RUSSELL JONES REAL ESTATE - Key Persons

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest with occasional residence in Alaska, Ben loves the Cascades and beautiful landscapes of the Puget Sound. After high school, he spent time in Japan, where he met his husband Hiroki-a talented chef-and then returned to the US. With more than 25 years working as a translator, Ben enjoys tech and languages. Joe helped him sell a house nearly twenty years ago and Ben was so impressed with the high level of service and customer commitment at RJRE, he became a repeat customer. In 2018, Joe asked him to come aboard the RJRE team to revamp the marketing program and help restructure the firm. He appreciates how the friendly atmosphere allows everyone to focus on delivering a high level of service.

With roots in the Pacific Northwest, Chad was born in Capitol Hill and has never ventured too far from the I-5 Corridor in the greater Seattle area. At the age of 19, he made his first real estate purchase and has been active in real estate ever since. As an RJRE client, Chad was impressed by the high level of customer support that RJRE agents give their clients and the professionalism and integrity that RJRE operates under. In September 2019, he joined the Russell Jones Real Estate team and closed his first transaction the following month. After earning a bachelor's degree in Operations Management from WWU, Chad put his project management and managerial skills to work at Cedar Grove Composting, a local green company where he focused on simplifying complex processes, improving employee communication lines and developing a contractor network to meet the company's needs. With his background in real estate, communication and streamlining operations, Chad works with buyers and sellers to maximize value and finding unique solutions to real estate issues. Investments and flipping houses for value are among his areas of strength. Chad is also working on CPA certification as part of his lifelong dedication to education. For leisure, Chad loves keeping active, whether it's enjoying the Cascades or running endurance races. During football season, Chad roots for the Seahawks with his wife Keishanna Russell, the most perfect woman in the world.

The third generation of Joneses, Elliot Jones grew up immersed in real estate from a young age. In 2014, he joined the office that his grandfather Russell founded in 1946. In addition to offering broker services, Elliot took over bookkeeping for the office at the end of 2018. Elliot has lived in Seattle all of his life, except when he attended the University of Oregon, where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration in 2013. He then returned once more to Seattle and acquired his real estate brokers license.

Erik was raised in Seattle on Capitol Hill and grew up in the real estate industry learning from his father Mike whose lifetime career at Russell Jones Real Estate began in the 1970s. Two years after joining RJRE in 2004, Erik became a partner. While maintaining the boutique real estate traditions that have guided this family-oriented business since 1946, Erik works tirelessly to represent clients buy and sell homes, condos, multiplexes and commercial properties.

Joe joined Russell Jones Real Estate (RJRE) in 2001. After several years of proven top-producing results and satisfied clients, he became partner. It was decided in 2008 by the four partners, with over 100 years of combined experience, that he was the right choice to take the leadership as Designated Broker in 2008 (only the third in the company's history), following in the steps of founder Russell Jones and his son Allan Jones. Joe knew he had big shoes to fill running this collaborative family-based business, but has taken on the role of leading the next generation to real estate success. He takes an active role in the community, having served as a board member at Hillel UW, volunteering with the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and hard-of-hearing communities (co-founding member of a resource library celebrating culture through books and media). With a love of celebrating diversity, Joe looks forward to the RJRE Pride booth every year.

After receiving a BA in advertising and a BS in psychology from Michigan State University, Jordan followed local friends out to Seattle and has never looked back. While Jordan was working as a server, his skills caught the attention of a broker who introduced him into the commercial real estate industry. In the 15 years since then, he has worked exclusively in commercial properties, specializing in tenant representation, biz-ops and land development. While representing a tenant on a commercial transaction, Jordan met Joe and Erik who represented the landlord. Impressed by their honesty and ethical approach, Jordan joined the RJRE team in 2018. Jordan has twenty years of experience in the Seattle restaurant industry and he maintains his professional ties to keep up with current market trends and stay on the leading edge of commercial real estate. His strong restaurant background gives Jordan unique insights into the valuation and transaction processes for buying and selling restaurants. In his free time, Jordan enjoys tennis and golf-particularly at the Golf Club at Newcastle. He recently purchased a home in North Bend with a view of Mount Si with Breanna, a local who works as a server at a sushi restaurant.