Our CEO, Philip Howard Collector, was born in Baltimore. As a child his parents never knew where to find him because he was always in and out of the neighbor’s houses. The success of Intercoastal Investment Trust today is based in part in Phil’s continuing curiosity and passion for houses.

But this was not Phil’s first career. He was in the music business as a successful concert promoter, record producer and talent manager, back in the mid-sixties and early seventies. After retiring to Aspen, Colorado Phil got bored and moved to the San Francisco area to continue his education. There he became a licensed real estate broker in the very active California market of the late seventies, early eighties.

Phil then returned to Baltimore and realized that being a broker simply wasn’t satisfying enough. He preferred to act as principal; purchasing his own properties to renovate and
resell and to wholesale “as is” to other investors.

Phil also realized what was to become one of the core values at iiTrust: that sellers of homes in the first time home buyer price range weren’t getting a fair shake from realtors. As a result, Phil pioneered the development of purchasing houses for cash as a full-blown business in the Baltimore real estate market. A business that has since grown beyond the reaches of Baltimore.

Helen Skarulis has been in the Real Estate business for 24 years, starting as Realtor on Long Island, New York, before she moved to Maryland. Once here, Helen managed Relocation and Bank owned properties for a major Relocation firm, a then moved on to managing a Century 21 Office in Baltimore, before joining the team at iiTrust a year and a half ago. We are honored to have Helen and the wealth of experience she bring with her.

Helen enjoys spending time with her grandkids and family in Bel Air, Md where she now resides.

Jennifer Alter, attorney at law, is one of the people you will meet at settlement at our office. Jennifer is a graduate of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. She is a member of the Bar in New York, Maryland and DC and owns All-Pro Title along with Jim Holderness and her husband Todd Alter. She is the mother of 20 month old daughter, Kaiman, with another child on the way. When Jennifer is not practicing law, she loves outdoor sports including swimming and especially appreciates the spring, summer and fall months.

Jim Holderness, attorney at law is a graduate of the Catholic University in Washington, DC and has been practicing law for 9 years. He is also a co-owner of the All-Pro Title Company. He is a member of the Bar in Maryland, Virginia, DC and Delaware. Jim lives in the Historic Area of Federal Hill in Baltimore with his wife and baby girl. When Jim’s not practicing law he enjoys working on his home.

Clarence Adams is responsible for site support for each of Intercoastal’s properties prior to and until the settlement date. We couldn’t do it without Clarence! Clarence is retired from the Bethlehem Steel Yards in Baltimore. Besides having raised a family Clarence and his wife raised any number of foster children.

Lynda Zukerberg , Interior Designer. Lynda designed the beautiful office space of The Intercoastal Investment Trust Company. Residences, office buildings, and businesses are all part of Lynda's resume' of projects, which she has been doing for the past eighteen years. Her contemporary versus traditional ideas are expressed with stunning variety, but all possess the sophistication, attention to detail and integrate these dualities in her interiors.She was born in Baltimore, graduated from Maryland Arts Institute of Interior Design in 1988.  She is married to Dr. Steven Zukerberg and is the mother of Brian, Laura, Michael and Tiffany. When Lynda is not working she loves to play golf, tennis and loves to travel.