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Andrew is a Senior Analyst for the IAG and Capital Markets platform at Foundry, focusing on valuation and financial analysis for all asset types. Before joining Foundry, he served as an Investment Analyst/Senior Analyst at OakPoint Real Estate in Nashville, TN. During his tenure at OakPoint, he specialized in underwriting and sourcing multifamily and office acquisition and development opportunities, as well as asset management of over 800 multifamily units and 500,000 square feet of office space.

In his free time, he enjoys running, cycling, and spending time with his wife, Hays.

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AJ is a dynamic and dedicated recent graduate from Georgia State University, where he excelled in Finance. Throughout the last two years of his academic journey, AJ interned at both Cousins Inc and Transwestern. These internships were pivotal, igniting a profound passion for the commercial real estate industry and providing a wealth of hands-on experience in tenant representation and business development.

At Foundry Commercial, AJ plays a crucial role in supporting Lawrence Gellerstedt with tenant rep efforts. He brings a robust background in business development, seamlessly integrating innovative strategies and best practices into Foundry’s comprehensive service model. AJ is known for their meticulous attention to detail, strategic thinking, and a relentless commitment to achieving client satisfaction.

Originally from Dalton Georgia, AJ now calls Atlanta home. In his free time, he enjoys the vibrant company of family and is an enthusiastic basketball fan, often found cheering on the Lakers. Whether spending a relaxing day with loved ones or engaging in the high-energy excitement of a basketball game, AJ brings the same level of enthusiasm and dedication to his personal life as he does to his professional endeavors.

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Liz Craig is a Vice President with Foundry Commercial and brings more than two decades of experience in retail brokerage.  Her career has spanned across multiple service lines with expertise in brokerage business, corporate services, project management, and asset management, providing her with a well-rounded perspective and deep understanding of the industry.

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Beth is a 30+ year real estate veteran focused on serving clients and supporting the firm and her colleagues in the capital markets sector. Her practice is centered around investment sales, debt structuring, and equity raising, but her most valuable attribute is her ability to creatively and strategically resolve deal challenges. Having spent more than 20 years on the equity side of the business, she understands the ownership mentality and is willing to go the extra mile to insure best in class execution for her clients. Beth has experience in all asset classes, risk profiles, and geographic locations and has transacted more than $20B during her career.

Before joining Foundry, Beth spent 12 years in the Dallas office of Cushman & Wakefield as a key leader on the capital markets team. Prior to her time in a brokerage role, she was worked for Goldman Sachs (Archon Group) for 13 years where she was responsible for three real estate business directives as well as held seats on investment committee and operating committee.

Beth is an outdoor enthusiast always looking for a new adventure and an opportunity to explore or enjoy the outdoors.

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Mark is a Managing Director in Foundry Commercial’s Atlanta office, specializing in development, redevelopment and land transactions across the Sunbelt. Mark has extensive experience structuring complex development projects, joint ventures and repositioning projects for land and underutilized buildings. Mark leads Foundry’s Land Advisory group and is tasked with growing the practice across the Sunbelt markets.

Mark has over 20 years of commercial real estate experience across a variety of disciplines. Before joining Foundry in 2024, Mark was a Managing Director in JLL’s Capital Markets group, facilitating more than $1.5B in land and development capital markets transactions across the Southeast. Prior to this, Mark held positions in acquisitions, development and finance for a public REIT and private real estate firms.

Mark is an active member of the Urban Land Institute, where he provides leadership at a local, regional and national level. Nationally for ULI, Mark is a member of the Urban Revitalization Council, and locally with ULI Atlanta, Mark leads the Creative Development Council and mentors young ULI members. Mark is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.

 

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With over 10 years of experience in the Senior Living industry, I am a passionate and strategic operations leader who strives to deliver quality care, service, and satisfaction to the residents and their families. I have a strong background in psychology and nutrition, which enables me to understand the needs and preferences of the aging population and provide them with personalized and holistic solutions. I am currently the SVP, Operations- Senior Living at Foundry Commercial, where I oversee, plan, and lead the day-to-day operations of multiple communities across the country.

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Lanier serves as the Analyst for the Multifamily Investment Sales Team. He is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he is responsible for underwriting, financial analysis, market research, and due diligence.

Prior to joining Foundry, Lanier served as an Asset Management Analyst at Dilweg. There, he was responsible for modeling office assets across the Southeast, conducting financial analysis, and producing reports for the firm’s Investment Committee.

Lanier earned dual degrees in economics and finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Outside of the office, Lanier enjoys playing golf and spending time with his friends and family.

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Jesse Drake serves as an Associate with Foundry Commercial on the Central Florida Industrial Team in Tampa. He has previous experience in industrial development throughout the Southeast United States where he focused on acquisitions and construction. Jesse also spent two decades with the United States Army Special Forces where he honed his skills in logistics, procurement, and managing cross-cultural relationships. Day in and day out, his Green Beret work ethic and desire to solve complex problems make him an asset to all our clients.

Outside of work, Jesse and his wife Angelica enjoy spending time with their two boys where you can find them on the beach or at the sports fields. With extensive familial ties to Tampa and as a resident of Florida for almost two decades, Jesse has a deep understanding of Tampa Bay and the surrounding areas.

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Nate is a Broker Associate on Foundry Commercial’s industrial real estate team in Jacksonville, FL. His primary role is fostering business development, sourcing new client relationships and working with industrial warehouse users looking to lease or purchase properties.

Prior to returning home to Jacksonville in 2022, Nate was a classroom teacher with Jersey City Public Schools, where he taught English and coached high school football and basketball there from 2015 to 2022. He enjoyed his time in what’s often called New York City’s “Sixth Borough,” but the pull of home ultimately won out.

He loves playing basketball, reading, being a student of history, and watching his beloved Jacksonville Jaguars with family and friends at EverBank Stadium. He’s a fifth generation Jacksonville native and is thrilled to be back home and here to stay.

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With a career spanning nearly 15 years, Jeff has earned the reputation as one of the leading and most trusted commercial real estate advisors in the Raleigh-Durham market. His expertise includes Industrial Advisory Services and Office Tenant Representation, and he takes pride in helping clients, both locally and nationally, make well-informed real estate decisions. His expertise expands beyond traditional real estate advisory services; it encompasses strategic planning, site selection, labor and demographic analytics, lease and purchase negotiations and financial analysis. Jeff’s commitment to both tactical and strategic thinking underpins his approach, ensuring a successful outcome for his clients. This philosophy has led to his involvement in some of the most notable representation assignments in the region, including Allscripts, IBM, LC Industries, Life Science Logistics, MetLife, and Microsoft.

Jeff’s career in commercial real estate began in Orange County, CA in 2009, and in late 2011, he relocated to Raleigh-Durham. Prior to joining Foundry, Jeff spent over a decade at Cushman & Wakefield, specializing Corporate Tenant Representation.

Jeff was born and raised in Irvine, CA and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder. He now resides in Raleigh with his wife Katelyn and their English Lab, Penny. He enjoys spending time at Topsail Beach, smoking a pork shoulder on the Traeger, and cheering for the Colorado Buffaloes and the Carolina Hurricanes!

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Randy Blankenship serves as Vice President with Foundry Commercial on the Dallas Industrial Team. With over a decade of experience in the industrial space, Blankenship brings a wealth of expertise to the team, positioning Foundry at the forefront of the burgeoning industrial sector in the Sun Belt Region. He has a keen insight into the DFW market with the bedrock of Tenant relationships he has built over the years allowing him to uncover many off-market opportunities. He will continue to leverage this local market knowledge as well as the Foundry Platform across the Sun Belt and Southeast to address client needs specializing in industrial leasing and acquisition with a focus on industrial outside storage.

He most recently served as a Vice President at Biel Partners, where he helped build the tenant rep business from the ground up, negotiated leases, and purchase/ sale transaction for clients engaged in the office and industrial sectors. In the past five years, he has facilitated roughly 70 deals located across the Dallas-Fort Worth metro and Texas.

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Marty Neilon is a top commercial land broker serving the North Texas market and specializes exclusively in land sales, acquisitions, and land advisory services. He plays a pivotal role in shaping and executing land strategies for his clients, with a focus on city entitlements, site benefits, and the prevailing market dynamics. Marty’s extensive expertise spans across a wide spectrum of zoning categories, including multi-family, industrial, single-family, hotel, investment, retail, office, and mixed-use properties. Over the years, Marty has facilitated transactions involving thousands of acres in North Texas, amounting to a cumulative land value exceeding $1 billion.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Marty was at CBRE for 18 years, where he was a member of their National Land Services Group. He played a key role in leading land brokerage assignments in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Before his time at CBRE, Marty embarked on his professional journey in Economic Development with the City of Dallas.

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Julie Augustyn is a recognized innovator and leader in the retail sector of commercial real estate throughout the Southeastern United States. Bringing her deep understanding of key retail markets, she focuses on retail tenant and landlord representation. She advises national and local tenants including Starbucks with over 50 new NC stores in development. For landlord representation, she has implemented a successful merchandise strategy and leasing plan execution.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Julie was the Senior Director of Real Estate for Office Depot, where she was responsible for managing the retail portfolio for Office Depot and OfficeMax brands for the Eastern United States. This included managing her team with a portfolio of over 700 stores in 20 states. Julie prior worked at Woolbright Development, Inc., a South Florida based real estate investment company where she was Development Manager and responsible for planning and obtaining approvals for 850K sf of retail and lifestyle center development.

Upon completion of her degree, Julie worked as a Civil Engineer in Florida and Texas for Kimley-Horn and Associates. She transitioned to the role of site selection and store development while at RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.

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Justin Barker serves as Vice President for the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC markets. Focused on increasing Foundry Commercial’s presence in the greater Washington, DC region and servicing current client needs for tenant advisor, investment sales, acquisitions and site selection. As a fourth generation Washingtonian, Justin has a strong understanding of the market and its complexities.

Prior to working in commercial real estate brokerage Justin worked in sales, marketing and business development for a non-profit as well as a boutique conference production company. While at the National Apartment Association, Justin began working with supplier members, consulting on industry involvement and marketing opportunities for conference sponsorship, advertising and supplier council involvement. While working in the National Lease Program, Justin was able to increase annual revenue, year over year by more than 15 percent through the development and execution of a strategic market and product development plan. An experience that supplied a strong understanding of the multifamily industry, property management technology as well as the complexities of the non-profit industry.

