Jim Proehl EVP, Managing Director
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As Executive Vice President and Managing Director for PM Realty Group's (PMRG's) Western Division, Jim Proehl is responsible for managing a portfolio of over 20 million square feet in 11 western states with a staff of over 225 real estate professionals. Mr. Proehl's success with coordinating the repositioning of numerous projects and transitioning large multi-building portfolios in his 15 years with PMRG has helped fuel the growth of the Western Division. 

Mr. Proehl brings more than 18 years of diversified real estate experience in asset management, development, finance and property management. Prior to joining PMRG, Mr. Proehl held the position of Development Manager for Tooley & Company where he managed the development of two high-rise Class A office buildings, each in excess of 400,000 square feet.  As a Senior Asset Manager with Metropolitan Life, Mr. Proehl managed a Colorado and Kansas commercial real estate portfolio valued at over $300 million, including office buildings, hotels and retail centers. 

Mr. Proehl began his real estate career at Williams Realty Corporation, where he was an Associate Development Director with responsibilities for coordinating the legal, planning, financial, design and construction management for two mixed-use projects in Kansas City and San Antonio.  In addition to his development experience at Williams, Mr. Proehl gained a thorough understanding of the financial reporting requirements of working for a publicly traded company. 

Mr. Proehl holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tulsa with an emphasis in real estate and a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University. 
 
jproehl@pmrg.com | (949) 390-5555
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John Rowen SVP, Operations & Engineering
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As Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering, John Rowen oversees approximately 35 projects consisting of over 12,000,000 square feet and is responsible for the overall profitability for PM Realty Group's (PMRG) Southern California Region.

With a staff of over 50 real estate professionals, Mr. Rowen and his team excel at delivering a high level of customer service to our tenants, and increasing the value of the assets for our clients.

Also responsible for providing technical support and oversight for a group of highly-trained operating engineers at the commercial, retail, medical and industrial properties managed by PMRG, Mr. Rowen works with ownership and management recommending operational changes to reduce costs and maximize efficiency.

Mr. Rowen brings more than 40 years of experience in facility operations, maintenance, and management, and has performed numerous operational due diligence inspections and reviews focusing on total facility systems, staffing, and the development of repair and retrofit strategies to improve asset value.

Mr. Rowen attended school in Manchester, England and completed a comprehensive 5-year electrical and mechanical engineering apprenticeship before immigrating to the U.S. He worked for Byron Jackson in the power plant & nuclear industry followed by many years working as a hands-on engineer with SCE, United Airlines and Fluor Corporation before transitioning to the management side of the business. He has held senior management positions on both the ownership and contractor sides of the business with companies such as Fluor Corporation, The Irvine Company, OneSource, and Shorenstein, LLC.
 
jrowen@pmrg.com | (949) 390-5510   
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Scott Kuklish Sr. VP
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As Senior Vice President of the Southern California region, Scott Kuklish oversees all lines of business for PM Realty Group (PMRG) on a large diversified commercial real estate portfolio. In this position, Mr. Kuklish is responsible for the property management and leasing activities for a portfolio of office, industrial, healthcare, mixed-use retail and commercial properties, as well as seeking out new business development opportunities for the company in the Western United States.

Mr. Kuklish brings more than 33 years of experience in the field of property management, leasing and development, with his primary focus centered on all commercial and healthcare related properties.

Prior to his return to California, Mr. Kuklish was Executive Vice President and Director of PMRG’s national healthcare initiative directing medical acquisitions, management and leasing in coordination with each of the company’s operating divisions.

Prior to leading the national healthcare platform, Mr. Kuklish led the Pacific Rim Division where he was responsible for property management and leasing activities in the Northwest Region and Hawaiian Islands.

Mr. Kuklish served as a principal with KCS Properties which merged with Prentiss Properties Trust in 1997. As Regional Director, he was responsible for overseeing all real estate management activities for the Northwest Region. 

Mr. Kuklish holds a Bachelor of Science degree in History and Business from Arizona State University. He serves as Past President of the Sacramento Chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Additionally, he is the former Chairman of the Medical Office Buildings Committee for BOMA International and served on the BOMA International Executive Committee in charge of oversight of policies and procedures for BOMA International worldwide. Most recently, Mr. Kuklish also served on the BOMA 360 council as the lead Auditor for 300 Class “A” office building designees, a BOMA International program aimed at recognizing industry best-practices in building management and operations.

skuklish@pmrg.com | (949) 390-5519

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Rick Jones SVP, Northwest & Pacific Regions
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As Senior Vice President, Rick Jones is responsible for all lines of business for a portfolio totaling over 7 million square feet of office, retail, industrial and multi-family properties in Northern California and Hawaii. 

