Starting at Trademark in July of 2015, Jeff is responsible for leading land acquisition and pre-development efforts for new, ground-up and major redevelopments of retail and mixed-use projects.

Johnson brings more than 22 years of real estate experience to Trademark having led the acquisition, development, and operation of more than 4.5 million square feet of retail, commercial, multi-family, and industrial property located throughout the country. He joins Trademark from Fareway Stores, Inc. where he served as Director of Real Estate and was responsible for the development of new stores for the 112 grocery store chain. His prior experience includes Founder and President of Cormac Company, as well as Vice President of Stone Creek Development, a privately held real estate company based in Sioux City, Iowa. Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics with emphasis in finance and management from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

As Chief Operating Officer, Corby McWilliams oversees all daily operations of the organization and assists with the planning and implementation of all strategic and business initiatives.

Prior to joining Trademark, Corby spent almost 5 years as Chief Operating Officer of Aquila Commercial, one of Austin’s largest locally-owned commercial real estate services company. During his tenure there, he oversaw the operations of 5 divisions and approximately 25 brokers, led the development of a commercial real estate investment fund, and negotiated the acquisition of its property management division. In 2018, Aquila was recognized as the #1 small business in the Austin Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in Central Texas survey.

He began his commercial real estate career with Endeavor Real Estate Group in Austin, Texas as a development associate and later as an office and industrial leasing associate.

He previously held positions in operations and finance at several startup companies in Austin and New York City, and began his career in the DFW area as a financial analyst for Electronic Data Systems and as a pricing manager for Sprint.

Corby received a BBA in Finance and MBA in Real Estate Finance from The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

Tommy Miller joined Trademark in 1999 as a development partner, and is currently Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, responsible for investments and asset management.

Tommy previously held executive positions with Santa Fe, N.M.-based Security Capital Group and its investee companies, CarrAmerica, Archstone, ProLogis and the predecessor to Regency Centers. He wrote the business plan for, and was executive vice president of CarrAmerica’s serviced office business, and directed office property acquisitions in multiple U.S. markets. He also served as the founding director of the Security Capital U.S. Investment Research Institute and senior manager with the Arthur Andersen Real Estate Services Group (formerly GA/Partners and Gladstone Associates) in Washington, D.C., and an associate with Kenneth Leventhal & Co. in Dallas.

Tommy is an Urban Land Institute (ULI) CRC Gold Flight Council member and is active in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). He is a director of Lyman Holdings and Lyman Lumber Company in Excelsior, Minn., and serves on the board of trustees of All Saints Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas. He received his BBA from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Trinity University.

As founder and CEO, Terry Montesi has led Trademark Property Co. through 28 years of innovative, community-focused development. Under his leadership, Trademark has worked on more than $3.9B and 18M SF of some of the most stakeholder-centric retail and mixed-use properties in the United States.

Terry is the driving force behind Trademark’s collaborative, community-driven approach to development. Pulling from his 30-plus years of industry experience, he has cultivated a company philosophy that is defined by creating meaningful customer experiences, collaborating with communities, and unlocking potential. Terry’s commitment to constant evolution and long-time support of the core tenets of Conscious Capitalism led him to create Trademark’s own conscious development model, The Conscious Place, setting the tone for a continued focus on innovative and experiential retail and mixed-use places. Terry is also the host of Leaning In, Trademark’s podcast focusing on the future of mixed-use real estate.

Terry sits on the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Board of Trustees; is a member of the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors Hall of Fame, the World Presidents’ Organization, and the Urban Land Institute (ULI); and has served on numerous committees and judging panels for ULI, ICSC and the Texas Exes.

As active participant in the Fort Worth community Terry holds, or has held, leadership positions with the Union Gospel Mission of Fort Worth, Christ Chapel Bible Church, the Trinity Habitat for Humanity, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and Junior Achievement. In addition, he is an enthusiastic supporter of the Movember Foundation.

Before founding Trademark in 1992, Terry was a principal and co-founder of Huff, Brous, McDowell & Montesi, Inc., Fort Worth’s largest commercial brokerage and management firm. Earlier in his career, he worked for Lincoln Property Company. In 1986, he and his brother became Blockbuster Video’s fourth franchisee.

Terry earned his MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and BBA from the University of Mississippi. He and his wife live in Fort Worth, TX and are proud parents to three grown children.

Steve Sumell directs Trademark’s stabilized portfolio, overseeing asset management, property management, ESG and customer experience. Prior to joining the firm in 2012, he worked with organizations that include Cushman & Wakefield, Faison, Premisys, RREEF, Hines, JMB/Federated and Homart. Projects for which he has been responsible have an aggregate value exceeding $8 billion and include the Houston Galleria, Century City Shopping Center & Marketplace, the Century Plaza Towers, and Southpark Mall (Charlotte, NC). He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, holds its Certified Shopping Center Manager Designation and serves on the planning committee for the Nexus Conference. Steve, who has over 35 years of experience, is a licensed real estate broker in North Carolina and received his BA and MBA degrees from the University at Albany.