Justin’s multi-industry experience in addition to working in commercial real estate, has provided a unique perspective while servicing clients. Utilizing real estate for multiple purposes, which at times can result in cost savings and efficiencies. His wide-ranging experience, persistence and hands on approach have produced notable clients in multiple industries that include nonprofits, government agencies and large corporate clients such as AWS, AstraZeneca, IDA World Bank Group, UnderArmour, King & Spalding, Dentons and Morgan Lewis.

When not servicing his client’s needs, Justin enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and various outdoor sporting activities.

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Andrew works closely with the leadership team to advise clients across multiple asset types on strategy and execution to optimize operations while mitigating risk in their real estate selections. He is responsible for orchestrating site selections, acquisitions, and due diligence on behalf of tenants/users, investors, and other occupiers of real estate throughout the greater DC Metro region.

Andrew has over 14 years of industry experience; before joining Donohoe, he served as a Principal at Avison Young and leader within their occupier business. His leasing, investment services, consulting and advisory, and portfolio management projects exceed 3 million square feet and over $2 billion in value. He specializes in identifying strategic opportunities and creating data driven solutions and technology deliverables to support client decision making.

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Eliza Gordon is a Senior Vice President at Foundry Commercial, where her focus is on advising owners and developers on their leasing efforts in the Charlotte market.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Eliza spent 10 years with JLL as a Vice President in the New York City office. At JLL, she worked on the agency team for various buildings through out Lower Manhattan, ranging from an 8 million sf office complex to a 270,000 sf government-owned office building. Her expertise includes leading space tours, lease activity reporting, marketing, financial analysis, lease negotiations, and broker outreach. She also represented several tenants in their efforts to find a new office, taking into account their budget requirements, employee commute times, and most importantly a space that represented the company’s brand and mission.

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Rudy Maxwell is an associate on the Tenant and Landlord Representation team for the Foundry Nashville office. Prior to joining Foundry, he was with Thread Bank, a digitally native FinTech bank providing banking rails to cutting edge fintech start-ups.

Born and raised in Nashville, Rudy’s deep-rooted connection to this vibrant city fuels his passion for commercial real estate. With his youthful enthusiasm and local roots, he brings a fresh perspective to our team.

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Grace joined Foundry Commercial’s Atlanta Office leasing team in June 2023. She and her team are responsible for office landlord representation in the greater Atlanta area. Prior to Foundry, Grace spent over 10 years as an in-house leasing agent leasing Atlanta Property Group’s office portfolio.

While at APG, Grace and her team executed over 900 transactions resulting in over $441 million in new rental income. As an in-house leasing agent, Grace learned a great deal about an owners’ approach to acquiring, operating and disposing of office buildings. This experience gives her invaluable insight into the unique challenges and objectives office owners face.

Grace is an Atlanta native, and lives in Brookhaven with her husband and son. She enjoys spending time in Highlands, NC, as well as cheering on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team every Saturday in the fall.

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Richard serves as an associate on the Carolinas Land Advisory team at Foundry Commercial. He works closely with Tommy Trimble to help their clients identify the highest and best use for underutilized land investments across the Carolina’s. Tommy and Richard work with a wide variety of buyers and sellers across all asset classes.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Richard was an associate at Biel Partners responsible for sourcing off market land deals for his clients. Richard focused his efforts on infill industrial development throughout Texas and the Carolina’s. Richard’s transition to land brokerage was a natural fit after his experience at Folk Land Management; where he advised and represented landowners regarding forest management, wildlife management, wetlands and stream mitigation, wetland permitting, GIS mapping, and more.

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Bessie is a tenant rep specializing in office and work spaces, bringing invaluable energy and enthusiasm to her clients’ search and transaction processes. Her career began in the summer of 2020 as an intern for Southsource, and at the same time she participated in Cushman & Wakefield and CBRE’s weekly virtual exposure program. Upon her graduation the following year, she joined Southsource full-time as an associate tenant rep and remained in that role until Southsource merged with Foundry in mid-2023.

Clients benefit from Bessie’s innate ability to build and maintain relationships and her excellent attention to style and design. Uniquely, her past experience is largely influenced by her role helping the tenant rep team implement new digital tools to improve client experiences. Bessie grew up in Gainesville, Georgia and now lives in Atlanta’s Virginia Highland neighborhood. She enjoys being on Lake Burton with her family, cycling, and watching the Dawgs play between the hedges.

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Phil leads Atlanta’s tenant rep team, a similar role to the position he held with Southsouce from 2021 until the boutique brokerage merged with Foundry Commercial in 2023. Phil worked at JLL in Atlanta before joining Southsource. While there, he acquired experience in tenant representation, portfolio management, real estate investments, and lease dispositions.

Phil is particularly experienced in advising professional services companies, likely because he is perceptive and inquisitive, catching all manner of details and minutia around the goals of his clients. He has a deep appreciation for the experiential qualities of neighborhoods and buildings, and how those add value for clients. It’s been said that Phil can find the bright side of a cave, and it’s impossible to talk about his work without mentioning his relentless positivity.

Phil is from Pennsylvania, and since 2014 has lived in Atlanta’s Buckhead with his wife, Baxley, and their two sons. He enjoys golf, running, chasing his kids around, live-band karaoke, and any sporting event involving a pro sports team from Philadelphia.

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John Neal is an essential part of the Atlanta landlord rep practice, having led the practice area at Southsource before the boutique brokerage merged with Foundry Commercial in 2023. His 16 years in the commercial real estate business took him to both large institutions and small companies. At JP Morgan and MetLife Real Estate, he served in a number of capacities including acquisitions, asset management, and portfolio management. At Hollandsworth Construction, he led business strategy and financial operations.

This experience has imbued John Neal’s work style with thoughtfulness and diligence, as evidenced by the trust his clients have in him. Past colleagues and partners know he keeps a level head and stays focused on objectives – making him ever-consistent and dependable. John Neal has a talent for finding, gathering, organizing, and comprehending data so clients can clearly and comfortably make decisions.

He moved to suburban Atlanta from Richmond, VA with his family at 9 months old, and now lives in Roswell, GA with his wife, Hailey, and their three children. He is a long-suffering Atlanta (and UGA) sports fan, marathon runner, sneaker enthusiast, and excellent golfer.

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Sarah masterminds the team’s tenant rep transaction activities, executing all minutiae and steps of the complex process for an excellent client experience from the moment a space is selected until a lease is signed (and beyond). She joined the team from Southsource, which merged with Foundry Commercial in 2023.

She became known by peers as “tenacious” while working at large commercial real estate platforms CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, and WeWork. Sarah has transacted for organizations big and small, from Canada to Columbia. Her past work includes deals for small local startups as well as major national accounts like USPS and NCR, as well as Fortune 500 behemoths, government entities, law firms, and everything in between.

Across the board, clients and colleagues appreciate her attention to detail and breadth of experience. Sarah is sharp, competitive, and intent on concluding a transaction happily for both sides to facilitate a productive long-term relationship between tenant and landlord. She lives in her hometown of Jacksonville, FL, with her husband, Matt, and their dog, Jack.

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Lawrence, who mostly goes by “LG,” is known by all who have worked with him as a professional with a “what can be” versus “what is” outlook. This led him to found boutique brokerage, Southsource, in 2020 to provide a more personalized and flexible solution for both tenants and landlords in the Atlanta market. Southsource merged with Foundry Commercial in 2023, at which time LG became Atlanta Market Leader.

He previously led WeWork’s southeast real estate strategy, and prior to that he was the youngest person ever to head the tenant rep practice at Cushman & Wakefield’s Atlanta office. In that time, he gained expertise in the complex needs of fast-growing tech startups and unicorns, and earned a reputation as an innovative, transparent, and authentic professional.

LG was born and raised in Atlanta, and now lives in the city’s Kirkwood neighborhood with his wife, Jessie, his kids, Calvin, Smith, and Sadie, and their two dogs, Trout and Dove. He enjoys golfing and supporting the Atlanta Braves.

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As a Senior Associate in Foundry Commercial’s Raleigh Office, Jordan Rives serves the Industrial Services Group after 14 years of working in the banking and technology industries. He currently synthesizes the market research and financial analysis required by local, national, and global industrial users to pursue and transact space in the Triangle’s growing industrial market.

Prior to joining Foundry, Jordan worked for management consulting firms Booze Allen Hamilton and KPMG where he specialized in strategic operations and technology systems development. His consulting career concluded assisting Bank of America and other Fortune 500 companies with systems integration, regulatory reporting, and business valuations services. In his most recent endeavor, he founded a nanotechnology company focused on controlling pathogenic microorganisms and improving health outcomes.

Jordan’s business development experience in the technology startup and multinational corporate worlds has enabled a seamless transition to the world of real estate brokerage. His domestic and global deal pursuits have provided critical understanding to the unique challenges and needs faced by entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and global firms in various stages of growth.

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Charles Attaway serves as an Associate with Foundry Commercial on the Central Florida Industrial Team. He is a 3rd generation Central Florida native who specializes in small bay Industrial & Outdoor yard Storage sales and leasing.  Charles graduated from Florida State University in 2022 where he studied Commercial Real Estate and Finance. Prior to attending college Charles owned and operated an excavation and demolition company. When he isn’t working, he can be found on the water or in his garage turning wrenches.

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Volunteer at Orlando Health and numerous children’s hospital with his therapy dog Dixie

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Molly is a senior associate broker at foundry commercial. Her focus is on tenant and landlord representation throughout the state of Tennessee and the southeast. She strives to help clients achieve their real estate goals. Prior to joining foundry, molly served as an associate broker at Katztz & Associates, and leasing assistant at Boyle investment company where she worked on creating, and implementing merchandising plans, marketing mixed used projects, prospects, as well as the leasing of developments such as capitol view and McEwen northside. While at Boyle, molly helped create the agency’s tenant cares program, a successful initiative that facilitated communications with tenants, which helped generate new leases and renewals.

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Molly holds a bachelor of science in fashion merchandising from the University of Georgia. Ccim candidate.

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Carrie is a placemaker for mixed-use developments where she curates a sense of place and drives value vertically for an asset through retail leasing and merchandising. During her 20+ year career in commercial real estate, Carrie has negotiated over $2 billion in transactions.

Prior to joining Foundry, Carrie was the founder of Carrie Bobb & Co. and co-founder of hellojenny. Carrie Bobb & Co specialized in mixed-use developments and evoking emotion through retail leasing. Hellojenny develops digital strategies for commercial real estate by aligning the social media strategy of an asset with the leasing strategy.

