Giving Back
1. P.B. Bell has raised $12.5K for Entryway. Entryway is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that upskills at-risk individuals to get them work-ready for entry-level positions in the multifamily housing industry.
Awards & Accolades
2. P.B. Bell’s Jen Santiago, Casey Hale and Jodi Silva recently graduated from the Arizona Multihousing Association Lyceum program. Lyceum is a yearlong volunteer leadership development program that focuses on the essential elements of successful leaders.
3. Valley Partnership announced its 2025 ADVOCATES graduates. The Class of 2025 includes:
- James Sullins, Alexander Building Company;
- Hayley Freestone, A.R. Mays;
- Brandon Ramirez, Ashton Woods;
- Connor Peagler, BFSO Law;
- Gregory Janousek, Bjerk Builders;
- Madison Leake, Burch and Cracchiolo;
- Trey Glenn, CBRE;
- Jessica Newland, Central Arizona Project;
- Dominic Bergs, Chasse Building Team;
- Shalaka Sawant, Clayco;
- Weston Harris, Colliers Engineering & Design;
- Aaron Robnow, Dorsey & Whitney LLP;
- Victoria Okula, EPCOR;
- Jeffrey Ditgen, EPS Group;
- Shane Parker, Fennemore;
- Katie Schrupp, FirstBank;
- Tyler Shute, Forestar;
- Chloe Plaisance, Gammage & Burnham, PLC;
- Tyler Nash, Harvard Investments;
- Jorden Okyere, Howard Hughes;
- Philip Hensley, JE Dunn Construction;
- Megan Le, Kimley-Horn;
- Robi Hullner, Kitchell;
- Jessica Tsinnie, LJA Engineering;
- Madison Barbee, QUARLES, LLP;
- Samantha Maxwell, Small Giants;
- Nelson de los Santos, Southwest Traffic Engineering;
- Ashley Peters, Sundt Construction;
- Annika Collier, Terracon;
- Josh Peterson, Trademark, and
- Evan Southern, ZOM Living.
Boards & Commissions
4. The Arizona Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, elected officers and board members for 2025. The 2025 Executive Committee of NAIOP includes:
- Phil Breidenbach, Colliers, Board Chair;
- Derek Flottum, VanTrust Real Estate, Vice Chair;
- Jenna Borcherding, VanTrust Real Estate, Programs Chair;
- Mike Olsen, Globe Corporation, Treasurer, and
- John Orsak, Lincoln Property Company, Immediate Past Chair.
Beginning their first three-year terms are:
- Tim Chester, Wentworth Property Company;
- Adrian Evarkiou, The Boyer Company;
- Cathy Teeter, CBRE, and
- Korey Wilkes, Butler Design Group.
Josh Tracy with Ryan Companies US, Inc.will serve as the ex-officio representative for the Developing Leaders in 2025.
The continuing board members are:
- Chris Anderson, Hines;
- Chris Burson, Flagstar Bank;
- Jamie Godwin, Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc.;
- Robert Guerena, GO Industrial;
- Kevin Miller, Kitchell Development Company;
- Laura Ortiz, Evergreen Development;
- Byron Sarhanigan, Snell & Wilmer, and
- Eric Whitehurst, Kimley-Horn.
Promotions
5. P.B. Bell’s Chapin Bell has transitioned to the role of Chairman and remains the owner of the company. Justin Steltenpohl, who began working with Philip and Chapin Bell in 2007, has been named Chief Executive Officer. This marks the first time in 50 years that someone outside of the Bell family has run the company.
New Hires
6. Diversified Partners announced the addition of Dean Ingram as Managing Partner of Brokerage and New Development. Ingram has more than 25 years of retail real estate expertise focusing on markets across the Southwest and Central regions, including Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma and Minnesota.