Who We Are

We are a team of passionate leaders with a calling to build communities and personal WHOLENESS by cultivating and nurturing a faith-based multi-housing ecosystem. 

MEET THE FOUNDER

David W. Snyder

President & Chairman of the Board of Community Growth Foundation, President & Chairman of the Board of Continental Realty Group,

David’s expertise comes from more than 41 years of commercial real estate investment experience through his founding company, Continental Realty Group. Headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, Continental Realty Group is founded and operated on biblical principals that involve an active participation in the social and spiritual development of its fund investors, partners, residential clients, and corporate staff.

Conducting more than $4B in multi-family real estate investments, David has governed all phase of real estate investment for pension fund, insurance, family office partners, private equity partners and CRG sponsored funds. Continental Realty Group’s economics research system is renowned for their comprehensive predictive analytical processes in the multi-family industry.

In 2019, David founded Community Growth Foundation, with the purpose of cultivating and nurturing a faith-based ecosystem in the US multi-housing industry through real estate ownership, management, service, and ministry. Using his extensive real estate investment background, David is on a mission to empower industry professionals towards a higher standard of excellence and impact in the real estate sector, helping communities nationwide achieve WHOLENESS.

David resides with his wife, Rhonda, in the Metro Denver area and has two adult children.

Jeff Criley Interview: David Snyder, Cultivate and Nurture a Faith-based Multi-housing Ecosystem

Erna Pardede

  • Having transitioned from 18 years in aerospace engineering and corporate leadership to entrepreneurship, Erna now focuses on real estate investing. With her husband, Ferdinand, they own residential properties across the US and overseas. To scale their portfolio, they switched to multi-family investing where she is a co-general partner in one of Texas’ multi-family deals and a limited partner in Florida portfolios. They are owners and operators of a private assisted living business in California.

    Erna serves as the Chief of Staff and Director, Fund Management for Community Growth Foundation/Continental Realty Group, dedicated to cultivating and nurturing a faith-based multi-housing ecosystem. Continental Realty Group is a national institutional investment sponsor specializing in Multi-family assets with more than forty-two years of commercial real estate investment experience. Continental Realty Group's economics research system is one of the multi-family industry's more comprehensive predictive analytics processes.

    She is also a dedicated member of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Educational Counselor, where she volunteers to guide prospective students in discovering their life passions and determining if MIT is the right fit for them. As an alumna of MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program focused on Systems Engineering and MBA, Erna is driven to give back by motivating young engineers and professionals to invest their time and resources wisely. Outside her professional endeavors, she enjoys staying active and building connections with her life group fitness friends.

    Erna and her husband call Irvine, CA and Littleton, CO home.

Our Board of Directors

  • Ryan Snyder manages Continental Development Company and works to generate residential real estate development opportunities with a focus on creating market rate and mixed-income projects located in niche future growth locations that are centrally located, transit-oriented, and, ideally, walkable to urban and suburban cultural centers. Mr. Snyder works diligently to generate creative capital solutions to actualize thoughtfully designed, community-minded developments. He has over 18 years of experience in multi-family real estate executions. His career has spanned the full spectrum of multi-family real estate.

    Mr. Snyder is passionate about placemaking and the proliferation of workforce and affordable housing. He strongly believes that creating a healthy housing ecosystem is intentionally designed to be mixed-income - a missing ingredient in the health and vitality of American communities today. Beyond housing development, he is interested in how to foster healthy communities and how to improve the connection of a board array of people within various community settings and structures. Mr. Snyder is excited about the prospects of community change that Community Growth Foundation is exploring and the housing paradigm shift it is championing.

    Mr. Snyder is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and Housing Colorado. He has an intense passion for community development and has also started an international NGO, called FoundRising, that works to build clean water wells in rural impoverished regions of Uganda. Mr. Snyder’s faith inspires his heart for others and his desire to be a servant in the world. He lives with his wife, sons and dog in central Denver.

  • Jim Walters is the Executive Director of Servants of Christ International, Inc., a non-profit ministry supporting various projects around the world. Among other activities, Servants has funded 208 church construction projects, drilled 130 water wells, and is a funding channel for 12 children’s homes.

    Originally from Austin, Texas, Jim holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Seminary.

    Jim and Connie were at one time appointed missionaries by the North American Mission Board, serving in church planting and “multi-housing ministry.” Today Jim serves Mission 98, Inc., as their Board Chairman.

    Jim was also an Air Force fighter pilot and instructor pilot in the 1970’s. He is still active as a pilot today with more than 6,000 flying hours in 50 different makes and models of aircraft.

