The NPMSG Team
Leadership & Trainers
Meet our Founder
Scott F. Ployer founded National Property Management Strategies Group, LLC on one key principle, to take his over three decades of “boots on the ground” real estate management, development, construction, facilities and safety experience and provide a variety of problem-solving consulting services including development of training programs to share those best practices with others the industry.
Mr. Ployer possesses a unique and diverse set of skills and abilities that he brings to his clients with each engagement. This talent, coupled with a proven track record of attaining the highest level of results, make him one of the most knowledgeable and respected leaders in the industry today. His specialties include, all facets of real estate management operations, asset management, short and long-term capital planning, implementation of energy and sustainability initiatives, providing due diligence for acquisition, refinancing and disposition and development of risk management/mitigation and employee behavioral safety programs.
Mr. Ployer has managed all types of real estate during his career. These include multifamily, condominiums, cooperatives, commercial, including office, industrial, mixed-use and “flex” buildings. He has served as a project executive overseeing more than $1.5B in new construction including state and federal government buildings and negotiated those leases. He has also served as Administrator for the Receiver for various REO or MIP properties on behalf of the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, MassHousing and Ocwen Federal Bank.
Mr. Ployer attained his unrestricted construction supervisor’s license (CSL) over twenty one years ago and provides Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) services to his clients. These capital upgrade, renovation, rehabilitation, and insurance restoration projects are managed at the highest level. As a licensed construction professional and former general contractor, he truly understands both sides; an owner’s needs and objectives and how best to work with contractors and other professionals to achieve them, on-time and within budget. He also provides litigation support services and expert witness testimony to law firms nationwide on a variety of real estate and other safety-related cases.
Scott F. Ployer
President & CEO
The ACADEMY Training Team
Dori Bryan-Ployer, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President & Director of Education
Kristin Pine, CPM®, ARM®, NAHP®-e, SHCM®, CPO, FHC
Trainer
A 35-year, award-winning theatre professional having directed, choreographed, and taught performance techniques throughout Southeastern MA. The Director of Education for the NPMSG Academy and also spearheads the increasingly popular Employee Wellness segment of NPMSG Academy.
Dori holds a BFA from The Boston Conservatory as well as an M.Ed. from Cambridge College and an MA from Emerson College. She earned her Ph.D. in education through Lesley University.
Recently, Dori spoke at The International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapy (IACAET) regarding her research examining the relationship between spirituality and the theatrical rehearsal process. She is also a national speaker on mindfulness and meditation and its role in the performing arts.
Dori is a respondent and workshop presenter for the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG) The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) and the New England Theatre Conference (NETC).
With over 25-years’ experience, Kristin Pine holds many industry designations, including the prestigious Certified Property Manager (CPM®) and Accredited Residential Manager (ARM®) from IREM, Institute of Real Estate Management. She is also an NAHP®-e, National Affordable Housing Professional - Executive and a SHCM®, Specialist in Housing Credit Management issued by NAHMA, National Affordable Housing Management Association, among others.
Kristin has also been an Associate Lecturer since 2008 at Curry College in Milton, MA, where she has taught several Residential Property Management courses for students to earn the Certified Apartment Manager (CAM®) designation issued by NAAEI, National Apartment Association Education Institute.
A graduate of the University of Rhode Island and an MBA candidate at Southern New Hampshire University, Ms. Pine resides in Rhode Island, is a long-time board member of the Boston IREM Chapter #4, and a Past President and Director Emeritus for the New England Affordable Housing Management Association (NEAHMA).