Prior to starting her own companies, Carrie had been with CBRE in San Diego for 15 years where she worked on projects out of the ground such as One Paseo, The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch, Pacific Gate, Flower Hill Promenade (re-development), Encinitas Village (re-development) and several others.

Carrie has completed transactions with retailers such as Sephora, Blue Bottle Coffee, lululemon, Cinepolis, SoulCycle, Fox Restaurant Concepts, Salt & Straw, drybar and several others. She has represented landlords including Kilroy Realty, IQHQ, Bosa Development, Asana Partners, Protea Properties, Heitman, Regency Centers, as well as many others.

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Sarah Godwin is a Senior Vice President at Foundry Commercial where she co-leads the Land Services team in the Raleigh, NC office and throughout the Carolinas. With more than 16 years of commercial real estate experience, Sarah has sold more than $840 million in greenfield and redevelopment land and specializes in institutional land investment sales and development advisory services for a wide range of clients. Sarah has extensive experience with selling land for diverse uses including multifamily, residential, build-for-rent, life science, and medical office.

Sarah is a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina and South Carolina. She earned dual degrees in economics and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Shelby is a Senior Vice President at Foundry Commercial in the brokerage department and has been with Foundry since 2015. Shelby focuses on representing landlords and tenants primarily in the office sector. In his 9 year career, Shelby has completed over $160M in transactional volume and has leased more than 1.2M sf of office space.

Key clients that Shelby has worked with are Zurich Insurance, New York Life Insurance, Oakpoint Real Estate and Wheelock Street Capital. Shelby has been recognized as a Costar Power Broker quarterly deal winner multiple times in his career for deals such as Healthcare Bluebook, Surgery Partners, and WeWork. Shelby assists clients throughout Nashville and Middle Tennessee with strategic portfolio analysis, site selection, and transaction management. Shelby’s ability to think critically and approach each client’s unique process is a key asset in delivering successful real estate solutions in the rapidly changing Nashville market.

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Steve Bassett is a real estate veteran with more than 30 years’ experience in the industry. Bassett is a proven leader in leading and growing markets through strategically focusing on client strategy formation and building teams to deliver superior client outcomes. He has joined Foundry as the Texas market leader based in the Dallas office. In his role as Texas Market Leader, Bassett is responsible for increasing the footprint of Foundry’s services platform in the greater Texas region with an emphasis on the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Building upon his decades of relationships and experience, Steve forges new business growth with clients across brokerage, project management, and property / facilities management. Bassett also works closely with Foundry’s Development & Investment platform to secure additional investment and partnership opportunities, while also supporting several strategic growth initiatives and offerings.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Bassett was at CBRE/Trammell Crow Company for almost 20 years, where as an Executive Managing Director, he served as the U.S. Investor Services Business Development Leader and Office Leasing Practice Leader. His last role was Global Account Executive covering some of CBRE’s largest global clients across all lines of business. Prior to that, he was the Executive Managing Director of Strategic Accounts, where he led teams focused on ensuring client strategies were achieved along with service delivery accountability. Bassett also served as Senior Vice President and Regional Director for JLL in the late 90s before he left to join CBRE (then Trammell Crow Company).

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Tim Kilkelly is a Principal with Foundry Commercial, providing both strategic and tactical advisory services relative to office and industrial occupiers of commercial real estate.  As a founding Principal of Foundry, Tim brings over 26 years and over 40 million square feet of commercial real estate experience to Foundry Commercial specializing in site selection, lease negotiations, acquisitions, build-to-suit, and dispositions of excess corporate real estate.  This expertise allows him to represent a variety of corporate clients throughout local markets as well as on a national basis. Our corporate advisory services team consisting of Tim along with Jimmy Johnson, Katie Trott and Jas Reber formed nearly 20 years ago are recognized as leaders in the commercial real estate industry.  Tim has been a guest column writer for notable publications as well as speaking on numerous real estate panels. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Tim served on the corporate advisory services team as a Vice President at Trammell Crow Company, where the team consistently held a top-producing position.

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Tommy Trimble serves as Senior Vice President at Foundry Commercial and leads the company’s Land Advisory Group for the Charlotte region and has more than 21 years of experience in commercial real estate. Mr. Trimble has vast experience in selling and acquiring land for all product types including large residential subdivisions, retail shopping centers and mixed-use sites, urban-infill and suburban multi-family sites, and industrial land. Mr. Trimble has transacted on over 1,000 acres of land in the Charlotte region.

Mr. Trimble also has a history of success in outparcel sales, retail site selection, tenant representation, and shopping center leasing and has successfully completed transactions throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia and has led the marketing and leasing efforts of over 1,000,000 square feet of retail space.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Tommy co-founded FOCUS Property Advisors, a boutique commercial real estate brokerage and development firm specializing in land acquisition, retail development, retail leasing, and tenant representation. Tommy began his real estate career at Lat Purser & Associates where he spent six years in retail and land brokerage. Tommy is a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

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Travis Hammond serves as a Senior Associate on the Central Florida Industrial Team in Orlando. He was born and raised in Orlando and attended college at the University of Central Florida. The prior 7 years Travis worked for Bridge Investment Group where he managed and ran due diligence for over 100 real estate transactions with a total value of $3.6 billion. His experience in deal transactions and coordinating vested parties and closing deals gave him a solid foundation for transitioning into brokerage. Travis is one of four brothers and is an avid sports fan especially when it comes to the Atlanta Braves (ask him why) and the UCF Knights. Travis is married to his wife Allie and when he isn’t working you will find him outdoors either on the golf course or going for a run/bike ride.

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Vince is a Principal with over 30 years of commercial real estate experience, specializing in multi-market tenant advisory and transaction services for corporate clients. Over his career, he has advised some of the world’s largest companies in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, healthcare and retail, and is responsible for delivering more than $750 million of occupancy cost savings and value for his clients. Since joining Foundry in 2019, Vince has been a top producer and key leader for our Nashville-based Corporate Solutions team and has introduced market-leading best practices that help clients develop strategies, seize opportunities, and achieve optimal performance and value from their real estate portfolios.

Prior to Foundry, as a Senior Managing Director with CBRE, Vince led and expanded many of the company’s most successful long-term client accounts, including NISSAN North America and HCA Healthcare. Vince started his commercial real estate career in 1992 with Trammell Crow Company as Vice President & Controller for the Southeast Region and, in 1997, as Principal, he led TCC’s property management business in the Mid-South. Before joining TCC, he was an Audit Manager with Arthur Andersen & Co.

When he’s not advising clients, Vince enjoys golf, fishing, scuba diving, watercolor painting and spending time with family and friends.

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W.B. Scoggin serves as Senior Vice President for Foundry Commercial’s Nashville, Tennessee office. W.B. specializes in leasing and investment opportunities throughout Tennessee focusing on industrial investments and development sites. Over his 13-year career, W.B. has been actively involved in various aspects of the business including brokerage, acquisitions, asset management and capital markets activity. He has worked on projects that have included bulk, shallow bay and flex product, terminals, IOS and ISF sites, land and others from both the ground-up development perspective as well as leasing and acquiring existing assets. His activity and knowledge base allowed him to earn his CCIM designation.

Prior to joining Foundry, W.B. spent 5 years with a Dallas-based real estate investment company as Vice President where he was actively involved in or oversaw the companies deal sourcing, underwriting, acquisition, asset management and dispositions for various acquisitions and assets held for investment. W.B. has also served in various capacities for real estate investment and development companies and began his career as a broker in Dallas.

Before beginning his real estate career, W.B. spent time earning a Certificate of Biblical Studies through an affiliate ministry of Kanakuk Kamps. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Real Estate from Texas A&M University. W.B. is an active member of ULI, CCIM, and NAIOP and is licensed in Tennessee, Alabama and Texas.

When he is not working to address your real estate needs, W.B. is actively involved in his church community, in the gym working on mobility or a new PR or most likely he is spending quality time with his beautiful wife and three girls.

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Warren serves as Managing Director and Principal for Foundry Commercial in Charlotte, NC on the Industrial team.

Prior to Foundry Commercial in 2015, Warren served as the Managing Principal for the Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Charlotte office. Warren’s background and skill set have focused his career on forward-thinking site selection and tenant representation as well as disposition and leasing strategies to rationalize supply chain networks driving value for local, institutional and landowners. He possesses an extensive background in build-to-suit projects as well as investment sales for distribution and manufacturing clients.

Warren’s early career was shaped by several years spent in property management (1993-1996) and development after receiving a degree in Industrial Relations from UNC Chapel Hill. Warren is a licensed real estate broker in North and South Carolina, holds a North Carolina General Contractor’s license, is a multiple-year winner of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors (CRCBR) Deal Maker’s Top award, and was a recipient of the Charlotte Business Journal’s Forty under 40 Award. He is a strong believer in giving back to his community and holds several leadership and volunteer roles helping others across the Charlotte region.

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Nicole serves as Senior Associate on the Charlotte Retail Brokerage team. Nicole provides quality transaction services for both Landlords and Tenants. Her focus is project leasing, specialty Tenant representation and new development.  Nicole works throughout the Carolinas on grocery-anchored, mixed-use, and specialty retail assets as well as outparcel and land transactions.  Her clients include institutional owners such as ARA, Prudential, Pennybacker Capital as well as many family office and individual clients.
Originally from New Jersey, Nicole moved to Charlotte in 2016 having received her BA in Real Estate from the University of South Carolina.  Nicole was previously with Legacy Real Estate Advisors and MPV in Charlotte. Nicole is a member of ICSC and CRCBR and a longtime volunteer at the Mecklenburg Animal Shelter.

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Nolan Mills serves as a Senior Associate for Foundry Commercial’s Retail Services team. Nolan is focused on both landlord and tenant representation with Foundry Commercial’s “serve others” fundamentals in mind. His experience in leasing representation expands from grocery anchored centers, big box power centers to outparcel developments. Representing landlord clients such as RAM Realty, Kimco and New Market Properties. Nolan also works locally and across the state for his tenants and their expansions. His work with clients such as Dairy Queen, Super Cuts, and Wells Fargo make him well rounded and knowledgeable in any situation for his clients. Nolan is a graduate of North Carolina State University where he studied Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and was a four-year starter for the NC State golf team. Both of Nolan’s parents are in real estate in the Charlotte area where he grew up.

