NAI Realvest Names Five Young Sales Associates to Next Generation Mentoring Program

ORLANDO, Fla. – NAI Realvest, which ranks as one of the region’s largest and most active commercial property companies and one of the area’s largest developers of industrial facilities, recently named five young sales associates to its Next Generation mentoring program.

Paul P. Partyka, principal and managing partner and Patrick Mahoney, president and chief executive officer of NAI Realvest, said the firm’s Next Generation mentoring program was designed to generate new career opportunities for young commercial real estate professionals and expand the pool of talent at NAI Realvest.

New associates accepted into the Next Generation mentoring program are required to complete NAI Realvest’s rigorous eight-week training program.

Upon successful completion of the training program, each Next Generation associate is paired with a top performing NAI Realvest professional who will serve as mentor, Mahoney said. The new appointments include:

• Aron M. Harrison, who joined NAI Realvest in 2008 as a data analyst intern while pursing his B.S. degree at the University of Central Florida. Harrison specializes in retail sales and leasing, site selection, market and demographic analytics, management services and tenant representation. Harrison will mentor with Mez R. Birdie, CCIM, SCSM, director of retail and investment services.

• Erik Halverson, who majored in Finance at UCF, started his own construction company that he sold in 2007. He worked as an investment banking analyst for PCE Holdings before joining NAI Realvest and will be receiving his Master of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College this April. Halverson will be mentored by senior vice president and 30-year veteran Dan Colachicco and will specialize in multi-family and investment properties.

• Eric Parrs, who recently earned his Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) degree from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business Administration. Parrs specializes in office investment sales and will mentor with NAI Realvest principal Tom Hankins.

• Mitch Heidrich, a recent University of Central Florida graduate who will specialize in retail properties and land. Heidrich will mentor with NAI Realvest principals Kevin O’Connor and Matt Cichocki.

• Michael F. Heidrich, Jr., a recent graduate of Boston College who majored in economics and finance. Heidrich, the son of NAI Realvest principal Michael F. Heidrich, Sr., will specialize in tenant and landlord brokerage, leasing, site selection, consultation, build-to-suit, and management services. Heidrich will mentor with his father.

About NAI Realvest:
NAI Realvest in Orlando, covering all of Central Florida, is a fully integrated commercial real estate operating company specializing in brokerage, development, investment, leasing and management, consulting and research services in the U.S. and worldwide. NAI Global is an international commercial real estate network with over 350 offices spanning the globe. Since 1978, clients have built businesses on the power of NAI Global’s expanding network. Extensive services include multi-site acquisitions and dispositions, sublease, tenant representation, lease administration and audit, investment services, due diligence and related consulting and advisory services. To learn more, visit www.NAIRealvest.com.