Our History

Professional Community Management (PCM) is one of the most highly regarded managers of family-oriented homeowner associations and active-adult age qualified communities in the nation. With headquarters in Lake Forest-Orange County, California, PCM manages common interest developments in Southern California representing a combined real estate value in excess of $45 billion. Regional corporate offices are located in San Diego County and Riverside County.

PCM grew out of a not-for-profit company that managed Laguna Woods Village at its inception in 1964. PCM has held the management contract at this honored active-senior community since 1972 when the company was incorporated to manage a diverse range of homeowner associations or Common Interest Developments (CIDs).

Professional Community Management, Inc., celebrating over 35 years of service, has gained national respect and prominence with a management portfolio of 100,000 housing units in approximately 250 homeowner associations. The Multi Housing Council has recognized PCM as one of the largest management firms in the United States. PCM was the first company in California to receive the prestigious designation of Certified Management Firm (CMF®) conferred by the California Association of Community Managers.

In its history, PCM has experienced several changes of ownership under public and private companies, with a management scope ranging from nation-wide to the present base in Southern California. It is interesting to note that throughout the changes, leadership of the company has remained in the hands of Co-CEO's Russell L. Disbro and Jeffrey B. Olsen. Corporate structure has evolved to include Professional Community Management International, Inc. as holding company for subsidiary corporations of Professional Community Management of California, Inc.; Professional Community Management, Inc.; and PCM Realty and Marketing, Inc.; and most recently, PCM Consulting, Inc. which will provide California Department of Real Estate budget preparation, community association forward planning, financial analysis and governance structure consulting services to builders and developers for a diverse range of community associations.

In 1994, Disbro and Olsen acquired equal shares of all the stock in the company, and they now direct all of the activities of the privately held corporations. These two industry leaders represent a combined experience level exceeding 60 years.

With a staff of over 1400 people, PCM has on-site community offices in Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and Los Angeles Counties. PCM is staffed by experienced professionals who provide service in property management, financial management, customer service, maintenance services, recreation and hospitality event programming, information technology, and community web site services branded as PCM iaccess™. The company operates on an IBM AS/400 which is arguably the most efficient, comprehensive, and sophisticated information system for financial and management reporting technology.