Meet Our Crew

Nathaniel “Nate” Tower is the founder and managing member of Broad Reach Retail Partners, LLC.  Prior to the formation of Broad Reach, Mr. Tower was the Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”) at Phillips Edison & Company (“PECO”), one of the nation’s largest and fastest growing owner/operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers and premier acquisition groups.

As CIO, Mr. Tower led PECO’s effort to acquire, finance and grow the company’s portfolio from 5 centers in 1996 to over 90 centers when he left the company in 2005.  During this period, Mr. Tower bought 85 shopping centers in 50 separate transactions, with over $490 million in total transaction value.  Mr. Tower’s leadership and transaction success at PECO increased the company’s Net Operating Income in excess of $50.65 million and the value-add nature of the opportunities created an additional $250 million of net new value for the investors in the company.  

Prior to joining Phillips Edison & Company, Mr. Tower spent 7 years at Collier Pinkard, a premiere 3rd party Real Estate Brokerage and Property Management Company in Baltimore.  Mr. Tower has his Bachelor of Arts from the College of Wooster and his Masters in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University.  Mr. Tower formed the JEMICY School’s Alumni Association and served on the school’s board for 8 years.  In addition, Mr. Tower served as the founding Chairman of the Baltimore Leukemia Cup Regatta and Commodore of the Baltimore City Yacht Association.

In his role as Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Mike oversees the daily operations of Broad Reach’s multiple business operations including business development activities such as property management, capital improvement, construction and development projects. In his 25+ years of commercial real estate experience, Mike has served as Director of Operations for several real estate operators including Philips Edison Company, Strategic Properties, and Himmelrich Associates.

Over the course of his career, Mike has been involved in various types of projects ranging from freestanding commercial sites, retail office, industrial, residential, historic, and mixed-use projects of upwards of $300 million. Mike has overseen the management of nearly 5 million square feet of office, retail, and industrial space and supervised and managed approximately 30 projects.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and he is an active participant in ICSC, NAIOP, and BOMA. During his free time, Mike enjoys spending time with his family, boating, fishing and hunting.

Liz Hood joined Broad Reach Retail Partners in 2016. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Stevenson University. She has over ten years of experience in the public accounting industry, including working as an auditor for a leading international accounting firm for four of those years.  Additionally, Liz has six years of private accounting experience working as an assistant controller for large Mid-Atlantic HVAC Company.

Liz has a concentration of experience in attestation engagements with a focus on industries including: real estate, construction, restaurants and franchises, government contracting and manufacturing.  She also has a history of performing audits under Government Auditing Standards, including compliance audits under OMB Circulars A-133, A-122 and A-110.  Liz is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AIPCA) and Maryland Association for Certified Public Accountants (MACPA). 

As a volunteer for Gilchrist Hospice, she is on their auction committee and has volunteered as a tax preparer for the Volunteer Income Tax Association (VITA).

Mark Mueller began his career in retail real estate in early 1981, having first worked with his father at J. Gordon Mueller Co., becoming President of that firm in 1990. In 1996, as the family firm was winding down, he joined the Towson office of KLNB, a large commercial brokerage firm. At KLNB Mr. Mueller continued his brokerage work representing both retailers as well as shopping center developers.

Mr. Mueller joined Sierra U.S. as President of the Mid-Atlantic region office located in Baltimore, Maryland in 2010. In January of 2018, he created a new brokerage firm, Broad Reach Brokerage, in partnership with Broad Reach Retail Partners, LLC, an investment company based in Annapolis.

Broad Reach Retail Partner’s strategy is to acquire and add value to necessity anchored shopping centers in strong markets. Mr. Mueller felt that Broad Reach was the perfect fit to collaborate in the opening of a new brokerage firm.

With Mr. Mueller’s almost four decades of expertise and experience in the sale and leasing of commercial real estate, he has a firm grasp on project leasing, retail development, and tenant representation. He has handled over two million square feet of retail transactions on behalf of various Landlords and has represented retailers including Advance Auto Parts, Dollar General, Horizon Theaters, and others. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and holds brokerage licenses in Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.

