The SVN®
Difference

Lukas Krause

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Van Ness

Founder

Sarah Vincent

Executive Vice President of Operations

Sarah’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#2: Cooperate proactively and place my clients’ best interests above my own.

Our SVN Culture is all about encouragement and consideration of each other. We are family and we listen to each other. I appreciate how we at SVN are mindful of our client’s challenges, how we listen to them, and how we place our client’s concerns before all else. This behavior often extends into all sectors of the CRE industry. You can see this when SVN Advisors and staff interact with their clients, vendors and related businesses.

Camille Lahey

Director of Regional Growth

Camille’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#9: Focus on the positive and the possible.

This core covenant resonates with me because it is foundational to SVN's culture and the way we do business together and with our clients. A positive mindset is like a superpower. When faced with challenges, keeping a positive outlook and staying open to what's possible leads to better ideas, better problem-solving, and stronger relationships.

Chelsea Horsley

Director of Regional Growth

James Schuster

Director of Franchise Support

Julian Banuelos

Director of Internal Growth

Julian’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#3: Include, respect, and support all members of the commercial real estate industry.

I like this Core Covenant due to the fact that it exemplifies everything that SVN stands for as a brand. By working with the entire commercial real estate community, it truly gives our clients the best chance of getting the most out of the properties they are trying to sell (as told by the 9.6% Report). "Sharing 50% of commissions, 100% of the time." It is rare in this industry to encourage working with those outside of your network, but doing so speaks volumes about our culture and the SVN Difference.

Cameron Williams

Director of Research and Sales Operations

Cameron’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#4: Honor my commitments.

I love the expression that the "best ability is availability." In an era where high levels of distraction are the norm ⁠— dependability is an underrated trait.

Mariel English Willetts

Director of Marketing

Mariel’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#9: Focus on the positive and the possible.

Our thoughts shape our reality, and what we think becomes how we move through the world and our life every day. Choosing positive thoughts and leaving room for what's possible allows you to approach situations with a "can-do" attitude and create better outcomes.

Raymond Khan

Director of Contracts

Ray’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#6: Resolve conflicts quickly, professionally and effectively.

This is my favorite covenant because in the world of contracts conflicts naturally flow from the engagement. To make fruitful relationships for all parties, the best way to resolve conflicts is to quickly design a solution that is professional in nature where all parties can effectively move forward.

Kyla Rafalski

Marketing Coordinator

Kyla’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#10: Nurture my career while valuing the importance of family, health, and community.

John Gettas

Director of Financial Operations

John’s favorite SVN Core Covenant:
#9: Focus on the positive and the possible.

Nobody likes a negative Nancy. By constantly looking for the positive and exerting energy into things we can impact, we create an atmosphere of 'yes we can' which is infectious.

Linda Webbe

Operations Analyst

Jonathan Maher

Director of Regional Growth

John McDermott

Executive Director

John McDermott serves as Executive Director of Sales and Director of its Industrial Practice for SVN | Chicago Commercial in Chicago, Illinois. John is a member of the Executive Committee of the SVN Asset Recovery Team (SVNART), serves as its Southern California Regional Director and is also a member of theSVNIC Advisory Board. John also trains SVN Advisors nationwide. His commercial real estate experience includes the ownership and development of condominiums, mobile home parks, neighborhood anchored retail centers, recreational vehicle parks, and apartments with 45 years of real estate and finance experience.

Prior to joining SVN, McDermott served as a broker, manager, and executive in California, Arizona, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C for Marcus & Millichap. Previously, McDermott served as the manager of nationwide lending for First Federal Savings of Arizona where he was responsible for lending, loan administration, secondary marketing, foreclosure and trustee services, REO administration, data processing and mortgage banking.

In addition, McDermott was the founder and chief credit officer for a De Novo Savings and Loan in Phoenix, Arizona (Sentinel Savings). McDermott is a member of the International Council of shopping Centers (ICSC) and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) and is member of that organization’s Editorial Board for its “Development” magazine. McDermott earned a Bachelor of Science in real estate and finance with a minor in psychology from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

Curt Arthur, SIOR

Chair, Board of Advisors

Curt Arthur, SIOR is the Chair of SVN's Board of Advisors.

Arthur is a veteran commercial real estate advisor who has completed many of the largest office and industrial projects throughout the Mid-Valley during his career and has closed more than $1 billion in real estate transactions. Curt is the President of the Oregon/SW Washington Chapter of the Society of Office and Industrial Realtors (SIOR) and is the incoming Regional Director for 2024-2025. He currently serves as the Product Council Chair for Industrial Properties for SVN International after serving in a similar role for the Office Properties Council in 2020-21. He serves on the Advisory Board of Directors for SVN International.