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Patrick Blackley is a seasoned commercial real estate professional and Senior Vice President at Foundry Commercial. With over 15 years of experience in the industry, Patrick is widely recognized for his deep understanding of the Raleigh/Durham real estate market, working closely with his clients to understand their unique needs and objectives, and helping them navigate the complex commercial real estate landscape. He is committed to providing exceptional service and has a proven track record of delivering results.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Patrick held positions at Duke Realty and Trinity Partners, where he developed a reputation as a trusted advisor. He has worked with a wide range of clients across various industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, and life sciences.

Patrick is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He is an active member of several non-profit organizations, including Neighbor To Neighbor, Interfaith Food Shuttle, and Habitat For Humanity. In his free time, Patrick enjoys playing golf, traveling, and spending time with his family.

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Randy Olen serves as Principal of Foundry Commercial in the Miami office.

Randy is a commercial real estate powerhouse with over 27 years of experience. He is a veteran of the South Florida market, known for his expertise in leasing, tenant representation, investment sales and repositioning of assets.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, formerly CNL Commercial Real Estate, Randy served as Executive Vice President of Colliers International South Florida and was also Senior Vice President of the Brokerage Services Division at CBRE. Randy founded and served as Senior Managing Director of the Miami office for Insignia/ESG and was Senior Director of Office Leasing at Cushman & Wakefield.

Randy excels at providing superior service and creating unique solutions to help clients meet and exceed their real estate goals.

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Rhett Batanides serves as Vice President in Foundry’s Charlotte, North Carolina office. He specializes in national tenant representation, leasing large high-end developments, and land projects.

On the tenant side, Rhett has been successful in helping multiple concepts expand across the United States & Canada, serving as their Master Broker. Rhett was mentioned multiple times in Robert Powells’ (Undercover Boss) recently published book, for his work helping expand Mr. Powell’s company nationwide. He has overseen and completed a multitude of new locations across the continent in each company’s expansion.

On the landlord side, he has participated in the leasing of over 1.5 million square feet of high-end retail space up and down the East Coast.

Prior to working in Commercial Real Estate, Mr. Batanides was a pilot in the United States Air Force. As an aircraft commander, he flew missions across the world, accomplishing various advanced directives of the United States DoD. A Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Captain Batanides earned multiple medals while safely executing an array of dangerous combat missions.

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Rick leads Foundry’s Investment Advisory Group (IAG), which handles investment sales and capital markets advisory services for investors, institutions, and corporate clients on a nationwide basis. During his 25+ year career in commercial real estate, Rick has negotiated more than $2 billion in commercial transactions on behalf of his clients.

Prior to joining Foundry, Rick was a founding partner at OakPoint Real Estate, advising clients in investment sales, real estate finance, deal structuring, corporate services, lease negotiations, and site selection. Prior to OakPoint, Rick served as managing director for ProVenture Commercial Real Estate for eleven years, after serving a seven-year tenure with Trammell Crow Company where he finished as area director for Middle Tennessee.

In between successful disposition and acquisition deals, this Texas A&M and Vandy grad enjoys traveling with his wife and five sons across the country as well as abroad.

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Ross Diachenko joined Foundry Commercial in 2018 and works on the Retail Services team where he specializes in landlord and tenant representation. His vast project leasing experience includes a wide array of grocery-anchored shopping centers, big-box power centers, mixed-use lifestyle centers, multi-tenant outparcel developments, and Downtown urban mixed-use properties for local investors and large institutional clients such as Invesco, Northwestern Mutual, RAM Realty, Stiles, New Market Properties, and The Carlyle Group. Ross’ leasing portfolio currently consists of over 1.8M SF with several other projects in the pre-construction phase.

Additionally, Ross is actively involved in site selection for restaurant and retail tenant rep clients not only in the Triangle, but throughout North Carolina as well. He works with several national, local, and regional operators such as City Barbecue, Driven Brands, WakeMed, Tin Roof, barre3, and Clean Eatz.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Ross worked at Trademark Properties for four years where he quickly became a top performer in the company and significantly grew their retail platform. Ross is a graduate of North Carolina State University. Prior to transferring to NC State, Ross played basketball at Methodist University. Ross is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and serves on the CCIM Programs Committee.

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Maria Lombardi is a proud graduate and native of West Virginia. After graduating in Finance, she attained a master’s degree in commercial real estate from the University of Florida while simultaneously interning with Foundry Commercial.

Upon graduation, Maria became an Associate Broker at Foundry. Maria focuses on advising Office Landlords and Tenants throughout Central Florida. She strives to incorporate social media (@orlandooffice) into CRE to maximize visibility for her clients.

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Mark joined Foundry Commercial in 2017 to help lead Foundry’s Industrial practice in Jacksonville and NE Florida. With over three decades of experience as an industrial broker, Scott has extensive experience in sales, leasing and marketing with transactions completed in multiple markets throughout the US. His team’s focus is to enhance delivery of services to both owners and occupiers in markets spanning from NE Florida, south to Volusia County as well as the I-10 corridor including North Central Florida.

Mark is an active member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) serving in a Board capacity for the Florida Chapter and is certified by the St. Onge Institute.

NAIOP’s Industrial Broker of the year in 2010, Mark has completed transactions totaling nearly $1 billion in aggregate value.

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Matt Messier leads Foundry Commercial’s Mission Property Group, which has assisted over 3,000 religious, educational, and nonprofit groups in the disposition, acquisition, and consultation of real estate assets in almost all 50 states. Matt is one of the original 12 partners who began Foundry Commercial back in 2007 (formerly CNL) when the firm he had worked with for over 15 years (Trammell Crow Company) was purchased. Matt has assisted multiple denominations, extensions funds, lenders, and schools with the analysis, management, and brokerage of their real estate. He implemented a national marketing program and single point of contact system for one of the largest extension funds in the country to assist in the asset/property management and sale of organization-owned properties and has continued to manage this account for over 25 years. In addition, Matt is often asked to speak at conferences, lead webinars, and is the author of numerous articles in peer magazines and periodicals.

One of the greatest joys of Matt’s life was working side by side with his late father who taught him everything he knows about real estate including the importance of treating every property as if it was owned by his mother. To this day, Matt and his team at Foundry uphold these values.

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Below is a small sample of the organizations that Matt has had the privilege of partnering with:

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Meredith Ball is a Partner at Foundry Commercial, where she provides advisory and leasing expertise to institutional investors, real estate firms, and property owners. Meredith handles a portfolio of over 2 million SF, for clients including Cousins Properties, Portman Holdings, New York Life, and ICM Group.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Meredith spent three years as a part of the Asset Services team with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. Before that, Meredith was with the Charlotte office of Coldwell Banker Commercial MECA for eight years. She earned the distinguished Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 2009, and served as the President of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors (CRCBR) in 2018.

Meredith is a graduate of East Carolina University, and has been recognized as one of the Charlotte Business Journal’s Forty Under 40, and Women in Business. She was also honored as the Top Producer in the Office category at CRCBR’s Deal Makers awards for 2019, and was recognized by Globe St. Real Estate Forum as a Woman of Influence in 2020.

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Mike specializes in office tenant advisory where he partners with tenants to help them develop and execute fully customized real estate strategies from start to finish. By crafting a strategy that aligns with each client’s broader business objectives and drawing on his previous experience, Mike ensures each client’s space maximizes recruitment and retention efforts while simultaneously promoting company culture, core values, and goals.

Prior to joining Foundry, he worked in the Executive & Retained Search space where he managed Professional to Executive-level Search Projects helping clients secure top talent within the Finance, Sales, Manufacturing, Legal, IT, and Engineering industries.

Mike is an avid golfer, saltwater fly-fisherman, and proud alumni of Florida State University.

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Melissa Alexander, SIOR serves as Partner for Foundry Commercial. Considered one of the foremost industrial brokers in Nashville, she leads the Foundry Industrial Brokerage team in her hometown of Nashville, TN. Melissa has more than 16 years of real estate experience focusing on the leasing, sale and development of industrial properties in Tennessee as well as across the US.

Melissa got her start in industrial in Memphis, TN where she previously served as Principal of the Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) affiliate there. She served as the only female partner and only female broker in the firm.

Melissa has a strong business presence locally and online. She is consistently named one of the top Commercial Real Estate Influencers to follow on Twitter and LinkedIn. In 2018, she launched #CREchat with colleague, Casey Flannery. The monthly chat hosts Commercial Real Estate thought leaders from across the US and has garnered participation and praise from CRE professionals, organizations such as CREW, SIOR, Bisnow and CoStar as two women bringing change and innovation to the industry. The chats have since evolved into a podcast called CREchatLive. Melissa regularly serves as a speaker/panelist for national conferences and media outlets such as GlobeSt.com, Bisnow, Nashville Business Journal, Arco Murray’s Women in Construction, CREI, Drastic Summit and Counselors of Real Estate.

Outside of work, you will find Melissa hanging out by a fire pit, watching sports or traveling with her husband, John, and their two children.

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Justin Ruby joined Foundry Commercial in 2013 to help lead the charge on the industrial brokerage platform. Ruby has 20 years of real estate experience in development, leasing, sales and marketing. His team focuses on transactions spanning from land development to leasing for institutional clients and is now branching into the newest category of industrial real estate, Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS). His team of transactional brokers, salespersons, and marketing professionals covers Central Florida from Ocala and the east coast to the full length of the I-4 corridor including Tampa.

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Karah specializes in Office Agency Leasing at Foundry Commercial. Karah handles a portfolio of over 2.6 million SF for  clients including New York Life, Cousins Properties, Third & Urban, Prudential, Dominion Realty Partners, Redline Property Partners, Long Warf, and BentallGreenOak. Her responsibilities and experience in the Agency Leasing field allow her to assist clients with complex projects, integral research, marketing efforts and sophisticated market analysis to deliver best-in-class solutions.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Karah spent two years working for Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Agency Services team. Before Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, Karah was an Account Manager for a technology staffing firm. She delivered technical staff augmentation and technical project management solutions for her clients.

Karah is a native North Carolinian and a graduate of East Carolina University. Karah was honored as a rising leader in the CRCBR Leadership Class in 2018, and has been recognized as a CRCBR Deal Makers Award recipient for the last five years.  She is a top performer at Foundry Commercial, and was a Top 5 Producer within the platform in 2019.

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Karl Hudson IV, CCIM is a Partner at Foundry Commercial where he co-leads the Land Services team in the Raleigh, NC office. Karl specializes in the acquisition and disposition of land and buildings across the Carolinas and has closed over 370 total transactions, representing over $700 million in total sales and over 8,600 acres of land. Karl is a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; he also holds the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.

