James Arket, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Houston, TX

Jim is the senior broker of office tenant representation for Grubb & Ellis Company in Houston. He has over 30 years of real estate experience in negotiating major office building lease, purchase and sale, and build-to-suit transactions. His prior business experience includes the responsibility for contract negotiations with federal, state and local government accounts with IBM Corporation, as well as managing a distribution and manufacturing operation in Houston. Jim's early real estate background began with a partnership which developed and managed income-producing properties in Houston. He joined The Horne Company Realtors, a major Houston real estate firm in 1979. The firm exclusively marketed the premier CBD and suburban office development projects by Hines and Prudential. He was responsible for the project management and leasing of the highly successful Brookhollow Central Complex, a 800,000-square-foot multi-building office project then being developed by Prudential. Jim is a member of Grubb & Ellis’ President’s Council, the Company's premier symbol of achievement, bestowed on a select group of professionals who have consistently demonstrated a commitment to service excellence, teamwork and the advancement of the Company and the real estate industry. Jim graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso.

Robert Bantly, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Austin, TX

Robert is a senior commercial real estate professional with solid grounding in marketing, finance and negotiations strategy. Over the years, he has been involved in numerous major and complex tenant representation and investment transactions. His negotiating skills have consistently brought measurable financial value to clients, whether on the lease, sale or purchase side of the deal. In his 11 years with Grubb & Ellis, Robert has negotiated numerous transactions exceeding 2 million square feet with a combined value of more than $225 million. He has been a consistent top performer for Grubb & Ellis and has ranked among the company’s Top 10 professionals in the state of Texas on several occasions. He also has been honored at the Circle of Excellence, which recognizes the company’s top brokers nationwide. Robert received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Cincinnati.

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Jeff Chasan, Senior Vice President
Lead Strategist - San Diego, CA

Jeff joined Grubb & Ellis recently as the Senior Leader of the Tenant Advisory Group for San Diego and brings over 23 years of experience in the commercial real estate field. Jeff specializes in representing tenants’ for office, with a diverse background consulting for the legal, financial, hi-tech, telecommunications, and medical industries for both leasing and sales. Prior to Grubb & Ellis, Jeff served as principal at Commercial Realty Advisors, which recently merged with Grubb & Ellis. Jeff also worked with such firms as IPC Commercial Real Estate, Beitler Commercial and Langdon Rieder Real Estate. Jeff received a bachelor of arts degree in Business from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

Gail Crowder, SIOR, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Atlanta, GA

Gail is a senior commercial real estate professional with a long history of professional accomplishments in the Atlanta area, throughout the U.S. and in the international arena. Since joining Grubb & Ellis in 1994, she has been responsible for lease and sale transaction volume in excess of $481 million. Gail’s experience includes real estate project feasibility, strategic planning, tenant and project representation for lease and sales transactions, financial analysis, site acquisition, investment sales transactions and project development. She has a proven track record of providing innovative solutions to real estate challenges and will be integrally involved in all aspects of the project execution. Gail graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism/Business Administration and is a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) in addition to being a candidate for the CoreNet Global MCR designation. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Chapter of CoreNet Global. Gail is a licensed real estate broker in six U.S. states. Key Clients include Wells Fargo Bank, MassMutual Financial Group, Foreign Affairs Canada, Rollins, Consulate General of Switzerland, Consulate General of Germany, German American Chamber of Commerce in the Southeast, Goethe-Zentrum and Alliance Française.

Kay C. Davis, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Atlanta, GA

Kay specializes in tenant representation of major national law firms, professional service firms and Fortune 500 companies. During her 14 years in the industry, she has worked for developers, tenant boutique firms and such national firms as Julien J. Studley, Inc. and Newmark Knight Frank. Kay has crafted and implemented long-term strategic real estate plans and feasibility studies on behalf of corporate and professional service firms throughout the country. For these and other clients, she has executed a wide range of real estate services, such as lease renewal and restructuring, national account representation, property disposition and headquarters leases.