Curt is a past president of several local non-profit boards including the Chamber of Commerce, Boys & Girls Club Foundation, and the American Red Cross. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR) and is a member of the President’s Council for Chemeketa Community College. Curt serves on the Professional Standards committee for the local and state Realtor organizations and teaches commercial real estate curriculum for the Oregon Realtors Association.

Tiffanie Robinson

Co-Chair, Board of Advisors

Tiffanie Robinson is the Co-Chair of SVN's Board of Advisors.

Tiffanie has a background in entrepreneurship, strategy and operations. She is a professional connector who strives to bring together businesses with properties, entrepreneurs with investors, and parents with their school board. She is a CEO, a founder, a visionary, a mother, a wife and a leader with a lifelong history in volunteer service. An entrepreneur at heart and in practice, Tiffanie has spent the last 13 years launching and building businesses resulting in the sale of two successful companies

Specialties
Sale Specialties
Multifamily/Apartment
Retail
Office
Self Storage
Property Management

Lease Specialties
Office
Retail

Product Council
Retail
Office
Multifamily
Self Storage
Leasing
Property Management
Restaurant

Perry Laufenberg

Managing Director

Perry Laufenberg serves as the Managing Director, Designated Broker and co-founding Partner of SVN | Desert Commercial Advisors in Phoenix, Arizona. Since entering the commercial real estate industry in 2003, Laufenberg has worked diligently to help his team of agents meet their sales goals. Skilled in all aspects of brokerage, including Transaction Management, Marketing, Working with Brokers and Landlords of Apartments, Shopping Centers, and Office Buildings, Laufenberg can provide insight into deal issues at all stages of a transaction.

Raised in Tucson, Laufenberg is an Arizona native and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate from the W.P. Carrey School of Business at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

Highlights

2018 – Sole Recipient for “Managing Director of the Year” by SVN International Corp.
2018 – Named to the Top 5 “Real Estate Brokering Managers” in AZ Business Leaders Magazine

SVN | Elite Management Training Participant
SVN Top Office Award 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Jason Campagna

Managing Partner

Jason Campagna serves as a Managing Partner and Senior Advisor for SVN | Three Rivers Commercial Advisors specializing in multi-family housing. Jason prides himself on understanding the nuances and analysis of multiple unit apartment dwellings.

Jason advises on commercial real estate property types such as multifamily, retail, shopping centers and office buildings. The bulk of his transactions are multifamily buildings ranging in size from 4 plexes upwards to 100+ units

Proficiencies include: 1031 I.R.S. Tax Deferred Exchanges; cash flow analysis calculations, re-positioning analysis and renovation and forecasting.

Born and raised in the South Hills area. Jason graduated from Slippery Rock University with a B.S. of Environmental Science and minor in Business Administration. Jason is a licensed real estate agent in Pennsylvania.

Specialties

Sale - Multifamily/Apartment
Sale - Retail
Sale - Office

Lease - Office
Lease - Tenant Representation

Product Council - Hospitality
Product Council - Multifamily
Product Council - Office
Product Council - Retail

Amy Miller, CPM, MBA

Executive Managing Director

Amy Miller, CPM, serves as Executive Managing Director for SVN | Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, Maryland, where she acts as director of property management and chief financial officer. Miller has over 20 years of commercial real estate management experience.

Miller earned a Masters in Business Administration degree from Salisbury University in Maryland in addition to attending Elon College in North Carolina as an undergraduate. Miller holds the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation and acts as the company’s Executive CPM.

Miller is active in her community; she is a member of the executive committee and serves as Vice-Chair for the Salisbury University Foundation. She is the past board chair for the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra is involved in Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce and Salisbury University Alumni Association.

Matt Stone, CCIM, SIOR, MBA

Managing Director

Matt Stone, CCIM, SIOR, MBA is the Managing Director of SVN Stone Commercial Real Estate. Since 2006, Matt has been the trusted advisor for many clients in transactions within the retail, office, industrial, multi-family, and hospitality product types. Matt personally oversees the day to day operations of the company, brokerage of commercial investment properties and user properties, as well as property management. He has worked with banks, private investors, and as a receiver to help with asset management and evaluation for distressed loan purchasing, workouts, REO disposition, and general opinions of value. Matt and his team continue to perform property management and bookkeeping services for retail, industrial, office, and multi-family properties throughout Central Kentucky.

