Peter Hepner '96 is Senior VP of Strategic Operations at YES! Communities

September 14, 2018

Peter Hepner, a 1996 graduate of DePauw University, has joined YES! Communities as senior vice president of strategic operations. Based in Denver, YES! Communities is one of the nation's largest owners and operators of manufactured home communities, with 213 communities across 18 states containing over 54,500 residential home sites.

Hepner "brings vast knowledge in the manufactured housing industry with over fifteen years in the business," notes an announcement. He was most recently senior vice president of strategy and innovation for Equity LifeStyle Properties, and was the founder and CEO of Purchasing Platform. Hepner has also been vice president of asset management for Hometown America.

"YES! Communities has done an amazing job building its business over the past ten years, never losing sight of what’s important: its residents," says Hepner, who was an economics and management major at DePauw. "The company is constantly looking for ways to make its communities better and I look forward to helping further that mission."

The company's CEO, Steve Schaub, states, "I am extremely pleased that Peter has joined the YES! family as our new SVP of Strategic Operations. He brings a wealth of experience in operations, budgeting and analysis in the manufactured housing industry with his years of experience. I have great confidence in Peter and know he will do an excellent job in his new role."