jay hagerman

Jay joined the brokerage team at The Providence Group early in 2004. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech where he received a B.S. degree in Business. A native of Virginia, he immediately moved to Charlotte following graduation to begin his career in Commercial Real Estate. Jay's primary focus is that of Tenant Representation. He works with retailers from 1,000 SF - 20,000 SF in North Carolina and South Carolina.

His market knowledge, in both small and large trade areas across the state, benefi ts his clients in each transaction. Jay's clients include: AT&T, Oreck, McAlister's Deli, Planet Fitness, Menchies and Geico. Jay also has experience representing Landlords with leasing assignments for power centers, grocery anchored centers, and small neighborhood and community strip centers. National real estate companies, in addition to local and regional developers have contracted Jay for his leasing experience.

Jennifer Putnam

Jen joined The Providence Group in 2008 after moving to Charlotte from Los Angeles. Jen graduated from Carroll University in Wisconsin with B.S. degrees in Graphic Communication and Commercial Art. After college, she moved to Los Angeles and started her career in commercial real estate marketing at Regency Centers as Regional Marketing manager for the Pacifi c Region.

Jen has worked with a number of regional and national retailers, developers, landlords and brokers in creating marketing materials, planning marketing events, generating foot traffi c and leasing space.

Jen excels at preparing eye-catching marketing materials, gaining visibility for newly vacant spaces, developing strategies to fi nd tenants for hard-to-lease space, planning and staffi ng events, trade show coordination and more.

darren wood

Born in London England, Darren moved to the USA in 1996 after starting his career in commercial retail real estate with Donaldsons in London in 1991. He graduated from South Bank University, London, with a BSC (HONS) in Real Estate Management. Darren joined the Providence Group as a partner in 2003 after previously working with Trammell Crow Company and CB Commercial in Charlotte, NC.

Darren's retail experience includes mall leasing, site selection (Aldi Foods 100+ stores, Home Depot & Discount Tire Co.), disposition services (Home Depot & Circuit City) and project leasing. Darren is currently involved in advising clients in NC, SC, GA, VA, TN, MD, IA, IL and MN in various capacities.

Malcolm McLean

Bringing 25 years of Commercial brokerage experience, Malcolm joined The Providence Group as partner in 2002 after fi ve years with Trammell Crow Company in Charlotte as Senior Vice President. He is a native Charlottean and a graduate of North Carolina State University where he received his BA in Business. His commercial experience includes site selection for national, regional and local retailers, disposition of surplus property, and site selection advisory services.

His seasoned knowledge and extensive market understanding have proved to be a tremendous benefi t to his clients. With The Providence Group, Malcolm is involved in retail and commercial brokerage throughout the southeast.

Bryan Wyker

Bryan joined the brokerage team at The Providence Group in 2007. After graduating from The McCallie School, Bryan attended the University of Virginia where he received a B.A. in Economics. Prior to his career in real estate, Bryan was Director of Operations at Circular Logic, a loyalty marketing company based in Charlotte with a focus on retail.

Bryan specializes in landlord representation for retail clients throughout the Carolinas. He has worked with National Real Estate Investments Trusts as well as Regional and Local landlords and developers. Bryan has been involved in a wide variety of properties including power centers, grocery anchored centers, neighborhood centers, and freestanding buildings. Some of his current and past clients include: Inland American Group, Crescent Resources, Trinity Partners, Casto, Beacon Partners, Tribek Properties and others.

His ability to focus on the client's objectives helps him build lasting relationships. Bryan's commitment to detail ensures positive results.

Jonathan Stewart

Jonathan joined the brokerage team at The Providence Group in 2008. He is a graduate of Clemson University where he received a B.S. in Financial Management with an emphasis in Real Estate fi nance. Jonathan began his career in real estate as a broker with Carolina Land Realty, a land brokerage fi rm based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Jonathan focuses on landlord representation for clients throughout the Carolinas. He has worked with National Real Estate Investments Trusts, Regional and Local landlords and developers. His retail leasing experience includes assignments for power centers, grocery anchored centers, neighborhood centers, and freestanding buildings. Some of his current and past clients include: Realty Income, Lauth Property Group, Tribek Properties, Primax Services, American Asset Corporation, JP Morgan Chase, Regency Centers, Inland American Group, DDR, Crescent Resources and others.

