A sold-out crowd celebrated the launch of the 2025 edition of People & Projects to Know (PTK) in Commercial Real Estate Thursday at the new Esplanade Conference Center.
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The presenting sponsor and host was Esplanade. The premier sponsor was Sundt. The event sponsor was Clune Construction. The food sponsors were Hearsay and Perks. The red carpet sponsor was ORION Investment Real Estate. The beverage sponsor was Concord General Contracting. The entertainment sponsor was CHASSE Building Team. The 360 photobooth sponsor was JE Dunn. The valet sponsor was LGE Design Build. The promotional sponsor was Wolverine Builders. The door prize sponsor was Medalist Legal. The floral sponsor was Derek Builders. The dessert sponsor was Arizona Escrow & Financial Corporation. The lanyard sponsor was Phoenix Rising Investments. The rideshare sponsor was Gensler.
“PTK is a great resource if you’re looking for an all-star team of the commercial real estate experts,” said AZ Big Media Publisher Amy Lindsey. “If you want to put together a commercial real estate deal in Arizona, PTK will help you put it together — from lawyers to builders to brokers. It’s truly a who’s who of the people to know in commercial real estate.”
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2025 PTK honorees
Here are the individuals featured in the 2025 edition of People & Projects to Know (PTK) in Commercial Real Estate.
ACCOUNTANTS
Randy G. Brammer, Wallace Plese + Dreher
Lynette Dreitz Fort, Cawley Architects
Jessica Pennington, Deloitte & Touche
Bikran Sandhu, Rise48 Equity
Jay Lohman, Lohman Company
LAND USE ATTORNEYS
Michael T. Maerowitz, Snell & Wilmer
Jason B. Morris, Withey Morris Baugh
Madison Leake, Burch & Cracchiolo
Stephen Anderson, Gammage & Burnham
REAL ESTATE ATTORNEYS
Benjamin Gottlieb, Gottlieb Law
Amy E. Altshuler, Lewis Roca
Brandon Bodea, Medalist Legal
Ina Cohen, Fennemore
David Brnilovich, The Cavanagh Law Firm
ARCHITECTS
Tom Chinnock, Shepley Bulfinch
Luis Cruz-Martinez, RSP Architects
Colleen Cunningham, Gensler
Kevin Fawcett, Cawley Architects
Kelsey Sundet, BRR Architecture
CAPITAL MARKETS BROKERS
Steve Julius, Newmark
Jesse Goldsmith, Newmark
Brian Ackerman, Colliers
Chris Natale, Diversified Commercial Capital
Charlie von Arentschildt, CBRE
INDUSTRIAL BROKERS
Gary Cornish, Newmark
Jackie Orcutt, CBRE
Rusty Kennedy, CBRE
Will Strong, Cushman & Wakefield
John Stroud, Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
LAND BROKERS
Patty Lafferty, The Land Agency
Smita Patil Mehta, Equity Land Group Holdings
James T. “Nate” Nathan, Nathan & Associates
Anita Verma-Lallian, Arizona Land Consulting
Greg Vogel, Land Advisors Organization
BROKER MANAGERS
Zach Haptonstall, Rise48 Equity
Aaron Strole, Capital Asset Management
Kelle Rice, NAI Horizon
Robert J. Mulhern, Colliers
MULTIFAMILY BROKERS
Steve Gebing, Institutional Property Advisors
Asher C. Gunter, CBRE
Sean Stutzman, ORION Investment Real Estate
Patrick Burch, ABI Multifamily
Robert Szewczyk, Rise48 Equity
OFFICE BROKERS
Kyle Campbell, Colliers
Laurel Lewis, NAI Horizon
Will Mast, JLL
Eric Wichterman, Cushman & Wakefield
RETAIL BROKERS
Simon Assaf, Matthews Real Estate Investment Services
Neil Board, Western Retail Advisors
Joe Doucett, Newmark
Chris Speciale, Newmark, Open Realty Advisors
Marti Weinstein, Diversified Partners
BROKER TEAMS
Phoenix Office Captial Markets Team, Newmark
Healthcare Real Estate Services Team, Kidder Mathews
Tenant Rep Team, Cushman & Wakefield
Multifamily Team, CBRE
Retail Team, NAI Horizon
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Nicole Snyder, CG Schmidt
Danyale Breckenridge, Colliers
Colleen LeBlanc, RestorationHQ
Daniel Mazzon, Mazzon Industries
Suzanne Nelson, Coreslab Structures Arizona
DEVELOPERS
Rodney Boden, ViaWest Group
Jay Donnelly, ASU
Wil Hogue, Greystar
Jay Hiemenz, Alliance Residential Company
Michael Hsiung, Phoenix Rising Investments
Grant Kingdon, Creation Equity
David Krumwiede, Lincoln
Dan Slack, Baker Development Corp.
