About Us
With over 30 years of experience, BMS has the experience, expertise, and trust to manage your front foot benefit portfolio.
From managing a single project of 300 units in 1993, BMS has grown into the largest provider of front foot benefit management services in the Mid-Atlantic region managing over 45,000 units, representing 370 projects, and more than $25 million in annual collections.
With over 30 years of experience, our team of trusted advisors is here to help you protect your investment.
From managing a single project of 300 units in 1993, BMS has grown into the largest provider of front foot benefit management services in the Mid-Atlantic region managing over 45,000 units, representing 370 projects, and more than $25 million in annual collections.
With over 30 years of experience, our team of trusted advisors is here to help you protect your investment.
Our Team
Our team at BMS consists of 10 knowledgable front foot benefit experts with in-depth industry experience managing these charges for national and local developers and investors.
The team is led by Lynn Wood, CPA, CGMA, MBA, Peter Mechak, PCAM, CPM, and Matt Wood, JD, MBA.
LYNN WOOD
Managing Member
Lynn Wood, MBA, CPA, is a financial executive and certified public accountant with over 40 years of experience in financial services and property and community association management and serves as a Managing Member for BMS.
Lynn began her career as an accountant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Washington, DC. In 1984, she joined Pete Mechak at Comsource Management where she served as the Vice President primarily responsible for the financial and accounting aspects of the company until 2020.
EXPERIENCE:
Vice President & Partner, Comsource Management, Inc.
Pricewaterhouse Coopers
EDUCATION & LICENSES:
B.A., University of Maryland
MBA, George Washington University
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
CONTACT:
(301) 924-5600
E-Mail
PETE MECHAK
Managing Member
Pete Mechak is a versatile top-level executive with a successful track record in property and community association management and serves as a Managing Member for BMS.
Mr. Mechak began his career at Comsource Management in 1978 as a Property Manager and through time he was promoted to President and part owner in 1989. During Mr. Mechak’s tenure, Comsource increased in size from managing 10,000 units to over 35,000 units when he retired as President in 2020, working 43 years at Comsource.
EXPERIENCE:
President & Partner, Comsource Management, Inc.
Former President of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter Community Associations Institute
EDUCATION & LICENSES:
B.A., University of Maryland
Certified Property Manager (CPM)
Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM)
CONTACT:
(301) 924-5600
E-Mail
MATT WOOD
President
Matt Wood, JD, MBA, is the President of BMS responsible for overseeing day-to-day management of the company.
Matt has a decade of professional legal and business experience starting at the international law firms of DLA Piper and Covington & Burling LLP where he worked in the M&A and capital markets groups advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, and corporate governance matters. For the last five years, he served as the Deputy General Counsel at Sonatype, an international tech security company with annual revenue in excess of $100 million.
Matt and his wife have four young children, and he enjoys coaching youth basketball at St. Elizabeth’s in Rockville, MD.
EXPERIENCE:
Deputy General Counsel, Sonatype, Inc.
Covington & Burling LLP, Corporate Group
DLA Piper LLP, Corporate Group
EDUCATION & LICENSES:
B.A., Dickinson College
J.D., University of Maryland, Magna cum laude
MBA, University of Maryland
Licensed attorney in MD & DC
CONTACT:
(301) 924-5600
E-Mail
Our Mission & Core Values
Provide better management services for our clients.
The foundation of our business and our partnerships with our clients is built on trust.
We pride ourselves on delivering excellent quality service and challenge ourselves to continually improve our service offerings.
We are stewards of our clients' assets and we hold ourselves to the highest quality of service.