    In 2015, Jim retired as Senior Pastor of Bear Valley Church in Lakewood, Colorado where he had served for 21 years. He and his wife Connie reside near Greeley, Colorado, where they have one son-in-law, two daughters, and three granddaughters.

  • Bruce was born and raised in southern California, where he started his business career, got married and started a family before moving to Colorado in 2000.

    Bruce spent 38 years in the Financial Services industry, serving clients with their insurance and investment needs. Over the course of many years he has aided several friends in starting various construction companies. Since 2017 Bruce has worked independently in venture capital to help raise funds for several start up companies.

    In addition to serving on the board of the Community Growth Foundation, Bruce has also spent the last 3 years on the board of Legacy Advance, a ministry whose focus is restoring hope by improving lives in under served commumities.

    In 2015, Bruce co-founded Rocky Mountain Wild Adventure. The purpose of RMWA is to steer men towards being the man/husband /father God desires them to be through discussion, reading together and personal story telling. The adventure part of RMWA is quality time on the water fly fishing. Along with RMWA, he spends time volunteering with Project Healing Waters and Wounded Warrior Project as a fly fishing guide and mentor.

    Bruce has lived in Colorado Springs for 24 years with Sydney, his wife of 40 years. He is the father of two daughters, Teresa and Jessica. Both of the girls, along with Jessica’s husband Jared and their 3 sons, all live in Colorado Springs.

  • Chuck Welden holds a B.S. from the University of Alabama in Commerce and Business Administration, a J.D. from George Washington University School of Law, and LL.M in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

    After practicing law at the Birmingham law firm of Burr & Forman, Chuck joined WeldenField, a Birmingham-based family real estate company. He focuses on alternative investments and real estate opportunities that include both acquisition and development in multifamily, single family, hotel, active adult, and land. He currently serves on the Board of the Alabama Wildlife Federation and the National Christian Foundation of Alabama.

    Chuck and his wife, Lauren, reside in Birmingham, Alabama. They have four children and five grandchildren. Lauren is from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. They attend Third Presbyterian Church. Chuck and Lauren have visited over 14 countries while working on missions and/or Business as Mission. Chuck enjoys tennis and most any hunting or fishing adventure–his favorites are gator hunting and redeye bass fishing. Lauren enjoys investing in others, especially younger women and children. She devotes time each week to Discovery Club where she leads a Bible study for elementary age children in urban schools in the Birmingham area.

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  • John D. Mullen is a seasoned entrepreneur, author, and teacher with over forty years of experience in ministry and business. Holding a BS in Civil Engineering and a MS in Global Leadership, he has founded and led successful companies in real estate and telecom. As an ordained minister and board member of Global Awakening, John has co-founded organizations like HOW International, which provides prosthetic limbs to amputees in third-world countries, and Believer’s Edge, which assists men in finding their Christian calling. His work has reached hundreds of thousands globally, and he has spoken at significant venues, including the United Nations. John resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, Kim where he continues to integrate his business acumen with his commitment to faith-based initiatives.

  • In his role as Director of Acquisition Strategy, Steve serves as a seasoned advisor to LIV Acquisitions, guiding the group’s approach and growth. Steve leans heavily on his experience as the Managing Director of Asset Management and co-founder of LIV Apartment Partners where he helped execute more than $550 million in acquisitions activity across 23 properties. Steve graduated from Auburn University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Finance and later went on to attend the University of Georgia where he received his Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate. In addition to his role on the LIV Acquisitions team, Steve also serves as LIV’s Director of Talent Development and the Executive Director of the Goodfield Foundation.

  • Pete joined Apartment Life after spending 24 years working at Cru. During his tenure there, he served as Executive Director of Leadership Development and Executive Director of Fund Development. Over the years Pete has worked with college students at Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas. Two years after Hurricane Katrina, he moved his family to New Orleans to work with college students and help with the city’s rebuilding efforts. Pete graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1991. He and his wife, Chanin, got engaged while serving with Cru in Estonia, and they have two children, Anna Kate and Jack. His hobbies include trail running, listening to audio books, dating his wife, playing with his kids, and grilling in the backyard.

Our Affiliate Company

Continental Realty Group is a diverse real estate company focused on creating value through the acquisition and development of multi-housing assets.  We look to add value to our communities and their residents, as well as to our partners who make the opportunity possible.  Research, data, and experience are the foundations of Continental’s processes.  We have become experts in identifying dislocations of asset value and demand trends. With decades of experience, we attribute our success to this research-driven approach and niche focus in the multifamily sector.