Anne Deason Spencer, Vice President
Senior Leader - Orlando, FL

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Brett Diamond, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Washington, DC

Brett has over 23 years of commercial real estate experience representing the office space needs of Fortune 500 companies, trade associations and professional firms. He joined Grubb & Ellis in 2006 from Transwestern Commercial Services, where he was consistently one of the firm’s top-producing brokers. Experienced in both leasing and sales, Brett has a thorough understanding of the factors affecting real estate transactions. Specializing in the representation of users, he has consummated over 5 million square feet of transactions providing a broad spectrum of services which include: tenant relocations, lease renewals, lease restructuring, lease buyouts, subleases, multi-market account management, strategic planning, investment sales, land sales, build-to-suit evaluation and equity lease negotiations. Brett received a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.

James Dugan, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - King of Prussia, PA

Jim joined Grubb & Ellis' Tenant Advisory Group as a Senior Vice President in 2007 and is focused on Tenant Representation with several select Landlord agencies in Suburban Philadelphia. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis he served as Vice President with The Rubenstein Brokerage Group, Inc. (TRBG) responsible for their brokerage operations in Suburban Philadelphia. Prior to joining TRBG, Jim was an Associate Managing Director with Insignia/ESG (which has since merged with CB Richard Ellis). Jim received a B.S. in accounting from Villanova University during which time he completed United States Marine Corps Officers Training School (PLC Program) earning his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Aviation Program.

Larry Easterly, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Walnut Creek, CA

Since joining Grubb & Ellis, Larry has consistently been one of the top producing office specialists for Grubb & Ellis in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. In 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996 and 1997 he received the Outstanding Achievement award for the East Bay Counties comprising of six Grubb & Ellis Company offices. Larry made Circle of Excellence in 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004, which recognized him as one of the top producers in the United States for Grubb & Ellis. In 2003, Larry was nominated by the East Bay Business Times for Broker of the Year. In 2005, Larry was nominated to President’s Council and was the top producer in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties for Grubb & Ellis. In 2007, Larry was promoted to Senior Vice President for his continued excellence in service to his clients and the firm.

Jerry Eggleston, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Jerry joined Grubb & Ellis in 2005 as a Senior Vice President contributing proven experience and success to any commercial real estate transaction. Prior to Grubb & Ellis, Jerry spent 31 years with Cushman & Wakefield. During his career he has acted as exclusive agent for a number of prestigious tenants within the Los Angeles area. Jerry has also been involved in the sale of a number of assets including Citicorp Center, 800 South Hope and 1200 W. 7th Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Jerry began his career in a management capacity for the Atlantic Richfield Plaza, 800 Wilshire, and the One Wilshire Building. Jerry was consistently one of the leading commercial brokers in Cushman & Wakefield’s Los Angeles office since 1978. In 1982, he was promoted to Vice President, then Senior Vice President in 1987, and in 1993 was named Senior Director of Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc. Jerry was named Cushman & Wakefield’s Top Producer in the Western Region for 1983 and 1992 and in 1992 ranked among the top ten nationally. He was the leading producer for Cushman & Wakefield’s southwestern region in 2000 ranking 26th in the company. During his career, he has supervised sales and/or leases on more than 2,500,000 square feet of office space and transactions valued at more than $1.5 billion. He has completed a number of transactions with technology tenants including MCI, Teleport Communications, ICG, AT&T, Equinix and LayerOne to name a few. Jerry received a bachelor of science degree in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate from Cal State Polytechnic University.

Wayne Fisher, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Philadelphia, PA

Wayne joined the Grubb & Ellis Company in 1980 and now serves as a Sr. V.P., Director of the Philadelphia office. Wayne’s career began in landlord representation where he has extensive experience. Since the late 1980’s his career has transitioned to tenant representation of corporate and non-profit users within the Philadelphia region. Wayne brings on in-depth knowledge of the tenant lease transaction to every engagement. Wayne has ranked as one of Grubb & Ellis’ top producers every year since 1986 and has been amongst the top twenty on six occasions. In 2007 and 2008 he received local honors for the Best Suburban and Best Urban office leases. Wayne holds a BS in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a Masters in Finance from Drexel University.

