HGI - Key Persons
Ana Maria Cornejo has more than 20 years experience in the Real Estate industry with a varied background in residential sales, rentals and negotiations. This, combined with her commercial sales, leasing and development experience makes her one of the most versatile agents in the business.
Ana Maria is fluent in Spanish and has developed an extensive network of contacts in the financial, insurance, inspection, and maintenance areas of the Real Estate industry. As a result, she can provide the service her clients have come to expect, making the whole process one smooth transaction of their expectations.
Blaine Gahagan demonstrates the drive, commitment and focus that come from a true entrepreneurial spirit- one that has earned him not only the respect of his peers and customers but also impressive results for his efforts. For example, his leadership role in a regional real estate development company led to the successful redevelopment of a major mall and a resulting 72% increase in the property's value.
As Vice President of Capital One Bank's corporate real estate division, Mr. Gahagan managed more than 100 retail banking properties ranging in size from 2,500-square-foot banking offices to a 400,000-square-foot high-rise office building, all while carefully controlling expenses and providing the support required by customer-facing employees. He also led the bank's acclaimed post-Katrina disaster-recovery strategy for the New Orleans market.
Mr. Gahagan is a Certified Protection Professional and Certified Fraud Examiner.
Heidi Schwegmann is a real estate agent providing sales and leasing services for HGI Realty. Heidi previously worked for The Woodmont Company, a Dallas/Ft. Worth-based retail development and brokerage firm.
She has experience in leasing large retail developments in southeast Louisiana and retail tenant representation for national clients, including rue21, It's Fashion Metro, Tuesday Morning and The Children's Place. Schwegmann also has provided sales and leasing services in the New Orleans area for Property One, a major real estate brokerage firm.
A New Orleans native, she is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and is a Certified Commercial Investment Member.
Job Titles:
- Facility Manager / Realtor
- Sales and Leasing Agent
Kyle Gahagan joins HGI Realty as a sales and leasing agent after spending numerous years in residential and commercial property and project management along the Gulf Coast. He has participated in management of over 800+ bank owned REOs in Louisiana and Mississippi as well as 300+ commercials assets in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. His knowledge and background in management enables him to successfully and seamlessly connect with a broad variety of clients in the Louisiana real estate market. Kyle is a native of New Orleans, and is certified by the National Association of Realtors as a Military Relocation Professional.
Robert Cagle Jr., a native of Metairie, LA- is a Licensed Real Estate Broker and Realtor with a vast knowledge of the residential real-estate market in the Greater New Orleans area, as well as the East and West Bank of Jefferson Parish, St. Charles and St. Tammany markets.
Robert has expertise in residential financing and mortgage transactions. He maintains a Mortgage Originators license for the state of Louisiana and a LA Property and Casualty Insurance License. Mr. Cagle can offer practical expertise to insurance issues that may come with any real estate transaction.
He draws from these other areas to round out his real estate knowledge and often avoids pitfalls that other agents can't. In addition, he also maintains a real estate portfolio that has given him hands-on experience of any property management issues that may arise.
Steven Hebert has more than 30 years' experience in facility management, including leasing, sales, physical security, asset management, and property management for virtually every type and size of business renovation and construction. Among career highlights is his highly regarded leadership of corporate real estate for the southern franchise of one of the largest commercial banks: Capital One Bank, formerly Hibernia. As Senior Vice President, Mr. Hebert guided this important function during periods of rapid expansion, including asset growth from $2 billion to $22 billion, the acquisition of more than 60 financial-services firms and growth in the number of locations from 45 to 325. In addition, he helped guide the organization through the challenges of and recovery from America's greatest natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina, as well as other corporate events, earning national recognition for his accomplishments. Hebert is a director of the Data Center Users Group and a member of IFMA.