her to continue studying and instilled the belief that with hard work, responsibility, discipline and persistence everything is achievable in life.
Jackie’s next role was a two-year internship as HR Business Partner in a multinational pharmaceutical company where, after working across three departments/directories, she was promoted to an exclusive support role in the Commercial Directory, overseeing more than 300 employees.
As she did not have the financial means to fund university studies in Brazil, Jackie set her sights on obtaining a full scholarship for a degree in psychology, which she did by studying hard and passing the entrance exam, completing five years of study and graduating from Santo Amaro University (UNISA) in 2017.
In 2018 she undertook a student exchange to Australia to improve her English language skills, learn more about a country whose natural beauty and culture she found very appealing and, ultimately, work towards a dream of building a successful career and improving the lives of her family in Brazil.
Delighted with her choice of destination, she studied advanced level English while working in hospitality, childcare and housekeeping roles before joining YSH Property and returning to the more familiar territory of providing administrative support in a team environment. Jackie brings with her high-level organisational skills, a willingness to learn and to help others, versatility and adaptability. The latter she considers one of her greatest strengths as it has led to her leaving her home country and changing her life in pursuit of a dream, and to her turning her hand to a multitude of roles along the way to accomplish her goals, thereby building confidence, capacity and self-belief.
At YSH Property, she is inspired by the work environment and the team, whom she considers the ‘most amazing people’ she has ever worked with.
With a passion for drawing and a love spending time with friends and at the gym, Jackie views her decision to come to Australia as one of life’s highlights to date.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 1300 368 658
Bernie Kerwick
Finance Officer
Bernie is YSH’s Finance Officer, assisting with all financial aspects of the business.
Starting out in banking, Bernie focused for a period on child-raising and also took up bookkeeping for her husband’s newly started property development business. She later undertook a long stint in nursing-home administration with a financial component, including payroll and residents’ fund management.
Bernie began her current role in 2012, bringing her financial skills together with a broad knowledge of all aspects of property development – from dealing with construction and trade partnerships through to financial processing and record keeping – gained over more than 30 years of association with her family’s business. She has watched YSH develop into the successful company it is today and is proud to be part of the dynamic team that has progressed that evolution.
Outside of work, Bernie enjoys spending family time, and loves seeing each of her family members achieve their goals.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 1300 368 658
Alan Caughey
Sales Manager
Alan is YSH Property’s Sales Manager, joining the team in mid-2019 and bringing with him a wealth of industry experience and a valuable in-depth knowledge of southeast Queensland’s property market, both past and present.
Born and bred in Queensland, Alan was raised as one of eight children in a dairy farming region in the state’s centre where a strong work ethic together with a strong sense of community and a commitment to helping others were fundamental and ingrained – the backbone of the community. Embodied in that work ethic were his learnings to respect, be genuine and to have faith and trust in himself.
After a decade with Qld Rail, Alan began his real estate career in Caloundra, training under one of the Sunshine Coast’s most respected agents – Brian Molloy from Professionals Caloundra. Later, from 1998, Alan moved into apartment/unit sales in the Brisbane CBD, where he witnessed first-hand the apartment development boom through the early 2000s. In his roles , he co-ordinated sales throughout most of the high-profile apartment developments in the CBD. He also trained under some of the state’s top auctioneers to become proficient in the auction process, leading to multiple awards and industry recognition.
Alan is driven and inspired by his passions for property and for working with clients to achieve their dreams and goals through property – whether they be first home buyers, first-time investors or experienced buyers adding to their portfolios. And to his many career successes and the achievement of his own professional goals, he credits not only his strong commitment to his clients but his attention to detail, his effective listening skills, and his ability to empathise with people in everyday situations. He is proud to be part of the YSH Property team for both its positive team culture and its direct alignment with his own values of commitment to the client – ‘from start to infinity!!’ He is also immensely proud of the quality of the product designed and developed by YSH, so is wholeheartedly passionate about what he sells.
Away from work, Alan enjoys family time with his wife and two adult sons, especially when it involves taking in an AFL game or spending a fun-filled afternoon at the ‘ponies’. Bushwalking, pottering in the garden and time with Rios, his American Staffy, are also much-loved leisure activities.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 07 3339 1467
- Mobile: 0402 255 281
Property Management
Judi Resor
Senior Portfolio Manager
Judi is YSH Property’s Senior Portfolio Manager who is responsible for managing all aspects of investor and company property assets, from advertising and securing new tenancies, to their management and maintenance. It also involves overseeing the integration and systemisation of rent rolls as well as building and maintaining strong relationships with clients.