Mr. Jones brings more than 28 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and has established himself as one of the top real estate professionals in Northern California. For much of his career with PM Realty Group (PMRG), Mr. Jones was responsible for major build-to-suit office, retail and industrial developments, in addition to major capital and tenant improvement projects. 

Prior to joining PMRG, Mr. Jones held key positions at prestigious architectural, general contracting, and development firms in San Francisco. As an in-house project manager, he directed major projects for large corporate users, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of California and Westin Hotels. This diverse experience allows him to bring an unusual perspective to design and construction assignments. He has supervised complex multi-phased projects in occupied high sensitivity facilities, including data, office, retail and hotel uses.   

Mr. Jones received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Washington State University and holds a General Contractor license and a Real Estate Sales license in California. His continuing education focuses on construction law, hazardous materials, and mechanical systems courses at the University of California, Berkley.  Mr. Jones has been a guest lecturer at several industry seminars and workshops. 
 
rjones@pmrg.com | (415) 288-9560 
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Mark Mattis SVP, Brokerage Services
_posts/Mattis.Mark_cas_crop.jpg As Senior Vice President of Brokerage Services and a member of PM Realty Group's (PMRG's) Healthcare Advisory Group, Mark Mattis is directly responsible for leasing and investment sale activities for nearly 2 million square feet of office, medical office and industrial properties throughout Southern California. Most recently he was awarded the leasing assignment for the Manhattan Towers project – a 390,000 square foot office complex owned by Wells Realty Trust.  He also completed two $30 million sales transactions on behalf of Broadreach Capital Partners and McCarthy & Cook Co.

Mr. Mattis brings more than 23 years of experience. He began his career in commercial real estate brokerage with the West Los Angeles office of the Grubb & Ellis Company and Quantum Commercial Real Estate, where he focused his efforts on office leasing representing clients such as TCW Realty Advisors, JMB Properties Company (Heitman/JMB), Mitsui Real Estate USA, The Koll Company, GE Capital, Principal Capital Group and CDE Bank of Paris. His tenant representations included First Federal Bank of California, Otis Elevator Company, Chiat Day Mojo Advertising, Barry & Enright Productions, Zomba/Jive Records, the largest independent record company in the world, and John Candy, the actor.

Prior to joining PMRG, Mr. Mattis served as Regional Director in Southern California for Prentiss Properties where he handled leasing/sales transactions for both the Prentiss Trust and the company's third-party clientele. His responsibilities included the leasing, acquisition, and disposition of office and industrial projects on behalf of such institutional clients as TIAA-CREF, AMB Property Corporation, Health Care Property Investors, Kearny Real Estate Company, Clarion Partners, CALPERS and the Prentiss Properties Trust. 

Mr. Mattis is a graduate of the University of Arizona and a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP), the American Industrial Real Estate Association (AIR), and the Los Angeles Commercial Realty Association (LACRA), for which he serves as Executive Board Member. He is the chairman of the Annual Broker Challenge in Santa Monica – a philanthropy event which, since 1999, has netted an excess of $1.2 million for the beneficiary Family Services of Santa Monica.
 
mmattis@pmrg.com | (424) 248-1610 
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Linda Gee SVP & Regional Manager, Pacific Rim Region
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As Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Linda Gee is responsible for the oversight and delivery of PM Realty Group's (PMRG's) full spectrum of real estate services in Hawaii, including the provision of property management, leasing, and brokerage services to its landlord, tenant and investment clients.  

Ms. Gee brings more than 35 years of experience in the Hawaii real estate industry with extensive experience in commercial property investment sales and acquisitions, consulting, leasing, and property management. She has represented clients in the acquisition and sale of office, retail and industrial properties valued in excess of $300,000,000, while representing landlords and tenants in the leasing of over 1,600,000 square feet of office, retail and industrial space. 

Ms. Gee's previous experience includes opening and serving as Hawaii District Manager of Grubb & Ellis Company's Property Management Division. Upon acquiring the division's assets Ms. Gee formed The Landmark Property Corporation, which managed and leased 2 million square feet of office, retail and industrial property on three islands, including Restaurant Row, Manoa Marketplace, Pearl Kai and Westridge Shopping Centers, Azeka Place Shopping Center, Bank of America Building, Nimitz Business Center, The Imperial Plaza, and Kapalama Military Reservation. Landmark also served as project development coordinator of The Imperial Plaza, Nimitz Business Center, Bank of AmeriPca and Pearl Kai Center properties. 

When Landmark was sold to Koll Management Services, Ms. Gee was named President of Koll's Asia-Pacific Region, and then served as a vice president in CB Richard Ellis' brokerage division upon its merger with Koll, prior to joining PMRG in 1999. 