Maury Gentile, MCR, SLCR, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Torrance, CA

Maury brings over 25 years of experience to Grubb & Ellis as a Executive Vice President of the Tenant Advisory Group and is the Lead Strategist for the Southern California Team. During his career as a senior broker with Julien J. Studley and Newmark, he earned the trust and respect of his national and international corporate clients by helping them evaluate, strategize and implement creative real estate solutions. His leadership and commitment sets the benchmark for the level of service the team provides for our clients. Maury graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Real Estate Finance. He is actively involved with a number of local charities and co-founded Kid Care LA. He enjoys golf, volleyball and is an amateur racecar driver.

Philip Giunta, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Boston, MA

Based in the Boston region, Phil has 20 years of experience in real estate investment sales, tenat advisory, landlord representation and lease consulting across all property types. Phil represents a group of prestigious clients nationally assisting them in property dispositions, lease negotiations, asset monetizations and lease expansions and extensions. Phil is a member of the Grubb & Ellis' Presidents's Council, the Company's premier symbol of achievement. Phil received a bachelor of science degree from Bentley College.

Kirby Greenlee, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Newport Beach, CA

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Joseph Harkins, Executive Managing Director
Senior Leader - New York - Midtown, NY

Joe joined Grubb & Ellis in 2006 and serves as Executive Managing Director in the New York office. Joe’s career spans over 23 years specializing in providing real estate acquisition, disposition and consulting services to a diverse group of corporate tenants and property owners, principally within lower Manahattan. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Joe was a Principal with The Staubach Company where he established their lower Manhattan office in 2004, and earned national Top Achiever honors during five out of six years with the firm through his transaction management production. Joe had also been affiliated with Cushman & Wakefield and Tishman Real Estate Services. During his career, Joe has completed some of Manhattans largest lease transactions, including the representation of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new 235,00 Square foot lease at 3 World Financial Center while concurrently disposing of the SEC’s existing 170,000 square foot lease hold at the Woolworth building. Joe received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College of Management.

Tim Harrington, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Denver, CO

Tim joined Grubb & Ellis Company in 1985. Tim specializes in office properties, and has extensive experience on both the landlord and tenant representation side of the business, as well as site selection and investment sales. Tim was named Rookie of the Year for the Denver office when he joined Grubb & Ellis and has been a consistent top producer throughout his career, qualifying for the company's elite Circle of Excellence 13 times and ranking as one of the company’s top producers in multiple years. More recently, Tim was named as one of Colorado’s 25 most powerful salespeople by the Colorado Biz magazine. Tim received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Colorado.

Sam Hocker, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Dallas, TX

With extraordinary strength in tenant representation, emphasizing strategic lease negotiation and client-centric transaction structuring, Sam professional experience includes successful, established relationships with major tenants and landlords throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Having founded and operated his own company, Sam is acutely aware of his client’s bottom-line goals. In fact, since beginning his professional real estate career, Sam has been involved in transactions totaling more than $2 billion. Sam has negotiated a high volume of leases in excess of 100,000 square feet while being responsible for a several well-known corporate relocations into the Dallas area, such as the 240,000 square-foot relocation of Blockbuster Video, Inc., which was awarded in 1996 the “Best Deal of the Year” and runner-up for the “Best Deal of the Decade” in 1999 by the Dallas Business Journal. Again in 2005, Sam was awarded the “Best Deal of the Year in Developed Real Estate” for the 700,000 square foot relocation of First American Corporation. Sam has been awarded exclusive leasing assignments totaling over five million square feet with such buildings as the Renaissance Tower, 2001 Bryan Tower, Main Tower, First City Center, Pacific Place, and The Magnolia Building. Previous assignments include the representation of such tenants as Blockbuster Video, Inc., Atmos Energy Corporation, Caltex Petroleum, Mobil Oil Corporation, Chubb & Sons, Inc., CitiCorp, Southern Union Gas, Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, Gwinn & Roby, Principal Financial Securities, Inc., Hopkins & Sutter, Pacific Enterprises Oil Company, The Watson Wyatt Company, Qwest Communications, Koch Industries, Inc., Cowles & Thompson, Verizon Wireless, and First American Corporation. Production achievements at Grubb & Ellis include “Number One Producer” for 1995, 1996, and 2000; “Number Two Producer” in 1997; and a top-ten producer in 2001, 2003 and 2005. Sam’s professional credentials include a membership in the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR) and in 1993 he became an elected member of the prestigious Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Sam also holds the distinctive designation of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) of the National Association of Realtors.

