Get to know our team

Danny Sparks began his real estate career in 2002 at KB Home, one of the nation's largest publicly traded homebuilders. As a recent graduate, KB Home provided an ideal foundation, where he gained hands-on experience during the height of the U.S. residential real estate boom. Over the course of several years, he held key roles including Construction Superintendent, Project Manager, and Land Acquisition Associate—experiences he still considers fundamental to his professional development.

In 2006, Danny joined Hearthstone Advisors, an institutional equity advisor representing some of the country’s largest pension funds. As Vice President of Investment Management, he was responsible for underwriting and asset management of residential projects nationwide, overseeing more than $500 million in equity investments. Over his eight-year tenure, Danny took on increasing leadership responsibilities, broadening his expertise and deepening his experience on the capital side of real estate development.

In 2013, Danny became Regional Director of Asset Management at Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC), an advisor to private equity real estate funds. Based on the West Coast, he led underwriting and asset management efforts, helped scale the regional presence, and played a key role in establishing best-in-class processes for investment analysis, reporting, and portfolio oversight.

Recognizing a gap in the institutional real estate market for responsive, high-caliber investment and asset management services, Danny founded Harvest in January 2018. The firm was created to deliver customized, strategic solutions to institutional and private capital partners.

Danny earned his degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Real Property Development. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two sons, and enjoys staying active and involved in his local community.

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With a career spanning two decades in private equity and various asset classes, Leif brings a diverse and nuanced approach to real estate investment. He directs the firm’s operations, asset management, and underwriting initiatives, among other advisory services. Prior to joining Harvest, Leif spent 14 years at Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment manager. Most recently, he served as a Director at Värde, leading operations, valuation, and FP&A for the firm's U.S. real estate equity and private debt business.

Leif graduated from the University of North Dakota with a degree in Financial Management.

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Kevin has more than 40 years of in-depth financial experience in both the public and private accounting sectors and currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Harvest Capital and Harvest Real Estate Services.

Kevin was previously the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Mountain Funding, a mezzanine real estate lender, and Mountain Real Estate Capital, an equity investor in residential joint ventures with land developers and homebuilders. He implemented the systems, controls, and infrastructure required to create a successful major real estate investment platform, which originated over $1.0 billion in investments, consisting of 79 closed deals and more than 250 legal entities.

Prior to joining Mountain, Kevin served as the Senior Vice President of Finance for The South Financial Group, a $15-billion bank holding company with locations in the Carolinas and Florida. His previous experience also includes serving as a Senior Audit Manager with Ernst & Young in Tulsa, Oklahoma—one of the four largest accounting firms in the world. Kevin also served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Citizens Bank & Trust in Wichita, Kansas, until its sale in 1991, and as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer for Emergent Business Capital, an SBA lending business based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Kansas State University in 1982. He is a member of the North Carolina Association of CPAs, the South Carolina Association of CPAs, and the American Institute of CPAs.

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Collin joined Harvest Capital in 2025 as Director of Business Development, where he leads origination and strategic client partnerships. Collin spent over six years at Trez Capital, advancing to Director of Real Estate, where he successfully originated and structured over $1.5 billion in real estate financing across 60+ development projects. His leadership of cross-functional teams and ability to navigate complex transaction lifecycles consistently delivered enhanced client outcomes.

Prior to Trez Capital, Collin served as a Valuation Analyst at JLL, conducting comprehensive valuations exceeding $500 million across diverse asset classes. His early experience includes serving as Financial Analyst at TIG Real Estate Services, where he evaluated investment opportunities exceeding $200 million in value.  

Collin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Andrew oversees loan underwriting and analysis, the setup of new real estate projects, and the ongoing maintenance and monitoring of existing projects. A licensed CPA, he brings over a decade of experience in the real estate finance industry. His primary responsibilities have included preparing and maintaining tax financials, overseeing treasury functions, and preparing and reviewing both corporate and project financial statements and trial balances.

Andrew began his career in public accounting at PwC, working with high-net-worth individuals, before joining Langford de Kock LLP, a public accounting firm.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Economics, and later earned a Master of Accounting degree, also from UNC-Chapel Hill. Andrew is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the North Carolina Association of CPAs.

Responsible for overseeing the firm’s asset management and loan servicing processes for Harvest’s existing portfolio, David spent the last 13 years working directly in residential real estate investment, most recently as Head of Acquisition and Development for the Build to Rent and SFR Housing strategies at Man Group, a publicly traded investment manager.  Prior to his work at Man Group, David served as a Director with Mountain Real Estate Capital where he underwrote, closed and managed JV investments in Master Planned Communities. David’s previous experience includes middle market investment banking and financial consulting.

David has an undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and a MBA from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University.  Additionally, David is a member of the CFA Society of North Carolina and the CFA Institute having obtained the CFA designation in 2006.

Ryan joined Harvest Capital as Controller with more than ten years of experience in the real estate industry. Before joining Harvest, he served as Project Controller and Investment Analyst for EYA, a leading real estate developer of urban townhomes and multifamily properties in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Ryan began his time at EYA as a Project Accountant, responsible for all accounting and financing aspects of active development and vertical construction projects. After transitioning to the firm’s land acquisition department as an Investment Analyst, he oversaw underwriting for new deals and brought added expertise in business system creation and financial modeling.

