Eric Doden

Eric Doden currently serves as president of Pago USA, and is a founding partner of both Domo Development LLC and Domo Ventures LLC. He has 20+ years of financial and investment experience in a variety of industries, including tier one automotive, sporting good manufacturing, steel, construction products, and real estate development. He formerly served as the president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) for the state of Indiana under then Governor Mike Pence. He also served as CEO of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc., the private economic development and chamber corporation for Allen County, Indiana.

A native Hoosier, Eric proudly calls Fort Wayne home with his wife Maci and their five children. He is dedicated to helping communities grow through transformational development projects that inspire residents and create opportunities for others.

Doden received a J.D. from Valparaiso School of Law and a B.A. in Business Finance from Hillsdale College.

Steve Smith

With over 20 years of experience in urban development, construction and property management, Steve is co-founder of Pago USA and also leads the Model Group as CEO.  In this position since 2001, Steve has been responsible for setting strategy and direction for the Model Group. After founding Model Property Development in 2001, Steve pioneered the ‘Transformative Neighborhood Revitalization’ strategies that have become the hallmark of the Model Group’s development philosophy and approach. Under Steve’s leadership, the Model Group has completed over $550 million in real estate development since 2001.

Steve has also been a regional and statewide leader in the affordable housing industry in Ohio and Kentucky, pushing for a new affordable housing paradigm—one that sees affordable housing as both a high quality home for families and an economic stimulus to broader community revitalization. In fact, he personally hosted HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan in 2010 as the secretary looked for national models of successful housing development using federal NSP funds.

Steve is past chair of the Ohio Housing Council, which helps shape affordable housing development policy in Ohio, and is a frequent speaker at such conferences as the Ohio Housing Conference, the Kentucky Housing Conference, the National Historic Preservation Summit, and the National Association for State and Local Equity Funds. He chaired the Permanent Supportive Housing committee of Cincinnati’s Homeless to Homes Plan. He is a graduate of Leadership Cincinnati, and a 2011 inductee into the Working in Neighborhoods Hall of Fame.

Steve received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern Kentucky University. He is married with three children.

Bobby Maly

An integral member of the Pago USA team, Bobby is also responsible for directing the Model Group’s daily operating activities. Prior to his role as COO at the Model Group, Bobby led Model Property Development. Working with key neighborhood development agencies and community partners, Bobby has taken a lead role in some of the largest recent urban revitalization projects in Greater Cincinnati, most notably in Over-the-Rhine and Walnut Hills. He has led over $550 million in real estate development and construction.

Bobby is very active in Ohio/Kentucky civic organizations, serving on the boards of Northern Kentucky Scholar House, the Ohio Housing Council and the City of Cincinnati’s Community Development Advisory Board.  He is Past Chair of the Over-the-Rhine Chamber of Commerce.

Bobby earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and holds a Master of Public Policy  from the University of Maryland. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife and two children.

Eric Shields

In addition to Eric’s role with Pago USA, he manages Cardinal Strategies, a consulting firm specializing in economic development and government affairs. Eric has over 15 years of experience working in legislative affairs, economic development, and state government. During his time serving at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Shields shaped and implemented the Indiana Regional Cities Initiative, including managing its $126 million in funding. In addition, Shields negotiated tax incentives associated with 31 redevelopment projects across the state of Indiana that led to over $500 million in new investment.

A native of Marion, Indiana, Eric received a Masters of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Indiana University. He is married with two children and lives in Indianapolis.