Karl is a Raleigh, NC native and graduate from Broughton High School in Raleigh, NC. He attended the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree, double majoring in Real Estate and Marketing. Karl began his brokerage career with Cassidy Turley in 2012 after spending four years working in the marketing and research department for Grubb & Ellis in Columbia, SC.

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Katie Trott is a Partner with Foundry Commercial, providing both strategic and tactical advisory services relative to office and industrial occupiers of commercial real estate. As one of the original employees of Foundry, Katie brings over 20 years of commercial real estate experience to Foundry Commercial specializing in site selection, lease negotiations, acquisitions, build-to-suit and dispositions of excess corporate real estate. This expertise allows her to represent a variety of corporate clients throughout local markets as well as on a national basis. Our corporate advisory services team consisting of Katie along with Jimmy Johnson, Tim Kilkelly and Jas Reber formed nearly 20 years ago and are recognized as leaders in the commercial real estate industry.  Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Katie served on the corporate advisory services team at Trammell Crow Company, where the team consistently held a top-producing position. Katie began her career as a commercial real estate appraiser at Integra Realty Resources valuing numerous property types.

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Upon receiving a B.S. in History from the University of Virginia, Keely Hines began her real estate career as a commercial appraiser with Fitzhugh Stout & Associates in Charlotte, North Carolina. Keely joined Core Properties, Inc. in 2000 to pursue her interest in general retail brokerage, including third party shopping center leasing, tenant representation, outparcel sales, and disposition of surplus properties.

In November 2009, Keely joined The Carolina Group Partners, LLC, which later became MPV Properties. She then joined Foundry Commercial in 2018. She is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and holds real estate brokerage licenses in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

For the past decade, Keely has focused primarily on landlord leasing with a current and former client list that includes Ferncroft Capital, Crosland Southeast, Ascentris, Childress Klein Properties, Armada Hoffler, New York Life, Clarion Partners, LMC, Portman Holdings, 1st Carolina Properties, Rabina Properties, Pappas Properties, Hart Realty, Cousins Properties, Simpson Commercial Real Estate, Marsh Properties, Stonemar Properties, ARA, Trinity Capital Advisors, Vision Ventures, Colonial Properties Trust, Continental Real Estate Companies, Pearson Properties, Stonegate Developers, SFRE Inc., Collett & Associates, and Beacon Partners.

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Keely focuses on project leasing of grocery anchored neighborhood centers, free-standing multi tenant retail, mixed and multi-use assets, vacant financial and restaurant buildings and re-adaptive projects. In addition, Keely has leased high-profile development projects in the Charlotte region including RedStone, Riverbend Village, Dimensional Place, Ballantyne Village, Strawberry Hill redevelopment and 300 South Brevard. Additional notable projects include Stonecrest at Piper Glen, Metropolitan at Midtown, Dilworth Gardens, Providence Plaza, Toringdon, Winslow Bay Commons, Carmel Village and Ally Center.

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Kevin Will joined Foundry Commercial in 2018, shortly after graduating from the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!). Kevin specializes in Landlord Office leasing across Central Florida. Kevin and his team represent over 5 million SF of office space working with both local and institutional Landlords. Having a presence in every major submarket allows first-hand knowledge in what Tenants want in today’s environment. Kevin strives to be an advisor for clients by making data-based recommendations that maximize returns on their investments.

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Lindsay Wolcott Brown is a Vice President of Office Agency Leasing for the Foundry Dallas office. As a commercial real estate professional with over 16 years in the industry, she works closely with Matt Hurlbut and Dale Ray to lease office properties in Texas.

Prior to joining Foundry, she was with Avison Young as part of the agency leasing team to lease office product as well as pursue new business. While there, Lindsay leased a portfolio of approx 3.5 Million SF and growing. Lindsay focused on strategy and growth with new and repeat clients while prioritizing each individual property’s specific needs in order to maximize the client’s specific strategy.

Prior to joining Avison Young, Lindsay was with Colliers International for four years where she was responsible for agency leasing services and new business development throughout the North Texas Region. Lindsay began her commercial real estate career in 2010 with Prescott Group in Dallas where she managed multiple commercial office buildings and was first exposed to leasing. The working knowledge of how buildings operate, understanding financials, construction, budgeting and overall operations provided a working knowledge of an owner’s perspective and how they make their investment and asset decisions.

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Lucas serves as an Associate for the Investment Advisory Group (IAG) in Nashville, TN. He provides valuation expertise and financial analysis across all asset classes including industrial, office, medical, retail, and land.

Prior to joining Foundry, Lucas served as a Manager of Investments at Montecito Medical Real Estate, where he was responsible for underwriting and acquiring over $700M in medical office building opportunities. Responsibilities included cash flow forecasting, capital budgeting, and managing relationships with capital partners.

When he’s not in the office, Lucas enjoys traveling, skiing, or reading in one of Nashville’s many cafés.

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Kevin serves as CFO and President of Healthcare Services for Foundry Commercial and brings to the company nearly 25 years of institutional real estate experience. Kevin’s responsibilities include leadership of the financial reporting, accounting, and treasury functions for the organization, as well as overseeing the company’s healthcare strategy including the company’s seniors housing operating business.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Kevin was the Chief Investment Officer for Foster Development, Inc., a privately held developer and operator of seniors housing assets in 8 states. Before joining Foster Development, Kevin was the former Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for CNL Healthcare Properties and CNL Healthcare Properties II, which are public non-listed real estate investment trusts. Combined, these companies acquired and developed nearly $3.5 billion in seniors housing and healthcare-related real estate. Kevin was instrumental in creating and overseeing the asset management and financial reporting functions for both organizations. Kevin has a long history in the financial accounting and reporting functions for other successful real estate platforms and has participated in approximately $10 billion of healthcare-related real estate transactions over his career.

Early in his career, Kevin worked in public accounting for Deloitte and is a licensed certified public accountant in Florida.

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Jim Allaire serves as Principal for Foundry Commercial’s Raleigh, NC office and specializes in the sale and leasing of industrial and R&D facilities throughout the Research Triangle region. He brings over 25 years of experience to the team and is consistently among the top performers within the market.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Jim was a principal member of the Industrial Services Group for Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer Raleigh. Over the past 10 years, Jim has participated in the sale of over 100 premier office and R&D facilities totaling over 21 million square feet and $1.5 billion in value. These have included pharmaceutical, microelectronics, data center and laboratory facilities as well as general industrial buildings. He is also one of the region’s most accomplished land brokers. In addition to providing site selection services for key clients, he has been involved in the sale of some of the premier business mixed-use sites in the region, including the 1,000-acre Veridea project in Apex and over 2,000 acres in and around Research Triangle Park.

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Jimmy Johnson is one of the original 12 partners that launched Foundry Commercial in 2007. Jimmy has a long history in the Florida commercial real estate market, and with more than 35 years in the brokerage business, has represented many local, regional, and national companies throughout Florida and across the U.S. with their corporate real estate requirements. During his career, Jimmy has worked for office and industrial occupiers to acquire and dispose of their corporate projects, including existing assets, land, and build-to-suits. Prior to launching Foundry Commercial, Jimmy was a Principal at Trammell Crow Company, where he worked for almost 20 years after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. Jimmy has worked closely with Tim Kilkelly, Katie Trott, and Jas Reber for the last two decades, representing their corporate clients across the country.

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Joey Woodman serves as a Senior Associate on the Industrial Brokerage Team in Orlando working alongside Justin Ruby. Together, the team represents over 8 million SF of industrial space in Central Florida. Joey specializes in industrial leasing where he is active in both Landlord and Tenant Representation. His perspective from both angles of the business allows for creative deal making that can drive value for both parties. As a second-generation Orlando native, Joey has far-stretching Orlando roots and a deep appreciation for the Central Florida real estate market.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Joey started his career in sales at GolfNow, a division of Golf Channel, where he led his team in transaction fee sales during 2017 and 2018. Joey takes pride in paying attention to all details to produce favorable results for his clients.

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John Ball serves as the Charlotte Market Leader for the Foundry platform as well as team lead for the office agency team where he provides advisory and leasing expertise to institutional investors, and property owners.

John’s longstanding client relationships include, but are not limited to, New York Life Real Estate Investors, Portman Holdings, Abacus Capital, FCP, Principal Global Investors, JP Morgan, PGIM, Bridge Investment Group, Starwood Capital, and AEW Capital Management.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, John spent 10 years at Trinity Partners and oversaw leasing efforts on a wide range of office projects including new construction in Charlotte’s CBD, to some of city’s most historic properties. John is an active member of CRCBR and was recognized as the number two overall office producer in CRCBR’s “Deal Makers” program for 2017. Originally from Richmond, VA, John is a graduate of Furman University and has lived in Charlotte for over 20 years. In his downtime, John enjoys spending time with his wife, Meredith and his two daughters, Ella and Abbie and fitting in the occasional round of golf.

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John Cole serves as a Senior Associate on the Industrial Brokerage Team in Jacksonville working alongside Mark Scott. John specializes in industrial leasing representing both Tenants and Landlords across the North Florida market. His on-the-ground perspective allows him to bring value through creative deal-making, and out-of-the-box solutions. As a Jacksonville native, John has long-standing local relationships and a deep appreciation of what North Florida has to offer businesses.

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John is a partner with more than 25 years of real estate expertise, advising clients in corporate relocations, acquisitions, dispositions, site selection, deal structuring, leasing and management, and negotiating more than 1,000 lease transactions in excess of seven million square feet of space valued at more than $700 million. Prior to joining Foundry, John was a founding partner at OakPoint Real Estate, advising clients in a wide range of corporate services, as well as serving as the Relationship Manager on the Fresenius Medical Care account, one of OakPoint Real Estate’s largest corporate clients. Prior to OakPoint, John served as SVP of brokerage services at ProVenture Commercial Real Estate for 11 years. John also served 10 years with Trammell Crow Company both in the Memphis and Nashville offices. John is a also a decorated CoStar Power Broker.

If John’s not collaborating with his brokerage team or finalizing a transaction, you might find this Indiana native at a high school swim meet or riding up a ski lift with his two sons and wife Traci.

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John Mudgett is a Senior Vice President with Foundry Commercial with over 15 years of commercial real estate brokerage experience in Landlord Representation, Tenant Representation and Investment Sales. As an owner and operator of commercial property, John brings a unique creative perspective to each new assignment, infusing the Office Agency team with a strategic and straightforward approach—partnering with property owners and tenants to ensure well-informed and sound real estate decisions.