Clayton Hovivian, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Downtown Los Angeles, CA

Clayton has more than 25 years of real estate brokerage and consulting experience. He is a member of Grubb & Ellis’ Tenant Advisory Group which is comprised of senior executives in each major city across the country assisting firms by leveraging the strength of our local knowledge with intelligent and fully integrated services. Clayton specializes in tenant representation and he has been retained on a variety of assignments that include conventional leases, build-to-suit transactions, lease renegotiations, headquarter relocations/consolidations, subleases/expansions, and sales of office buildings, to name a few. He has also earned a strong reputation in his industry for his expertise, unparalleled service and proven results he provides his clients. Clayton holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Jerry Igra, LEED AP, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - San Francisco, CA

Jerry is a Senior Vice President with the San Francisco/San Mateo county office. Since joining Grubb & Ellis in 1985, Jerry has consistently ranked amongst the top consultants within his office, as well as nationally. Jerry has a large national client base including such companies as Qwest, Bechtel Investments AirTouch Communications, Gillette, Littler Mendelson, Bank of America, and Verizon Wireless. Among some of the real estate assignments he as completed on behalf of clients are tenant relocations, lease renewals, lease restructuring, lease buyouts, subleases, multi-market account management and international representation. In addition to numerous awards for outstanding achievements, Jerry was given the Spirit of Grubb & Ellis Award, the highest individual honor within the company. Jerry is only the third recipient of the honor that acknowledges leadership and service to the company nationally. Jerry holds a Bachelor degree in business from the University of Oregon.

Mike Kalmanson, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Sacramento, CA

Mike joined Grubb & Ellis in 1992 and is a member of the national Tenant Advisory Group, leading efforts in the Sacramento area. Mike has over 28 years of commercial real estate experience and has a strong commitment to both his national and regional clients. Mike’s dedication and experience has helped him develop a diverse client base including medical, legal, communications, and technical. Mike is regarded by his clients as a consultant that has a thorough understanding of their objectives and can successfully complete any transaction through effective negotiation. Mike has consistently been recognized as a top ten producer in the Sacramento office and has qualified numerous times for Grubb & Ellis’ Circle of Excellence and the coveted President’s Council. Mike is a graduate of California State University, Dominquez Hills.

James Keating
Seattle, WA

Bruce McNair, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Washington, DC

Bruce has 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry as a practitioner, manager, investor and owner of investment property and commercial real estate service companies. He was recognized by Grubb & Ellis Company as the No. 1 Producer in 2009. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis Company, he co-founded a highly respected Washington, D.C.-based brokerage company, which was acquired by St. Joe Company and became an integral member of GVA Advantis. He remained with the company for seven years and was among the top five producers every year. He has excelled in representing public and private companies in leasing matters valued in excess of $1 billion. He has represented clients in the D.C. region and throughout the eastern United States. Bruce received a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina.

Jack McNutt, Executive Vice President
Senior Leader - Newport Beach, CA

Jack is a California licensed Real Estate Broker, who has been actively involved in commercial real estate for approximately twenty (20) years. He joined Grubb & Ellis in 1986 as an Office Corporate Properties Division Specialist with an emphasis in tenant representation working directly with emerging high-tech, institutional, corporate and professional firms. Jack has consistently been the top producing office broker in Orange County within Grubb & Ellis completing on average 300,000 square feet in transactions annually. In 1998 Jack was the #1 Producer in Orange County, Southern California and Top 10 Nationally out of 2,500 salesmen within Grubb & Ellis. Again in 2003, Jack earned Top 10 National status. Jack is a Senior Marketing Consultant, which is a title given only to the top-performing brokers within Grubb & Ellis. On several occasions, Jack has received Broker-of-the-Year award from various real estate organizations for his work in the Orange County area including The Irvine Company (7 times), Boeing Realty Corporation, Equity Office Properties, Arden Realty, Trammell Crow, and Prentiss Properties. Jack graduated with honors from the University of Texas, El Paso with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a major in Real Estate.