Matt holds the prestigious Society of Industrial and Office Realtors designation (SIOR) www.sior.com and the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) www.ccim.com designations. He was the past President of the Commercial Property Association of Lexington (CPAL), served as a past President for for the Lexington District of the Kentucky CCIM Chapter, a past Co-Chair of the Tennessee/Kentucky Idea Exchange for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), a board member for National Christian Foundation – Kentucky (NCF), an advisory board member for Bank of the Bluegrass, and on the board of Christian Student Fellowship (CSF) at the University of Kentucky. He is also on the Young Life Golf Committee to help raise awareness and funds for Young Life in Lexington every May. In addition to his commercial real estate designations, Matt earned a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education from the University of Kentucky.

Prior to SVN Stone Commercial Real Estate, Matt served on staff in Lexington with Young Life. He is currently involved at Southland Christian Church, and in other non-profit ministries and organizations around the country and in Lexington. Matt is an avid golfer, and runner, and also enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife, son, and two daughters.

Specialties
Sale Specialties
Retail
Industrial
Office
Land
Self Storage
Corporate Sales
Corporate Lease Back
Property Management

Lease Specialties
Office
Retail
Industrial
Miscellaneous
Tenant Representation

Michael Thanasouras

Managing Director

Michael Thanasouras serves as a managing director for SVN | Chicago Commercial, where he acts as CFO and COO. In addition Thanasouras specializes in the sale of retail, land and multifamily property throughout the greater Chicago, Illinois Metropolitan Area.

Prior to joining SVN, Thanasouras gained industry experience as an asset manager for Connaught Real Estate Finance, LLC, in Chicago, providing mezzanine financing for developers. Previously, he served as chief financial officer and director of operations for Conlon & Co. in Chicago. While there Thanasouras’ responsibilities included: acquisition analysis, disposition analysis, asset management, financial management, and operations management. Prior to joining Conlon & Co., Thanasouras was a top producing agent and one of the cornerstone members in the successful launch of the company that is now SVN International Corp.

Before entering the real estate industry Thanasouras spent 14 years in the banking industry as an assistant vice president (AVP) of Small Business Commercial Lending for LaSalle Bank N.A. (now Bank of America) As AVP, Thanasouras oversaw commercial loan business development and underwriting for 15 different branches, gaining valuable experience working in consumer lending and trust.

Thanasouras earned a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the Keller Graduate School of Management in Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Thanasouras is an accomplished runner, having completed five marathons. Outside of the office, Thanasouras spends his free time with his wife and two daughters, running, cycling or training for the next event.

Specialties

• Sale – Office
• Sale – Retail
• Lease – Office
• Lease – Retail

Cameron Irons

Managing Director

Cameron is currently the Managing Director of SVN | Vanguard Commercial and is an Orange County Planning Commissioner. He lives in Fullerton, CA with his wife and two boys.

Experience
25+ years of experience in Real Estate Sales, Leasing, Acquisition, Development and Construction
Extensive entitlement and development experience in many Southern California cities
Specialist in training commercial real estate professionals
Former Real Estate Acquisition Manager for 3M Company
Former Real Estate Sales Manager for Southern Pacific Railroad
Extensive experience in property assembly for many local and national developers
Principal of Vanguard Investment Properties, Vanguard Commercial, Income Property Management and Iron Investments Inc.
Owner of many income properties in California and Arizona
Developer and owner of three restaurant companies in Southern California

Expertise
Extensive experience in a wide variety of real estate transactions including 1031 exchanges, reverse exchanges, apartment sales, shopping center office building and industrial park sales, leasing, easements, conditional use permits, variances, raw land, lender REO’s and environmentally sensitive properties. Expert in working with city redevelopment projects.
Maximum utilization of the latest technology in marketing including the training of others in the use of technology
Expert in negotiating contracts and extensive construction management experience.
Extensive network of relationships throughout Los Angeles and Orange County with property owners, lenders, cooperating brokers, developers, city officials, and corporate property owners and trustees.
Focus on the growth of commercial real estate companies through recruiting, training and mergers and acquisitions

Specialties
Sale Specialties
Multifamily/Apartment
Retail
Industrial
Office
Property Management

Lease Specialties
Office
Retail
Industrial

Product Council
Retail
Office
Multifamily
Leasing
Property Management

Robin Santiago, SIOR, CCIM

Managing Director

Robin is a highly accomplished professional serving as Principal and Managing Director of SVN | Capital West Partners in San Jose, CA. Leading a team of seven experienced brokerage professionals, Robin brings extensive expertise in advising clients on the sale of commercial investment properties throughout the Bay Area region. Additionally, Robin specializes in assisting clients with the acquisition and disposition of single-tenant net-leased assets nationwide.

