Tyler Zindars

CEO

Tyler Zindars, CEO of Westwood Equity Partners, earned his degree in international business at Illinois Wesleyan University. In 2005, he experienced huge success in his first major venture: building, launching, managing, and growing a vacation resort in Jamaica, an entity that thrives more than ever, still today. Since then, Tyler has continued to achieve a rare level of success in real estate investing, including launching a property management company with more than 500 rentals under management, and developing an online platform for real estate investors to view, and invest in ongoing real estate projects, and see first hand how their investments are performing.

Zach Morrison

Principal Investor/Investor Relations

Zach Morrison earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in Mechanical Engineering in 2006. During that same time, he spent 6 years in the Air Force National Guard, serving one tour in Iraq. After college, he started the real estate business acquiring his first property in early 2007. He has purchased single family homes, duplexes, multifamily apartments, and three fraternity houses. He has used different real estate strategies in the business including, wholesaling, lease/option, rehab/retail, contract sales, and private lending. He has partnered or invested equity in several larger multifamily projects including new construction.

Scott Dixon

Principal Investor/Investor Relations

Scott Dixon received his B.S. (’04) and M.S. (’06) degrees in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Upon completion of his degree, Scott started an engineering career with Caterpillar where he held various roles across Design, Validation, and Data Analytics. After 12 years with Caterpillar Scott took a position with Jimmy John's in the corporate office located in Champaign to serve as Director of Business Analytics and Consumer Insights. During his corporate career, Scott was also actively investing in small multi-family properties assembling a portfolio of 4 properties (9 units). After 14 years in corporate America, Scott decided to go out on his own and grow both his real estate portfolio (long-term rentals, Airbnb, and rehab projects) and his online business focused on publishing DIY home repair videos through his YouTube channel Everyday Home Repairs (over 100 million views and counting). 

Ashlyn Massey

Financial Controller

Ashlyn attended Danville Area Community College and Ohio State University where she received her BBA in accounting. Previously, she worked for Vermillion County as an Executive Administrative Assistant, the Chief Deputy Treasurer, and most recently as the City of Danville’s Comptroller where she implemented a capital plan and a multi-year budget for the first time in Danville's history. During her five years as the City's Comptroller, she saved taxpayers over a half million dollars by strategically paying off loan balances. Her financial leadership put around $20M into the infrastructure development fund because of an increase in general fund reserves. She brings an abundance of knowledge, experience, and enthusiasm to Westwood.

Ashton Greer

Director of Investor Relations

Ashton attended Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor’s degree in organizational and professional development, and Lincoln Christian University where she gained a master’s degree in organizational leadership. She is the Board President at the Historic Fischer Theatre and owns a growing commercial property development company with her partner. Before joining the team at Westwood, she worked for ten years in nonprofit and civic organizations in community and public relations roles including the City of Danville, OSF Healthcare, and the Vermillion Heritage Foundation. She has founded two nonprofits, is a member of the City of Danville's Planning and Zoning Commission, and has received awards for Female Leadership in the state of Illinois and Historic Preservation. She is energetic, resourceful and has an infectious enthusiasm for the Danville community that is a true asset to the team.