Meet the Trusted Team at
NAI Chase Commercial

Charles Grelier, Jr. CPM, SIOR, CCIM

CAREER SUMMARY
Charles Grelier, Jr. is a managing member of Chase Group, Inc. a diversified holding company providing resources to four real estate service companies specializing in commercial real estate brokerage, development, property management and construction. Chase Group serves North and Central Alabama including the cities of Birmingham, Huntsville-Decatur, Tuscaloosa and Cullman. The service companies, (more commonly known as NAI Chase Commercial) leases, manage and/or represent over 2.5 million square feet of commercial property located primarily in North and Central Alabama.

EDUCATION
Mr. Grelier graduated from the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate Finance. After moving to Huntsville, Alabama shortly after college, by 1991 Charles was selected by the Chamber of Commerce Foundation to attend Leadership Huntsville/Madison County Class IV, a program tailored for those in the community viewed as emerging new leaders. He received a designation as a CCIM in 1995; an SIOR designation in 1998; and also became a certified property manager (CPM) in November 2009.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Commercial Development, Office, Property Management
Specialties: As President of NAI Chase Commercial, Charles manages the commercial real estate leasing and management operations for NAI Chase Commercial covering the company’s office, retail and industrial portfolio. He supervises day to day activities related to leasing, property management and property sales as well as coordination with landlord and tenant relations.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
SIOR- Society of Industrial and Office Realtors
CCIM-Certified Commercial Investments Member
CPM- Certified Property Manager
PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
Arrow Electronics
Sikorsky Helicopters
Selex Sensors and Airborne Systems
Textron Aerospace

RECENT SALE TRANSACTIONS
78,000 SF Office Building – Park Place Office Park
110,000 SF Office Building – Verilink Corporation
250,000 SF Industrial Plant – Chrysler Corporation
60,000 SF Industrial Plant – Scientific Utilization
55,000 SF Office Building – John Hancock
100,000 SF Office Park – Lincoln National

Tracy Hunter, CPM

CAREER SUMMARY
As Vice President of Property Management for NAI Chase Commercial, Tracy contributes over 17 years’ experience in property management for commercial, retail, industrial and medical properties. She oversees the full service, fee management of all the company’s inventory, consisting of approximately 1.4 Million square feet of Class A and B office properties, retail, medical and flex space.

Additionally, she is responsible for facilities management services for corporate and industrial clients, corporate headquarters buildings and owner occupied buildings.

SPECIALTIES
Accounting, Property Management, Accounting Administration, Facilities Management, Lease Administration

EDUCATION
University of Georgia and Austin Peay University
Member of AEU Honors Society

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
In all phases of property management including budgeting, general operations, lease administration, contracting, tenant relations, retention programs and construction supervision, Tracy excels at providing a quick response to all Landlord and Tenant requirements.

She is an experienced supervisor and manages both the inventory and the staff in an efficient manner. Tracy’s sound business practices, coupled with her influence with the vendor community provide our clients first class expertise in the operation and maintenance of their buildings.

Career highlights include seven years in residential property management and development (Smith Barney Real Estate Corporation, Abbitt Management, Piedmont Equity Corporation), three years as a customer service field representative for a national title company (Safeco Title), seven years as owner of a company servicing government and commercial customers for non-destructive testing equipment, four years as Executive Director for SAHMA (Southeastern Assisted Housing Management Association, a trade association for management firms servicing HUD housing). Tracy started at Chase Commercial in August of 2000.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
New America Network
Buildings Owners and Managers Association
Institute of Real Estate Management

Randy Thomas

CAREER SUMMARY
Randy provides leadership and management within the NAI Chase Commercial Birmingham market by providing continuous evaluations of short- and long-term strategic objectives. Randy specializes in Tenant relations, property management, leasing and sales of all types of commercial properties.

EDUCATION
Western Illinois University- Bachelor of Science in Business
Department of Defense (DOD) Special Agents Training, Quantico, VA
John E Reid College- Degreed in Detection of Deception
Alabama Real Estate Licensed 1996

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Randy is a former NCAA Division I collegiate wrestler and a graduate of Western Illinois University receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business. He is a former United States Federal Agent and later employed in the U.S. Government’s defense industry.