Renowned for his strong work ethic and client-centric approach, Robin has built enduring relationships with numerous clients, many of whom rely on his expertise and guidance over the years. His exceptional track record includes a multitude of successful transactions, with repeat clients seeking his market insights and strategic solutions. Robin’s industry experience spans over fifteen years, during which he notably served as a top-producing broker at The Kase Group, a leading investment sales firm, where he earned a promotion to a Director-level position. Prior to that, he achieved success as a top-producing broker in the role of Vice President at Kidder Mathews in Silicon Valley.

Robin’s outstanding performance consistently places him among the top producers at SVN, earning him the prestigious Partners Circle award multiple times. This exclusive recognition is reserved for the highest-producing brokers within the entire organization, reflecting Robin’s exceptional capabilities and results-driven approach. Over the course of his 15-year career, Robin has personally transacted over 1,000,000 square feet of office, retail, land, and industrial/flex properties, showcasing his comprehensive knowledge and expertise across diverse segments of the market.

Robin holds dual designations that attest to his professional excellence—the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Society of Industrial Office Realtors (SIOR) designations. These esteemed qualifications further validate his expertise and commitment to delivering exceptional service. Additionally, Robin holds an MBA in Finance from Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business.

Specialties
Retail
Industrial
Office
Land
Medical Office

Product Council
Single Tenant Investments
Corporate Real Estate
Institutional Capital Markets

Jerry Fiume, SIOR, CCIM

Managing Director

Jerry Fiume founded SVN | Summit Commercial Real Estate Group, LLC in 2016.

• Joined NAI Cummins Real Estate in 2009 as an Account Executive
• Founding Partner, Pride One Real Estate, Inc. – 1992 to 2010
- Project experience includes commercial development, construction of office industrial and various buildings, restaurants, hotels, construction and management of storage units, residential lot development and new home construction, apartment development, construction and property management, assisted living facilities and HUD assisted housing.
- Primarily accountable for the sales and marketing of over 100 different commercial and residential projects.
- Accountable for project approvals throughout a variety of cities in Northeast Ohio.
- Accountable for negotiating loan structure and terms with a variety of lending institutions including banks and insurance companies.
- Accountable for managing commercial and residential properties within our portfolio.
- Instrumental in setting up an employee stock option plan on behalf of 40 employees.
• Commercial Real Estate Appraiser – 1992 to 1996
- Kocinski & Bowen Appraisal Services, Inc. was a commercial real estate appraisal firm. Responsibilities included appraising a variety of property types from residential subdivisions and apartments to industrial and office buildings.
• President, Summit Reprographic Service, Inc. – 1991 to 1992
- Vice-President, Summit Reprographic Service, Inc. – 1985 to 1991
- Sales Representative, Summit Reprographic Services, Inc. 1981 – 1985

Sale Specialties
Multifamily/Apartment
Retail
Industrial
Office
Hospitality
Land
Mobile Homes
Self Storage
Senior Housing
Charter School
Corporate Sales
Corporate Lease Back
Marinas
Property Management
Golf & Resorts
Medical Office

Lease Specialties
Office
Retail
Industrial
Miscellaneous
Tenant Representation
Golf & Resorts
Medical Office

Product Council
Retail
Office
Multifamily
Hospitality
Self Storage
Auction
Single Tenant Investments
Telecom & Leasing Infrastructure
Asset Recovery (SVNART)
Charter Schools
Corporate Real Estate
Industrial
Leasing
Marinas
Medical Office
Property Management
Golf & Resorts
Distressed Assets
Institutional Capital Markets
Land & Development
Restaurant
SFR Portfolios

Kristen Asman

Managing Director

Kristen Wilson-Asman is a Licensed Real Estate Agent and a Senior Real Estate Advisor with SVN. She received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from Miami University of Ohio. After graduation, Ms. Asman worked as an Auditor for Deloitte and Touche in Cincinnati, OH.

Ms. Asman began her real estate career with Matthews Click Bauman in Columbus, Ohio and later worked at McKinney Properties in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She then worked at Horizons Real Estate as a Regional Property Manager and Developer before joining SVN in 2003. Ms. Asman has worked in Sales and Leasing of all Real Property Types but specializes in investment sales with the National Self Storage Team.

Kristen Asman is a member of the SVN National Self Storage Team, the National Self Storage Association, and serves on the Board of Trustees at the state level for the Self Storage Association.

Ms. Asman lives with her family in the Columbus, Ohio area and oversees development of the Mid-America Region for the SVN National Self Storage Team.

Specialties
Sale Specialties
Multifamily/Apartment
Self Storage

Product Council
Multifamily
Self Storage
Asset Recovery (SVNART)