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Gary Block joins the Broad Reach crew with over 30 years of retail real estate experience including all aspects of leasing, strategic planning, development, management and financial analysis. Gary has served as Senior VP of Leasing East Coast at Combined Properties, a Washington, DC-based retail investor, developer and operator. He also served as Principal at Block Development Group, where he provided consulting services for developers on leasing, development and redevelopment strategies. Previous to those positions, he was Vice President of Leasing (Canada) for Tanger Outlets, Vice President at The Cordish Company and Senior Vice President of Leasing at Prime Retail.

In his spare time, Gary loves spending time with his wife and 3 grown kids by being on the water boating and fishing, traveling, working out and playing and watching sports of all kinds. When he’s not with the family, he enjoys reading and getting his hands dirty with projects around the house.

Eric Penney joined Broad Reach Retail Partners as our Director of Development & Redevelopment in 2019.  Eric is a seasoned real estate professional with over 20 years of experience in leasing, lease negotiation, site selection, development, redevelopment, acquisition and disposition of large owned retail portfolios throughout the USA.  Eric has completed over 3 million square feet of various real estate transactions and executed over 800 deals while creating billions of dollars in value for his firms and clients.

Before joining Broad Reach Retail, Eric spent 6 years at Phillips Edison & Company as the Director of Redevelopment and 10 years at Brixmor as the Director of Redevelopment.  Eric also leased real estate portfolios for various boutique landlords and helped to grow a lease auditing business.  He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from Sacred Heart University.  

In Eric’s free time, he volunteers at Buckhead Church and as an assistant baseball coach for a local youth recreational league.

Christina joins the Broad Reach Retail team with about a decade of marketing experience in various industries. Prior to joining Board Reach Retail Partners, she held a position as a Marketing and Business Development Manager at a small tech company in DC. There she was responsible for the overarching marketing strategy and budget, the day-to-day efforts, as well as supporting in developing well thought out and concise proposals for new business.

Christina graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. She is specifically passionate about creating strong brand stories that build loyalty. Christina has a wide range of expertise within marketing spanning from social media to content creation, and from brand operations to event marketing.

As the Director of Marketing & Investor Relations at Broad Reach, Christina is responsible for developing and managing the company’s overall marketing strategy including corporate branding and messaging. She is also heavily involved in investor communications, tenant relations, and employee engagement.

In her spare time, Christina enjoys baking (especially making ice cream), hosting parties, and escaping to her family’s lake house with her Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Ryder.

Nathan “Nate” McKay has over 10 years of experience in commercial real estate. In his role as Acquisitions Officer, Nate is responsible for sourcing and evaluating acquisitions and redevelopment opportunities throughout the United States. In addition to his role in acquisitions, he assists with financing, due diligence and capital raising. 

Prior to joining Broad Reach, he worked as the Director of Market Research for First Washington Realty, a pension fund adviser that owns core grocery-anchored real estate throughout the United States. Nate has experience in valuation, deal sourcing and market analysis, and was involved in the acquisition of over $350M of shopping centers. Nate also worked as a Senior Analyst at First Capital Realty, an institutional apartment broker, and assisted in the sale and marketing of $650M in assets. 

He holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from American University, and a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Clair Hill recently joined Broad Reach Retail Partners after spending 9 years as an Accountant for a Commercial Real Estate company in Washington, DC.

In 2011, Clair received her Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Old Dominion University. Since then, she has held numerous accounting positions with varying experiences in tax accounting, nonprofit and commercial property accounting.

Professionally, she loves mentoring and working closely with project accountants, assistant and property managers to make sure that the financials appropriately reflect the goals of her clients. On many occasions, her previous organization has recognized her positive attitude and efforts to foster great relationships with property and client teams. She has also worked on improving processes and procedures and creating efficiencies where necessary with her previous role.

Off the clock, Clair enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. A fun fact about her family is since 2020 they have visited a total of 10 State Capitals and our United States Capital. The plan is to eventually tour all 50 State Capitals. Additionally in her free time, she volunteers at her church and is a Treasurer for her children’s Parent Teacher Association. She’s also an avid reader and an emotional health advocate.

Susan Meier joins Broad Reach Retail with over 20 years of diverse experience in the real estate industry including brokerage management, residential sales and leasing, several years as a certified real estate appraiser, and as a sales and marketing manager for a regional real estate magazine. In 2019, Susan utilized her broad range of industry experience to transition into commercial leasing, managing the leasing activity for over 1.4 million square feet of retail space in various centers throughout the Midwest. Prior to working in the real estate industry, Susan worked in the IT world supporting computer systems for a major national finance company.

