HSI COMMERCIAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
Allyson is known for her tenacity, pursuing her goals with dogged determination and getting results. Her decision to seek a real estate career was grounded in a desire to learn the process from the inside out, in order to make sound investment decisions. In taking her talents to real estate, she has enjoyed great success and vowed to place her client's best interests at the forefront of the transaction as well as give back to her community.
She's called the Gwinnett County, GA area her home since 2007, where she resides with her husband, Ray; son, Christian, and fur baby, Biscuit. In her free time, she will likely be traveling, reading or enjoying a brisk walk with her pup.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate, ACBR
With substantial expertise in both office and industrial tenant representation, Amy Rodbells is part of the Atlanta office of the HSI Commercial team. She specializes in representing both office and industrial tenants for their space needs in the Atlanta market and surrounding sub-markets.
Amy began her career in 2002 as part of a medical office tenant and agency leasing team. She has worked on landlord and tenant teams at Newmark (Formerly Grubb & Ellis Company) as part of their tenant advisory group with a focus on accounting and law firms as well as representing numerous industrial tenants to procure facilities and structure lease terms complimenting client's business objectives. Additionally, Amy has spent time working for her family business to identify, zone and develop multiple single-family housing developments sold to corporate and institutional clients including Atlanta-based Cousins Properties and other local investors.
A native Atlantan, Amy has extensive knowledge of Atlanta and surrounding markets. She earned her BBA from the University of Georgia in Marketing in 1997 and MBA from the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2001 with a focus on Real Estate and Marketing. During this time she also completed an internship with Atlanta-based Haddow & Associates consulting on highest and best land use projects. Amy lives in Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta with her husband Philip and two teenage children.
Job Titles:
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
Brady Koerner is a seasoned professional with a diverse background in the automotive industry, specifically as a Finance Director for multiple dealer groups over the past decade. Throughout his extensive experience, Brady has honed his expertise in sales and negotiation tactics, allowing him to provide exceptional service and outcomes. His commitment to building solid relationships has resulted in a strong, cultivated network.
Born and raised in Woodstock, Georgia, Brady has also spent significant time in vibrant cities such as Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida. This exposure has broadened his understanding of different real estate markets and allows him to offer valuable insights to clients seeking guidance in these areas.
With a genuine passion for helping others and a wealth of experience and commitment to client satisfaction, Brady approaches every interaction with a focus on understanding unique requirements. Whether buying, selling, leasing or investing, Brady is eager to leverage his skills, knowledge and expertise from the automotive industry and provide seamless and rewarding encounters to support clients in achieving their real estate goals.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
- Expert
Brent Fisher is an expert with over 30 years of experience in both residential and commercial real estate, consistently providing clients with professional, responsive and attentive service. His years of experience have taught him to really listen and understand his client's needs.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
Brittany Edwards focuses her commercial expertise on working with healthcare and dental professionals, small business owners, and corporations searching for retail and office space.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
Dexter Prince is a seasoned professional with a successful career in real estate sales spanning more than two decades. Born out of a rich corporate background in operations and program management, Dexter has seamlessly translated his skills and expertise into serving clients in the Metro Atlanta area.
Throughout his career, Dexter has been instrumental in fostering strategic partnerships and collaborations that have paved the way for successful real estate ventures. Whether negotiating high-stakes deals or facilitating seamless transactions, the ability to bridge corporate acumen with realty finesse has consistently set him apart.
Looking ahead, Dexter will be a driving force in the commercial realty landscape. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, a wealth of experience and a forward-thinking mindset, he is poised to lead the way in shaping the future of corporate real estate.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
- Professor of Biology
Dr. Fredrik Vannberg joined HSI Commercial in 2021 to pursue his passion for helping families acquire real estate, whether for a home or for an investment. He is registered with the residential and commercial arms of HomeSmart/HSI. As an active real estate investor himself, he has seen the power of intelligent real estate strategy leading to generational wealth.
Fredrik is a Professor of Biology and is a well recognized figure within the genomics community and has contributed to research for three decades, including time at Harvard and Oxford. He has served as regional judge for the Siemens Competition of Math, Science, and Technology, a premier national high school STEM competition. Fredrik has taught nearly 1000 undergraduates in premedical studies, mentored dozens of masters students and graduated four PhD students. He believes in nurturing the next generation of students and is always happy to provide guidance to students and their families.
He has passed various SEC/FINRA investment exams including the Uniform Investment Advisor Law Exam (Series 65). He is active on LinkedIn and has 30,000 first degree connections, primarily within the academic and real estate investing communities. He obtained his real estate license in 2021 and is working towards his CCIM designation.
Fredrik believes in helping each client with their real estate needs and is also generous with his time with respect to his other expertise to be an asset to families and family offices.
Gina Cambardella Ragsdale is an Atlanta, GA native. Along with her brothers, she is blessed to have been raised by wonderful parents in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
A graduate of the Terry College of Business from the University of Georgia, Gina has been privileged to work in the real estate industry since becoming an agent in 2004. Her professional interests include development, rezoning, working with industrial uses, demolition contracting, environmental remediation, and other development challenges.
