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Joe
Collier, Partner
Joe is a
native Floridian born in Miami. He received his Bachelor of
Science in Hotel Management and Marketing from Florida State
University and completed his internship in the European Hotel
program in Leyson, Switzerland. Joe spent 15 years with Marriott
International in sales, marketing, and development before
forming Mainsail in 1998. He lives in South Tampa with his two
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Blaine Strickland, Partner
Blaine holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University
of Florida’s real estate program. He has been an active
member of the programs advisory board for the past 3 years
and served as chairman in 2004. Blaine has been a licensed
real estate broker since 1979 and earned his CCIM designation
in 1987. After 10 years with CBRE in sales and management
positions, Blaine turned his attention to development projects.
He has completed development projects with Lincoln Property
Company, The Wilson Company, and CNL over the past 15 years.
Blaine and his wife Eileen have been married for more than
25 years and live with their 2 teenagers in Southwest Orlando.
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James
D. Spaeth, Senior Vice President
Jim holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University
of Florida’s business school. Jim grew up in the Washington
DC area and was a national merit scholar at UF. Jim started
his business career as an analyst at Raymond James Financial
and then moved to Orlando in 2000 to join CNL’s restaurant
company in their mergers and acquisitions department. Jim
linked with Blaine Strickland in 2002; together, they have
completed more than $100 million in financing/development
projects. Jim and his wife Jennifer live with their young
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Julianne
Vassallo , Vice President
Julianne
joined Mainsail after 16 years of operations and finance with
Marriott. Her career began at the Albuquerque Marriott then
continued through San Francisco, Denver, and Tampa, where
she was the cluster Controller for multiple Marriott properties.
Her international experience as Financial Director took her
to Mexico and South America where she opened the JW Marriott
Hotel Quito before returning to the United States to join
Mainsail. |
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Eileen Strickland, Senior Property Manager
Eileen is a long-time Floridian, having grown up in Palm Beach County, before attending the University of Florida and earning a BSBA in marketing. Eileen worked as a project manager and market manager for Paragon Group of Tampa for more than 8 years, and has served in other organizations as an office manager and customer service representative. Eileen and her husband, Blaine, reside in southwest Orlando and have two teenage children.
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| Katherine
N. Bruner, Project Manager
Katherine is a dual degree graduate from the University of
Florida, having earned her masters degree in Real Estate.
Katherine has held her Florida real estate license since 2003
and completed several sales transactions before joining Mainsail.
Katherine is an active member in the Orlando chapters of the
ULI Young Leaders Group and the International Council of Shopping
Centers. She is a native of New Albany, IN and currently lives
in downtown Orlando.
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Michael
Byrum, Senior Associate
Mike comes to Mainsail from the Vue, a new high rise condo
in downtown Orlando, where he directed the sales effort. Mike
is a native Virginian, and lives in Downtown Orlando.
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| Frank Mannetta, Accounting Manager
Frank is a native New Yorker. He is currently completing his bachelor’s degree in accounting at St. Leo University. He has 25 years of accounting experience. For the past ten years, Frank has specialized in residential construction, community development, and hotel construction projects. Frank and his wife, Donna, have been married for 20 years and have a teenage daughter attending Florida Institute of Technology.
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J.
David Peppers, Senior Vice President of Design & Construction
Dave brings more than 20 years of experience in the creative master planning and thematic building and site design of large scale land development projects. A graduate cum laude of the University of Florida, his prior work involvement included several years as a senior project manager with PBS&J in Orlando – and later through his own consulting firm was instrumental in the realization of a wide array of commercial, residential, and entertainment projects all over the world for both corporate and individual clients.
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James
Talton, Senior Vice President
Mainsail Development International
James received
his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Florida Atlantic
University in Boca Raton, Florida in 1989. He joined Marriott
International in 1986 working throughout the front office,
reservations, and housekeeping at the Ft. Lauderdale Marina
Marriott. In 1989, James entered into management at the Harbor
Beach Marriott Resort and Spa. During his 17 years with Marriott,
he also worked at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, the Orlando
World Center Marriott Resort, the Lake Buena Vista Residence
Inn Resort, followed by his most recent position as the concurrent
Director of Finance for both the Tampa Airport Marriott and
the Tampa Westshore Marriott. |
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Bettina
R Grimsley, Sales Associate
Mainsail Development International
Bettina joined Mainsail in June of 2005 from Weichert Realtors
in Tampa. She specialized in residential properties and handled
the International / European buyers for the New Tampa Office.
She was born in Romania, is fluent in German and French and
resides in Tampa with her husband and daughter.
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