Our Team
Tony Fox
Tony Fox, Esquire, President of ADF Capital, Ltd., was educated at the University of Colorado Honor’s Program, B.A., cum laude in philosophy, and at DePaul University where he recieved his JD/MBA. He is a licensed lawyer and real estate broker. Having founded ADF Capital in 1999, Tony set out to create a portfolio of exceptional real estate properties to invest in, develop and operate. Along the way, ADF Capital has assembled an incomparable team of engineers, contractors, lawyers, bankers, insurance agents and high net worth investors. Tony has completed dozens of transactions totaling in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Tony has dedicated much of his life working in public service. First, as a clerk at the United States Department of Justice; second, as a prosecutor at the Cook County State’s Attorney’s; and most recently, as a zoning commissioner for the City of Evanston Zoning Board of Appeals. He lives in Evanston with his wife, Wendy and his two sons, Izzy and Charlie.
Jennifer Chan
Jennifer Chan joined the ADF team in 2008. She executes transactions with investors, developers, and sellers of investment properties, assists in the due diligence and closing of real estate transactions, as well as oversees the ongoing projects at the properties currently managed by ADF Capital. Prior to joining the company, Jennifer worked as an assistant property manager in North Carolina. Jennifer graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003 and is a licensed real estate broker in the State of North Carolina. She lives in Chicago with her husband, William.
Deborah Pavlick
Deborah Pavlick joined ADF as Controller in 2006. Deb’s prior experience includes twenty years of accounting in both the public and private sectors. Her areas of expertise include financial planning, corporate training, financial and regulatory compliance, inventory management and financial analysis. Previously the controller for the Midwest Region at USA Today, Deb also has experience in the areas of auditing, debt restructuring, acquisitions and divestitures, and tax. Deb was educated at St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, went on to the Master’s program at Dominican University and continues to take post graduate courses in the accounting and financial areas. Deb lives in Lake Forest with her husband, Tom, and four children, Gavin, Stephan, Warren and Caitlin.