Mitchell Millowitz, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Miami/Ft. Lauderdale/Palm Beach, FL

Mitchell Millowitz joined Grubb & Ellis Company in 2007 to spearhead its Tenant Advisory Group in South Florida. Previously, Mitchell was a Senior Director with Cushman & Wakefield for twenty years. Mitchell is recognized as one of the top Real Estate Corporate Advisors in South Florida and has been responsible for many high profile assignments throughout South Florida, the U.S., Canada and Latin America. In addition to large scale transactions, Mitchell is known for assisting corporations in developing portfolio and real estate strategic plans, process development and workplace innovation. Some of the larger scale transactions include: DHL Air Hub (Riverside County, CA. 305,000 square feet), DHL US Headquarters(Plantation, Fl. 240,000 sf), DHL IT headquarters (Scottsdale, AZ 120,000 sf), Kaplan University Headquarters (Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 200,000 sf), and Jarden Consumer Solutions (Boca Raton, Fl. 144,000 sf). Mitchell is a graduate of University of Miami with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (Finance). Mitchell has his CCIM designation and is a member of Corenet.

Nancy Morse, CCIM, SIOR, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - San Jose, CA

In more than 21 years of commercial real estate experience, the last 15 with Grubb & Ellis, Nancy has distinguished herself among the clients she represents and her peers in the industry. Nancy is one of only 800 commercial real estate brokers nationally to have earned both the CCIM and SIOR designations. The level of knowledge and expertise it takes to maintain these designations provides her a competitive advantage in understanding the issues that impact real estate lease and sale transactions and the decision making process. Consistently one of the top advisors in the Silicon Valley office, Nancy has completed a wide variety of transactions – lease transactions to 203,000 square feet; property sales to 307,000 square feet; land transactions to 161 acres; as well as tax deferred exchanges and mineral rights titles. Nancy was recently recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of the Women of Silicon Valley's Women of Influence. Nancy was also recognized by Globestreet.com and Southern California Real Estate Magazine as one fo the Women of Influence in Northern California Real Estate. Nancy was also recently voted as the first women president of SIOR.

Todd Motoyoshi, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - San Francisco, CA

Todd is a Senior Vice President and is part of the Tenant Advisory and Law Firm Practice Groups within the San Francisco office of Grubb & Ellis. Todd has over 23 years of commercial real estate advisory and consulting experience. Throughout his career, Todd has ranked among the top consultants nationally at the various firms for which he has worked. Todd’s primary focus is helping companies navigate through the many complex issues related to their real estate assets. He has a thorough understanding of the specific factors affecting real estate transactions. Todd has provided real estate consulting and brokerage services to many Fortune 1000 companies, resulting in approximately 6 million square feet of projects. Todd is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley.

Sean Moynihan, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Atlanta, GA

Sean is a senior vice president with Grubb & Ellis' Tenant Advisory Group, focusing on office tenant representation. Prior to joining the company, he spent seven years with Newmark Knight Frank’s Atlanta office as a managing director, where he successfully advised clients across a wide variety of industries utilizing strategic planning to optimally meet his clients' needs. Sean was involved in several major transactions during his time at Newmark Knight Frank, including a 156,000-square-foot renewal and restructure for Smith, Gambrell & Russell's Atlanta headquarters, a 108,000-square-foot early restructure/expansion of the global headquarters for ImmucorGamma, a 100,000 square-foot relocation of Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough and the relocation of the global headquarters for Allied Domecq Quick Service Restaurants, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts. Recently, Sean assisted First Data Corporation with its 183,000-square-foot lease in Atlanta. Sean is a graduate of Monmouth University.

