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The Excell Team of Professionals
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 | Steve Cersonsky
President
May 15, 1994, Steve accepted the position of Vice President of Acquisitions for Excell Fund LLC, whose main emphasis is finding shopping center properties nationally, which fit the company’s acquisition criteria.
After college at Illinois Institute of Technology and graduate school at the University of Colorado. Steve started his real estate career, licensed in January 1972, as a multi-residential property manager and residential real estate salesman. By 1980, Steve’s responsibilities had grown to consist of asset managing approximately $250,000,000 of real estate. He was in charge of leasing, sales, and management. Part of Steve’s duties was to oversee the management, development, maintenance, and sale of 6 nursing homes.
In 1982, Steve formed Sun Realty, Inc., which acquired, developed, managed, and syndicated new retail and office projects, totaling some $20,000,000. Some projects were taken from ground acquisition to fully leased complexes. Steve kept these projects over 80% leased even in the down markets.
At J. Herzog & Sons, Inc., Steve was responsible for leasing and releasing over 2,500,000 square feet of retail strip centers, in 13 states, from New York to Florida, and west to Colorado. He created a contact network for hundreds of national credit tenants. Steve has a strong background in computers, finance, insurance, leasing, management, sales, and real estate workouts.
At Excell Fund, LLC, Steve represents several national tenants (including Family Dollar Stores, Inc.) in their search for quality locations in nationwide. In recent years, Steve has been instrumental in creating over 480,000 square feet of new stores for Family Dollar, redeveloped approximately 300,000 square feet of vacant retail buildings, and has expanded operations to a new office in Cincinnati to handle development opportunities in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
Today, Excell Fund, LLC, with Steve at the helm, is a National company, with offices from Annapolis, MD to Austin TX. Currently Excell is the largest national developer for Family Dollar Stores, which is one of the most successful retailers in the USA today. Steve handles all aspects of the company, from land acquisition, site planning, leasing, sales, development, construction, and syndication.
Excell also develops health care centers, with special emphasis on Assisted Living. Currently Steve owns a large share of the highly successful Park Regency Assisted Living in Centera (Loveland, CO), and is involved with the site search for the second facility.
Steve is proud to have been offering classes in Real Estate Development at both DU (as a guest lecturer) and at CFU. Steve is active with both the educational and business activities of ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) and DMCAR (Denver Metro Commercial Association of Realtors).
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 | Virgil W. Shouse, III
Executive Vice President Virgil W. Shouse, III is the Executive Vice President of Excell Fund. In 1997 Shouse joined Excell Fund after a distinguished career in the United States Navy. Shouse has been active in the commercial real estate market for over ten years and has a comprehensive level of experience in putting together, managing and completing a variety of projects and transactions. In 2001 Shouse became partner and managing member of Excell Fund.
Shouse directly oversees the marketing and leasing of Excell’s portfolio. Shouse’ development activities include the market analysis, acquisitions and dispositions, due diligence, design, analysis, project management, asset management and business development. To date, Shouse has collaborated in over 100 different developments and redevelopments.
Shouse is an active member in ICSC and over the years has received "Heavy Hitter" awards from DMCAR (Denver Metro Commercial Association of Realtors).
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 | Kathy Ellman
Broker and Investor Relations Kathy Ellman has over 30 years experience in development, real estate leasing, brokerage, asset management, property management & construction management. She was responsible for the national development, leasing, asset management and tenant finish for 47 Laser Vision Centers. She has over 10 years of experience as a broker/tenant representative for several publicly traded national retailers. Kathy also has a strong background in market analysis utilizing demographics and research, and has been responsible for analysis and marketing packages and site determination for multiple real estate executive review boards. Currently Kathy primarily concentrates on marketing development syndications to venture capitalists, in which she participates as a managing member. Kathy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing & Mass Communications and an MA in Philosophy with an emphasis on business ethics both from the University of Denver. Kathy rejoined her brothers, Steve and David, in May of 2006 as a broker and investor relations manager.
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 | David Cersonsky
Texas Director of Development David started in commercial Real Estate in 1979 and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Real Estate from the University of Texas in 1981. He joined Steve (his brother, the President of Excell Fund) in 1982 as partners on many retail and office projects, working the Denver area exclusively for 7 years. After leaving Colorado in 1989 to venture into the Texas market on his own, he rejoined his brother and Excell Fund in 2004 as the Texas Director of Development.
With years of first hand experience in leasing, sales, management, acquisitions, financing and construction, David is able to handle all aspects of the development process with efficiency. David is a member of ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) which has allowed him the opportunity to expand his client base. He strives to offer a full service development process whether it is for personal investment, outside investors, tenants or owners.
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 | Douglas King
Project Manager Doug joined Excell Fund in the Spring of 2004. His role as a Development Manager focuses on the company’s projects in Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Indiana.
His Commercial Real Estate Development experience includes coordination of over thirty projects from initial planning and acquisition through all aspect of the development project: planning, design, zoning and permitting, consultant selection (Architects & Engineers), bid supervision and contract negotiation as well as construction supervision to final punch-list and tenant turnover.
Acting as the owners representative, Doug has completed projects for numerous national tenants such as : Burger King, Radio Shack, Fashion Bug, Block Buster, Long John Silver’s, Subway and others. Prior to full time involvement in Commercial Real Estate development Doug spent over ten years in various development capacities in the franchising industry with companies such as Arby’s, Insty-Prints, Burger King and AFC (franchisor of Popeye’s and Church’s Chicken restaurants). During that period he was responsible for the generation of over seventy five new franchise groups and the subsequent development of over two hundred new unit commitments. His experience includes managing a company development group with sales managers, field development managers, store planning and drafting personnel.