Ryan began his career in public accounting with Deloitte in New York City, serving broker-dealers and private equity clients. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from LaGrange College and a Master’s in Accountancy from Wake Forest University. He is a licensed CPA.

Joe Anfuso joined Harvest Capital in 2023 as Vice President, where he focuses on managing the firm’s existing loan portfolio as well as overseeing all aspects of new deal originations and due diligence activities.

With over 18 years of experience in real estate investment, development, and management, Joe brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Prior to joining Harvest, he served as the Director of Asset Management for Tower 16 Capital Partners, where his responsibilities included operational oversight and investment management of the company’s 6,000-unit value-add multifamily portfolio. Before Tower 16, Joe spent over seven years at Presidio Residential Capital, a real estate private equity firm in San Diego, CA, where he led all new debt and equity originations.

Joe graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Northern Arizona University and a Master’s in Real Estate degree from the University of San Diego.

Paul has over nine years of experience in the real estate finance industry, specializing in real estate investment, development, and asset management. Prior to joining Harvest, Paul worked at Bank OZK, holding various roles within the Middle Market Commercial Real Estate group. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Originations, where he helped lead the origination and structuring of commercial construction loans across the Southeastern United States. Earlier in his career at Bank OZK, Paul worked as an Asset Manager, overseeing $100M+ in real estate debt products.

Paul graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, with a minor in Supply Chain Management, from Appalachian State University. He also holds a Master’s in Real Estate Finance and Development from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

With over a decade of experience, David has played a key role in driving numerous successful real estate transactions, totaling more than $2 billion. He began his career as an Investment Properties Associate at CBRE in New York City, where he honed his skills in marketing and executing real estate transactions. During his tenure at Crescent Communities in Charlotte, David advanced to the role of Finance and Capital Markets Associate, contributing to the company’s national investment strategy and assisting in raising debt and equity for pipeline projects. At Artesia Real Estate, David served as Vice President of Investments, where he led a Southeast regional deal team in formulating investment strategies, managing portfolios, and sourcing new opportunities.

David graduated from Cornell University, where he studied Urban Planning and Real Estate while also competing on the track team as a middle-distance runner.

Jack joined Harvest Capital in 2025 as an Associate Investment Manager, supporting loan originations, underwriting, and relationship management. His responsibilities include screening and analyzing new borrowers and projects, as well as monitoring portfolio performance and reporting.

Before joining Harvest, Jack was part of the investments team at Quarterra. He contributed to their single-family rental fund, with responsibilities in acquisitions underwriting, asset management, and investor reporting. He later helped launch a land acquisition and development lending platform, where he oversaw underwriting, cash flow forecasting, and reporting while helping grow the portfolio to over $230 million in originations. Jack subsequently transitioned into portfolio management for Quarterra’s multifamily assets, focusing on hold/sell analysis and investor reporting.

Jack graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Finance.

Amber began her career in lending in 2016 as a Loan Administrator for Capital Farm Credit (CFC), an association of the Farm Credit Bank. At CFC, Amber specialized in agriculture and real estate lending, managing complex multi-million-dollar transactions. She played a key role in loan document generation, closing coordination, and servicing, while establishing and maintaining strong relationships with counterparties, including borrowers, title companies, and contractors.

Amber graduated from Blinn Community College with an associate’s degree in paralegal studies, and later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire University.

Cole joined Harvest Capital as a Senior Analyst in 2024 supporting the Underwriting and Asset Management teams in financial modeling and market research. Additionally, Cole brings a focus to data analysis, leveraging Harvest’s project management systems and other visualization tools to empower senior leadership and partners with strategic insights regarding both current and future state opportunities and trends.

Previously, Cole was with Fifth Third Bank as a Real Estate Analyst, operating as part of both Underwriting and Portfolio Management teams. During that time, he supported Borrower relationships totaling roughly $1.0 Billion in exposure across a national footprint, spanning all major commercial asset classes.

Cole graduated from the University of South Carolina holding degrees in Management and Marketing, with a specialization in Data Analytics.

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Nate joined Harvest Capital as Asset Management Analyst in 2025. His focus is on monitoring housing market trends, evaluating portfolio performance and risk exposure, and contributing to investment management initiatives including investor reporting, due diligence, and portfolio system integration. Prior to joining Harvest, Nate spent two years in valuation & advisory, where he underwrote over $250 million of real estate throughout the Southeastern United States. His experience spans a wide range of property types, and also included performing development feasibility studies to help lenders gauge absorption timelines and appropriately structure construction loan draws. Previous experience also includes asset management at Johnson Development Associates, where he developed financial models and supported strategic decisions across a national self-storage portfolio.

Nate graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a degree in Management and Real Estate, and is currently pursuing his MBA with a concentration in Commercial and Investment Real Estate.

Mary joined Harvest Capital as a Corporate Accountant in 2025, supporting the team with loan servicing and corporate accounting. Mary brings a detail-oriented approach to ensure accuracy, transparency, and efficiency across the loan draw process.

Mary began her career in accounting at Deloitte, serving financial services clients with revenues totaling more than $2.0 billion. While servicing a variety of public and private companies, she developed expertise in residential loans, regulatory compliance, and internal controls.  

Mary earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.