Randy began his commercial real estate career in 1996, specializing in Landlord and Tenant representation as it pertained to commercial office property leasing. He was a former member of the NAI Brokerage Team in the late 90’s.

In 1999, he joined Colonial Properties Trust (CLP), a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which was valued at over 5 billion dollars in commercial property assets throughout the southeastern United States. Randy maintained a successful brokerage career for over 15 years, representing CLP’s office properties located in Alabama. Additionally, while at CLP, he was contracted by several large commercial real estate holding institutions to provide brokerage services for their Alabama property assets as managed by GE Capital, Berkadia and private investment funds.

In 2012, when CLP sold off all owned commercial assets and dissolved their REIT, Randy joined Colliers International, Alabama where he continued his career in providing various aspects of commercial brokerage services maintaining a level of production as one of Colliers top performers.

Early in 2017, Mr. Thomas returned to NAI Chase Commercial Realty, Inc. where he accepted his current role as their Senior Vice President, managing the Brokerage Production Team. In August of 2019 Randy accepted a position with Ponder Properties as a Partner/Broker in Birmingham. In August of 2020, Randy spearheaded a merger between Ponder and NAI Chase Commercial, making the Chase Ponder merger, under the NAI platform, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the Birmingham market.

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
AT&T
IBM
American Express Financial Services
Semiconductor Boeing Aerospace
Chrysler Corporation
GE Aviation
Corporation GE Capital
Dynetics
Georgia Tech
Northrup Grumman
Raytheon
Stanley
LINE-X
Lidos Corp.

Charles Grelier, Sr.

SPECIALTIES
Development, Investment, Retail

SCOPE OF SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Charles Grelier, Sr leads NAIChase Commercial development & anchor leasing activities in Alabama with over 30 years of commercial real estate experience and knowledge. Origination and execution of sound marketing, brokerage, development and investment strategies for national clients and partnerships in Alabama, Tennessee and Florida have contributed materially to the success of Chase Group operations and holdings. Tenant and Client representation for “design-build” and “turnkey” programs including acquisition, major tenant leasing and development of commercial properties are a specialty and provide added value to his retail, office and industrial clients when serving as their tenant representative on expansions and new locations.

EDUCATION
Attended Auburn University from 1958 – 1960
Graduated from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 1963; B.S. degree in Business Administration.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
CHASE GROUP PARTNERS LLC “CGP” and its affiliates have been involved over the last 30 years in the acquisition, development, leasing and management of over 400 million dollars of commercial real estate projects, including office, retail, industrial and residential properties. Charles is a principal in numerous partnerships and companies that own and manage commercial real estate. His direct involvement in the development, leasing & management of over 3.0 million square feet of investment grade shopping centers, office and industrial properties in our region is a notable accomplishment. Charles served as development coordinator of their commercial portfolio, and as co-manager and development partner of a 750 acre master planned residential community and 18 hole championship golf course known as The Ledges in Huntsville, Alabama.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & DESIGNATIONS
International Council Shopping Centers
NAI Global Retail / Office Councils

Vanessa Morris

SPECIALTIES
Tenant/Buyer representative and Seller/Landlord representative, specializing in Retail and Restaurants representation and development.

EDUCATION
Graduate of Jacksonville State University, FL
Graduate of Florida State University, FL
Graduate of Spring Hill College, AL

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Vanessa has been in the Commercial Real Estate Industry since 2003 and holds a Brokers License in Alabama and is also licensed in the state of Georgia and Florida.

Vanessa joined the NAI Chase Commercial Birmingham Office as a Retail Specialist. Vanessa is bringing with her a tremendous amount of experience in project management, along with retail development. She has served as a Tenant/Buyer representative and Seller/Landlord restaurant representative.

Vanessa has over 1.5 million sq ft of retail shopping centers in Alabama and Georgia.

2009 to March 2020-Southeast Commercial
Birmingham, AL
– Vanessa had an extensive client list, specializing in restaurants and other retailers in Alabama.

2005 to 2009 – Brigham- Williams Commercial Properties
Birmingham, AL
– Managed and leased development portfolio of commercial properties.

Prior to her real estate career Vanessa was a professional tennis player, and instructor for over 15 years.