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 | Sue Rogers
Office Manager Sue joined Excell Fund in January of 2003 as Office Manager. Prior to this Sue
worked at home for nine years where she did the accounting for her husbands trucking company.
At Excel, Sue's smiling face is the first to greet you. Sue has a lengthy background in office management. She assists in multiple areas of Excell Fund's operation, as well as maintaining numerous accounts and payrolls on Quickbooks for the company and it's affiliates. Sue also coordinates with CPA's for year-end accounting, 1099's, K-1's and monthly reports. In addition, Sue provides provides administrative support for the entire office.
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 | Matthew Hamilton
Matthew Hamilton started with the Excell Fund in 2006 as the Director of Development for Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware. Matt brings a variety of skills and experience in starting and operating companies, international business development consulting, and mergers and acquisitions. He has successfully started two companies, an industrial recycling service and a clothing company, both of which are still in existence. Matt served in the United States Navy for 6 years working on a Guided Missile Frigate with extended tours in the Persian Gulf and on the NATO staff in Iceland. Matt is a member of ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) allowing him the opportunity to expand his client base. He strives to offer a full service development process whether it is for personal investment, outside investors, tenants or owners.
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 | Kristi Merkel
Financial Accounts Manager Kristi joined Excell Fund in April of 2007 as the Financial Accounts Manager for Excell Midwest Properties. Since then, Kristi has come to manage in addition to Midwest all of the Excell USA, Excell Choice and many Individual Properties for Excell Fund. Kristi manages approximately 40 accounts. Kristi has worked in small business and construction accounting/bookkeeping since 2002. Kristi’s duties include but are not limited to… managing and processing monthly income/expense items for the rental properties, completion of monthly invoicing packages, managing all AP/AR, over sees the reconciliation of loans; mortgages and accounts, generates monthly; quarterly and year-end cash flow reports, manages multiple bank accounts/ sweeping of accounts, investor distributions, creating/processing of the construction draws, analysis of insurance and property taxes as well as the year-end tax reconciliation.
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 | Sarah C. Trevarthen, Esq
Counsel for Excell Fund, LLC Sarah has extensive experience dealing with all aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions and management issues. Sarah received her B.A. at the College of the Holy Cross and her J.D. at New York Law School in Manhattan. While at New York Law School, Sarah's focused her studies on real estate law and she was honored by being named an Associate of the Center for Real Estate Studies. Sarah’s prior legal experience includes the development and management of commercial property for a major REIT located in Manhattan, as well as handling residential and commercial real estate matters for a boutique litigation firm.
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 | Bobby Kline
Broker Bobby Kline is a broker and tenant representation specialist for Excell Fund. Bobby joined Excell Fund in 2011 after a year as Director of KW Commercial Real Estate and as a Broker with Fuller Real Estate for 6 years. Prior to commercial real estate Bobby competed professionally as a golfer for seven years.
Bobby has been active in commercial real estate since 2004. He has a diverse back ground in commercial real estate and has completed transaction in every property discipline. Bobby is responsible for listing, leasing and new tenant development opportunities as well as site acquisitions for current Excell Fund clients.
Bobby is an active member of DMCAR, ICSC, Brokers Benefiting Kids, NAR and the Urban Land Institute. He was recognized as a “Heavy Hitter” by DMCAR in 2007. He continues his involvement with golf through play and instruction with the Gold Crown Foundation and Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver.
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 | Chad Knoth
Broker Chad has been in the real estate industry since 2003. Chad joined Excell Fund in 2011, where he does retail leasing and sales. Chad has been involved in over 90 deals, which comes to over 7.5 Million Square feet and a deal value of $95+ Million.
Since graduating from the Burns School of Real Estate at the University of Denver in 2003, Chad has been very involved in the real estate community. Along with being the past state chair of the International Council of Shopping Centers NextGen Committee, he has been active with the Urban Land Institute's Young Leaders Group, National Association of Office and Industrial Properties' Developing Leaders, a member of Executive Real Estate Roundtable and currently is the chair for the City of Englewood, Colorado's Planning & Zoning Commission and the vice-chair of Alliance for Commerce in Englewood.
Some of the Tenants and Landlords Chad has assisted over the years are: Target, Lifetime Fitness, JP Morgan Chase, Coldstone Creamery, Great Clips, Subway, Fantastic Sams, Which Wich, Bank of the West, Anthony’s Pizza, Duckwall/Alco, King Soopers, Sturm Realty Group and GE Capital.
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 | Alexander Silano
Property Manager, Broker Associate Alexander joined the Excell Fund in 2011 bringing with him three years' experience in the property management field. Alex has managed commercial, retail and residential properties across the nation ranging from 250,000 sq ft office buildings outside of downtown Washington, DC, to 100-unit multifamily housing developments in central and downtown Denver. He has accumulated several accounting and financial skills along the way ranging from annual budgeting and forecasting to reconciling annual CAM and Real Estate Taxes. He has also gained much knowledge about the brokerage side of the industry, participating in leasing, lease administration and marketing of properties. A 2008 graduate from the University of Florida, Alex has a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics from the Warrington College of Business. He also received his LEED Accredited Professional Certification in the spring of 2010 through extensive understanding of sustainable building development and design.
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