Who We Are

Arthur Collins

Principal

As the co-founding Principal and President of Collins Enterprises, LLC, Arthur Collins is in charge of all development activities for the company. His responsibilities include sourcing new projects as well as budgeting, design, construction and timely delivery of the company’s redevelopment and development initiatives in all markets.

Mr. Collins has 35 years experience in managing development and construction for major residential and commercial projects in the New York market and in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. As a planning and development feasibility consultant, Mr. Collins has also helped cities such as New Orleans, Yonkers, NY, and large corporations maximize their financial returns through innovative land use concepts and building design. Mr. Collins initiates company policy and charts strategic direction along with the other company directors.

Mr. Collins is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, and Collins Enterprises is a sponsor of the Connecticut/Westchester local chapter. Mr. Collins is asked often to speak at conferences and seminars dealing especially with creative land use and urban redevelopment. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon and a Masters degree in Urban Design from the University of Pennsylvania.  Mr. Collins is a former trustee of the Conway School, a graduate institution in land planning in Massachusetts, a Real Estate advisor for the Kent School Board of Trustees in Connecticut, a speaker at Columbia University, Pace University and Yale, and is active in the Land Use Law Center at Pace University.

Dwight Collins

Principal

As the co-founding principal of Collins Enterprises, LLC, Dwight Collins spearheads the company’s effort to source value-added opportunities and to develop strategies for Collins. Through his efforts, Collins and its investors have consistently played a major role in creating and maximizing the company’s investment portfolio. His responsibilities include sourcing, structuring transactions, devising and overseeing the value creation strategy, financing, and reversion.

Mr. Collins has 30 years experience in real estate and has become known in the industry for his integrity, high level of focus, and vigilance in accomplishing shared objectives of the organization. He is integrally involved in every aspect of the company from strategy to day-to-day operations.

Mr. Collins is actively involved in Real Estate Associations in the New York metro area. He graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in Architecture and Urban Studies. Mr. Collins served as a Lieutenant in the elite US Navy SEALs upon graduating from college, is an avid athlete, and holds the record for the fastest human-powered crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

Jeffrey Sirkin

Managing Director

Jeff Sirkin has over 25 years of experience providing capital to developers and owners of commercial real estate.  He has completed over $2.1 billion in transactions encompassing a variety of debt and equity structures across a broad range of asset classes including multi-family, office, industrial and retail properties.

Mr. Sirkin began his career at the Chase Manhattan Bank where he completed the credit-training program and then joined the bank’s real estate group where he provided mortgage banking services to the bank’s real estate clients. Subsequently, he was involved in selling a large portfolio of Chase Manhattan Bank’s real estate loan assets. Mr. Sirkin later joined BHF-Bank and then GE Capital where he provided financing to a broad range of real estate companies and private equity funds purchasing or redeveloping real estate assets.

While at The Praedium Group and Intrepid Residential, Mr. Sirkin was responsible for capitalizing real estate projects with both debt and equity financing.  In doing so, he has worked with both entrepreneurial and institutional sources of capital including Northwestern Mutual, AEGON and Cornerstone (Mass Mutual). Over the course of this business cycle, Mr. Sirkin has advised institutions with portfolios of distressed assets on asset resolution strategies. Leveraging his capital markets experience, he developed and implemented successful asset strategies, which optimized proceeds and exceeded client benchmarks.

Mr. Sirkin graduated from Dartmouth College with an AB in history and The Leonard Stern School of Business at NYU with an MBA in finance.

Barbara Carmichael

Senior Director, Asset Management

With over 25 years experience at Collins, Barbara Carmichael is a seasoned veteran and the officer responsible for asset management, marketing, sales and residential community projects under development in the Northeast and Southeast regions. Ms. Carmichael has managed over $1 billion in development projects during her tenure with the company.  In her current capacity, she is responsible for budgeting, capital projects, marketing, as well as all other operational aspects of the southeast portfolio.  She has experience with project development, property management, and condominium regulations in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Virginia and is the company’s condominium board representative. Ms. Carmichael oversees all document disclosures, contract negotiation and property disposition. She is experienced in conversions and in coordination with construction teams for efficient project delivery. A Boston native, she holds a bachelor of arts from Sacred Heart University and currently resides in Danbury, Connecticut.

Diane Mingoia

Senior Director, Finance and Accounting

Diane Mingoia joined Collins in 1996.  Her responsibilities include the accounting for corporate, joint venture and development entities, financial reporting, budgeting and human resources.

Prior to joining Collins, Ms. Mingoia worked for Albert B. Ashforth & Company, a real estate developer, manager and broker in Fairfield and Westchester counties. She also held positions as regional financial manager and as a property controller for Integrated Resources, Inc.

Ms. Mingoia is a graduate of Pace University, holds an MBA in finance, and has more than 27 years of experience in the real estate industry.

Tracey Cain

Assistant Director, Project Management

Tracey Cain is the Assistant Director for the Norfolk division of Collins Enterprises and Collins Properties of Virginia.  With over 30 years of experience, Ms. Cain has extensive knowledge of the construction/multi family business and project management. Her strengths include project cost analysis, estimating, purchasing, and operations/resource management. She coordinates with our team during the design and permitting process, and assists in reviewing the plans and specifications, contracting, scheduling, value engineering, cost and quality control, as well as being a principal representative in directing the administration and performance of the general contractors for Collins’ Norfolk Division. Ms. Cain is also a licensed Property Manager and oversees the Collins holdings in Virginia.  Ms. Cain also assists in overseeing and directing regional office operations and Virginia personnel.  Before joining the Collins staff, Ms. Cain served as a contract administrator for Hoy Construction and at Armada Hoffler.

Nancy Howard

Vice President, Property Broker

Nancy Howard has been with the Collins organization for twelve years, working in the sales and marketing of new multifamily communities in the Virginia area of operations. She manages the local sales office and consults on regional marketing and property management initiatives.

Ms. Howard’s early career included five years as an assistant golf professional in Virginia Beach, VA, responsible for retail and tournament operations at two semi-private country clubs. After earning an MBA at Old Dominion University, her corporate career began in telecommunications as the wireless industry made the switch from analog to digital. Ms. Howard was on the launch team of two major firms in the Mid-Atlantic region: PrimeCo, a partnership of Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, Air Touch and US West, and SunCom, an AT&T affiliate. After gaining valuable experience in sales force management, site acquisition, and commercial (retail) real estate, Nancy joined Collins Enterprises, LLC in 2004. As a key member of the sales team, she has since participated in over 175 transactions for 388 Boush Street, a condominium, The Landings at Bolling Square, a condominium and town house community, and WestPort Commons, a condominium. Ms. Howard earned a B.S. in communications from the University of Illinois and is a licensed broker in the Commonwealth of Virginia. She has one son and resides in Norfolk, Virginia.

Morgan Collins

Associate Director, Development & Acquisitions

Morgan Collins sources new development and acquisition opportunities, using detailed feasibility analysis and in-depth market research to further the strategic growth of the company. Prior to joining Collins, Morgan was an Associate in Advisory and Transaction Services at CBRE specializing in landlord and tenant representation and representing over 3 million SF of office space across Westchester and Fairfield Counties. Morgan is an active ULI member, holding a seat on ULI’s Small Scale Development Council as well as serving as Co-Chair of the Young Leaders Group. She has been recognized as a Developing Leader by NAIOP and is also a member of REFA. She is a graduate of Trinity College and lives with her husband and dog in Darien, Connecticut.