Board of Advisors


Debbie Greelish
NWCLA Vice President
Besides being the Vice President of the NWCLA, Debbie is also an active member and fellow founder of the Northern Worcester County Real Estate Investors Association.


Tina Miller
NWCLA Treasurer
For the past 2 years Tina has been controlling the finances and the budget of the NWCLA and has proved to be a valuable asset in this position. She also works as a partner with her husband Jeff Landry of Jeff Landry Construction.


Theresa Dattolo
NWCLA Secretary/Clerk
Terry’s attention to detail and organizational skills are impeccable. Terry also works as a paralegal secretary at Flick & Elliot that handles the majority of our closings through GFA.


Brenda Coveno-Watson
NWCLA Membership Director
As Membership Director, Brenda has shown to be personable, friendly, and very good with people. Brenda also is involved with all aspects of marketing, maintaining, and the tracking of membership in the NWCLA.


Rick Dupuis
NWCLA Newsletter Director
Rick is a seasoned landlord with years of experience in the Fitchburg rental market. Rick also owns and manages his own construction company and is responsible for estimating rehabs, repairs, and general maintenance of his investment properties.


Dave & Laura Schmidt
NWCLA Board Members
Dave and Laura are a dynamic duo of investors with plenty of energy to achieve their goals as well as keeping a keen eye out for savings and finding extra added value in their purchases.


Jeff Landry
NWCLA Program Director
Jeff is familiar with all aspects of construction and is well versed in state and local housing building codes. Partnering with his wife Tina as an investor, looking for and analyzing deals, and in his construction business – Jeff is a capable, responsible real estate professional as well as a licensed construction contractor.


Jamie Merrill
NWCLA Legislation Director
Jamie is a seasoned Realtor and experienced real estate investor with over 15+ years experience in the Northern Worcester County Rental Market. Jamie is also the co-founder of the NWCLA and is also active in keeping our members informed about changes in legislation that effect our real estate rental businesses.


Matthew Moore
NWCLA Board Member
Mat is a visionary with a focus on the future of the rental market he operates in, with his life companion Jamie Merrill. Mat also owns his own construction company and is responsible for all estimates, quotes and construction in his rental units. Mat also served on the board of directors of the NWCLA for several years watching the budget details as our Treasurer.


Ron LeShane Jr.
NWCLA Board Member
Ron is one of the newest board members of the NWCLA and has already shown to be a valuable asset to our landlord community. Ron has been keen to focus in on landlord tenant relationships and maintaining a proper legal position with the tenant through the use of the proper rental leases from Michael J. Ciota.


Steve Bartlett
Master Plumber
Steve is a vital partner in our rental operations. Not only is Steve a Master Plumber in all aspects of plumbing and heating, but Steve is one of the few Master Plumbers out there licensed to work on all oil and gas line settings as well. Not only is Steve one of the best in the business, but he understands our business model to treat our tenants like gold and to make any and all repairs in a prompt and orderly fashion to keep our tenants happy.


Joe Goodbrake
Master Electrician
Joe also understands our business model to treat our tenants like gold and to make any and all repairs in a prompt and orderly fashion to keep our tenants happy. Joe is reliable, dependable, and affordable to handle all of our electric repairs.


Alwin Thomas
Strategic Advisor
Alwin Thomas has more than 10 years experience in the real estate investment industry. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts of Boston with a Bachelors of Science Degree
in Operational Management. He has traveled extensively in Europe and South America. He later studied the Spanish language and culture in Spain. He has worked in the accounting, mutual funds and computer technology industry. He is adept at process structure, operational and system implementation.

He has negotiated the acquisition, rehab, management and disposition of multiple single and multifamily real estate with an eye to the bottom line. Alwin transitioned into larger commercial acquisition because of the economies of scale, ease of management, potential upside, and the above average return on investment capital.


David Lindahl
Strategic Investment Advisor
David Lindahl has earned his fortune in apartment investing. He has combined all of his expertise and experience into his course, Apartment House Riches, to teach rising investors how to buy an apartment building and begin their journey to apartment investing success and financial freedom.

Dave Lindahl’s turn-key system teaches rising investors how to buy an apartment building and start on the road to investing success and financial freedom through innovative apartment and multi- family property management strategies.

Starting out as a struggling landscaper with no experience in construction, Dave began his real estate investment career in property rehabbing, collecting enough capital to buy his first real estate investment apartment building. To get the money for down payments, Dave would rehab single family houses and resell in order to buy more apartment buildings.

Dave has realized amazing success in apartment investing, rehabbing more than 470 houses in less than 8 years and owning more than 625 apartment units.

David Lindahl has become a highly sought after instructor, teaching investors how to buy an apartment building and start themselves on the way to investment success. Within the first 14 months of Dave’s apartment investing career, his apartment buildings created a positive cash flow of more than $10,000 a month for him and his family. Now David travels the country teaching investors the keys to his real estate investment apartment success.

Today, David Lindahl has earned more than a million dollars renovating houses for resale, has over $240M of investment property, and owns over 7,000+ apartment units with a monthly cash flow equaling what most people make in a year!