Aaron Velasco, Prologis
Geovanni Villalta, IndiCap
ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS
Wendy Bridges, City of Goodyear
Meg Ohanesian Zemlicka, City of Tempe
Jessi Pederson, City of Glendale
Christine Mackay, City of Phoenix
Suzie Boyles, City of Buckeye
ENGINEERS
Jamie Blakeman,Lkahi
Steve Yanke, Affiliated Engineers
Rumpa Dey, AECOM
Valerie Granger, Suntec Engineering and Design
Geoff Child, Sunrise Engineering
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Ryan Abbott, Clayco
Morgan Betancourt, Okland Construction
Nicole Cuéllar, CG Schmidt
Barry Chasse, CHASSE Building Team
Mike D’Andrea, GCON
Andrew Geier, Layton Construction
Jamie Godwin, Stevens-Leinweber Construction
Luke Plzak, Wolverine Builders Commercial Construction
Joe Strobbe, Brinkmann Constructors
Anna Griffin, Ryan Companies US
INTERIOR DESIGN
Erin Goldsmith, George Oliver Design
Dani McPeters, RSP Architects
Kerri Swischuk, Phoenix Design One
Kiana Taie, Gensler
Jennifer Wallace-Sesek, McCarthy Nordburg
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Carrie Kelly, Pick It Up! Management & Consulting
Shane Snyder, Cannon & Wendt
Jennifer Thies, Terracon Consultants
Craig Weems, Weems Asphalt
Derek Wright, Suntec Concrete
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Deborah Sarjeant, NAI Horizon
Amy Austin, CBRE
Debbie Lang, Ryan Companies US
Logan Mather, Newmark
Scott Rubin, Plaza Companies
UP-AND-COMING
Elizabeth Berry, Plaza Companies
Savannah Gries, Earthworks Environmental
Sarah McGaha, Cawley Architects
Nikki Tate, CBRE
Max Xander, Land Advisors Organization
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LEADERS TO KNOW IN 2025
Andrew Agresta, NAI Horizon
Brian Bea, Graycor Construction Company
Matt Beaver, Concord General Contracting
Kasiani Beja, Ryan Companies US
Rodney Boden, ViaWest Group
James T. Braselton, Dickinson Wright
Ali Brooks, Sketch Design Co.
Lindsay Bruckal, Clayco
Lucas Bruxvoort, Industrial Power Solutions
Tammy Carr, Brinkmann Constructors
Brooke Carroll, McCarthy Nordburg
Mike Carson, Brinkmann Constructors
Zac Cohen, cRakkhaus
Chad Constance, Rosendin
Vanessa Cruz, Danson Construction
Rocky Dombroski, Brinkmann Constructors
Danny Donofrio, Newmark
Chase Dorsett, Newmark
Larry Downey, Cushman & Wakefield
Ryan Ferguson, McCarthy Building Companies
Chase Gabriel, Newmark
Jeffrey Garza-Walker, NAI Horizon
Ben Geelan, JLL
Phil Haenel, Cushman & Wakefield
Taylor Hick, Cushman & Wakefield
Dillon Hopley, Colliers
Bettina Hunt, Colliers
Kevin Illige, Concord General Contracting
Tim Kempton, CBRE
Rob Kerch, ARCO Construction Phoenix
Todd Kinney, Okland Construction
Kirk McClure, JE Dunn Construction Company
MJ Nagarajan Gomathi, Terracon Consultants
Lane Neville, NAI Horizon
Shivan Perera, Bridge Marketplace
Lou Primak, Agate Construction
Ashley Richards, E Squared Marketing
Luke Roberts, Ryan Companies US
Jim Roland, Alcorn Construction
Michelle Rutkowski, MOR Studio
Stacey Scott, Concord General Contracting
Jason Somers, Brinkmann Constructors
Caroline Tate, Shepley Bulfinch
Kris Thompson, Vizzda
Abby Vallelonga, EHS Restoration
Andrew Veatch, SimonCRE
Mary Veldkamp, FCL Builders
Tyler Vowels, CBRE
Serena Wedlich, CBRE
Philip Wurth, CBRE
