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Danny Malechuk, President
Danny Malechuk serves as President of Landmark Vacation Rental. His deepest gratification is found in serving others by seeking to understand what is most important to those he works with. He is passionate about providing the highest level of service and care to both our Landmark Vacation Rentals homeowners as well as their guests.
Danny grew up in North Carolina and cultivated a love of coastal life which started at an early age, first visiting Topsail Island with his family in 1986. He has lived in multiple cities across the state as well as in Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, and Florida, and is now happy to call Coastal Carolina his home.
Danny received his undergraduate degree in Business Management from North Carolina State University where he was a Park Scholar and an Executive MBA from the University of Arizona. Real estate has always been a passion of Danny's, having purchased his first investment property at a young age. He has 20 years of propety management experience across North Carolina, including on Topsail Island. When he is not working, Danny enjoys spending time with his wife and four children at their beach home on Topsail Island, actively volunteering in their church, aviation, traveling, fishing, hunting, and participating in athletics.
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Alana Malechuk, Chief Operations Officer
Alana is an Eastern North Carolina native and has lived in various locations across the state and the United States. Having nearly 20 years of rental management experience across North Carolina, Alana began rental management on Topsail Island in 2014. She understands and values the responsibility given when a homeowner entrusts their home to Landmark Vacation Rentals and this is reflected in her professionalism, attention to detail, and focus on providing a premium customer service experience to both homeowners and guests.
Originally starting her career as a graduate-level research scientist and former university professor, Alana completed her undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she graduated with honors, double majoring in Biology and Chemistry before receiving her Master's in Biology from Wake Forest. Alana previously worked as a clinical research project manager at a global-leading clinical research company and has enjoyed the unique opportunity to integrate both interpersonal skills and strategic execution in her multifaceted career.
Alana has recently relocated to Coastal Carolina with her husband and four children. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family at their Topsail Island home, boating, playing tennis, and running.
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Buchanan Deter, Director of Owner and Guest Relations
Born and raised in North Carolina, Buchanan has built both her career and lifestyle around the coastal communities of southeastern North Carolina. Originally from Statesville, she relocated to Wilmington in 2015 and quickly developed a deep appreciation for the area’s beachside culture and growing vacation rental market. She graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management and has since made Wrightsville Beach her home.
Having worked for her father’s real estate and property management companies for many years, Buchanan is exceptionally well-versed in the second-home market. Her innovative marketing knowledge has played a key role in keeping Landmark Vacation Rentals competitive in a fast-paced, ever-evolving industry. With a background spanning multiple facets of the service and hospitality industry, Buchanan plays an integral role in guest and owner relations, overseeing day-to-day operations, marketing initiatives, newsletters, website content, blogs, and social media. Her responsibilities also include property onboarding, vendor management, and accounting.
Buchanan loves introducing visitors to the area she proudly calls home and takes pride in understanding the unique needs of each guest in order to deliver thoughtful, personalized service. Distinguishing her in the marketplace is her dedication to deliver solutions to each guests’ needs with her diligent work ethic, enthusiasm and professionalism.
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Jessica Mulkin, Owner and Guest Relations Specialist
Jessica was born in Roanoke, VA and spent her childhood between there and various parts of North Carolina, until her dad’s job transferred the family to Cincinnati, OH. While there, she attended the University of Cincinnati, focusing her studies in Social Sciences. In 2009, she moved to North Carolina, which had always “just felt like home”.
Jessica has over 20 years of customer service and almost 6 years of experience working in vacation rentals. Her sharp eye, attention to detail, and warm, bubbly personality have been fundamental in her success within the vacation rental industry. Having spent every summer vacationing at Topsail Island since she was a little girl, Jessica holds many cherished memories from her time there, driving her passion to assist others in experiencing the same joy.
Jessica resides in Sneads Ferry with her two children and pugs. In her free time, Jess enjoys time with family, walks on the beach hunting shells, sea glass, and sharks’ teeth, solving puzzles, and reading books.
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Brooke Kelly, Director of Marketing
As Director of Marketing at Landmark Sotheby’s International Realty, she leads the strategic marketing vision for both Landmark Sotheby’s International Realty and Landmark Vacation Rentals. Working closely with company leadership, she translates long-term vision into integrated marketing initiatives that strengthen brand presence, support agent recruitment, drive homeowner acquisition, and generate sustained guest demand and revenue across North Carolina’s luxury coastal markets.
Before stepping into a director-level role, she built her foundation agency-side as a Marketing Manager, where she led client strategy, managed cross-functional teams, oversaw social media execution, and directed high-value retainer accounts. This experience sharpened her ability to balance high-level strategy with hands-on execution while maintaining a deeply client-focused approach.
She earned her degree in Marketing with a concentration in Management from Queens University of Charlotte, where she also competed as a member of the women’s lacrosse team.