Ms. Gee holds a Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), is a past-president of the IREM's Hawaii Chapter, an affiliate Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), and a licensed Hawaii real estate broker. 
 
lgee@pmrg.com | (808) 525-7500 
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David Girty VP, Brokerage Services
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As Vice President of Brokerage Services, David Girty is responsible for leading the expansion of PM Realty Group's (PMRG's) Western Division brokerage team, based in Orange County, California. 

Mr. Girty brings more than 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry throughout Southern California. In the past 10 years, he has successfully completed over 300 sale/lease transactions totaling over 5.5 million square feet, with an aggregate value of over $930 million, earning the prestigious CoStar Group's “Power Broker” award during 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2005. 

Prior to joining PMRG, Mr. Girty served as Director of Office Brokerage for Coreland Companies where he held key oversight and expansion responsibilities of the Leasing and Sales Divisional efforts within Southern California. He spent three years at Grubb & Ellis Company where he served as Senior Vice President/ Office Group. Previously, Mr. Girty served as Senior Vice President at Transwestern Commercial Services with overall brokerage and management responsibilities for the Orange County office. Mr. Girty began his brokerage career at Cushman & Wakefield of California.   

Mr. Girty has extensive experience in asset leasing/re-positioning, acquisition/disposition, financial analysis, account management and reporting. He has represented many international and national institutional real estate companies, corporate and private clients and individual investors.  

Mr. Girty holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Los Angeles where he studied Finance, Real Estate and Law, as well as an Associate in Arts degree from Pasadena City College. He is a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and serves as Co-Chairman of South Coast Metro Alliance's Commercial Leasing Group. 
 
dgirty@pmrg.com | (949) 390-5505
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Ken Arimitsu VP, Brokerage Services
_posts/Arimitsu.Ken_cas_crop.jpg As Vice President of Brokerage Services, Ken Arimitsu is responsible for leading the expansion of PM Realty Group's (PMRG's) Western Division brokerage team, based in Orange County, California.

Mr. Arimitsu brings more than 19 years of experience in investment brokerage services with a focus on institutional non-core and special assets. His depth of experience encompasses all major property types and facets of investment services, including exit strategy and valuation, acquisition and disposition brokerage strategies and adaptive property conversions and re-use.

Prior to joining PMRG, Mr. Arimitsu served as Director of Investment Brokerage for Coreland Companies where he led the Investment Services Group and formed a National Golf Course Brokerage Team. He previously led the National Golf and Resort Services Group at Grubb and Ellis for 10 years.

With over 50 golf course sales, Mr. Arimitsu has represented clients such as Bank of America, Shea Homes, Arnold Palmer Golf, Blackstone Group, Textron Financial, Olympus REA, GE Capital, Walton Street Capital and Weyerhaeuser Financial. He is now recognized nationally as a leading expert in golf course and resort brokerage services. His skill set allows him to focus on individual investors and financial institutions that require localized professional expertise melded with the strength of a national platform.

Mr. Arimitsu holds Bachelor of Science and Arts degrees from The University of California where he studied Economics, Political Science and Agronomy. He is a member of the Southern California Golf Association, the National Golf Course Owners Association and the Asian Business League.

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John Murray VP, Brokerage Services
_posts/Murray.John_cas_crop.jpg As Vice President of Brokerage Services, John Murray is responsible for all areas of brokerage services in PM Realty Group's (PMRG's) Western Division.

Mr. Murray brings more than 27 years of experience in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and repositioning of office, industrial and retail commercial real estate. He has been recognized as one of the top 25 brokers in Orange County, with sales totaling over $175 million.  
 
Prior to joining PMRG, Mr. Murray spent eight years with Grubb & Ellis in Denver, Colorado overseeing leasing and investment sales, where he was awarded the top salesman for five consecutive years. He later relocated to Newport Beach, California to work for CB Richard Ellis in the investment division.  During Mr. Murray's 10-year tenure, he sold over $500 million in retail, industrial, and office products.

Mr. Murray previously served as Director of Acquisitions for Adler Realty overseeing the acquisition of industrial, office, and retail properties in Phoenix, Colorado, Dallas, Austin, and Northern and Southern California.

Mr. Murray holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Denver and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and PGA of America.

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Martin Stradtman VP, Brokerage Services
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As Vice President of Brokerage Services, Martin Stradtman is responsible for leasing and investments sales for Southern California.

Mr. Stradtman brings 34 years of experience in various aspects of commercial and residential real estate. He has extensive experience and success in combining a background of development expertise, strategic marketing skills, professional sales experience, management leadership, and technical abilities in order to meet the unique requirements of the commercial real estate industry.

Mr. Stradtman has represented numerous well-known clients, such as Santa Margarita Company, Chapman University, The Koll Company, The Irvine Company, and Hughes Aircraft Corporation.  Examples of transactions include:

•  Industrial/Office Land Sale of 637 acres at $166,500,000
•  Industrial/Office Buildings Leased/Sold totaling 3,282,000 square feet at $29,540,000
• Retail, Institutional and Joint Venture Land Sales of 185 acres at $48,350,000

In addition, Mr. Stradtman has served as an Expert Witness in litigation matters.

