March 5, 2026

The Breeden Company's Avery Rouse and RPM Living’s Cerwin Thompson join MHN's Denile Doyle to share how they’re navigating a shrinking talent pool and widening skills gap.

Operators and maintenance leaders are facing a predicament, as seasoned technicians retire and fewer new workers enter the field with the skill set to replace them.

For this episode of Management Diaries, Denile Doyle welcomes Cerwin Thompson, vice president of facilities at RPM Living, and Avery Rouse, regional maintenance director at The Breeden Company to discuss how they’re navigating the staffing challenges in maintenance operations and the strategies they’re implementing.

Listen to the podcast episode here: https://www.multihousingnews.com/management-diaries-rebuilding-the-multifamily-maintenance-workforce/  The episode is available on all podcast platforms. 

About The Breeden Company

Nationally recognized, with over 65 years of expertise in every facet of the industry, The Breeden Company is a vertically integrated real estate development organization that boasts market-leading divisions including commercial real estate, multifamily property management and construction. With a portfolio of over 13,000 apartments and 2 million square feet of retail and office space that have been owned, managed and developed, The Breeden Company is one of the premier real estate development firms in the nation. Breeden Realty is one of the top commercial real estate firms in Virginia (Virginia Business, 2024); Breeden Property Management is one of the top multifamily property management firms in the country (Multi-Housing News, 2025); Breeden Construction, the much-acclaimed multifamily general contractor for numerous third-party clients, is one of the top multifamily builders in the country (Building Design + Construction, 2025).
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