Company Staff

M. James Mark
jmark@melvinmark.com
Chief Executive Officer
Melvin Mark Companies

Jim Mark’s focus is on the big picture, charting a course for the Company's future. He provides the comprehensive vision that unites all three Melvin Mark companies together. He led the company's decision to go beyond its niche in the downtown and become a leading player in brokerage, investment, and development opportunities in the fast-growing suburban business communities. Jim continues to spearhead the drive for  brokerage and development projects throughout the region.

Melvin "Pete" Mark, Jr.
pmark@melvinmark.com
Chairman of the Board
Melvin Mark Companies

For 50 years, Pete Mark has guided the growth of the Melvin Mark Companies into one of the region’s largest independently-owned commercial real estate companies.  Under his leadership, the company evolved from a downtown-only property owner into a broadbased company offering a full range of real estate services. He remains active as a community leader, spearheads special projects, and consults on strategic planning decisions.

Mike Kendig, CPA
mkendig@melvinmark.com
Senior Vice President & Controller
Melvin Mark Companies

Mike Kendig has been with Melvin Mark Companies for over twenty years. He oversees the crucial behind-the-scenes operations for all three Melvin Mark Companies. With his special financial expertise, he works closely with property owners and tenants, as well as with key partners and investors.

Marian A. Mirsky
mmirsky@melvinmark.com
Vice President – Director, Human Resources
Melvin Mark Companies

Marian Mirsky facilitates the employment process for Melvin Mark Companies, analyzing and implementing Company policies, compensation and benefit plans. She also serves as Office Manager and Information Services Coordinator. Educated at Willamette University; she holds a B.S. in Computer Science Management and a secondary degree in Human Resource Management from Linfield College.

Marcia Coffey
mcoffey@melvinmark.com
Assistant Controller
Melvin Mark Companies

Marcia Coffey joined Melvin Mark Companies in 2005. She holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and is a Certified Public Accountant. Her position entails financial reporting, budgeting and escalations as well as implementation and maintaining the accounting software systems.

Don Feeney
dfeeney@melvinmark.com
Property Accountant
Melvin Mark Companies

Don Feeney joined Melvin Mark Companies in 1994. His areas of responsibility include accounts payable and the organization and distribution of accounting information throughout the office.

Connie Lingel
clingel@melvinmark.com
Construction Accountant

Connie Lingel joined the Melvin Mark team in 2000. She is responsible for the construction accounting functions for the construction and development departments. Connie attended Pacific University in Stockton and has her Masters in Communication Sciences & Disorders from the University of Montana.

Joyce Appel
jappel@melvinmark.com
Property Management Accountant
Melvin Mark Companies

Joyce Appel has been with Melvin Mark Companies since 1990. She specializes in tenant and leasing accounting and provides administrative support to the Controller.

Anne Thakkun
athakkun@melvinmark.com
Property Management Accountant
Melvin Mark Companies

Anne Thakkun has been with Melvin Mark Companies since 1999. Her responsibilities include cash receipts, monthly rent statements and updating tenant accounts.

Todd Schur
tschur@melvinmark.com
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Melvin Mark Companies

Todd Schur holds a degree in Public Relations from the State University of New York College at Oswego. His current areas of responsibility include marketing, website management and graphic design.

Malia Cortez
mcortez@melvinmark.com
Receptionist
Melvin Mark Companies

Malia Cortez is the main receptionist for Melvin Mark Companies. She is also responsible for scheduling conference rooms and handling building maintenance calls.

Brokerage Staff

Jon Carder
jcarder@melvinmark.com
President
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Jon Carder's leadership at Melvin Mark Brokerage Company reflects his 30 plus years of experience in real estate investment, management and financing. Seeing a need to offer a broader range of services to our clients, he created Melvin Mark Brokerage Company in 1981. He specializes in working with investors and lenders, and with the Melvin Mark Development Company and sustainable development.

Scott Andrews
sandrews@melvinmark.com
President, Melvin Mark Properties   
Executive Vice President, Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Scott Andrews brings impeccable credentials and a stellar reputation to Melvin Mark Brokerage Company. Acknowledged as an expert in the downtown market, he has supervised all leasing activity for Melvin Mark-owned properties for over 20 years, including Crown Plaza and Columbia Square, two Class A buildings that have never dropped below 90 percent occupancy.