Before his role at Foundry Commercial, John served as Vice President at Turton Commercial Real Estate in Sacramento. His achievements include winning the 2019 Next Gen Broker of the Year and securing the title of top producer for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

John’s early career foundation was established in West Los Angeles with Madison Partners, which gave him valuable exposed him to world class brokers and kick-started his career in representing start-ups in the dynamic landscape of “Silicon Beach.” Over the years, he has worked closely with entrepreneurs, risk-takers, and rebels, representing start-ups that have achieved unicorn status and raised substantial capital. His clientele spans from local ownership to institutional giants like Blackstone, Equity Office, City of Sacramento, Greater Nashville Regional Council, and Metro Nashville.

John has the gift of looking for the opportunity in every moment. In the midst of the Great Recession, Mr. Mudgett co-founded Pacific Crest Partners, a real estate investment syndicate specializing in acquiring and re-positioning distressed assets throughout the greater Sacramento region. Beyond managing investments, he offers his insights and advisory services to his clients in the form of strategic analysis, leasing, acquisitions, and dispositions.

Outside the boardroom, John, along with his wife Savannah and their two children, calls Brentwood, Tennessee, home. They are often found enjoying the outdoors through activities such as running, hiking, or exploring the South. John is also an avid reader & writer as well as a volunteer & leader of a Men’s Group at Church of the City.

Ready to discuss your real estate, opine on work environments, share insights on your office lease, or simply enjoy good conversation over a cup of coffee? Reach out to John and embark on a conversation that goes beyond the office.

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John Neal Manning serves as a Senior Vice President for Foundry Commercial on the Multifamily Investments team in Raleigh, North Carolina. John’s team focuses on the acquisition and disposition of Market Rate, LIHTC, Student Housing, and Land Development opportunities across the Carolinas. John has a comprehensive understanding of each market within the Carolinas and oversees business development, underwriting, marketing, and manages multiple transactions simultaneously. John has worked on over 100 transactions in his career totaling over $1.6 billion.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, John worked on the Colliers International’s Raleigh-Durham Multifamily Advisory team where he co-managed all team operations. John’s team was recognized as the 2019 and 2020 top producers with Colliers Raleigh/Durham.

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John Pietkiewicz joined Foundry Commercial in 2013, shortly after he graduated with his MBA from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, focusing primarily on landlord representation and office leasing. Throughout his time at Foundry, John helped grow Orlando’s office leasing portfolio from 2M RSF in 2013 to over in 4M RSF in 2020. In addition to agency leasing, John has also branched out to add tenant representation and industrial warehouse brokerage as areas of expertise.

Since joining Foundry Commercial, John has brokered over $400 million of lease and sales transaction with local and large, corporate clients. He has been awarded the Costar Power Broker award for five years in a row (2016 – 2020) for the Orlando market.

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Gabriel “Gabe” De Jesus came to Foundry Commercial from the Orlando Economic Partnership (OEP), formerly the Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC). At the OEP, he was responsible for positioning the Orlando Region as a destination for businesses all over the world and assisting companies looking to expand their operations in the market. During his time at the OEP, his projects resulted in over $131 million invested in Orlando, 586,000 square feet absorbed or built, and $2.1 million in negotiated incentive awards.

Gabe joined Foundry Commercial in January 2015 to help the continually growing Orlando office leasing platform. In 2018 he shifted his focus to lead the Orlando Tenant Representation practice. Since joining the company, Gabe has worked on over $800 million of lease transactions and sales with many of the company’s key clients. Gabe has been awarded the coveted Co-Star power broker six years in a row (2016-2021) for Orlando.

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Hayley joined the Foundry Corporate Solutions Group in Nashville in January 2021 and is primarily responsible for market analytics, portfolio management, and transaction services for multi-market corporate clients. She supports the brokerage activities of our team, leads our portfolio lease administration efforts, and drives efficiency and transaction enablement within the Corporate Solutions team through process improvement and reporting.

Prior to joining Foundry, Hayley spent seven years primarily in the industrial products and oil and gas industries working as a technical account manager for Sonoco Products Company where she was responsible for sales, product development, marketing, proposal development, and project management. Hayley has held business development and account management roles with The International Group, Inc. and Delfort, where she managed 20 strategic accounts representing nearly $30M in annual sales.

Originally from Nashville, Hayley enjoys traveling, playing tennis, and exploring new trails with her Saint Berdoodle, Duck.

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J.C. specializes in advising clients in the evaluation, underwriting, sourcing, and execution of commercial real estate debt and equity across all real estate asset classes. J.C. joins Foundry from Colliers’ debt and equity finance team where he contributed in all aspects of the business from origination and underwriting through negotiating and closing transactions totaling over $1 billion. Prior to Colliers, J.C. was with CBRE Debt and Equity, and a portfolio company of TPG based in Europe that specializes in the development and management of industrial assets throughout Central and Western Europe. J.C. graduated from Florida State University with duel degrees in finance and real estate.

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Jackson Rives, Principal Industrial Services for Foundry’s Industrial team in Raleigh-Durham, brings 17 years of commercial real estate experience as he oversees the leasing and development of more than six million square feet of Class A industrial properties. He is also a trusted advisor to users, developers, and owners for location analysis, site selection, and building design. Jackson has an ownership mentality in all aspects of the business, making recommendations as if it were his own money.

As a tenant representative, he uses his extensive market knowledge to negotiate the strongest terms for his clients. He has represented a broad range of clients, and since 2015 has represented an e-commerce client in the acquisition of land and/or space to produce five million square feet of warehouse and distribution space.

By transacting more than one million square feet annually since 2012, Jackson consistently leads the market in industrial leasing and sales. He has also ranked in the top 10% of Foundry producers across the platform since joining Foundry in 2015.

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James Mattox is a Principal with Foundry Commercial and leads the retail leasing and brokerage team for the Carolinas. He has been active in the leasing, brokerage, and development sourcing of retail properties for over 25 years. He specializes in outparcel and land sales, site selection for local, regional, and national retailers, restaurants, and developers and has been involved with numerous developments and redevelopments of single tenant assets, grocery anchored assets, and power centers that have a mixed-use component. James is a graduate of Wake Forest University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

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Jason Holwerda joined the Foundry Commercial team as the Nashville Market Leader in 2014 after spending the first 10 years of his career with Crescent Communities, LLC in leasing and development. As Market Leader Jason is responsible for the overall Nashville business unit and the day-to-day operation as well as maintaining and servicing a number of clients both local and institutional. Jason also serves as the deal principal for the Nashville region and is responsible for sourcing and deploying Foundry capital in the region.

Throughout his brokerage career, Jason has leased over 5 million square feet both on the Landlord and Tenant side of transactions which total more than $1 Billion in total lease transaction volume.  In addition, he has been instrumental in several office and industrial development projects, investment sales, acquisitions and dispositions. Jason’s history in leasing and brokerage have enabled him to successfully work with some of the best clients, owners and tenants in the industry.

Personally, Jason is married to his wife (Jessica) with three boys (Jackson, Luke, and Brooks). Jason is an avid golfer and former collegiate basketball player with numerous recognitions and awards during his playing career.

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Jerod Freeland serves as Senior Associate with Foundry Commercial on the Central Florida Industrial Team. His experience on both the Landlord and Tenant side of the business allows Jerod to have perspective from both angles resulting in creative deal structures. He has a passion for building strong, lasting relationships with his clients by taking genuine interest in the individual and understanding the most important aspects of the clients’ business. Prior to entering commercial real estate, Jerod spent over a decade in heavy industrial and warehouse equipment sales giving him an advantage when it comes to anticipating industrial client needs.

Jerod previously served as Senior Associate with Millenia Partners on their retail team. In his role with Millenia, he represented several restaurants and retailers in their expansion and helped substantially decrease vacancy for Landlords.

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Claiborne specializes in Office Agency Leasing at Foundry Commercial in the Charlotte office. Claiborne handles a portfolio of over 1.3 million SF, for clients including ARA, Zurich Alternative Asset Management, Portman Holdings, and Third and Urban.

Her knowledge and experience in the industry allow her to assist landlord clients with market analysis, lease negotiations, and marketing efforts, in addition to supporting the Agency Team’s business development initiatives.

Prior to joining Foundry, Claiborne spent the summer with ARA Newmark, an investment advisory brokerage firm specializing in multifamily housing. Claiborne is an active member of CREW and CRCBR and was selected as a member of the CRCBR Leadership Class in 2022. She is originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, and is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

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Conor Sweeney is an Associate for Foundry Commercial serving in Atlanta, Georgia. Conor works alongside Chris Hurd to expand Foundry’s investment sales platform to both owners and investors; through the performance of real estate brokerage services. Together, they pursue opportunities for Foundry’s Development and Investment platform.

Prior to joining Foundry, Conor was an Associate with SitusAMC, a real estate due diligence and advisory firm, underwriting CMBS loans and drafting credit/investment committee memos for large institutional banking clients.

He previously held an analyst role at BBG, Inc., conducting market research and drafting multi-family real estate appraisal and valuation reports.

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Dale Ray is a Principal of Office Agency Leasing for Foundry.  Dale recently joined Foundry Commercial alongside Matt Hurlbut to expand landlord representation for clients throughout Texas. At Foundry, he works closely with clients to position assets for optimal opportunities to negotiate transactions and increase value. Dale also assists Foundry’s D&I team with business development and investment opportunities.

He comes to Foundry following more than seven years as a Principal at Avison Young, where he was part of a team hired to launch the Landlord Services business line in the Dallas region, which resulted in the firm’s growth to over 13 million RSF represented. With more than 33 years of experience in the industry, he has been consistently recognized as a “Heavy Hitter” by the Dallas Business Journal as well as one of the “Best Commercial Real Estate Brokers” in the region by D-CEO Magazine.

Throughout his career, Dale has represented numerous notable properties and transacted on office deals totaling over 14 million RSF including noteworthy transactions with Conifer (196,000 RSF), American Home Mortgage (186,000 RSF), Liberty Mutual (160,000 RSF), Coca-Cola (125,000 RSF), and Oracle (50,000 RSF).

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University.

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Dan Bauchiero, CCIM is a Senior Vice President of Tenant and Landlord Representation for the Foundry Nashville office. As a commercial real estate professional with over 18 years in the industry, he provides leasing, negotiation, marketing, and business development services in the Middle Tennessee sector.