Gina is appreciative of her husband, Matt Ragsdale, and the team they make in the raising of their three boys. She trains Brazilian Jui Jitsu, and enjoys fitness with her friends as well as walking the trails of north Georgia.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
Jeff Hammond is an award-winning, driven, and highly motivated professional with more than 25 years of experience in the sale, investment, development, and property management of commercial and residential real estate.
Jeff has a strong entrepreneurial drive and focuses on the bottom line while being ever-mindful of providing stellar service to clients. Gaining early business experience with UPS - the global leader in logistics, packaging and specialized transportation - Jeff made significant contributions as a "change agent," improving efficiencies, reducing costs and driving quality.
With an entrepreneurial spirit and record of success in the real estate marketplace, Jeff's expertise lies in building strong client relationships, ensuring quality service, and negotiating the best terms possible to close transactions. These unique skill sets have enabled him to become a top performer in marketing commercial real estate and a leader in the sale of office, retail, and industrial space. As such, his colleagues refer to him as "The Bulldog" and "Mr. Networker."
Job Titles:
- Associate Broker, ACBR
- Associate Broker, ACBR O
Jennifer Houston is a relationship-driven, results-oriented real estate professional providing real solutions for her commercial clients. She has extensive experience in both the commercial and residential sides of real estate and has sold several multimillion-dollar luxury homes, specializing in assisting out-of-town and foreign investors with their commercial and residential needs in the Atlanta Metro Area.
A native of Chicago, Jennifer was born into a family of entrepreneurs. Her grandfather and uncles were all contractors and investment property owners with experience building commercial properties. This early exposure to the industry set the foundation for what has now become a thriving career in real estate since 2005. As a salon owner and operator of 14 years (along with her husband), Jennifer has a keen understanding of her client's commercial real estate needs.
With a B.S. in Accounting, Jennifer is a numbers girl whose secret sauce is protecting her client's bottom line by negotiating the best price for them. She has worked with organizations across a wide spectrum of sectors, including serving churches in identifying worship space, as well as attorneys and accountants seeking office space. Jennifer is skilled in fostering landlord and tenant relationships on both the commercial and residential sides of the business. She is further experienced in assisting business owners with purchasing franchises, as well as identifying commercial property to lease/purchase for their franchises.
Jennifer has been married for 18 years to her wonderful husband, Roderick, who is a customer service professional and business owner. Together, they have lived in Metro Atlanta for more than 15 years, so she knows the area very well.
Her ultimate goal is to serve with a spirit of excellence: Jennifer loves to educate her clients by equipping them with real time information they need to take the stress out of the buying process and successfully close on their future.
Service. Relationships. Real estate: that's the order in which Jennifer does business and she is ready to serve you today!
Meet Jeremy Turner, a connoisseur of the Atlanta property market with over 20 years of expertise in turning dreams into reality. As a full-time realtor and entrepreneur, Jeremy has honed the craft of clinching the deal in the residential realm. He is now taking his talents to new heights with HomeSmart's International Commercial Division.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate ACBR, Hotel Specialist
Jon Kaplan traces his experience to 1995 when he began as a business executive; his real estate career began in 2005. Prior to this, he was a vice president for a technology company that went public in 2000.
He is an expert in prospecting for buyers and sellers, establishing strong relationships with the key developers/investors in Atlanta, GA who have the resources to make quick decisions on buying up to $50M of commercial real estate. Jon's focus is on helping owners that don't have expertise in commercial real estate transactions. He strongly believes that these individuals have been underserved.
Jon joined the Atlanta Realtors Association in 2005 and the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors in 2018. He is working towards his CCIM certification and is a CoStar PowerBroker.
Jon received a B.A. in Psychology with honors from SUNY Binghampton and earned an M.ED. in education from Lesley College.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
As a real estate broker, Kelley Lewis delivers twenty years of real estate experience and expertise to her clients. Beginning in Northern California residential sales and moving into commercial real estate over the last few years, she is proud to now serve the Atlanta market.
For Kelley, success throughout a long career has reflected the value she places on the relationships she has with her clients, those built on honesty and integrity. These are the same principles that guide her as an active mother of four beautiful and vibrant children, as a committed businesswoman, and as a local community and business advocate.
A relationship with Kelley is about getting valuable guidance, expert community knowledge, clear and consistent communication, and experienced negotiation skills that her clients trust for a first-class experience every time.
Job Titles:
- Uniform Investment Advisor
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
Prior to joining HSI Commercial, Michael Usdan served as an Investment Associate for Franklin Street specializing in multifamily properties in the Georgia market. As part of the multifamily investment brokerage team, he was responsible for advising clients on disposition strategies and trends, navigating methods to optimize value, preparing offering memorandums, pricing analysis proposals, and additional marketing materials.
Previously, Michael worked as an acquisitions and development assistant for Southbound Development Group in Atlanta. While in college, he became licensed as a certified player representative (agent) by the National Basketball Players Association and International Basketball Federation. He also served as the co-founder and head of the Midwest Region for a national concert and entertainment event producer.