Pat Schreck
pschreck@melvinmark.com
Vice President
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Pat Schreck oversees the company’s role as a leading player in leasing management and development of office, flex, warehouse and manufacturing space in the suburban Portland market. His creative energy, down-to-earth approach and negotiating expertise has been instrumental in the successful completion of several highly-visible corporate relocations and expansions. Pat is widely known for his expertise in office and industrial park sales and leasing.

Don Drake
ddrake@melvinmark.com
Vice President
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Don Drake’s entrepreneurial instincts and demanding work ethic make him well suited to commercial and investment real estate sales and leasing. with over 25 years experience in the real estate industry, he has a history of successful transactions involving retail centers, office, industrial and multi-use developments. He provides counsel on investment, owner, and tenant real estate decisions working to aid clients in finding and evaluating acquisition, development and leasing opportunities.

Tom Becic
tbecic@melvinmark.com
Vice President
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Tom Becic joined Melvin Mark Brokerage Company in 1984 and has successfully represented many of the firm's major landlord clients, including Portland landmark properties such as the U.S. Bancorp Tower and Benjamin Franklin Plaza. Tom's tenant representation clients include many top professional services firms as well as non-profits and local charitable organizations. All his clients benefit from his experience and knowledge of the office market and, perhaps more importantly, appreciate his commitment, empathy and perseverance. He was voted Portland Broker of the Year, the top industry award by the Portland Owners and Managers Association, for 2005.

Tim Parker
tparker@melvinmark.com
Vice President
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Tim’s ability to uncover growth opportunities was one of the intriguing qualities that convinced Melvin Mark Brokerage Company that he was the right choice to help advance the company’s expansion. Gathering information for clients and presenting it to them in a manner that is extremely usable is the hallmark of Tim’s approach to client service. Tim is a member of NAIOP on the Board of Directors for the Westside Economic Alliance. Tim has over 20 years of commercial real estate expertise. He has leased and managed millions of square feet of commercial office and industrial properties. Licensed in Oregon as Real Estate License – Broker and Washington Real Estate License – Broker. Tim builds long-term relationships based on client confidence, trust and performance.

Maria Duncan
mduncan@melvinmark.com
Broker
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Maria Duncan brings a wealth of retail and office expertise to the Melvin Mark Brokerage team. Prior to joining MMBC, she was a consistent top producer in Eugene and the Willamette Valley. She has been involved in the leasing of several high profile retail and office projects including build to suit and ground development. Maria has an uncanny ability to weed through the red tape to streamline successful connections between Tenant and Landlord. Trusted with the leasing of the Melvin Mark signature buildings, she has been instrumental in bringing these buildings and other notable Landlord's buildings to 99-100% filled

Laura Russell
lrussell@melvinmark.com
Brokerage Coordinator
Melvin Mark Development Company

Laura Russell provides support for Melvin Mark's brokerage team. She has 20+ years experience in the commercial real estate industry and holds a real estate license in both Oregon and Washington.

Development Staff

Daniel J. Petrusich
dpetrusi@melvinmark.com
President
Melvin Mark Development Company

Dan Petrusich directs Melvin Mark Development Company and has been its chief executive since the firm was incorporated in 1988.  He is also a partner in all of the Melvin Mark Companies. Prior to joining the company, he had his own firm that specialized in leasing, management and development and worked on the 525,000 sq. ft. Pacwest Center. Dan has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Oregon State University.

Craig R. Lewis, CCIM
clewis@melvinmark.com
Senior Project Manager
Melvin Mark Development Company

Craig Lewis has overall project responsibility. He has been involved in virtually every MMDC project and has been the lead Project Manager in many of our major developments. His most recent projects include Evergreen Corporate Center Building Five, the Portland Art Museum, and Standard Headquarters Buildings One and Two. His role requires a thorough understanding of all phases and components of the development process, including land use, permitting, financial analysis, project budgeting, building design and construction. Craig is a graduate of Willamette University.