Growing up on a pineapple farm outside Bundaberg where she was the eldest of four children and an active participant in daily farm activities, Judi learned to seek out potential opportunities, strive for excellence, and ‘make hay while the sun shines’.
These core learnings, together with strong ambition, relevant training and innovative thinking, propelled her straight up a career ladder that began with mortgage broking and then saw her establish and grow her own boutique property management agency, the first in the region. Hard work was rewarded with outstanding success and, with a great sense of achievement from being a change-maker in the industry, Judi then brought her talents to Brisbane. Her knowledge, experience and outstanding customer service, together with a knack for systemisation, opened doors to other property management roles and progression into a corporate role that saw her overseeing a team of senior property managers and an extensive portfolio.
Driven by a desire to be her best and to be a positive influence on others, Judi brings to YSH Property her wealth of industry experience, her strengths in relationship-building, and a structured yet flexible approach. Importantly, she also brings astute understandings of both property potential and value optimisation, and clients’ needs, having herself been a tenant, a landlord and a successful property investor.
Away from work, Judi loves to recharge in the great outdoors and, as a licensed Zumba fitness instructor, to encourage others to be more active.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 07 3339 1462
- Mobile: 0424 238 886
John Resor
Portfolio Manager
John is YSH Property’s Portfolio Manager and is responsible for managing all aspects of investors’ property assets, from advertising and securing new tenancies, to their management and maintenance. Joining the team in early 2019, he is inspired by the commitment of his fellow team members and the positive workplace culture fostered at YSH.
Born in Canberra and moving around as the child of a naval family, John spent many of his early years in Perth where discipline, respect and honesty were instilled as key values. Beginning his career with several years in business development roles, he then moved into property management, obtaining his real estate agent licence in Bundaberg, Qld.
With a strong belief in ‘measuring twice, cutting once’, John brings his attention to detail to the role and is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience of property to empower clients to make informed and successful decisions.
Away from work, John is keen on fitness training and travel.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 07 3339 1464
- Mobile: 0497 497 499
Kayla Gurnick
Portfolio Manager
Kayla is YSH Property’s Portfolio Manager, joining the team in mid-2019, and is responsible for managing all aspects of investors’ property assets.
Born and bred in Auckland, New Zealand, into a large family where honesty was a deeply instilled value and independence was strongly encouraged, Kayla moved to Australia as a young adult, later taking time out for a two-year working holiday in the UK.
Gaining experience across various industries – including banking, finance, hospitality and retail – Kayla then discovered her real passion was property. And since then she has never looked back.
After completing a salesperson certificate at Unitec (Institute of Technology) in Auckland, her first property sale was a $1.1M deal on behalf of her parents – a slightly stressful but highly rewarding experience. Drawn to the industry by its variety where no two days are the same, Kayla loves the development and management side of property.
Being a self-described ‘people person’ and good communicator, she is driven by seeing the customer satisfaction that comes with knowing she has provided outstanding customer service – whether it be meeting the needs of tenants or assisting owners/landlords to achieve their goals through property management.
Inspired by the YSH team culture, the quality of the product the team develops, sells and manages, and the value placed on customer service excellence, Kayla brings a strong work ethic and an enthusiasm to contribute towards meeting the company’s business goals.
Away from work, Kayla other passion is travel and, being a bit of a foodie, she and her partner love to combine the two, trialling new places to eat, enjoying long brunches, visiting wineries and taking every opportunity to see and enjoy more of the world.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 07 3339 1463
- Mobile: 0497 019 777
Chantelle Drewett
Portfolio Manager
Chantelle joined the YSH Property team in 2020 as a Portfolio Manager and is responsible for managing property assets and providing a service to landlords and tenants.
Brisbane born and bred, Chantelle was raised with a strong, results-driven work ethic and principles that value family and involvement with the community.
Following studies at Armidale’s UNE, Chantelle pursued a city-based public service career for over a decade before deciding to move her family to regional Queensland for a lifestyle change. Seizing the opportunity to also change career direction, she then followed her long-held interest into the realm of real estate, building a wealth of experience over a number of years in sales, property management and body corporate support roles.
With a thirst for knowledge and an enjoyment of learning and mastering new technologies, Chantelle sees herself as a creative thinker and problem solver who is well-organised, friendly and always more then willing to help anyone with anything at any time. Committed to excellence in customer service, she achieves her greatest reward when working with less-than-happy clients to turn them into happy ones.
Proud to be the mother of three strong, independent children, Chantelle loves music, movies, ancestry research and reading…and her pair of Ragdoll cats.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 07 3339 1465
- Mobile: 0408 713 362