Deona Thomas

Deona Thomas is the President/CEO of 5T Management where she brings her extensive management, marketing, financial and community relations experience. She is a licensed Managing Real Estate Broker with an emphasis on property management with over 25 years of experience. The properties she owns/manages provide quality, affordable housing to Chicago’s low-mid income families. Prior to working at 5T, she was the owner of several fast-food restaurants in the Chicagoland area (Kenny’s Ribs & Chicken). She and her husband started buying real estate when they began to provide housing to her employees who could not find decent, safe, affordable housing. Those initial real estate investments morphed into a thriving, full-service property management business – 5T Management in which she manages her own portfolio of properties as well as the portfolios of other owners, local banks and national banks. 5T Management allows her to share her own property ownership experience with other property owners to assist them in the achievement of their property management goals. Deona has a passion for developing high performance teams and making an impact in the communities that 5T serves. She also enjoys mentoring other female entrepreneurs on how to navigate the entrepreneurial lifestyle successfully. As Director of Community Affairs for Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center she was responsible for board governance, was the liaison between the hospital and community organizations and the link between the President’s Office and hospital’s management team. She also oversaw the administration of 13 federally qualified health centers affiliated with the hospital. She holds a BA in Biological Sciences from Hampton University and a MPH from the University of Michigan.