Mark Troy is the owner/broker of Compass Property Management. He was an Infantry Officer for the United States Army. Mark has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Western Michigan University and worked at Steelcase for over 10 years in their engineering department and sourcing department. Seven years ago Mark pursued his passion for real estate. He helped build a leasing and property management business; he eventually branched off to start Compass. In his spare time, Mark enjoys spending time with his wife, Christy, and his son, David. He is very active in his church and is a course leader in Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Mark enjoys helping out with local missions and community projects. In his really spare time you will find Mark on a river fishing or grilling on his Weber grill.

John Brophy, co-owner, has been a member of the Compass family since 2008, purchasing in as co-owner in 2009. He moved here from New Jersey in the summer of 2007. Born and raised in Trenton, John graduated from The College of New Jersey with a BS in Engineering and went on to earn a Masters degree in Engineering Management at NJIT. Having had a number of different jobs working as a bank teller, bartender, and in landscaping, John settled into a career at an automotive supplier working in research and development. John dipped his toes into the property management waters early when he chose a nontraditional route of moving out of the nest by purchasing a small 4-family property. As a live-in landlord, John quickly learned the ropes of what it takes to balance the financial needs of a property investment with the day-to-day needs of the residents living under it's roof.

In 2007, John married his beautiful wife who was a Michigander living in NJ for grad school. Shortly thereafter his family moved from the busy East Coast to Grand Rapids to be closer to family. John enjoys taking advantage of the many things that Michigan has to offer over NJ, such as trees, fresh air, and nice people. He does however miss things such as hills, mountains, and scrapple.