Philip Palmer, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Chicago, IL

Phil joined Grubb & Ellis in July of 1999 as a Senior Vice President, and has consistently been recognized as a leading Advisor. Phil brings a detailed management and service oriented approach to his clients coupled with an innovative, bottom-line, entrepreneurial delivery in his advisory role. He has worked with a wide variety of businesses in their facility requirements including Global Accounts, servicing the full roster of their ongoing real estate needs. Phil works with a wide variety of clients including publicly traded and private Fortune 500 companies, closely held small businesses, startups and investment partnerships in leasing, disposition, acquisition, sales transactions and consulting. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Phil worked with Tanguay-Burke-Stratton/Staubach Company, TRC/Palmer Publishing Company & Shlaes & Company and Continental Illinois Mortgage Company. Phil received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Lake Forest College. Phil also did graduate work at the Northwestern University and studied architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology. LEED AP and MCR Candidate. CCIM, 101 and 201. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Commercial Real Estate Organization (CREO).Phil is also a member of the G&E President’s Council.

Robert Pearlstein, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Phoenix, AZ

Bob was recruited in 2010 by Grubb & Ellis to help form it’s new Phoenix office, leaving his own development company. Bob began his real estate career in St. Louis, Mo with the Midland Group, where he specialized in the leasing of neighborhood and power retail centers. In 1996, Bob moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he joined CB Richard Ellis as a Senior Vice President specializing in retail leasing, sales and development..He was listed in the Top 24 Retail Brokers for CB Richard Ellis numerous times. Over the years, Bob has represented and worked with tenants, landlords and developers completing in excess 5,000,000 SF of real estate transactions. Bob’s focus is tenant representation, where he specializes in assisting corporate users with their real estate requirements and lease negotiations locally and nationally. As a member of the Tenant Advisory Group, Bob is directly connected to the most senior brokers in each major market, making it seamless to meet the needs of his national and corporate clients. Bob is a graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Kevin Riley, Senior Leader
Business Development - Cleveland, OH

Kevin joined Grubb & Ellis as a Vice President of the Tenant Advisory Group in 2010. He has a passion for helping clients analyze and select appropriate facilities for their organizations. Kevin helps both public and private companies develop and execute real estate strategies that support their business goals. Kevin has built his sucess by combining a focus on client service with excellent technical and market expertise. As an advocate for his clients he works to provide them the structure necessary to understand their needs, identify potential solutions, implement strategy to obtain goals, model financial impacts to the organization and negotiate terms and conditions on their behalf. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Kevin was affiliated with Colliers Ostendorf-Morris where he was a Top 10 producer in 2008, as well as being recognized as the top office broker in 2009. Kevin earned a degree in Business Management from John Carroll University and an Urban Real Estate Development & Finance Certificate from Cleveland State University. Kevin also attended Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland where he took Irish Studies.

William Saltzman, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Cleveland, OH

Bill joined the Grubb & Ellis' Tenant Advisory Group in 2011. Considered a distinguished veteran of the commercial real estate industry, Bill brings significant skills to each client assignment. For more than 25 years, clients have relied on his creativity, analytical capabilities and expertise for meaningful guidance in connection with a broad range of real estate matters. His experience includes corporate consulting, strategic planning, negotiating complex lease and investment sales transactions, such as the sealed-bid disposition of an historic waterfront property and 1031 “like-kind” exchanges, major build-to-suit office and distribution center projects, sale/leasebacks and advisory services for NYSE corporations and nationally recognized not-for-profit entities.

Doug Sharpe, MCR, LEED AP, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - San Jose, CA

Doug has more than 18 years of experience specializing in tenant representation and is a member of Grubb & Ellis’ Tenant Advisory Group. He has supported multi-market relocations, strategic development planning, implementation of occupancy cost reduction strategies, and advanced lease renewals. Doug’s practice is based on cultivating exclusive and long-term relationships with local owners, developers, public and corporate clients. Doug maintains his level of success by providing his clients with unmatched professionalism, comprehensive market knowledge and strict adherence to the highest ethical standards. Providing these core values has garnered him a reputation as a skillful negotiator, a trusted advisor and creative problem solver. Doug continues his knowledge of emerging trends in commercial real estate earning him designation as a LEED accredited professional and Master Corporate Real Estate (MCR) through CoreNet Global. Doug currently serves as the Programs and Learning Vice-Chair of CoreNet’s Northern California Chapter.

