Meet The Team
Our mission is to provide our renters with the most effortless and personalized furnished rental solution and experience possible. Meet the team that makes that mission possible.
Lauren Turner
Managing Partner
After over a decade of building her career in the corporate housing and furniture rental sectors, Lauren realized a missing link between corporate housing providers and those looking for customized long-term furnished apartments. With this in mind, she founded the company Sojurn in 2017. In 2023, after ample success building a client base and 5-star furnished housing service and product, Sojurn was Merged with TurnKey Housing. Lauren continues to oversee the sales and customer service teams and is driven by a passion for providing clients with the most exceptional service in the industry. Lauren is an active member of numerous organizations, including Greater Washington Employee Relocation Council (GWERC) where she serves on the Board, as well as the Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) where she holds her Corporate Housing Professional Certification.
JJ Hershey
Managing Partner
JJ Hershey leads TurnKey’s operations and customer service, ensuring our clients have the best possible stay while in the Washington DC area. He brings over 12 years of finance and operations background to TurnKey Housing Solutions. JJ began his career as an investment banking analyst for Arthur Andersen, consulting with companies in the healthcare industry and assisting them in preparing for possible mergers and acquisitions. He then spent the next 8 years working for General Electric/SABIC as a finance analyst and manager. While at General Electric/SABIC, JJ worked in many capacities including preparing and analyzing operating budgets for profit and loss centers with revenues in excess of $2 billion as well as leading the global business reporting team.
Eric Hershey
Managing Partner
Eric began his career with Windsor Communities as a marketing manager focusing on attracting potential renters throughout the DC area through various advertising and marketing strategies. Eric then joined Equity Residential, the largest apartment owner and manager in the United States, as a marketing project manager. While at Equity Residential, Eric implemented affinity programs and managed Equity’s Traveling Nurse, Preferred Employer, and Corporate Outreach programs. Eric then moved on to work for Madison Hospitality as their Director of Sales, helping build their corporate housing business in the Washington DC area.
Matt Scholnick
Vice President of Operations
Michele Dann
Director, Business Development
Wendy Sako
Wendy is a Corporate Housing Industry Veteran who currently serves as TurnKey’s National Director of Sales and Partner Relationships. Wendy’s deep rooted partnerships and understanding of client needs ensures that each reservation booked is met with the most attention and detail any customer could ask for. Wendy oversees TurnKey’s Global Supplier Network to ensure each of our partners is vetted and approved based on TurnKey’s high level of requirements through our detailed Service Level Agreement.
Martha Kangume
Director of Customer Experience
Martha is the glue to TurnKey’s Guest Service team; delivering excellent customer service and communication, while coordinating with other departments to resolve inquires. Martha’s consistent efforts day in and day out ensure each and every one of our guests and clients have 5-star service from the day they move in, until the day they depart. In addition to leading the customer service team, Martha is responsible for maintaining our community relationships by coordinating and executing new leases, providing timely notices to vacate and ensuring all required services are set up for each of our apartments.
Angela Stanford
Customer Experience Manager
Angela Stanford is the Customer Experience Manager for TurnKey. She grew up in Northern Virginia and has been in the furniture rental business for 20+ years and joined the TurnKey team in 2021. She has always enjoyed working with customers and takes a lot of pride in her empathy, communication skills and patience with customers. In addition to providing each guest with excellent customer service and resolutions to any and all inquiries, Angela is TurnKey’s property management and vendor coordinator, ensuring proper scheduling and effective communication with all of our vendors and community partners.
In her personal time, she and her husband are big West Virginia Football Fans (Let’s Go Mountaineers!) and are season ticket holders. In the warmer months, they spend their time in OBX and enjoy the beautiful sunsets.
We are thrilled to have Angela on our team and she looks forward to assisting you in your corporate housing accommodations!
Connor Holm
Director of Field Operations
Connor has been with TurnKey since 2019 and was promoted to Quality Assurance Manager in 2021, then on to Director of Operations in 2023. Connor handles all things Field Operations to ensure that our clients move into their perfect furnished home, and are provided with exceptional customer service for the duration of their stay. Connor graduated from Shippensburg University prior to working for TurnKey and when he’s not working, Connor is in Rock Creek Park or enjoying the great food DC has to offer. He also would never tell you himself, but he is an all-star long distance runner (he ran a 4:17 mile while competing in College!)
Brian Makell
Brian (BJ) joined the team in 2019 after many years in the Corporate Housing Business, and is an integral part of the day to day operations behind TurnKey Housing. BJ assists with all aspects of Quality Assurance, Setups and Pickups, while also executing on detailed inspection reporting for each of our furnished apartments. In addition, BJ helps with the organization of our warehouse as well as the prompt resolution of any guest service issues.
Lisa Penna
Customer Experience Director
Lisa has been in the Corporate Housing industry for over 15 years and joined TurnKey in 2023. Lisa works closely with our sales team on their lease agreements, and is a critical part of our pre arrival process. Lisa has a strong attention to detail and is dedicated to each client from the moment they sign their rental agreement, until they move into their Turnkey apartment. Born and raised in NJ, Lisa is a graduate of Seton Hall University’s Stillman School of Business and earned her MBA in 2012. Lisa enjoys summers at the Jersey shore with her family, and is an active volunteer in many local community activities.
