SINGER & BASSUK ORGANIZATION - Key Persons

Managing Director / Charleston and Greenville, SC
Principal / Regional Managing Director - South Region / Capital Markets Group Consulting & Advisory Office Leasing Sales & Leasing / Charleston

Christopher Cooper - Managing Director

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Managing Director
Principal / Regional Managing Director - West Region

Christopher Cooper is a 38-year industry veteran who served as Chief Executive Officer of the Charles Dunn Company, Senior Managing Director for Cushman & Wakefield, and Executive Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle prior to joining Avison Young. He possesses a wide range of experience in corporate services, leasing, construction, acquisition, sales, development and finance, and has an impressive track record of closed real estate transactions valued in excess of $4.0 billion. Christopher has led major projects, including build to suit transactions, master plans, and incentive negotiations for Oracle, Microsoft Corporation, Xerox Corporation, Skadden Arps, Dreamworks SKG, Latham & Watkins, Prudential Insurance Company, Mellon Bank, Pillsbury Winthrop, and Clear Channel Communications. Christopher was also responsible for management of selected national and global strategic alliance clients, including Oracle, Microsoft Corporation and Xerox Corporation. Christopher, who has a law degree, began his professional career as a real estate lawyer representing both public and private sector clients for 11 years. He has acted as lead real estate counsel on numerous large transactions, including the development, leasing, acquisition, and financing of office, industrial, hospital and other health care facilities. As Principal - Regional Managing Director of the Western US Region of Avison Young, Christopher is charged with the overall operations, growth and client care for the Region, as well as the recruitment of senior brokers and other professionals. He maintains an active role in transaction services and continues his focus on corporate occupier services. Mr. Cooper is a licensed California real estate broker and is an inactive member of the State Bar of California. He has served on the following Boards and Executive Committees: Downtown Los Angeles Central City Association Executive Committee, LAEDC Executive Committee, BOMA Greater Los Angeles Advisory Board, Los Angeles Mayor's Economy and Jobs Committee, Core Network Board and Executive Committee.

Christopher Skibinski SIOR - Managing Director

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Managing Director
Managing Director, Principal / Capital Markets Group
Member of the Charlotte Commercial Board

Mr. Skibinski is a member of the Charlotte Commercial Board of Realtors, having achieved the $10 Million Club each year since 2001. He is a five-time Industrial Top Producer and ten-time CoStar Power Broker. Mr. Skibinski has been a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors since 1998, winning the award for Largest Single Industrial Transaction in 2003. While with Jones Lang LaSalle, Chris won the Top Gun Award in 2005 and 2010, served as President of the Industrial Council in 2006 and co-Chairman in 2012. Chris opened the Avison Young office in Charlotte and serves as its Managing Director. He recently served as National Leader for the Avison Young Industrial Affinity Group and was in the Avison Young Circle of Excellence in 2016, 2019, and 2020.

Clay Witherspoon

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in 2013 As Principal - Managing Director
Managing Director / Tampa, FL
Principal, Managing Director - Tampa / Capital Markets Group

Clay joined Avison Young in 2013 as Principal-Managing Director of the Tampa office. Prior to joining Avison Young, Clay was Managing Director for Lane Witherspoon & Carswell, and Principal of L&W Commercial Property Management. He grew these companies from 700,000 square feet under management and 4,000,000 square feet of listings to 2,200,000 square feet under management, and 5,300,000 square feet of listings in just over six years. He has over 20 years of experience.

Colee Hammock

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Executive Plaza

Cory Wosnack

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Member of the Executive Committee
Principal, Managing Director, Edmonton

Dagim A. Arega

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Assistant Controller

Dain Torpy

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Construction Management

Damla Gerhart - Managing Director

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Managing Director
Managing Director / Chicago, IL

Dan Adkins - SVP

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Senior Vice President

David Fahey

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Managing Director / Philadelphia, PA

David Genovese - Managing Director

da..@avisonyoung.com

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Managing Director
Principal
Managing Director / Phoenix, AZ

has a career that spans 30 years in the commercial real estate industry. For decades, David was the driving force behind GPE Commercial Advisors and GPE Management Services, privately held firms that provided sales, leasing and property management services to third-party clients. In March 2016 both GPE entities were acquired by Avison Young - Arizona. Currently David serves as Managing Director, Designated Broker and Principal of Avison Young - Arizona. Throughout his career, he has directed over $3.0 billion of real estate sales and leasing transactions and is involved in over 10 million square feet of commercial office space in metro Phoenix and throughout Arizona. David's in-depth knowledge and experience span all aspects of commercial real estate management and brokerage. He has extensive experience in property and facility operations, tenant and capital improvements, transaction negotiations, sales and marketing strategies, business planning as well as direction and supervision of staff, vendors and consultants. He has also gained comprehensive knowledge of commercial real estate investments, development, accounting, funding, negotiations, and property management functions becoming a leading expert and mentor to brokers and staff. He often provides his services not only as a consultant but also as an expert witness. He provides the leadership, innovative solutions, skills, and knowledge required to make any commercial real estate venture a success. He serves the industry as a member of Lambda Alpha International, a global land economics society where top professionals connect; NAIOP and Valley Partnership. In his community, he supports the Scottsdale Sister Cities program and the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Phoenix, and has served as a board member for other non-profits and charities. He is a fitness enthusiast who is an avid cyclist and enjoys Pilates, yoga and boating in San Diego.

