YMC Corporate Profile

Craig T. Yonezawa is a founding Member and Principal of YMC and the President of Pathfinder Capital, LLC. Prior to forming YMC, Craig was Senior Vice President and Manager for GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation based in Pasadena, California. He was responsible for the management and origination of HUD/FHA insured loans for the Western United States, focusing on the refinancing and new construction of multifamily and healthcare projects. Craig originated and oversaw the refinancing of over 125 loans totaling over $700 million. Prior to joining GMAC, he was Vice President of Originations for American Capital Resource based in Atlanta and Associate for Sonnenblick-Goldman Company based in New York.

Craig graduated from the University of Southern California and currently holds a Real Estate Broker’s license from the State of California. He has held a Real Estate Broker’s license from the State of Arizona, Mortgage Solicitor license from the State of Hawaii, and Real Estate Broker/Salesperson license from the State of Nevada. He is actively involved with the Southern California Chapter of NAIOP and the USC Asian American Alumni Association. In his free time, Craig enjoys fishing, golfing, and traveling with his family.

Michael D. Miller is a founding Member and Principal of YMC. Currently Michael is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cordary, Inc., a family-owned real estate investment company, specializing in the development, repositioning and management of commercial and multi-family residential properties since 1976. Cordary has owned and operated over 2,500 residential units and its current portfolio operates under the brand name “California Villages”, with locations in Pico Rivera, West Covina and Valley Village (Los Angeles) totaling 471 units. For 15 years prior to assuming day-to-day responsibility of Cordary, Michael practiced corporate and real estate law, first with the Los Angeles law firm of Munger, Tolles, Rickerhauser and Hills and then co-founded the Santa Monica law firm of Stern & Miller.

Education:

University of California at Santa Cruz, B.A. 1972 with Honors
Stanford University School of Law 1975

 

Miriam G. Miller is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Social Work in 1972. Miriam worked extensively with troubled teenagers and their families until she took a hiatus from social work to assume the responsibilities of raising three children. Since 1994, Miriam has worked full-time with Cordary, Inc. As Executive Vice President, Miriam is the Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for the property management activities of Cordary and YMC Company, LLC, and manages the commercial and residential portfolios of both companies. Miriam has been responsible for the construction management of extensive remodeling and rehabilitation programs for both portfolios; the remodeling and conversion of residential space to office space; extensive tenant improvement projects and implementation and oversight of the ServiceWorks program.

Todd Buese is a Member of YMC and the Chief Financial Officer of Cordary, Inc. a family-owned real estate investment company. YMC is an active operator and investor in office properties, and is currently expanding in several states. As CFO Todd provides oversight for a diverse real estate portfolio of financial interests, and is responsible for overseeing core finance, accounting, tax planning and risk management processes in addition to acquisition and due diligence efforts. Prior to joining Cordary, Todd was Director of Revenue Management for The William Warren Group (“WWG”) a self-storage development, acquisition and management company based in Santa Monica, California. At WWG, Todd was responsible for managing over $100 million in annual revenue across a portfolio of over 160 locations. During Todd’s tenure with WWG, the company doubled in size through acquisition, development and third party management.

Todd received his undergraduate degree from Loyola University of New Orleans and his MBA from Pepperdine. In his free time, Todd enjoys spending time fishing and boating with his family.