Larry Singer, Vice President
Business Development - Las Vegas, NV

Larry joined Grubb & Ellis|Las Vegas in October of 2008 and serves as a Vice President in the Tenant Advisory Group. His primary responsibilities include tenant and buyer representation in the acquisition of office properties. Larry has over 30 years experience as a commercial real estate agent and leads one of Southern Nevada’s most successful “tenant representation” teams. Larry attributes his team’s success to their attention to details, and the needs of their clients. During his diverse career in commercial real estate, Larry has maintained ongoing relationships with various national and local clients including: Cirque Du Soleil, Irwin Union Bank, Westcare Foundation, Southern Nevada Health District, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and Clark County. Larry has been involved with some of southern Nevada’s most prominent transactions, including the sale of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce building to Wynn Resorts, the acquisition of 28,000 square feet of lease space on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, the $21 million build-to-suit transaction on behalf of the Nevada Department of Corrections and the acquisition of over 100,000 square feet on behalf of the Clark County District Attorney. Larry received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Post College of Long Island University, New York

David Squire, Executive Vice President, Managing Director
Senior Leader - Portland, OR

Dave has over 23 years of commercial real estate experience with specific expertise in tenant representation, large multi-building developments, corporate advisory services and office investment sales. His mission statement is simple: To provide the strategic real estate consulting services with process-driven implementation that empowers his clients to reach their goals by making better real estate decisions. Dave has been the leading office producer in Portland and in the top 100 nationally for Grubb & Ellis for the past 10 years. In 2008, Dave was responsible for the sale or leasing of over 530,000 square feet valued at over $83 million.

Mark Stables, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Chicago, IL

During his 25-year industry career, Mark has garnered substantial corporate client followings and is a highly respected real estate professional. His niche is tenant representation and focuses on national multi-market accounts in addition to the Chicago metropolitan area. He has directed many client relationships including Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, New York Life, Prudential Securities and The Trane Company involving assignments exceeding $2 billion in value. Mark has representation experience in over 100 U.S. markets, providing clients with advisory and strategic planning services including corporate relocations, lease re-structuring and renewal negotiations, new facilities, Build-to-Suits, consolidations, expansions, buy-outs, purchases, sales and sale/leasebacks. His designation as a Grubb & Ellis Corporate Account Manager is a direct result of his extensive relationship management experience. Mark is also a past President of The Realty Club of Chicago (2002). Mark graduated from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Gary Taylor, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Denver, CO

Gary joined Grubb & Ellis in April 2005 as a Senior Vice President of Transaction Services specializing in Office Brokerage in the Denver Central Business District and Southeast Suburban markets. Gary began his career in law and real estate in 1970 with the Denver law firm of Hindry & Meyer. Gary joined Cushman & Wakefield in 1982 where he was consistently a top producing broker for the Denver office and was named in the “Top 10 Denver Brokers” by Colorado Business Magazine and has been selected by the Denver Business Journal as one of the “Heavy Hitters” in commercial real estate. He has been involved in building acquisitions, dispositions and 1031 transactions. Gary has also had extensive involvement with numerous economic development agencies, both locally and nationally, throughout his career. Since joining Grubb & Ellis, Gary and his three man team have exclusively represented tenants in the Denver metro marketplace. Gary holds a J.D. from Washburn University of Topeka Law and a Bachelor of Arts in both psychology and sociology also from Washburn University of Topeka.

