Karen has a strong connection to our Gabriel Homes community - a family member has been a resident for a number of years. Karen is passionate about ensuring people with disabilities reach their life goals in a supportive and caring environment. This passion began when her sister was born and led her to a degree in Special Education and subsequent teaching positions all over the world - which led to other passions such as travel, cooking and eating! Joining the board at Gabriel Homes as the family liaison allows her to continue supporting amazing people with disabilities and their families in reaching for the stars.
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Sarah Carwile is a Managing Consultant at J.S. Held in litigation support and forensic accounting consulting services. Her prior experience includes working at a public accounting firm where she provided assurance services to predominately not-for-profit clients.
Sarah holds a BSBA in Accounting from Christopher Newport University and a Master of Accountancy from George Washington University. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Additionally, Sarah is on the Young Professionals Board for Special Olympics Virginia. Sarah is also a Special Olympics swim coach.
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Gary retired as the head of Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic property management engineering team, he assesses operating conditions and establishes preventive maintenance procedures for existing and newly acquired projects, performs annual inspections of TCS managed properties, provides expertise on tenant construction, HVAC system retrofits and replacements, and other capital projects. He also serves on Transwestern Investment Company’s due diligence team to evaluate properties before purchasing and prepares and presents engineering and O.S.H.A safety training for property managers and building engineers.
Prior to joining Transwestern, Gary served as chief engineer for both Cushman & Wakefield and Smithy Braedon Property Company. He has completed training courses with Carrier, Trane, York, Bryant, and Siemens, and completed apprenticeships in air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating systems, and sheet metal.
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Elaine Bickel has been associated with Gabriel Homes for many years. First as a part time bookkeeper in the early 1990s and for the last several years as the Treasurer on the Board of Directors. The Gabriel Homes' mission is one she feels is important both for the residents and for the broader community.
Elaine is a long time Northern Virginia resident having moved here after graduating from the University of VA with an accounting degree in 1975. She spent most of her career working for companies in the software technology field, and she focused on Federal Government customers.
As a retiree, Elaine enjoys spending time with her 3 children and especially her 2 grandsons.
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Michele Bolos is a visionary who drives success through sound strategy development. She intuitively brings together a strong and diverse leadership team that follows her mantra of HEAT (Honesty, Empathy, Accountability and Trust). She inspires her leaders by communicating sound direction, encouraging different opinions, and providing a voice in decision making.
Ms. Bolos is the founder of Next Tier Concepts (NT Concepts), a privately held national security solutions provider for the intelligence and defense communities since 1998. In her previous role as CEO, she oversaw strategic direction, organic growth plans, and built a culture of respect within the company. From the beginning, her goal was to remain ahead of all new and rapidly changing technology trends while always providing exceptional customer service.