Officer Profiles
Clifton D. Cabaness II,
President / Chief Operating Officer
Cliff co-founded Trinity Mutlifamily in 2003 and has over ten years of experience in real estate including ownership and management of single family homes, multifamily complexes, land development and major rehabilitation projects. Further enhancing his expertise, Cliff is an experienced Real Estate Inspector, a licensed Real Estate Agent and a member of the National Association of Realtors.
Prior to co-founding Trinity, Cliff served as Chief Operating Officer and Partner in 13 multi-state quick service restaurants from 1995 to 2000. During this time he evaluated and designed locations, negotiated leases, supervised construction projects and hired and trained team members.
Cliff ultimately supervised 250 employees including a complete back office support team. During the early 1990s, Cliff was the Assistant Hospital Administrator at a 120 bed residential treatment facility in Baton Rouge, LA. Before this, Cliff served in the Arkansas National Guard as a Combat Engineer from 1987-1993.
Cliff currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as well as the Pregnancy Help Center in Fort Smith. He is also an active member of First Baptist Christ in Fort Smith where he is a Sunday School teacher, Finance Committee member, deacon and member of the Missions Committee. Cliff holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
He and his wife Marcy are the parents of two daughters; Claire Grace and Anna Beth.
Doug Dedmon,
Vice President of Operations
Doug Dedmon has successfully overseen the management takeover of over 4,000 multifamily units in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Doug worked his way up from the onsitemanager / maintenance level to Vice President of the company. He possesses a tremendous amount of global knowledge about the operation of multifamily properties and is instrumental in making sure the information technology and accounting integrates properly with the overall strategy of the business.
Doug is highly responsible for the hands on approach that Trinity Multifamily employs during a management takeover and ensures that realistic budgets are developed and met throughout the operation of the assets. Doug has been employed by Trinity for over 10 years.
Doug and his wife, Amber, have two children; Hunter and Anna Grace.
John E. Baxter,
Principal
John Baxter co-founded Trinity Mutlifamily in 2003 and has over ten years of real estate experience including ownership of single-family homes, new construction, major rehabilitation projects and land development. John’s primary interest within real estate has always been property acquisition and finance. Before discovering his interest in real estate, John had a successful career in the insurance industry.
John’s first job in the insurance industry was with the Arkansas General Agency where he was employed from 1991-1994. John started out as a mail clerk and worked his way up to Marketing Director for the State of Oklahoma where he was responsible for managing revenue production and sales development for the brokerage’s 250 agents.
John then purchased his first insurance agency, Henry Insurance Agency, Inc. in 1994 and built it to one of the top agencies in Fort Smith, Arkansas in less than four years. He then merged his agency with Johnson, Moorman, and Russell, Inc. (JMR, Inc.), one of the largest insurance firms in the state of Arkansas. He assumed a key leadership role within the combined agency.
John served as Executive Vice President for JMR, Inc. from 1998-2003. During this time he was responsible for managing seven different insurance agencies all owned by JMR, Inc. His various duties included acquisitions, personnel, sales management, financial reporting and personal sales. In 2002, John sold his partnership in the agency to focus his full attention on his real estate interests.
John currently serves on the Board of Elders for Central Christian Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas where he is an active member. He is also one of the founders of Union Christian Academy and served on the Board of Directors of that educational institution from 2004-2007. In addition, John is Co-Chair of Jubilee Financial Ministries, Inc.
John and his wife, Melissa, have three children; Allison, Alec and Ashlee.
Dave Pinson,
Regional Director
Dave comes to Trinity Multifamily with 10 years of experience in student housing and apartment management on several different college and university campuses. He was the 2003 recipient of the Rising Star Award for excellence in student housing.
Prior to working for Trinity, Dave served as the Director of Housing and Residential Life at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith where he was the Chief Housing Officer. During this time he was responsible for the overall operations of the Office of Housing and Residential Life. His other housing experience includes being an Area Coordinator at both Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.
Dave’s primary responsibilities include assisting with day to day operations, the supervision of Community Directors in Arkansas and Oklahoma and marketing efforts. Dave holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Arkansas Tech University.