History
At Braniff Property Management, we take a better approach to management than the rest. It is our goal to care for your property as though it were our home too. With over 15 years of experience in the real estate, common interest association management, and maintenance fields we have achieved a wealth of knowledge and contacts that will benefit your association. Whether your Association needs are financial, insurance, environmental, engineering, security or all of the above, Braniff Property Management offers the professional advice and comprehensive solutions you need. We want to take the burden of Association management off of your shoulders, so that you can get your life back!
Property Managers
owner/Property Manager
Connor J. Braniff CMCA AMS PCAM
A native of Ocean City Maryland, Connor brings a wealth of real world experience and professional training to the property management industry as well an unsurpassed knowledge of the local environment and culture. A professional property manager and executive for almost a decade with one of Ocean City's largest property management firms has given Connor proven skills to bring out the best in your association, or to help you through any nature of challenges.
Connor's dedication to training and education led to him achieving the prestigious Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation. Connor is one of less than 3,000 managers worldwide who have earned what is the highest level of professional recognition in the community association field. To earn the PCAM credential, managers must have five years of community association management experience and complete more than 100 hours of course work. In addition, credentialed PCAMs must fulfill continuing education and service requirements, as well as adhere to a code of ethics. After completing these requirements, PCAM candidates must complete the PCAM case study which demonstrates adequate knowledge of relevant subject matter. PCAM case studies have to be completed in a 30-day time frame, and their length can encompass a hundred pages.
Connor volunteered much of his time with the Ocean City Fire Department where he is a Past Assistant Chief. He served as Treasurer of the fire company in 2014, 2015 and 2017. His experience in managing and mitigating emergency situations makes him at his best when helping those who are at their worst, as well as developing a skill set beneficial to associations during unforeseen times of crisis.
Connor has been married to his wife Danielle since 2015 who serves the community as a law enforcement professional with the Ocean City Police Department. They have four dogs: Tegan, Bain, Sasha, as well as Klem who is Danielle's K-9 partner.
In his spare time Connor enjoys boating, fishing, surfing, golfing and military history- with a particular focus in the American Civil War.
University of Delaware
B.S. Leadership & Consumer Economics, 2008
Community Associations Institute (CAI)
Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM)
Association Management Specialist (AMS)
Certified Manager Community Associations (CMCA)
Activities & Affiliations
• Ocean City Volunteer Fire Department (Volunteer Division)
Property Manager
Byron D. Braniff
As the son of a career US Air Force officer and pilot, Byron grew up around the globe and attended the University of Maryland before settling in Ocean City Maryland area in 1978. With a pragmatic and common sense approach, he is a born problem solver, providing both analytical and organizational analysis from decades of experience as a business executive of one of the country’s largest retailers and then as the founder and President of a prosperous local business. Byron and his family have owned numerous residential, commercial and rental properties in the Ocean City area and participated in the growth that made Ocean City and its surrounding areas the large coastal resort that it is today.
Byron volunteers as Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care, serving as the Vice Chairman of the organization's Board of Directors. He believes in supporting the community in which he lives, an ideal that he instilled into all of his offspring. He is married to Anne, his wife of over 30 years and has a daughter and twin sons. He enjoys doting on his 5 grandchildren and has a particular interest in watching the Baltimore Orioles, playing golf and fishing.
Education
University of Maryland, Munich Germany Campus
University of Maryland, College Park
Activities & Affiliations
Past Vice-Chairman- Coastal Hospice & Pallative Care
Property Manager
Taylor Wilkerson CMCA
With her family owning a home in Ocean City since 1978, moving to the beach was always the plan for Taylor. Moving down in 2011 to attend Salisbury University, she obtained a full-time job working at an onsite management office as an administrative assistant and the rest is history.
Valuing hard work, Taylor worked her way up from an administrative assistant to an assistant manager and finally to a portfolio manager in 3 short years. She specialized in developing communities, but her portfolio also included built out communities ranging in size from 27 to 423 units, a mix of Fee Simple HOAs, Townhome Condominiums, and Insurance only Condominiums. Prior to joining the Braniff Team, she was an onsite manager at a 342-townhome condominium. There she expanded her knowledge in project management and construction. Taylor’s large variety of experience has allowed her to gain a knowledge that is key to adding value to the communities she manages.
Taylor is a Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA) and continues her education to hold this credential. She is working to become an Association Management Specialist (AMS) and hopes to eventually obtain the prestigious Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) designation.
In her free time, Taylor enjoys painting, studying art history, visiting art museums, hiking, and going to the beach. She hopes to travel to Europe soon to see many of the pieces of art she has studied.
Salisbury University
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Concentration in Graphic Design, and a minor in Marketing Management.
Community Associations Institute (CAI)
Certified Manager Community Associations (CMCA)