Welcome to HOA Assist

Co-Founder

Mitch

Mitch comes from a family who has been in the Association property management business since 1969. Soon after joining the family business, Mitch identified a need for communities who could not afford full management services. Mitch is dedicated to educating and empowering HOAs, which is paramount to HOA Assist’s purpose to provide cost effective tools for Associations to succeed.

Co-Founder

Daniel 

Daniel comes from a real estate background before becoming an Association Property Manager. He has a passion for educating Boards and homeowners on Association related topics. Daniel loves how HOA Assist is helping Board and homeowners across the country become better community members.

Operations Manager

Grace

Grace joined the team in 2022 and loves being able to help HOA’s across the country. She has a passion for helping people, and having spent much time on the client support side of HOA management, she realizes how important it is to be able to provide the necessary tools to help HOA’s be successful.

Accountant

Stephanie

Stephanie graduated from Ridgewater College in 2018 with an Associate Degree in Accounting. She began her career in the banking industry and after 3 years, she joined Gassen HOA Management in September 2018 as an Accounts Receivable Specialist. In 2020, Stephanie joined the HOA Assist team as a Staff Accountant and created financial statements for a portfolio of HOA Assist clients. Stephanie enjoys helping those in her department learn and expand their processes, specifically in the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable areas.  

Marketing Specialist

Lauren

Lauren joined the HOA Assist team in 2022. She is a recent college graduate of the University of St. Thomas where she earned her degree in Marketing Management and Spanish. Lauren loves being apart of the HOA Assist team because she is able to utilize many of her marketing skills and help reach self-managed HOAs across the nation. 

Founder / CEO

Kirk 

Kirk Gassen is the second-generation owner of Gassen Company, which has served the Property Management industry for over 50 years. His commitment to the family business and developing a family culture with the Gassen Team is his passion. Prior to joining the Gassen team in 2004, Kirk was the Industrial Sales Manager at Monterey Mills in Janesville, Wisconsin from 1998-2004. During his tenure Kirk opened new markets in Canada and other manufacturing companies in the United States and Mexico.

Kirk, Mitch and Daniel saw a need for small and self-managed associations and launched HOA Assist.  Board members of these communities are in need of proper financial accounting, and interactive website and a training portal to assist them in running their associations. Kirk is an active member of the Community Association Institute. He has served on the board of directors and is one of the chapter’s past presidents. Kirk also serves on the Board for Christian Cross Ministries.

Kirk attended the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse from 1984-1988 and obtained his CMCA through CAI in 2003 and AMS in 2006.

Accounting & Resale Specialist

Jordan

A graduate from Hamline University who spent the last nine years as a Senior Association Manager, Jordan holds both CMCA and AMS credentials from Community Associations Institute. She looks forward to bringing both her experience and knowledge of the association management industry to the company to better educate HOA Assist clients.