Vanessa is married, and resides in Birmingham with her family. In her spare time she likes to play golf and tennis.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & DESIGNATIONS
Continuing her education through CCIM
ICSC Member
CREW Member

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
Alfa insurance
Bargain Hunt
CATO
Crab Barrack
Cricket Wireless
Cuts by Us
D-1 Sports Training
Deermans BBQ
Dollar General
Dollar Tree
Dominos Pizza
Fresh Value Supermarket
Girkeys Meat Market
Hibbets Sports
I love Sushi
Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant
Metro PCS
Montessori Kids Universe
Nail Salons
Ollies
Papa John’s Pizza
Rent To Own
Roses
Rue 21
Snap Fitness
Sushi Village
The Beer Hog
Thé Egg & I Breakfast lunch
Urban Home Market
US Marine Corps Recruiting Office
Verizon
Workout Anytime

Rick Needham

SPECIALTIES
Tenant Representation and Landlord Representation, Sales and Leasing.

Prior to becoming a Licensed Real Estate Agent, Rick started his career as a law enforcement officer. He went on to establish and operate a multi-state licensed, corporate investigative agency which has serviced the business community in the Southeast for the past 30 years.

EDUCATION
University of Southern Mississippi
Auburn University
Montgomery Police Academy
Law Enforcement Chaplains Academy
Alabama Real Estate School

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Rick has over 30 years of experience in client relationship development, marketing and new business services growth. He offers creative insight into strategizing and assisting clients to locate properties which will meet their business needs.

Rick played college football, he is married with four children. He was a candidate for Shelby County Sheriff in the 2014 elections. He also enjoys songwriting, acting and scriptwriting.

ASSOCIATIONS
Birmingham Association of Realtors
Risk Management and Insurance
Local Chamber of Commerce groups

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
Auto Manufacturers and Dealers
Construction Companies
Government
Grocery Stores
Health Care
Industrial
Insurance Companies
Law Firms
Restaurants
Retail
Self-Insureds
Service Industries

Michael Romano

CAREER SUMMARY
Michael has been in the real estate industry since 2009 with a specialty in leasing and sales. Michael has been instrumental in saving his clients time and money, by utilization of best practices and an array of other resources available through the NAI Global platform.

SPECIALTIES
Industrial, Office

EDUCATION
Michael attended Jackson State University

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Michael began his professional sales career more than 25 years ago in the construction material industry as a manufacturer’s representative for national and regional supplies.

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
Alabama Mens Clinic
American Shingle – Corporate Services
Avnet- Tenant Representation
Combined Insurance Group
G4S Group
Layer 8
Speedy Cash
The Men’s Clinic – Corporate Services

Frank Larussa

CAREER SUMMARY
Coming Soon.

EDUCATION

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE

Erik T. Amason

CAREER SUMMARY
Erik specializes in real estate solutions in his market of expertise. This includes tenant and landlord representation in leasing and sales to working with development and investment groups in support of their requirements.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Erik’s experience has been focused on site selection for ground up development. He also works with many sectors to represent tenants finding the right space for their requirements. He also spends much of this time working with landlords to lease their properties or broker their sale.

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
Aviation Missel Systems
Alpine Development
Generational Income Properties
Crown Group
Volta Global
TriOut Capital
Bonaventure
Fiscal Systems
Elmington Capital

RECENT TRANSACTIONS 
853,000 Manufacturing Facility Sale
175,000 Office/Warehouse Sale
32,000 Research Park Office Sale
31,000 Research Park Office Lease
30,000 Research Park Office Lease
28,000 Research Park Office Lease
27,000 Research Park Office Sale
26,000 Downtown Office Sale
50,000 Industrial Sale
20,000 Office/Retail Sale
70ac Planned Community Development Site Sale
40ac Planned Community Development Site Sale
34ac Multi Family Development Site Sale
7ac Mixed Use Mid-Rise Development Site

Prior to real estate Erik spent 9 years as a US Navy SEAL. Before the Navy he was an athlete with the US Slalom Team from the 2004 Athens Olympics to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Erik went to George Mason University in the DC area where he was born and raised and now enjoys being a Huntsville resident with his wife and two children.

Bhagyesha Darji (Buh-gay-sha)

SPECIALTIES
NAI Chase Commercial Sales & Leasing Specialist,  specializing in investment sales, leasing and general brokerage.

