Meet the New Heights Property Management Team

Your Charleston Area Property Management Experts

The only Certified Residential Management Company (CRMC®) in South Carolina

New Heights Property Management

Our mission is to simplify the rental owner process and maximize our clients return on investment while providing quality housing and a comfortable living experience for our tenants. You can learn more about how we deliver on that mission by exploring the information available on this site.

We are the only Certified Residential Management Company in the state of South Carolina. This rigorous certification, issued by the National Association of Residential Property Managers, puts us in the top 1% of property management companies in the nation for our policies, procedures and best practices.

We set the standard for property management services in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties.

Our team has been focused exclusively on managing properties in the Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties since 2009.

Our industry involvement includes leading local property management groups, working at the state level to impact the rental industry and serving on the National Board of the National Association of Residential Property Managers.

With our progressive, innovative, and service-oriented business model, we’ve become the local leaders in property management. By combining our local expertise with our access to national resources and relationships we can provide you the best property management experience.

When you need a property management company that serves Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties, talk to us. Our team has the experience, knowledge, and talents to help your property perform better.

Find out why hundreds of other rental property owners love working with us.

Meet Our Rental Management Team

Eric Wetherington Director/Broker-in-Charge, MPM RMP

Meet Our Broker-in-Charge and Director: Eric Wetherington, MPM RMP
Ericw@NewHeightsPM.com
Eric leads New Heights Property Management after a real estate career that has spanned the last 20 years. He serves the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) as President-Elect in 2018, and will serve as President of the organization in 2019.

As a leading speaker and trainer in the areas of Real Estate Law, Fair Housing, Title Insurance, and Sales Techniques, Eric has helped people succeed in property management and business leadership. He is a certified continuing education instructor in South Carolina.

Eric resides in the Charleston, South Carolina area with his wife, Leigh. Rachel and Joshua, his two children, are in college, and when he’s not hard at work, Eric enjoys singing and directing choirs, cooking, travelling, and spending time outdoors.
Shannon Rae Daugherty Operations Manager

Meet our Operations Manager: Shannon Rae Daugherty
shannon.daugherty@newheightspm.com
Shannon joined the New Heights Property Management team in December 2019 as the Operations Manager. She has 15 years of management experience in the multifamily industry.

Shannon moved to Charleston, SC in 2019 and was married in October 2020. She and her husband have 3 grown boys, 1 grown daughter and 1 grandbaby. They also have three furry children that enjoy spending time with mom and dad at the beach or at the local restaurants. Shannon enjoys travel, the beach, food and cooking, her family and of course, the furry kids!
Nickie Bennett Senior Property Manager

Meet Our Senior Property Manager: Nickie Bennett
nickie.bennett@newheightspm.com
Nickie is a local from the area as well as comes from a family history of Property Management. She loves the company for the family orientation they display. Some fun facts about Nickie is she loves archery, boating and camping.
Lisa Richard Property Manager

Meet Our Property Manager: Lisa Richard
Lisa.Richard@newheightspm.com
Lisa Richard recently relocated to South Carolina from Illinois. She loves the Low Country, weather and people. Most weekends you can find her at the Beach, her most favorite pastime. Travel, family time, new adventures with friends and her “Foodie” addiction would round out her top 5 favorites.

Lisa comes to New Heights Property Management bringing 17 plus years of Property Management experience from the multi family side of the industry. She has prides herself on her customer relationships, fair housing record, and a “whatever it takes” motto. She enjoys working closely with team members, homeowners and tenants to ensure the best rental experience.
Anna Cogdill Senior Property Manager

Meet Our Property Manager: Anna Cogdill

Anna has been a Property Manager and a New Heights team member for 2 years! In her freetime she loves reading and doing yoga. She is also a photographer on the weekends. She loves making people smile and making the most of each day. She loves traveling although she can never decide between the beach and the mountains since they are both her happy places. She hopes to travel more in the future and cannot wait to see where life takes her!
Nathan DiGiacomo Accountant

Meet Our Bookeeper: Nathan DiGiacomo
nathan.digiacomo@newheightspm.com
Nathan DiGiacomo is our Accountant. He worked as an Office Manager for over 10 years and a Staff Accountant for 3 years before joining New Heights in October 2019. He moved to the Charleston area with his wife Molly in 2016 after graduating from Ohio State University. In his free time, he enjoys reading a good book, playing tennis and basketball, and tracking his family's genealogy.
Jake Pye Maintenance Technician

Meet Our Maintenance Technician: Jake Pye

Jake has been with New Heights since 2012 and has many years of experience in electrical and plumbing work. His favorite part of his job is being able to meet new people. He likes working for New Heights because they always focus on providing great service to their customers and clients.

Born and raised in Charleston, Jake enjoys hunting, fishing and being outdoors. When he is not working, you can find Jake spending time with his wife and their 6 children. They enjoy camping together and listening to classic rock around a campfire.
Amanda Smart Business Development Manager

Meet Amanda Smart

Mandy is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. She moved to Charleston over 3 years ago and has been in the property management industry for 4 years with experience in multi-family, short-term vacation rentals and now long term residential. Her passion is helping others and her favorite part about property management is making a stressful process as simple and easy as possible for both her clients and tenants. She has two fur babies and enjoys being outdoors, living a healthy lifestyle and spending time with family and friends.
Andres Triana Maintenance Technician

Meet Andres Triana

Bio Coming Soon!
Jacqueline Dodd Assistant Property Manager

Meet Jacqueline Dodd

Jackie joined the New Heights team in 2022 as an Assistant Property Manager and brings with her 10 plus years of customer service experience. Born in St. Petersburg, FL but raised here in Summerville, Jackie considers herself a local and knows all the best places to eat. Jackie graduated from the Art Institute of Charleston with a degree in Culinary Arts and believes food is a universal language and that she can communicate with anyone through food. She is blessed with the opportunity to be a mother to her amazing daughter and when Jackie is not working, she enjoys spending her time reading, watching movies and completing her most recent DIY project.
Cris Ortega Administrative Assistant

Meet Cris Ortega

Cris joined the New Heights team in 2022 as our Administrative Assistant, pivoting from 8 years of experience in the logistics sector and bringing along a diligent work ethic. Cris is an avid reader and when not working will devour any books and articles related to history, culture and society, as well as his other passion which is technology and software development.
Mariana Gutierrez Maintenance Coordinator

Meet Mariana Gutierrez

I spend a lot of my free time with my two babies (dogs) and just recently I divide it with my newborn nephew. I enjoy trying new foods, I consider myself very adventurous so when it means learning something new, I'm all for it! I'm also a part-time English teacher for kids, it's a very rewarding experience.
Emma Baker

Meet Emma Baker

Emma Baker just recently moved to the area from Massachusetts. She is new to the Property Management business and is very excited to see what the future holds for her within our company. When she is not at work, Emma likes to be outside exploring new hiking trails and going on fun adventures with her friends. Emma loves all animals, she enjoys researching and learning all about the different types of animals she comes in contact with. She has two of her own fur babies that she likes to spend a good amount of her free time with as well.