Prior to joining Foundry, he was with Eakin Partners, a boutique commercial real estate firm that owned and developed Class-A office space throughout the region. In his nearly two decades in the industry, he has leased and sold over 6 million square feet of office space in Tennessee valued at over $1 billion.

Bauchiero earned his CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation. In addition, he remains active in the Nashville chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, for which he served as chapter president in 2019 and is also a member of the Executive Board. In 2011, he was recognized with the NAIOP Service & Leadership Award in Nashville, and he has also been named a CoStar Power Broker as well as a Nashville Business Journal Commercial Real Estate Heavy Hitter.

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David Hanna serves as Senior Vice President for the Industrial Representation team at Foundry Commercial. David’s area of focus includes landlord agency on behalf of institutional clients, acquisition and disposition of industrial properties, site selection for tenants requiring office/warehouse facilities, and investment sales in North and South Carolina. David’s commercial real estate background includes agency work for landlords and tenant, site selection, and investment analysis.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, David was with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Industrial team. Before that, David worked with Forsite Development, Inc., a commercial real estate development firm focused exclusively on acquiring corporate surplus industrial real estate for the purpose of redeveloping these properties in an economically and environmentally responsible way.

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David serves as Tampa Bay Market Leader, bringing 30 years of commercial real estate banking and team leadership. David’s responsibilities include leadership of the Tampa region services office along with leading Foundry’s D&I activities throughout the region.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, David spent three years at JP Morgan overseeing all Florida-based real estate investment and development clients, managing a portfolio of nearly $2 Billion along with providing strategic and operational advice to clients.

Prior to JP Morgan, David spent nearly 20 years at Regions Bank, serving in various roles including leadership of offices in Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and South Florida.  During his time at Regions, David originated over $10 Billion of debt along with overseeing a $3 Billion real estate portfolio which consisted of debt on multiple property types through many regions of the country.

David began his career at Barnett Bank in the Management Associate Program followed by positions in a state-wide Loan Review Group and on the Tampa real estate team.

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Dianne is a Senior Vice President with over 23 years of experience in the real estate business. Over the last 9 years, she has specialized in multi-market tenant advisory and transaction services for corporate clients.

Prior to joining Foundry, Dianne served her clients and colleagues at OakPoint Advisors providing Tenant Rep and Corporate Advisory Services. Before joining OakPoint, Dianne served as the Director of Lease Administration for ProVenture, managing a portfolio of over 35 million SF across North America, as well as providing a variety of corporate services during her tenure there.

A past recipient of the CoStar Power Broker award, this Minnesota-born, long-time Nashville resident enjoys playing tennis, volunteering for a variety of organizations, traveling the world and spending time with family and friends.

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Brad Chrischilles is a Principal with Foundry Commercial and brings more than twenty-five years of experience in commercial real estate. Brad leads business development and execution of Tenant Advisory Services along with a parallel economic incentives negotiation program. He has extensive negotiating experience with a diverse range of national, regional and local companies, closing leases valued at more than $800 million. Brad has also represented owners of more than ten million square feet of office and flex projects in Jacksonville. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, he served in a similar capacity with the Trammell Crow Company.

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Brian Brooks serves Foundry Commercial as Vice President of Brokerage Services, with 15 years of commercial real estate experience focusing on tenant representation and acquisitions/dispositions. As a member of the Foundry team, Brian has represented over 1,000,000 SF of transactions.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Brian worked at Lincoln Property Company where he helped start the Dallas Tenant Representation Team and represented more than 500,000 SF of office, retail, and warehouse users. Transaction experience includes renewals, relocations, expansions, contractions, acquisitions, dispositions and lease re-negotiations.

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Brian Brtalik serves as Managing Director and Principal at Foundry Commercial. Mr. Brtalik’s current responsibilities include handling transactional implementation for his team’s existing clients, as well as overseeing the overall Tenant Representation practice in Charlotte.

During his 23-year tenure, Mr. Brtalik has assisted some of the world’s most sophisticated occupiers of real estate. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Mr. Brtalik led the Tenant Representation team for Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, as well as serving with CBRE’s Tenant Representation teams in Dallas, TX and Charlotte, NC. He has been called upon numerous times throughout his career to serve as atopic expert in the field of Corporate Services and has spoken regularly at real estate venues.

Mr. Brtalik has been recognized in Charlotte as one of the leading Tenant Representation brokers in the city. Having been involved in several of the region’s most publicized deals, Mr. Brtalik has represented clients in over 5,500,000 RSF of transactions totaling in excess of $1.5B in lease consideration over the last 10 years alone. Mr. Brtalik has represented occupiers of real estate in essentially every niche of the real estate process at the highest level. Recent examples include:

Mr. Brtalik is also heavily involved in the Charlotte community on both a professional and personal level. A member of the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors (CRCBR), Mr. Brtalik has been recognized for his performance in the Charlotte market, which ranks him at, or near the top, annually. On the personal side, Mr. Brtalik is deeply committed to the betterment of the community. Having faced challenges at birth with his 3rd daughter, Mr. Brtalik now champions local efforts for OneBlood (formerly Community Blood Center of the Carolinas), Presbyterian Hospital, and the March of Dimes, where he and his wife have helped chair one of the region’s largest annual fundraisers. Mr. Brtalik is a graduate of Penn State University and lives in South Charlotte with his wife, Kim, and their four daughters.

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Brian serves as Senior Vice President for Foundry Commercial and has over 20 years of experience in the Real Estate industry. Since the beginning of his career, Brian has shown a dedication to finding successful real estate solutions for his clients. His specialties include investment sales, building disposition, leasing and land assemblages for development.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Brian worked for Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer to help grow the platform in Charlotte and across the Carolinas. Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, Brian was a partner with Gallant Properties which he co-found in 2007.

Brian is a licensed real estate broker in North and South Carolina as well as Virginia and a multi-year winner of Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors (CRCBR) Deal Makers Award.

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Caitlin Quinlan serves as a Senior Associate on the Industrial Brokerage Team working alongside Justin Ruby and the Central FL Industrial Team. Caitlin specializes in industrial leasing where she is active in Landlord Representation in Tampa and along the I-4 Corridor. She has a passion for building long-lasting relationships and has done so in her role of business development in the construction industry over the last five years. Her previous experience in Engineering, Subcontracting, and General Contracting & Construction Management Services has provided her with a unique background and a deep understanding of client needs.

Prior to joining Foundry, Caitlin served as the Director of Business Development for a commercial landscaping contractor, securing contracts with Moffitt Cancer Center and BayCare within the first year. Caitlin received an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force in 2014 before joining the construction industry. Now, a resident of Tampa, she is excited to be a part of the major growth throughout Central FL.

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Carlin Beekman serves as a Senior Associate for Foundry’s Brokerage Services team. She specializes in serving churches, denominations and non-profit entities. Carlin focuses on assisting our mission-minded partners in making informed decisions around the properties they have been entrusted with. She is passionate about helping organizations leverage their real estate for Kingdom purposes and helping them develop creative strategies around property utilization. Carlin partners with her clients on property research, due-diligence, and end-to-end coordination of transactions and strategic initiatives in the Florida market, while assisting our national partners with assignments and strategy creation across the country.

In her initial years at Foundry Commercial, Carlin supported the Mission Property Group in a marketing capacity. As she spent more time with this team, she moved into a brokerage role and loves getting to work hand in hand with our partners that are making crucial decisions around their real estate.

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Since 2016, Casey has been a member of Foundry’s Charlotte Industrial Services team. He provides North Carolina and South Carolina industrial clients a wide range of commercial real estate services including Landlord representation, Tenant representation, Buyer representation, Seller representation, transaction management, site selection and investment analysis.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Casey was an analyst with B2R Finance (a Blackstone company) focusing on real estate investment portfolios. While structuring lending packages he provided analysis, transaction management and deal underwriting services. Casey previously worked in the Oil and Gas industry in Denver, Colorado where he is originally from. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

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Charles Jonas serves as the Senior Managing Director leading Capital Markets for Foundry’s Development & Investment platform while also helping lead its Service business. Charles applies a diverse and extensive 20-year real estate background to these endeavors which include capital raises, brokerage, market growth, and management.

As head of Capital Markets, Charles connects capital with specific Foundry investment or development opportunities that match the long-term investment strategies of our clients. Foundry has completed more than $4.6 billion in acquisitions and development opportunities since 2014. As a Services leader at Foundry, Charles has direct oversight for the Carolina and Texas markets, helps drive company’s overall growth in strategic geographical markets, leads acquisitions and recruitment of talent, and works with clients on execution of their investment thesis.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Charles led JLL’s Regional Agency Leasing Team in the Carolinas helping to grow its client base to over 8M SF of office assets. Prior to JLL, Charles led multiple divisions at a regional real estate firm, Trinity Partners, including Senior Leasing Agent, Managing Director for Business Development, and Managing Director of the Tenant Representation Group.

Charles is a frequent panelist for numerous real estate organizations speaking about local and regional real estate trends, and the broader impact of macro economics on local real estate markets for such organizations as NAIOP, CRCBR, InterFace, Charlotte Business Journal, and CoreNet. Charles is a Charlotte native and a graduate of Southern Methodist University. He is an active member of NAIOP (former President, Charlotte Chapter), ULI (IOPC Gold Council), CRCBR (Charlotte’s commercial real estate board), Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte’s Trail of History (former Chairman), and current Chairman of The May 20th Society. He served as Co-Chair of the Charlotte City Bond initiative and was recognized as Charlotte’s 40 Under 40.

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Charlie Howarth is a Vice President for Foundry’s Brokerage Services team. He works under the leadership of Chris Bury with a specialty on religious, educational, and non-profit entities. Charlie focuses on business development, property research, due diligence, and end-to-end facilitation of all transactions and strategic initiatives on the west coast. In his first year with the Foundry platform, Charlie participated in transactions exceeding $35M and has leveraged new and existing relationships to introduce new opportunities. Charlie is passionate about helping organizations solve problems and developing creative strategies around property utilization and revenue growth. His prior real estate experience includes an internship with Surterre Properties and extensive work in both luxury residential and commercial real estate marketing as an independent contractor.

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Cheshire Webb joins Foundry Commercial as Vice President, with a focus on the corporate services business and tenant representation. Cheshire is a corporate real estate strategist, consultant and broker, licensed in North Carolina and New York State with over 15 years’ experience, representing both public and private companies throughout multiple industries. He will continue to focus on occupier services and growing the tenant representation platform in Foundry’s Raleigh office.