EDUCATION
University of Alabama – B.S. in Accounting

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Bhagyesha (Buh-gay-sha) joined NAI Chase Commercial in 2021 as a leading member of Chase’s accounting and finance department.  Recently she transitioned into the brokerage area to take advantage of her keen financial background.  She became licensed in 2022 and will specialize in investment sales, leasing and general brokerage.

Miss Darji attended the University of Alabama in Birmingham, graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree.  Prior to becoming a full-time member at NAI Chase,  she worked with the leadership team for 4 years on taxation and other financial matters.  Her in-depth background in finance, complicated tax scenarios and financial strategies makes her a perfect match for commercial and investment real estate sales.

Rick Davis

SPECIALTIES
All leasing & sales activities for Corporate Park, Park Place, 4900 Bradford and 4811 Bradford Drive, all Chase properties within or adjacent to Cummings Research Park, the nation’s second-largest research park.

EDUCATION
University of Tennessee – B.S. in Communications, and earned Economic Development certification from Georgia Tech.
Graduate Leadership Class 22, and Focus Class 3, affiliated with Leadership Greater Huntsville

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Rick Davis, who previously served as Executive Director of Cummings Research Park from 2003-2011 for the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber, has been appointed as Executive Director for Research Park Properties for NAI Chase Commercial. Prior to joining NAI/Chase Commercial, Davis was the Chief Operating Officer of the Baron Critical Weather Institute, a 501(c)(3) founded in 2018 to create a high-density network of weather sensors and web cams throughout Alabama. Since returning to Huntsville from Birmingham Davis was also associated with Averbuch Realty, one of the community’s oldest real estate firms, since December of 2019.

In 2011 Davis joined the Birmingham Business Alliance as Senior Vice President for Economic Development, a position he held until January 2019.

In his eight-year tenure as CRP Director, Davis managed the sale of more than 480 acres of CRP’s 900 acres available for development. Those companies that purchased property in the park also represent more than 5.2 million square feet of office, research, and manufacturing space and more than 52 new construction or expansion starts. The relevant capital investment during this period is more than $1.2 billion.

Prior to joining the Chamber of Commerce, Davis was Director of Communications for Teledyne Brown Engineering, a premier aerospace and defense contractor in Huntsville. Teledyne Brown is widely recognized as the first “high-tech” company in Huntsville, tracing its roots back to 1953.

Before his employment with Teledyne Brown, Davis spent numerous years in a range of responsibilities in mass media, including sportscasting in radio, television, college football and basketball, and professional baseball (Class AA Huntsville Stars), and sports writing and business writing for The Huntsville Times. Davis was recognized with multiple awards for his work during his time in the media, including being awarded a Special Achievement Award for his media work by the Huntsville/Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Board of Directors for the Alabama chapter of (NAIOP) National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Involved in numerous boards for civic and nonprofit organizations

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
ADTRAN
Aegis Technologies
Aerojet Rocketdyne
Analytical Services
Autocar
Boeing
CAS
COLSA
DC BLOX
deciBel Research
Delta Research
Digium
Dynetics
Evonik
GATR (now Cubic)
Honda
HudsonAlpha Institute
Kamtek
Lockheed Martin
Mercedes Benz
Northrop Grumman
Oxford Pharmaceuticals
Radiance Technologies
Raytheon
Rockwell Collins
SAIC
Sparta (now Parsons)
Verizon Wireless

Mark Elrod

SPECIALTIES
Retail, Restaurants, Landlord & Tenant Representation, Development

As Senior Vice President of Retail, Mr. Elrod is responsible for the leading the Company’s growth of the Retail Division in our core business: Landlord Leasing, Tenant Representation, Acquisitions, and Development/Re-development opportunities in Birmingham, Huntsville, Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.

EDUCATION
Mark graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Corporate Finance & Investment Management.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Since 1995, Mr. Elrod has achieved success in every level of retail real estate. He has leased over two million square feet of retail space with two large REITs and two boutique developers. In addition, Mark has leased or
sold many restaurants and out parcels.

Mark is responsible for representing restaurants and other retailers, and the leasing of all NAI Chase Commercial’s retail space. Mark is also responsible for the development of grocery anchored centers, drug stores, unanchored strip centers, and assemblage and acquisitions of development & re-development opportunities.