Susan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management and an Associate of Science degree in Computer Information Systems. In addition to her education, she is a licensed Managing Real Estate Broker and Certified Residential Appraiser in the state of Indiana.

In her free time, Susan enjoys spending time on the water jet skiing with friends, running, biking, and exercising outdoors, rehabbing and decorating homes, hanging out and shopping with her daughter and son, and reading books and relaxing at home with her pets.

As the Acquisitions Associate, David focuses on sourcing and underwriting new acquisitions and redevelopment opportunities across the country. Prior to joining Broad Reach, he worked as a Capital Markets Associate for Metropolis Capital Advisors, where he arranged financing for all property types around the Mid-Atlantic region. David Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Ursinus College. We are excited to have Dave as a member of our crew!

With approximately 6 years of experience in commercial real estate, Wells Stanwick has joined Broad Reach Retail most recently from EDENS, where he primarily oversaw the entitlement and construction of development projects across the Northeast. As a Baltimore native, Wells attended Johns Hopkins University where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Political Science.

In his free time, Wells enjoys traveling, hiking with my dog Fitz, and relaxing with my wife and family.

As the Capital Transactions Manager, Matt Perlmutter plays a critical role in the acquisition due diligence, acquisition financing, dispositions, and asset management of the Broad Reach portfolio.  Through these responsibilities, he creates and drives value for Broad Reach.  Prior to this role, Matt spent a year on the Acquisition’s Team at Broad Reach and was responsible for sourcing and underwriting acquisitions and redevelopment opportunities throughout the country.

Before joining Broad Reach, he worked at Newmark and was responsible for underwriting, due diligence, and market research on the National Loan Sales Team where he sold, financed, or valued more than $5 billion of loans and properties. Matt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park, and enjoys traveling, as well as playing golf and basketball. 

Jason was born and raised in Baltimore County. He attained his bachelors in Real Estate and Economic Development from the University of Baltimore. Since graduation, he has worked on multiple residential rehab projects which have helped lay the foundation of his aspiring career in commercial real estate.

In his free time Jason embraces a variety of outdoor activities, from golfing, hiking and traveling to playing basketball and dominating the pickleball courts. Jason is excited to take the next step in his career with Broad Reach and is looking forward to exercising what he has already learned, while also gaining more experience and knowledge along the way.

Kimberly Todd joined Broad Reach Retail Partners in 2020 with over 20 years of experience in Commercial Real Estate. Prior to joining Broad Reach Retail Partners, Kimberly was a Property Administrator with St. John Properties overseeing a portfolio of 3 million square feet of office, retail and flex space. Prior to St. John Properties, she was as a Senior Lease Administrator for KLNB Management handling a portfolio of 4.5 million square feet of office, retail, flex and warehouse space for various landlords including institutional owners.

Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts & Communication from Towson University. In addition to her career in Commercial Real Estate, Kimberly has also managed several Nine West Group retail stores in the Baltimore/Washington area.

In Kimberly’s free time she enjoys spending time with her husband of 23 years and two daughters.

Steve joined Broad Reach Retail Partners in January 2019.  Steve plays an imperative role at Broad Reach Retail Partners by assisting & managing property management projects as well as day-to-day accounting activities.  His career of over 30 years includes Purchasing Manager, Facilities Manager, and Accounting.   

Steve earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Greensboro College in Greensboro, NC.  In his spare time, Steve enjoys golfing, boating, and spending time with family.

Allie Jones joined Broad Reach Retail Partners in February 2021 with over five years’ experience as a Property Administrator. Prior to joining Board Reach Retail Partners, she worked as a Property Administrator for St. John Properties, managing a portfolio of over two million square feet and 200 tenants in office and flex space. In her role, she administered all Leases and Amendments, and maintained the tenants’ accounts for her portfolio, including all collection efforts.
Allie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her hobby is teaching dance to all ages and she has over ten years of experience in teaching.

In her spare time, Allie enjoys traveling, the beach, and spending time with her husband Joe, daughter DellaRae and dog Cali.

