ZIMMERMAN REALTY - Key Persons


Doug Zimmerman

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Owner / Broker / Realtor®
Doug Zimmerman is the Broker/Owner of Zimmerman Realty Ltd. During his 36+ year career in commercial and residential real estate, Doug has seen his company's sales volume and its sales staff grow six-fold. He has an extensive track record in real estate appraising, negotiation, consulting, brokering and management. Doug's professional/educational background includes a GRI (Graduate of Real Estate Institute) designation in 1987, an Ohio Broker's license obtained in 1988 from Hondros Career Center of Columbus, OH, and a Sales Associate license obtained from the Ohio School of Real Estate of Ohio State University in 1983. Following his graduation from Ben Logan High School in 1974 he studied Agricultural Science at Purdue University and practiced crop and animal farming in Belle Center, OH until 1987. Doug has been actively involved in community service organizations including the Mary Rutan Hospital Board, the Bellefontaine City Planning Commission, United Way Campaign Drive Chairman, and Chairman of the Logan County Area Chamber of Commerce. Currently he attends Huntsville United Methodist Church. Professionally, Doug served as President of the Regional Miami Valley Association of Real Estate Boards (MVAREB) in 1995, as Chairman of the Logan County Board of Realtors in 1995 and elected Logan County "Realtor of the Year" in 2012. He also served as an Ohio Association of Realtor state trustee in 1994 and 1995 and was a member of the professional standards committee, long-range planning committee and the MVAREB Board of Directors between 1994 and 1995. His outstanding sales production earned him the OAR President's Award of Excellence for 2003, 2006, 2007, 2014 through 2016, and the Award of Distinction for 2004, 2005, 2009 through 2013, 2017, 2018. Doug and Libby Zimmerman and Zimmerman Realty, Ltd. were also named the Logan County Chamber Business/ Entrepreneur of the Month in November 2015.

Josh Carey

Josh Carey is a licensed REALTOR Ⓡ with Zimmerman Realty Ltd. He was born and raised in Bellefontaine and graduated from Bellefontaine High School in 2012. Josh attended Bluffton University where he was a member of the schools' basketball team and completed his bachelor's degree. He moved to Columbus, OH and worked in insurance prior to obtaining his real estate license. He currently resides in Bellefontaine with his wife Emily (Elizondo) and their two dogs. In his free time, he enjoys

Julie Schrader

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager
Julie has over 15 years of title and real estate closing experience and recently obtained her Real Estate Agent's license to assist both buyers and sellers in the market. She is a life long resident of Logan County, and has lived and worked in the Indian Lake area for over 15 years. For most of that time, she successfully operated Indian Lake Title Agency, with her husband Chris A. Schrader. A 2003 graduate of The Ohio State University, she is a devoted Buckeye fan. Give Julie a call today and let her help you sell your home or find you a new one.

Kalisha Hefner

Kalisha is a 2003 graduate of Ohio Hi-Point where she studied business administration. She has lived and worked in Logan county for the last 16 years. She is excited to join Zimmerman Realty to continue her real estate career and assist you in finding your dream home or assisting you in selling your property. She has been active in the school PTO and coaches youth soccer and softball. Kalisha enjoys boating, cooking, camping and spending time with her family and friends while enjoying beautiful Indian Lake. Contact Kalisha today to help with all your real estate buying and selling needs.

Kyle Springs

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager

Ohio Housing

Job Titles:
  • Finance Agency ( OHFA ) County Auditor 's Association of Ohio

Small-Town North

Job Titles:
  • Lewisburg, Ohio Real Estate
The range of available homes to be found within this sleepy, small-town community is astounding. North Lewisburg, Ohio real estate features a range of detached, single-family homes, condominiums and townhomes within the tight-knit village limits, plus a whole range of appealing country-style homes to be found in the surrounding countryside. All these home-types provide a similar measure of the quiet, more rural and slower-paced lifestyle that residents adore. Explore North Lewisburg and get to know your neighbor a little better.

Whitney Schrader

Whitney grew up at the Lake and graduated from Indian Lake High School in 2006. She earned a Bachelor's Degree at Bowling Green State University in 2010. After college, she moved to Columbus where she was an ongoing case worker for Franklin County Children Service. For the past five years she has worked at Express in their corporate office. Whitney became a licensed real estate salesperson in April, 2014, and has recently moved back to home to Indian Lake. Whitney is happy to be home and looking forward to promoting Logan County and Indian Lake. She is excited to help people find their dream homes at Indian Lake and surrounding areas.