In 2008, Mark became President of a subsidiary of NAI Chase Commercial called Restaurant & Hotel Specialists. RHS is a restaurant and hotel real estate and consulting company designed to provide a higher level of service to its clients.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
ICSC
NAI Retail Council
Board of Directors- Make A Wish Foundation of Alabama
WBCNA Business Coach

Ashley Farrell Athon

CAREER SUMMARY
Ashley graduated cum laude from Southern Wesleyan University where she received a BS in Business Management. She has been in the Commercial Real Estate Industry since 2000 and holds a real estate license in the State of Alabama and South Carolina. Ashley has completed the last class requirement for her CCIM designation and will be testing for the pin in the coming year. Ashley is a part of a Commercial Real Estate Team with Douglas McCullough CCIM, where she offers licensed support on properties in Alabama and across our NAI Global platform. She has successfully served as a Tenant / Buyer Representative and a Seller / Landlord Representative, providing client-centered attention in sales and leasing transactions to include office, industrial, land, retail, property management and investment properties.

EDUCATION
Nov 2017- MICP Designation – Atlanta, GA
Masters in Commercial Property -Lipsey School of Real Estate
May 2017- AL Reciprocal Salesperson License – Birmingham, AL
Dec 2004- Southern Wesleyan University- Charleston, SC
B.S., Business Management, graduated cum laude
Nov 2003- SC Real Estate Salesman License-Charleston, SC
Jun 1988- Graduated Summerville High School-Summerville, SC
CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member)
Feb 2020 CI 102 Market Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
July 2019 CI 104 Investment Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
May 2019 CI 103 User Decision Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan 2008 CI 101 Financial Analysis for Commercial Investment Real Estate
BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Mar 2013 to Apr 2018
Landmark Enterprises Brokerage Group, LLC
Mount Pleasant, SC
Sales Agent/Property Manager/Marketing

Feb 2010 to Feb 2013
Carolina Commercial, LLC (formally NAI Batten & Moore, LLC)
Mount Pleasant, SC
Office Manager/Marketing/Bookkeeper/Sales Agent/Property Manager

Oct 2000 to Feb 2010
NAI Batten & Moore, LLC
Charleston, SC
Sales Agent/Property Manager (Oct 2007–Feb 2010)

Ashley has strong verbal and written communication skills. She is motivated and has the ability to achieve goals with attention to detail and ability to focus. Work with potential clients and customers to win business.

Ashley has successfully served as a Tenant / Buyer Representative and a Seller / Landlord Representative, providing client centered attention in sales / leasing transactions, to include office, industrial, land and retail properties. Clients have experienced tremendous value in her skills in acquisition and disposition of commercial property, offering effective negotiating and selling skills.

Ashley has Property Management knowledge, to include bookkeeping for multiple companies (A/P, A/R, payroll), managing 10+ bank accounts (operating, savings and escrow), hiring and managing employees, conduct performance reviews, coaching, record keeping, data entry, marketing of properties, advertising, supply ordering and general office duties, rent collection, site visits, leasing, renewals, escalations, property maintenance, vendor/tenant/landlord relationships, paying invoices and scheduling work as needed for repairs, tenant relations, preparing budgets, NNN charges and various spreadsheets for TICAM reconciliation.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
CCIM Applicant, Certified Commercial Investment Member
NALCOM Member, North Alabama Commercial
PARTICAL CLIENT LIST
EquipmentShare
Southern States Leasing Company
Burn Boot Camp
McClellan Independent Living Facility
Quality Circle Property LL, LLC
Center for Vein Restoration

Joshua Bray

EDUCATION
Joshua studied marketing and business management at Auburn University and Athens State University.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Joshua has 10+ years’ experience in marketing, business development, advertising, and public relations.

He also has previous experience working in the legal, non-profit, healthcare, property management, and hospitality industries.

Gregg Hess

COMING SOON

Christy Grelier

SPECIALTIES
Staff (HR, Admin, Opps. etc.)

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE
Christy is responsible for the overall office management activities for the Birmingham office including administration, reception, REA services, supplies, and facilities management.

Lesley Price

Sophie Williamson