Wes Thurmond

Wes joined the brokerage team at The Providence Group in 2005. A native of New York, Wes is a graduate of Gettysburg College where he received a B.A. in Environmental Studies.

Wes focuses exclusively on retail Landlord Representation. He has worked with both local and national shopping center owners in North and South Carolina. His involvement in the transaction process from start to fi nish helps his clients achieve their greatest potential.

Wes has handled the entire local retail portfolios for a number of national developers, shopping center owners and REITs. Current and past clients include Developers Diversifi ed, Kite Realty, Spectrum Properties, Weingarten Realty, Raley Miller, Lauth Property Group, Tribek Properties, Lamar Companies, Beacon Development, Casto, Inland American REIT, American Asset Corporation and Primax Properties.

Thurman Brooks

Thurman joined the brokerage team at The Providence Group in 2010. A native North Carolinian, Thurman is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he received a B.A. in Journalism. He also earned a master's degree at the University of Georgia.

Thurman's primary focus is Landlord Representation. He has over 14 years experience in real estate brokerage, development and fi nancing in Charlotte. Prior to joining the Providence Group, Thurman worked at Myers Park Mortgage and served as Director of Leasing for Faison & Associates, handling the marketing of shop space, junior anchor space and outparcels for their Carolinas and Virginia developments and shopping centers, including third party accounts. Past and present third party clients include DDR, Kite Realty, Trinity Partners, Kimco, Inland, Crescent Resources and Lennar Partners. His extensive sales background prior to and including his real estate career have proved valuable to his clients. Thurman's proactive and outgoing approach in pursuing new tenants is his strong suit. His project assignments have included power centers, groceryanchored centers, neighborhood strip centers and specialty shops. His anchor/junior anchor experience includes transactions with Wal-Mart, Harris Teeter, Marshall's, Ulta, Gold's Gym, Big Lots, Hamrick's and Fred's. Outparcel transactions include Bojangles, Chick Fil-A, Carolina Ale House, Hardee's, Starbucks, Cookout, and Dunkin Donuts.

MELISSA L. MCDONALD

Bringing 20 years of commercial brokerage experience, Melissa joined the Providence Group as a Partner in late 2011, after working with Core Properties Inc. in Charlotte for close to fifteen years. Melissa is a native of Lancaster, PA and has lived in North Carolina since 1983. Her commercial experience has included Landlord leasing and retail consulting in addition to tenant representation, which is the primary focus of her business. Melissa represents mostly junior box retailers and restaurants including TJX, Michaels, Cost Plus World Market, Ulta, Five Below, Anna's Linens, Sola Salons, West Marine, Krispy Kreme and Zoe's Kitchen.

Her thorough knowledge of the Carolinas markets working with a variety of will create strong synergy within the Providence Group with their existing tenant representation relationships and landlord leasing responsibilties.

JAMES CARPENTER

James joined The Providence group as their first GIS Specialist in 2012. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography and concentrated in Geographic Information Systems.

He is the on-hand specialist for creating demographic profiles, market research, and aerial maps for use in commercial real estate. Additionally, he has experience in: transportation planning, data development, and environmental mapping.

DUNCAN LEWISON

Duncan grew up in Lancashire, England and moved to the USA in 1990. He joined the Providence Group in 2011 after 20 years of commercial real estate experience including 11 years as Chief Financial Offi cer for American Asset Corporation (1997-2008).

Duncan has a wealth of experience in finance, asset management and disposition, loan origination, business valuation and complex financial transactions.

JAMES McGEE

A native of Greenville, SC, James joined The Providence Group Team in July of 2012. He is alums of Winthrop University where he received his B.S. in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing. James began his Real Estate career with a Charlotte based fi rm, NAI Southern Real Estate where he directly managed over 1.2 million square feet of retail centers.

During his career, James has performed management services for various building asset classes that include Offi ce, Medical, Industrial, Retail and POA management. He has extensive experience in the management of various types of retail centers involving tenant relations, rents collections, marketing, budget forecasting, capital planning, construction management, lease abstraction and administration, contract management, eviction proceedings, preventative maintenance and building operation. James has experience working with an array of clients and tenant’s including regional and national bank and various mid-size and large anchor tenants.