Ryan Jones joined the Broad Reach crew at the beginning of 2021 as an Accounting Associate. Ryan was born and raised in Baltimore and comes to Broad Reach with previous experience as a construction accountant. He has since been promoted to our Investor Relations Administrator, and is now the day-to-day contact for all of our investors needs. Outside of work he enjoys exploring the city with his wife and volunteering in the Harwood community. Ryan is also a classically trained tenor and can play seven different instruments.

Glenn Ulick began his real estate career in 2005 at a small, boutique firm in Baltimore and joined his two partners in moving over to Grubb & Ellis to replace Grubb’s recently departed Mid-Atlantic Retail team. Glenn remained at Grubb and part of the same retail team through the purchase by Newmark in 2012. In 2018, Glenn began to look for a new opportunity and joined Broad Reach to help launch the brokerage division.
In his nearly 13 years in commercial real estate, Glenn has represented retailers such as Citibank, Party City, Lane Bryant, Apple Federal Credit Union, Cold Stone Creamery, Goodwill (completing transactions totaling over 250,000 sf for this tenant alone). Glenn has also worked as a national master broker for the country’s largest chain of cosmetology schools, effectively using his network and bringing in the right people in markets across the US. Glenn has also represented a number of landlords including Kimco Realty and Regency Centers. Aside from retail leasing, Glenn has also done land acquisition work on behalf of his credit union clients and, most notably, his fast-growing assisted living developer, Thrive Senior Living. He has also done valuation and advisory work for retailers and lenders.

Prior to commercial real estate, Glenn spent 12 years at MBNA America, then the country’s largest independent credit card issuer, managing in Business Development, Operations and Quality Assurance. Glenn also spent five years after college in retail automotive finance, working with dealerships to complete between one and three million dollars each month in retail automotive transactions. While in college, Glenn had the unique opportunity to work at the Improv Comedy club in Dallas. Initially as a bouncer, Glenn began to help out with marketing, eventually managing the highly successful promotions and marketing function. This led to Glenn’s promotion to General Manager and the addition of a second franchise unit to manage — all while still a senior in college.

Glenn brings outstanding people and project skills and a wealth of contacts and experience. He is an avid hiker and an aspiring electric bass player. Glenn holds a BA in Economics and Finance and an MBA, both from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is licensed in Maryland, DC and Virginia and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He is also on the board of his congregation and chairs several important committees there. Glenn and his wife of 31 years are blessed with three amazing children.

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Robert is an experienced commercial broker and construction manager with over 30 years in the industry. That experience has developed during various types of economic conditions and is diverse in scope, ranging from implementing and managing a 2500-acre master-planned community, leasing, and tenant fit-out of retail and office projects, to new home construction. In his spare time, Robert enjoys competing in bass fishing tournaments.

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Brett Michaels joined Broad Reach Retail Partners in February 2020. As a broker associate, Brett is responsible for assisting on the brokerage side.
Prior to joining Broad Reach, Brett worked for Orkin as a salesperson/ branch manager trainee. He reviewed financial statements, built a sales portfolio, and established customer relations.
Brett holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from The Purdue School of Business at Salisbury University.

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Gianna Scianimanico joined the Broad Reach team at the beginning of 2023 as a Brokerage Associate.

Prior to joining Broad Reach, she graduated from Towson University with a major in Mass Communication and a minor in Marketing. Throughout her college experience including three public relations internships, Gianna and her brother always shared a passion for real estate and ultimately decided this was the path she wanted to take. Always being a people person, she knew commercial real estate was her missing puzzle piece. Gianna’s excited to start her journey with Broad Reach and the valuable experiences along with it. 

Off the clock, she loves to get lost in her books and enjoy homemade Italian meals with her family.

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John Kauffman is joining Broad Reach Retail Partners as a Summer Intern on our Property Management team. He is currently a Junior at The Ohio State University, but is originally from Annapolis, Maryland. As a Finance major, John is extremely detail oriented and an effective communicator, which makes him a great asset to our crew. He is excited to start his Commercial Real Estate journey and learn everything that Broad Reach Retail Partners has to offer. In his free time, he is an avid water skier and enjoys all the activities the Chesapeake Bay has to offer.

4-year old Rider is an integral part of the office, attending weekly staff meetings and keeping an eye on all deliveries and visitors. In his free time, Rider is an avid boater, logging weekly trips with the family to waterfront destinations up and down the Chesapeake Bay.