Byron Courts
bcourts@melvinmark.com
Director of Engineering Services
Melvin Mark Development Company

Byron Courts acts as technical adviser on new development projects and supervises the mechanical and electrical design on new construction in the projects. Byron's experience also includes coordinating the technical build-out for server rooms, fiber optic installations, computer rooms, telephone, data and the required support equipment. Byron is a LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) accredited professional, associate member of American Society of Heating and Air-conditioning Engineers and a member of the National Fire Protection Association.

Kim Barnett
kbarnett@melvinmark.com
Development Coordinator
Melvin Mark Development Company

Kim provides support for Melvin Mark's development team on all development projects. She has a background in marketing and the construction industry.

Melvin Mark Construction Staff

David Zier
dzier@melvinmark.com
President
Melvin Mark Construction

Dave has been with Melvin Mark Companies for over 25 years. He founded the Tenant Improvement Services in 1983. Dave is an expert in the myriad issues related to the successful management of tenant office space and the comfort of office buildings. He oversees the operations of dozens of buildings comprising more than three million square feet, supervises a team of building managers and coordinates in-house tenant improvement services. He is an OSU graduate and has an MBA from Stanford.

Brad Knodell
bknodell@melvinmark.com
General Superintendent
Melvin Mark Construction

Brad Knodell has been with Melvin Mark Companies for over 10 years. Brad has been the project manager for the development and construction of several major projects including Sunset Center at Tanasbourne. In addition he manages the operations of several Melvin Mark properties.

Dolph Dowdy
ddowdy@melvinmark.com
Construction Coordinator
Melvin Mark Construction

Dolph Dowdy has been with Melvin Mark Companies for over 20 years. He oversees estimating & construction for tenant improvement projects throughout all of the Melvin Mark buildings.

Jerry Goldsby
jgoldsby@melvinmark.com
Director of Architectural Services
Melvin Mark Construction

Jerry Goldsby oversees the architecture department, which supports all four of the Melvin Mark Companies. His current areas of responsibility are coordinating space planning, construction drawings and project supervision for tenants moving into Melvin Mark properties. Jerry graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oklahoma.

Brandi Stevens
bstevens@melvinmark.com
Senior Space Planner
Melvin Mark Construction

Brandi Stevens has a degree in Interior Design. Her responsibilities include space planning and designing office space for clients in all Melvin Mark buildings.

Michelle Harrold
mharrold@melvinmark.com
Operations/Construction Coordinator
Melvin Mark Construction

Michelle provides administrative support for Melvin Mark's construction and operations team on all building and tenant related projects. She has a strong background in both the construction and engineering industries.

Dave Rabon
Chief Engineer

Gary Zeller
Engineer
Union Bank of California Tower

Julian Bernard
Engineer & Building Superintendent
Evergreen Corporate Center, Nimbus Oaks, Ronler Corporate Center

Mark Jeffrey
Engineer
Robert Duncan Plaza, Failing Building

Bryan Morey
Engineer
Columbia Square

Gil Cortez
Engineer
Crown Plaza, Medical Dental Building, Central Plaza, Sherlock Building

Don Gasser
Engineer
Evergreen Corporate Center, Nimbus Oaks, Ronler Corporate Center, Sunset Center at Tanasbourne

Slava  Lyashenko
Building Superintendent
Union Bank of California Tower

Jason Dowdy
Building Superintendent
Crown Plaza

Mark Lueck
Building Manager
Columbia Square

Albert Scott
Building Superintendent

Shawn Ruark
Building Manager & Superintendent
Fifth Avenue Building, Auditorium Garage, Failing Building, Hayden Island Commerce Center, Sherlock Building

Rob Benner
Building Manager
Robert Duncan Plaza

Ron Bakker
Building Manager
Crown Plaza

Dan Dittmer
Building Manager
Union Bank of California Tower

Matt Segerdahl
Building Manager/Project Manager

Brad Knodell
Building Manager
Hayden Island Commerce Center

Dolph Dowdy
Building Manager/Project Manager
Sunset Center at Tanasbourne, Evergreen Corporate Center

Matt Weiler
Downtown Building Superintendent
Central Plaza Garage, Failing Building, Haseltine Building

Keith Bacchetti
Building Superintendent
Fifth Avenue Building, Auditorium Garage.

George Hughes
Building Superintendent
Columbia Square