Michael earned a B.S. in Management from Indiana University at Bloomington. He is a licensed Real Estate Sales Associate in the state of Georgia and an active member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS®.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the View Our Team
- Associate ACBR
As a resident of the Atlanta Metro area for over 25 years, Moses Wilkins has been involved in varied aspects of the Atlanta community. He graduated from Georgia State University with a degree in Geosciences with concentrations in geography and environmental geosciences.
Starting his federal career in Atlanta, Moses has worked as a HAZUS Mitigation and GIS Specialist with the Department of Homeland Security for over 15 years. In this capacity, Moses responds to our nation's natural disasters by supervising a team of analysts who develop floodplain maps in real-time, which enables FEMA to mitigate disaster relief predictively and prescriptively across diverse geographies. Additionally, through community engagement efforts, Moses facilitates training at the local and state levels on best practices and standards related to flood risk study lifecycle for the eight states that comprise FEMA Region 4.
While attending GSU, Moses completed an extensive amount of coursework in Urban Studies and showed interest in urban planning. Recognizing his former interest in this domain, Moses obtained his real estate license in 2017 and has worked as a Real Estate Consultant ever since.
In addition to assisting his clients in the acquisition and disposition of real property, Moses gained further experience in the real estate industry by investing his personal assets to flip and sell houses in the Atlanta area market, crossing over into commercial real estate and assisting clients in the acquisition and leasing of facilities within the medical and automotive industries.
Moses represents his clients with unmatched white-glove service to also include consulting/strategy, marketing, and ground-up construction. As someone who has personally purchased/sold and built two homes in Glenwood Park and Druid Hills, GA from the ground up, Moses understands the complex experience of the Atlanta real estate market. It is his goal that each client will experience his passion for real estate, high-level customer service, professionalism, and integrity. He is an expert in the Atlanta Metro Area market and is committed to assisting each client in securing their ideal property. In his spare time, Moses enjoys traveling internationally, seeking new food and restaurant experiences, and spending time with family and friends. Feel free to contact Moses for additional information related to all services offered.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the View Our Team
Robert Aldrich - in the commercial sector since 1995 - has experience in the leasing, management and sale of commercial office, industrial, medical, and retail property. Licensed in the state of Georgia since 2014, he has worked in asset and fund management in both the US and Canada, with operational experience stemming from the ground up.
Robert is experienced in complex commercial property acquisition and disposition in most major North American markets. His portfolio management expertise includes leasing, marketing, operations, investor/equity entity-level management, strategic tax planning, cash flow optimization, debt finance, and insurance risk management. He has over thirteen years of experience working with foreign investors including German/European banking and investment firms.
Job Titles:
- Member of the View Our Team
- Senior Commercial Realtor
Roxanne Hazen has a passion for real estate and helping business owners, developers and investors achieve their sales, leasing and investment goals.
Roxanne joined HSI Commercial in 2013 and has been a top-performing agent, winning multiple Top Producer Awards, being Atlanta Commercial Board's Top Producer, and being recognized as the Single Largest Land Sale Transaction in the Atlanta Market for a $32M sale.
Prior to starting her commercial real estate career, Ms. Hazen was a professional fundraiser in Atlanta for 13 years, and a part-time investor/home renovator/flipper. Following a three-year stint as a mortgage broker, in 2009 she got her real estate license and worked with Prudential, serving on Prudential's Commercial Council.
Ms. Hazen's experience has cut across most disciplines of commercial real estate, including investments (her favorite), industrial, multi-family, retail, office and land properties (2nd favorite.) She has excellent negotiating skills, extensive knowledge and experience in the greater Atlanta market, and a solid list of real estate resources including skilled title and zoning attorneys, architects, contractors, engineers, lenders, inspectors, surveyors and more. Her success is founded on two principles: looking out for her client's best interest and helping clients increase their wealth via real estate.
Ms. Hazen lives in Johns Creek, GA with her husband, Gus Nassif, and two spoiled cats. Her hobbies include exercising, reading, films and exploring new restaurants.
Education
Elon University - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration & Minor in Finance.
Affiliations
Atlanta Commercial Board
Georgia Association of REALTORS®
National Association of REALTORS®
CCIM Candidate
Awards
Atlanta Commercial Board Million Dollar Club
HSI's #2 Top Producer Company-Wide - 2018
HSI's Top Commercial Producer Award - 2019
Atlanta Commercial Board's Top 10 Land Producer - 2019
Single Largest Sale in HSI's history
Sarina Martin started her real estate career in 2007. With experience in commercial sales and restaurant management, she puts her skills and knowledge of the hospitality industry into helping local owners find and open their own restaurants or retail space.
Sarina loves working and expanding the community and helping people achieve their dreams of becoming business owners and obtaining physical property. Her experience began with renting out office spaces in a commercial high-rise building and has since expanded to retail and restaurants, helping startups as well as experienced businesses.
She enjoys being a part of something life-changing with her clients, watching their success spring from an idea and expand into reality.