David Jewkes

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Managing Director - Brokerage Operations / Las Vegas, NV

Dominik (Nick) Slonek

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Managing Director / San Francisco, CA

Donna Abood - Managing Director

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Managing Director
Principal
Managing Director - Miami / Miami, FL

Edgar Aceves

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Building Engineer

Eric Stone - Managing Director

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Managing Director

Erin Morales

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Managing Director / Austin, TX
Principal and Managing Director / Operations & Administrative / Austin
Principal and Managing Director of Avison Young 's Austin

Erin Morales is Principal and Managing Director of Avison Young's Austin office. Erin brings over 22 years of experience in brokerage services with a focus in corporate occupiers in the technology sector and strategic real estate planning. Prior to joining Avison Young, she served as Senior Vice President with CBRE, where she was a founding member of and leader in the Technology & Media Practice. While at CBRE, Erin garnered consistent industry recognition as one of the top tenant representation professionals in the Austin MSA. Over the course of her successful career, Erin participated in lease and sale transactions totaling more than 4.5 million square feet.

Fabian Alvarez

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Finance Associate

Giovanna Abraham

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Market Intelligence Analyst
the Market Intelligence Analyst

Giovanna Abraham is the Market Intelligence Analyst covering Phoenix and Las Vegas for Avison Young, recently joining the company in December of 2023. Born in Chicago but raised in Phoenix, Giovanna completed both high school and higher education locally, attending Arizona State University for her Bachelors in Marketing and Thunderbird for her Masters in Global Management. She brings both a creative background in marketing and her love for the arts, as well as a strategic mind with her expertise in data analytics and visualization.

Greg Langston - Managing Director

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Managing Director
Principal
Managing Director / Dallas, TX

Greg Martin

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Boca Raton Managing Director
Managing Director / Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, FL

Greg Morrison

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Managing Director / Orlando, FL

, SIOR, is widely recognized as one of Central Florida's leading commercial real estate professionals. Morrison, who has more than 30 years of experience in the Orlando commercial real estate market, specializes in the marketing of office properties for lease and sale, as well as the representation of tenants and buyers in search of space or land for development. He has consistently impressed clients with his superior market knowledge, attention to detail, work ethic, and strong negotiation skills securing optimal deal terms for his clients in every situation. Prior to joining Avison Young, Morrison was the principal and founder of Morrison Commercial Real Estate, a full-service brokerage firm that represented over 3.5 million square feet of office and industrial space in Orlando. In this capacity, Morrison played a critical role in facilitating countless transactions from inception to closing in all sectors, including office, industrial and land. This position also gave Morrison exceptional skills in managing a complex operation and business development. Before starting his own firm he held brokerage positions at Advantis, NAI Welsh, Pizzuti Companies, and one of Orlando's longest-standing local commercial real estate firms, The Bywater Company. Morrison's career has resulted in the successful completion of more than $800 million in lease and sale transactions.

Gregg von Thaden

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Managing Director / San Jose, CA
Principal / Managing Director / Sales & Leasing

Gregg has over 34 years of experience in Silicon Valley commercial real estate specializing in leasing and sales in the office and R&D markets. Gregg represents Fortune 500 companies, venture capital backed start-up companies and institutional owners of commercial real estate. He has vast experience working with high tech companies, on both the leasing and acquisition side and he has been directly involved in leasing or selling over 26 million square feet with a total transaction value in excess of $15 billion. A few of his regular clients have included Menlo Equities, Apple Inc., Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Equity Office Properties, iStar Financial, Xilinx and Applied Materials. Education Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration & Marketing - San Jose State University

Hadiyah Abdul-Saboor

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Property Manager

Harry Klaff

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Member of the Executive Committee
Principal, President, U.S.

Heather Almond

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Principal, Senior Director US Retail Services

Hiren Thakar - Chief Strategy Officer

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Chief Strategy Officer
Member of the Executive Committee
Principal

J. David Smith

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Director of Brokerage Services / Sacramento, CA
Principal and Director of Brokerage Services

Dave joined Avison Young March 2023 as Principal and Director of Brokerage Services of the Sacramento office. Dave's most recent commercial real estate experience includes 15 years with Cresa, where he focused on representing occupiers of commercial space in the greater Sacramento area. Dave has been involved in all aspects of corporate real estate services including strategic planning, lease, sublease dispositions, building and land sale negotiations, financial analysis, and consulting.