ABOUT US

A family that cares about your families.

Our Story

The Neighborhood Company was formed in 2015 at the request of a local real estate developer who was having issues with their association management. Laura Ficco was 29 years into her career in real estate development and was having those same issues with large-scale management companies. She had some great ideas and knew she was up to the task, so she formed a lifestyle management company of her own, The Neighborhood Company (TNC).

Today, TNC manages 40 communities of all shapes and sizes:

  • highly amenitized communities,
  • gated communities,
  • developer-led communities and
  • homeowner-led communities
 
TNC manages three of the top nine New Braunfels Communities by Amenities as ranked by local Realtor, Raad Alawan. View the Top 9 communities HERE. 

The Team

Laura Ficco

President & Owner

With over 35 years in various roles in real estate development, this mother of two grown daughters started The Neighborhood Company after identifying a need for a higher level of customer service in the property management industry.

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Tate Johnson

Director

Tate’s career is a synergy of highly-accomplished military service and successful entrepreneurial ventures. His 26-year career in the United States Air Force covered a vast array of experience and leadership roles, culminating in a distinguished, highly decorated and honorable service commitment.

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Michelle Miller

Vice President of Marketing

Michelle has over 20 years of experience focusing on brand management across all things touching marketing and communications. From event planning, website revival, internal and external communication to social media, her background in graphic design enables her to add creative flair in the process.

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Cathy Rogers

Community Manager CMCA, AMS

Cathy comes to us from Hawaii and is now landlocked in Cibolo, Texas due to a military move. Prior to working in property management, she worked in Washington DC on Capitol Hill and volunteered extensively at San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC/BAMC). 

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Cesar Alvarado

Director of Operations & Community Manager

Cesar’s storied career includes decades of project and property management. From his 11+ years of commercial property management, to his project management skills as a procurement manager on a renewable energy project and designing and building OSP fiber networks…

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Heidi Krasner

Director of Customer Service

Heidi joins the team after 27 years working in healthcare. She was the Clinical Nurse Manager at a major hospital system in Chicago, IL.

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Brooke Braithwaite

Community Relationship Manager

Brooke is originally from Virginia but got to Texas as fast as possible! With extensive experience in administrative and operational roles within the architecture, design, real estate title insurance, and construction industries, she brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her work. 

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Maria King

Community relationship Manager

Maria‘s 15 years of customer service have spilled over into volunteering for different events throughout our community. 

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Heidi Payne-Williams

Project coordinator

Originally from Colorado, Heidi moved to the great state of Texas over 25 years ago and considers Texas her Home. Having spent the last 20+ years with a major company as an Implementation Project Manager, she flew every week worldwide. 

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Monique DiBonaventura

Lifestyle & Communications coordinator

Joining the Neighborhood Company in October 2022, Monique comes from a marketing and events background with years of experience within Homeowner Associations.

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Megen Jay

lifestyle coordinator

After running her own business for 15 years, Megen was ready for a change and looking for that family feel. She was hired in 2023 as a Lifestyle & Communications Coordinator focusing on event planning.

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Shametra McGregor

lifestyle coordinator - Harvest ridge

Shametra’s journey took a new turn after 14 years with the State of Texas. She joined the Neighborhood Company in 2024, utilizing her exceptional customer-centric strengths as the Harvest Ridge Lifestyle Coordinator.

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Noelle Hemphill

lifestyle coordinator - Mayfair

Noelle joined The Neighborhood Company in 2024 as a Lifestyle Coordinator for Mayfair. She brings extensive experience in customer service and a creative mindset. Her main goals are to create warm and fun experiences to bring the residents of Mayfair together.

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Eunice Sowers

Amenity Reservation Coordinator

Eunice joined The Neighborhood Company in 2022 as our Amenity Reservations Coordinator. She equips our owners with the necessary details to properly reserve a community amenity, as well as ensures they understand what the HOA/POA provides versus what they must provide. 

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Beverly Ragan

Human Resources manager

Originally from Collinsville, Illinois, outside St. Louis, Beverly moved to Texas following her parents’ retirement to San Antonio. The youngest of seven children, Beverly says that family, sports and military service are cornerstones of her life.

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Tina Redanz

accounting - Budget & Audit Compliance

Tina brings over 35 years of experience to our accounting team. She has an extensive background in both the public and private accounting sectors as well as 15 years of business software consulting.

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Sally Needham

accounting - Resale & Accounts payable

With more than two decades of property management experience, Sally brings a unique set of skills to The Neighborhood Company. While Sally loves that, “No two days are the same,” her ongoing responsibilities include all aspects of accounting under the umbrella of property management.

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John Needham

Compliance Inspector

John spent decades in the food industry, managing restaurants and also owning one. That experience set the table for a part-time career during semi-retirement at The Neighborhood Company—one that is equally based on customer service.

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Lisa Burnthorne

Insurance Administrator

Lisa joined The Neighborhood Company in April 2022.  Prior to joining us, she worked as a Payroll Supervisor for the County of Madera.  Lisa has 15 years of governmental accounting experience and during her employment with the County she worked in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and managed their payroll.
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Janet Guerra

Administrative support specialist

 Janet comes to The Neighborhood company after years of being retired. To jump back into the workforce one of her non-negotiables was a good group of people to work with. It also doesn’t hurt that the office is just a few minutes drive. 
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Carla Western

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Carla is originally from Sioux City, Iowa, and spent 20 years in the Air Force working in Administration. Before starting at The Neighborhood Company in 2022, she worked as a model attendant for a homebuilder in Vintage Oaks.

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