Wade Tift, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Newport Beach, CA

Wade specializes in the representation of tenants within the Orange County marketplace. He has been involved in the sale or lease of approximately 2,402,786 square feet of building area. Total transaction value during his career exceeds $179,816,597. As a Senior Vice President with Grubb & Ellis Company specializing in industrial and research and development facilities, Wade has exhibited productivity, experience and professionalism. He is qualified to handle and co-ordinate all phases of the real estate activity: site selection studies, tenant representation, appraisal, lease analysis, facilities counseling, financing, construction and sales and leasing of corporate real estate. In order to achieve a client’s goals, Wade implements aggressive long and short-term strategies while in negotiations. Wade stresses the importance of fluid teaming such that the appropriate intellectual capital is brought to bear on each and every transaction. Wade received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, with a minor in Business from The University of California, Los Angeles.

Serge Vishmid, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - West Los Angeles, CA

A sixteen year veteran in the field of commercial real estate, Serge has a truly global perspective. As a multi-market transaction specialist, he has successfully executed numerous projects across the continental United States and Europe. His diverse skill-set allows him to actively work with his clients assisting them with strategic decisions that directly correlate to the economic goals of the organization. He is proficient in the acquisition and disposition of various property types. He has a strong ability to assemble and lead highly specialized and multi-disciplined teams. He prides himself on maintaining a high level of integrity, diligence, and professionalism as it relates to his client representation. His negotiating skills, accountability and creativity have enabled him to attract and represent, on a recurring basis, some of the nation’s largest corporations. Serge holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (With Emphasis on Finance and Business Economics) from the University of Southern California.

Shane Wilder, Senior Vice President
Senior Leader - Newport Beach, CA

Shane joined Grubb & Ellis' Tenant Advisory Group in 2010 and specializes in only Tenant Representation. Shane’s 15 years in the real estate industry have given him a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing organizations across a multitude of industries and markets. He has handled millions of square feet of complex transactions with a variety of Fortune 100 companies while acquiring broad expertise in a range of fields including acquisitions, dispositions, construction, asset management and site selection. Shane provides valuable insight into the needs of large corporate space users, as well as the perspective of landlords. Shane has tactfully taken on the complex real estate efforts of major clients to help accomplish short- and long-term corporate objectives. Shane graduated from Texas State University and has degrees in both marketing and psychology.

Jerry Williams, CCIM, Vice President
Senior Leader - Dallas, TX

Jerry, CCIM, is a Vice President of Transaction Services for Grubb & Ellis Company in San Antonio, Texas. Jerry is a founding partner of the Brumm-Williams Group in the San Antonio/South Texas office, which represents the top producing team in the local office. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis in 2004, Jerry was a Senior Associate for Hubbard Brush Commercial, now Advocate Commercial Real Estate, in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was a part of a transaction services group focused on serving the real estate needs for office and industrial users. A true focus on clients’ objectives and business strategies is derived from Jerry’s extensive background of business development, sales, and operations. In addition to his experience in commercial real estate, he brings over 10 years of direct business knowledge from the retail, communications and construction industries to Grubb & Ellis. For approximately six years prior to obtaining his real estate license, one of the core aspects of Jerry’s job duties was site selection and development of wireless retail stores throughout Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Jerry is a graduate of the Leadership Development Program for the Real Estate Council of San Antonio, and a Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIM) designee. He is experienced in Six Sigma, financial analysis, due diligence, market analysis, leasing, marketing, lease negotiation, disposition, and tenant relations. Jerry received his college education at institutions including the University of Texas at Arlington and Baylor University.

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San Diego, CA

Jim Wonhof, Vice President
Senior Leader - Denver, CO

Jim joined the Denver office of Grubb & Ellis in February of 2011, as Vice President of the Tenant Advisory Group. He specializes in working with his clients to develop and execute sound strategies that drive down costs and align real estate with his clients' goals and objectives. He began his career in 1993 and has had the opportunity to work under varying platforms, from boutique to global firms, providing genuine perspective as it relates to capabilities and service. Under each platform, Jim has distinguished himself as a quintessential professional with a strong reputation for service and proven results; ultimately saving his client's a considerable amount of time and money. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Jim worked with such firms as Cushman & Wakefield and Insignia ESG (now CB Richard Ellis). Jim received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.