Meet the Pelagic Property Team

Barton Smith
Barton Smith founded Pelagic Property Management and under his direction, the company has focused on multifamily and commercial property management.
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Mr. Smith has been actively involved in investing in the Florida Keys as well as representing development throughout the Florida Keys. Mr. Smith’s knowledge of Florida Keys real estate has allowed him to work through the difficult regulatory procedures required to develop and operate real estate in the Florida Keys. As the managing partner, Mr. Smith is responsible for the oversight of all of Pelagic’s managed properties including implementation and enhancement of the company’s Standard Operating Procedures, and maintaining operating budgets.

Leslie Johnson
Vice President, CAM
Leslie Johnson began her career selling medical supplies for Medline Industries in 1997 in the Chicago area and quickly moved into Sales Management along with managing one of the top sales territories in the company.
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Mayra Meckel
Property Manager
Mayra Meckel began her career at Lane Company Management in 1996, and then she worked for Epoch Management, Property Counselors Management Group, Keys Property Management Group and moved to the Keys in 2014.
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Kathryn Ovide
Marina Manager
Kathy Ovide joined the Pelagic Property Management team in 2018 following her retirement from 36 years in Public Utility Customer Service and Administrative Management.
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Kaitlin Harchuska
Kaitlin has a Master’s in Accounting and handles daily entries of invoices, payments, journal entries, and bank reconciliations for all residential properties via Appfolio.

Kristen Smith
Kristen handles payments for residential properties, makes bank deposits, filing, answers tenant questions.

Monica Allen
Daily Sales Entries

John Brendon Beale
Brendon is in charge of dock maintenance and repairs.

Michael Nathan
Assistant Dockmaster

Jose Soriano
Maintenance
Jose handles dry wall, plumbing, painting, roof, and flooring repairs.

Imar Hermida

Kim Sheridan
Kim manages day to day operations, inventory, and staffing of the Sunset Marina Ship Store.