Cheshire has an extensive background in real estate that began in NYC, where he worked on Wall Street, Long Island, and in the Tri State Region. Alongside brokerage, his business experience includes strategic consulting, asset repositioning, site selection, acquisition, disposition, real estate administration, and portfolio management. Through his diverse background and well-established business relationships, Cheshire has acquired a unique and broad-based client following. A sophisticated approach to the business allows him to better position clients towards long-term solutions instead of simply finding space and negotiating a lease from a one-off perspective.

Cheshire grew up in Raleigh’s Hayes Barton neighborhood and attended Broughton High School locally and Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) and later completed graduate studies in the real estate program at New York University. Cheshire is married to Ashley Vermillion Webb, a leading Triangle high-end women’s boutique owner for over 15 years, and together they are raising three daughters.

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Chris Bury serves as Partner, Senior Vice President, and Broker of Foundry Commercial’s Mission Property Group, where he provides leadership to the west coast operations of the company. Chris leads the acquisition and disposition efforts for the team assisting churches, schools, lenders, denominations, and other not-for-profit organizations. In addition, Chris provides consulting services such as property due diligence, church real estate consolidation and mergers, price evaluation, and financial audits.

Chris joins Foundry Commercial, formerly CNL Commercial Real Estate, from Church Development Fund (CDF), a lending organization with over $800 million in total assets. He established CDF’s real estate department from the ground up, developing policies and procedures for asset management. In addition to REO portfolio management, Chris provided real estate consulting services primarily for churches and schools in the acquisition and disposition of real estate.

During his 8 years with CDF, Chris implemented a national management and marketing program including a sell versus hold strategy to maximize rental income. He oversaw the ultimate liquidation of an REO portfolio consisting of 30 properties, successfully reducing the portfolio to an all-time low to ensure departmental profitability.

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Ally serves as the Vice President for the Investment Advisory Group in Nashville, TN. She is responsible for overseeing all acquisition and disposition assignments across all product types, from a property’s initial launch to market through final deal execution. Ally provides comprehensive market evaluations and effective sales strategies for private capital and institutional clients both locally and regionally. She has experience across all aspects of brokerage including industrial, office, retail, site selection, and land development.

Prior to Foundry Commercial, Ally launched her brokerage career at OakPoint Real Estate as a commercial real estate advisor focusing on tenant representation for office and retail, as well as corporate services. Before joining the commercial real estate industry, Ally implemented a sales strategy for executive offsites and innovation workshops at the creative agency redpepper in Nashville.  Prior to Nashville Ally spent several years in NYC, working at private work collective NeueHouse as Senior Manager of Brand Experience, and at Condé Nast with Architectural Digest creating marketing initiatives and custom experiences for advertising partners.

Outside the office, Ally enjoys trying out new Nashville restaurants in her East Nashville neighborhood with her husband John, and serves as Board President for non-profit Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms.

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Andrew joined Foundry Commercial’s Multifamily Investment Group in June of 2022 and brings a decade’s worth of knowledge to the platform. He specializes in multifamily investment and land development sales in the Central and Southwest Florida markets.

Andrew brings his clients a very detailed and hands-on approach to every business decision and transaction. He is constantly involved in every step from the initial underwriting and financial analysis, crafting and executing the marketing strategy, leading all property tours, managing all due diligence requirements, and closing procedures. Throughout his career in commercial real estate, he has worked on multifamily, land development sites, industrial facilities and mixed-use portfolios valued over $450 million.

Andrew graduated from Florida Gulf Coast University where he received his degree in Business Management from the Lutgert College of Business, and he holds the prestigious CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) designation. He has been featured in several publications including: Commercial Investment Real Estate Magazine, Southeast Real Estate Business, and has received other various awards.

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Andrew Hawkins is a Senior Vice President at Foundry Commercial with 13 years of experience in commercial real estate including landlord and tenant advisory services. Prior to Foundry Commercial, formerly CNL Commercial Real Estate, he served as Partner at Transwestern in New York after beginning his real estate career at Grubb & Ellis in 2001.

Andrew spent two years with Jones Lang LaSalle in their Corporate Occupiers Group where he represented Standard Chartered Bank for over 150,000 square feet, as well as acting as an ongoing consultant for the United Nations Development Programme and the Swedish Consulate in New York for their Midtown East owned properties.

During his career, Andrew has been involved with leasing and investment sales transactions well in excess of $1 billion, comprised primarily within the office, retail and industrial sectors. He provides skillful real estate strategies to occupiers of space through meaningful, best-dedicated practices meant to ensure successful outcomes for his clients.

His clients range from start-ups to large public companies. A few noteworthy transactions include:

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Andrew is a Partner in Foundry Commercial’s Investment Advisory Group (IAG), which handles investment sales and capital markets advisory services for investors, institutions, and corporate clients on a nationwide basis. Over the course of his career, Andrew has represented landlords, tenants, buyers, and sellers in leasing and sales across the United States and internationally. His nineteen years of experience, finance background, and thoughtful, analytical approach to commercial real estate transactions combine to help him achieve superior results for his clients.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Andrew managed over 750,000 SF of transactions for his clients during his tenure at OakPoint Real Estate. Before OakPoint, Andrew served as a Director of Dispositions for USI Real Estate, a division of Johnson Controls, in New York City, where he managed sales and subleases of corporate-owned real estate assets for Fortune 500 clients. Previously, Andrew served as Assistant Director, Consulting Services, for Savills Studley in New York City, where he provided strategic consulting and analysis on the negotiation and execution of some of the largest lease transactions handled by the firm.

Outside the office, Andrew is involved in education-related philanthropies, serves on the board of Nashville Classical Charter School, and finds time to travel the world.

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Ben is a member of the Charlotte Industrial Services team with Foundry Commercial. He provides landlords and tenants a wide variety of commercial real estate services including Landlord representation, Tenant representation, Buyer representation, Seller representation, market analysis, and transaction management.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Ben was an Executive Recruiter with Search Solution Group, focusing on engineering and operations positions for major manufacturing, distribution, and engineering companies across the United States. He is originally from Woodstock, Georgia and a graduate of Davidson College.

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Bill Palaski serves as an associate with Foundry Commercial’s Mission Property Group, and has been specializing in nontraditional real estate for more than 10 years. Bill leads the acquisition and disposition of assets throughout the state of Georgia.

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Casey joined the Foundry Nashville Industrial Team in October 2022 to focus on industrial agency and landlord leasing. She works directly with building owners presenting local knowledge to create maximum value for client assets by utilizing market analysis, leasing strategies, and best in class marketing capabilities.

Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, Casey began her commercial real estate career in Memphis, TN where she specialized in office agency leasing. In 2021, Casey helped back fill 60,000 SF within nine (9) months to a Tenant occupying 86,000 SF – one of the largest transactions in the Memphis market in the past ten (10) years.

Casey provides extensive market knowledge to clients supported through research, marketing, strategy, and commitment to clients.

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Alex Rosario is a Principal and North Florida Market Leader at Foundry Commercial, where he leads Agency leasing for the Central Florida Region. Consistently named a NAIOP’s Top Office Broker of Year and a CoStar “Power Broker,” Alex has spent his career assisting landlord clients in new business, deploying capital and maximizing investment returns on those assets. Prior to joining Foundry Commercial, formerly CNL Commercial Real Estate, Alex worked at Trammell Crow Company and CB Richard Ellis. Throughout his career, Alex has negotiated more than $950 million dollars of real estate transactions on an office portfolio over 5.5 million square feet.

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Alexis Lambeth has been a member of the Industrial Services Group in Foundry Commercial’s Raleigh, NC office for nine years. With 23 years of real estate experience, he focuses on leasing – landlord and tenant representation, Class A industrial development, building design, and industrial building and land sales in the Raleigh-Durham region and throughout North Carolina. Alexis has been a trusted advisor to over two dozen landlord clients and numerous tenants over his career. He takes an ownership minded and detailed approach with every Landlord he represents and strives to leverage and facilitate the best deal terms possible for all tenants he represents from start to finish in every transaction. Alexis is consistently one of the top producing industrial brokers at Foundry Commercial and the region. Some of Alexis’ Institutional clients include UPS, Clarion Partners, Link Industrial, MDH Partners, UBS Realty Advisors, Stockbridge and Strategic Capital Partners. He began his real estate career with the Preiss Company headquartered in Raleigh NC where he focused on the Acquisition, Development, and Disposition of Institutional Student Housing across the country. Alexis graduated Magna Cum Laude from North Carolina State with a BA in English.

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Lawson Dann is a 30-year commercial real estate industry veteran, specializing in capital markets and land advisory functions. Throughout his time in the industry, he has completed numerous sale and lease transactions valued at over $800 million. As a fourth-generation Central Florida native, Lawson has carved a niche in working with family, office, land, and investment sale opportunities. Utilizing his deep roots, Lawson is especially respected for his market knowledge, efficiency in sale negotiations, and long professional track record of successfully guiding local, national, and multi-national clients.

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Scott is a Vice President in real estate brokerage at Foundry Commercial. He has 9 years of experience across multiple service lines with expertise in tenant representation, multimarket site selection, and acquisition/disposition assignments. Scott has negotiated over $200M+ and 2M+ SF worth of transactions across the US (including Puerto Rico).

Prior to Foundry, Scott worked at OakPoint Real Estate. While with OakPoint, he served as a generalist in all facets of commercial real estate brokerage executing a wide range of assignments.

Past and present clients of Scott’s include Fresenius Medical Care, TruckPro, United Methodist Church (GCFA, Communications, & UMM agencies), Prescott Group, Climb Nashville, FoxFuel Creative, Results Physiotherapy, Vintage South Development, Cason Group, and Lirio.

Outside the office, Scott enjoys rock climbing, cycling, golfing, trail running and exploring new restaurants with his wife Jess.

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Patrick Stevens serves as the Analyst to the Land Services Team. He is located in Raleigh, North Carolina where he is responsible for financial analysis, underwriting, proposal creation, market research, and due diligence, supporting land transactions.

Prior to joining Foundry, Patrick worked as a Project Analyst at ICON plc, managing over $100M in clinical trial contracts and completing monthly revenue forecasting and analyses. He also worked at Hart & Hickman as an Environmental Scientist where he completed environmental due diligence tasks on various types of facilities across the United States. He also actively participated in complex Brownfields property redevelopment assistance.

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