Mr. Stradtman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Certificate in Real Estate from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Certificate in Appraisal from California State University, Fullerton.

Mr. Stradtman has numerous professional affiliations, including Founder and Past President of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP’s) SoCal Chapter of National Board of Directors and various other positions with NAIOP, California Business Properties Association (CBPA), Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA-CAC), Past President of Rancho Santa Margarita Commercial Maintenance Association, and Past President of the Irvine YMCA Board of Directors.

mstradtman@pmrg.com | (949) 390-5513

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Eileen Doody VP, Brokerage Services
_posts/Doody.Eileen_cas_crop.jpg As Vice President of Brokerage Services and a member of PM Realty Group's (PMRG's) Healthcare Advisory Group, Eileen Doody is exclusively responsible for the leasing of over 21 medical buildings in the Orange County area, plus oversees the St. Joseph Hospital of Orange portfolio consisting of over 350,000 square feet of medical space. She has worked with developers on build-to-suit portfolios of medical space as well as representing the Irvine Company on their Medical portfolio.

Ms. Doody brings 20 years of experience in medical and commercial real estate brokerage and property management. In her 10 years with PMRG, Ms. Doody has consistently contributed to the growth of the Healthcare Services division by her numerous contacts and successes in the industry.

Medical real estate is a unique marketplace that only a small group of individuals truly understand.  The service that Ms. Doody provides to hospitals, physicians, dentists, and owners of medical office buildings is unparalleled in the industry.  She is the resource that hospitals, physicians and medical office owners trust.

Ms. Doody currently serves on several fund raising event committees, including Co - Chairing the St. Joseph Hospital TODOS Golf Committee which benefits the new Center for Cancer prevention and treatment. She is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach.

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Ian Clagstone VP, Brokerage Services
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As Vice President of Brokerage Services, Ian Clagstone specializes in assisting clients with office leasing and investment sales. He has provided investment advisory services for clients such as Kurisu and Fergus, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and the Lyum Family Trust. His landlord and tenant representation clients include Hawaii’s Top 250 as well as publicly-traded companies, among them Pitney Bowes, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Sherwin-Williams, ING, St. Francis Healthcare System, Global Village, TrueBlue Inc./Labor Ready, and Cisco Systems. In addition to partnering in corporate account development and investment sales and leasing of all product types, Ian serves as a member of landlord representation teams which have responsibility for over 400,000 square feet of office space in Honolulu. Included in this portfolio are the 677 Ala Moana Building at the gateway to the Kapiolani/Ala Moana submarket, medical office buildings, a mid-rise office property in the King Street corridor, and office buildings in downtown Honolulu.
 
Mr. Clagstone is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Shidler College of Business, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a focus on finance and marketing. While at the University of Hawaii, he served as President of the Financial Management Association and developed the school’s first online securities trading and commercial real estate programs. His understanding of financial analysis has allowed him to advise clients in depth when evaluating investment opportunities. Mr. Clagstone has been published in Hawaii Business Magazine and is the editor of PM Realty Group’s quarterly market update reports.

Mr. Clagstone is affiliated with the Shidler College of Business Alumni Association, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), and is an active alumnus with the Financial Management Association. He is pursuing his Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and is a licensed real estate salesperson in Hawaii.

iclagstone@pmrg.com | (808) 792-7237

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Melanie Belger VP, Controller
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As Vice President and Controller of the Western Division, Melanie Belger is responsible for the financial reporting for the Western Division portfolio. This includes overall responsibility for the preparation of the monthly financial statements, as well as tenant billings.  Additional responsibilities include the coordination of annual audits, detailed financial projections, and special reports. 

Ms. Belger brings more than 25 years of experience in due diligence support for acquisitions and dispositions, coordination of property tax analysis and appeals, and detailed financial projections and special reports. Her previous experience also includes being responsible for the management of 5 accounting personnel in preparation of financial statements, coordination of tenant billings, and annual audits for 1.5 million square feet of commercial real estate.  

Prior to joining PM Realty Group (PMRG), Ms. Belger managed the Development Accounting department of Shea Properties, owner/developer of 5.5 million square feet of office, industrial and retail property. Her responsibilities included financial reporting, pro forma preparation, property valuation, cash flow forecasting, and coordination of CFD, construction and permanent financing for all horizontal and vertical development. 

Ms. Belger is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate Finance and Corporate Finance. She serves on the boards for the USC Marshall School of Business Orange County and the Miracle League of Orange County. 
 
mbelger@pmrg.com | (949) 390-5550
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