Paul Pawlowski
Paul is founding Bolanos Bay Foundation
with Michael and Kristine. He has been an entrepreneur his entire life.
At the age of thirteen, Paul opened his own landscaping business, which
would eventually hit nearly $5 million a year in revenue. Also at an
early age Paul discovered his love for real estate and development.
In 2005 he opened Recess Management
LLC. One hour into his first visit to Costa Rica, he purchased property
there; his vacation home was completed five months later. After seeing
the beauty and opportunity of Costa Rica, the landscape architect, real
estate developer and adventure-lover conceived of his vision for Recreo.
Paul enlisted the assistance of
his sister Krisitne Pawlowski and her husband Eduardo Rodriguez, in
order to make his vision for Recreo into a reality. In 2002 Kristine
moved to Costa Rica to teach English. During the day she taught at the
local school, and at night held adult classes for the entire community.
Within three short months of arriving in Costa Rica, Kristine became
fluent in Spanish, and a respected community member. Within a year of
moving to Costa Rica Kristine met and married her husband, Eduardo,
who would also become an asset to Paul in creating Recreo.
Eduardo owns and operates their
family construction company, who Paul contracted to build all the homes
within Recreo. From the beginning Kristine and Eduardo have been influential
in making Recreo a reality.
Costa Rica's Guanacaste Province
proved the ideal spot, with its beautiful beaches and national parks,
wildlife refuges, waterfalls and natural seclusion. In early 2007, a
mutual friend introduced Pawlowski to finance professional Michael Porter,
who was looking for his own 6-bedroom house in Costa Rica. Enthused
by the area and by Pawlowski's vision, Porter came on board as partner
to help Recreo become a reality.
Kristine Pawlowski
ventured to Costa Rica in 2003,
as a New York Certified Elementary School Teacher. She was signed on
by local developers to teach in the local, El Jobo elementary school.
Kristine taught English classes at the school as well as adult classes
at night for over a year. In the year 2005, her and her brother Paul
Pawlowski, started to develop Recreo Costa Rica. Kristine, along with
her husband, Eduardo Rodriguez, are the owners Recess Home Care Management
Company, that maintains the luxurious homes within Recreo Costa Rica.
Kristine is also the Director of Operations for Recreo, where she handles
all the day to day operations of the resort.
Michael W Porter
He currently works in private equity
and prior to this he was a turnaround and restructuring advisor to various
companies. Michael received his Masters in Business Administration from
Columbia Business School, with a concentration in finance. Michael also
volunteered with the Big Brother mentor program and has spent much time
in Latin America traveling. He is currently on the Board of another
latin American focused charity Juntos Regalando Sonrisas which helps
Colombian children with health and terminal conditions.
