Frank R. Buchanan, CCIM
President, CCIM
Mr. Buchanan has overall responsibility for the firm’s commercial leasing, brokerage and management functions. He has over 25 years experience in real estate development, brokerage, and asset management. Prior to starting MaKensay, Mr. Buchanan was a principal of Colliers Real Estate Services where he was responsible for the brokerage an
Gigit Koh
Property Manager
Ms. Koh is responsible for the daily management and coordination of a select group of historic properties. Ms. Koh also provides accounting functions, including bank deposits and accounts receivable functions for the properties that she helps manage. She interfaces directly with tenants, vendors and with our clients and oversees multiple property acco
Cheri L. VanderWel
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. VanderWel is responsible for all financial accounting and reporting and has over 20 years experience in Real Estate accounting. Prior to working with MaKensay Real Estate Services Inc., Ms. VanderWel installed property accounting software and trained students on the Skyline Real Estate Financial Reporting software, which MaKensay use
Alexander Spohn
Portfolio Property Manager
Mr. Spohn, is a Portfolio Property Manager for MaKensay Real Estate Services, Inc. for a significant 15 property portfolio. His key roles include managing tenant relations and owner communications with a focus on organizational skills and flexibility. Previously he was the Commercial Property Manager for Kurt Dammeier’s capital investment
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Enrique Rodriguez
Senior Building Engineer
Mr. Rodriguez is the senior engineer for a diverse portfolio of buildings including both small and larger office and retail buildings. Mr. Rodriguez is in charge of installing and servicing heat pump units at the Jefferson Building and maintaining a comfortable work environment for those tenants. He also provides general building engineering services at
Dave Persson
Maintenance Engineer/Lead Painter
David was born in Seattle and grew up in Washington and California. He has been a painter and maintenance engineer for various Pioneer Square buildings since 1995. His work is meticulous and he has an encyclopedic knowledge of paint, stains and techniques. In his spare time David is involved in several community theater groups where he has acted in a n
Chip Mead
Building Engineer
David ‘Chip’ Mead is the Building Engineer at Jefferson House, a 50,000 sq. ft. office building on Capital Hill. Chip started working at The Jefferson Building in 1986, when the building was only a year old. Chip has also worked as maintenance for seven apartment buildings containing 145 units and has helped with the construction of several apartment buildings, a six uni