Steven Whitworth
Mr. Whitworth is a licensed unlimited general contractor in NC/SC/TN/GA and Broker-in-Charge in NC/SC/TN/GA, as well as a NASCLA certified contractor with the option of building in 12 other states and the US Virgin Islands. After executing the sale of a Top 10 Charlotte homebuilder to a public homebuilder in 2015 and staying on to oversee system conversions and operational transitions from private firm to a public division, he chose to pursue his personal interest in commercial/multi-family/mixed-use development and construction. Prior to rejoining the construction industry in 2013, he served on the White House Advance Team for a previous President of the United States coordinating meetings, events and agencies both domestically and internationally. After his time with the federal government, he joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Leveraged Finance division of the investment bank, arranging and syndicating more than $13 billion in debt facilities for corporate and financial sponsor entities across a broad array of industries and financial purposes.
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Tommy Price
Mr. Price oversees Marett’s construction efforts. With more than 45 years of experience in the construction industry, Mr. Price has successfully completed more than 300 projects across a broad spectrum of asset classes and end users. Recent projects include a 380k/sf apartment project in Nashville, TN, a 240k/sf apartment project in Raleigh, NC and 65 acres of mixed-use (MF/TH/Commercial) in Wake Forest, NC. Of the more than 300 development and construction projects in his career, spanning 3,000 square foot banks to almost 400,000 square foot schools and apartment projects, as well as industrial, office and retail buildings, Tommy revels in the analysis and field work of the process the most, not surprising given his engineering background. His diverse development and construction experience coupled with an expansive network of both municipal and trade connections is significant.
Jay Carter
(JD/MBA) – SC BIC/In-House Counsel
Mr. Carter is a South Carolina licensed attorney in good standing as well as a Broker-in-Charge for the state of South Carolina. His 16-year legal career includes both private practice and in-house counsel positions. The first half of his legal career was spent as a litigator practicing in construction law, real estate law, and business law, while addressing both residential and commercial matters. Mr. Carter then served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer to a national fin-serv firm. Mr. Carter’s depth and breadth of financial and legal experience, specifically related to the construction industry, allows Marett to comfortably execute for clients across multiple states and product types.
Debbie Steele
Office Manager/Broker
Ms. Steele, as Marett’s Office Manager, has more than 20 years of experience as a relationship, operations and closing professional for national and regional contractors. Coordinating with internal, field, bank, buyer, seller and third parties, while personally attending more than 3,000 real estate closings in her career, means Debbie is Marett’s in-house logistics extraordinaire. From internal ops to field and capital relationships, there is no one better. When it has to be done right, the first time, reach out to Debbie.
Jenni VanFleet
Lead Superintendent
Ms. VanFleet has over 30 years in the construction industry, focused primarily on Multifamily developments. Certified in several design software programs and the recipient of several awards for her design work, she brings a value-add dimension to client projects. Prior to Marett, she owned a construction company for 20 years, receiving additional awards for her construction projects. With experience in multiple specialties ranging from engineered lumber and “clean rooms”, she is driven to deliver projects that provide top-tier returns for clients for years to come. Her positivity, combined with experience, maintains high morale, staff retention and efficient execution on projects given her well-rounded business acumen.
Morgan Barr
Lead Broker
Ms. Barr has an extensive history in the construction and real estate industry. While working in both professionally, she expanded her skillset to include operational and feasibility roles as well. This cumulative experience is now focused on sourcing and refining prospects for the Marett partner/developer rolodex, while accounting for individual capital and strategic partnership criteria, whether by market, product type or return expectations
Jennifer Whitworth
Lead Broker
Ms. Whitworth is a lead broker with Marett, with more than 5 years of commercial real estate experience and more than 20 years of executive sales and account management experience with a global firm. She has won numerous National and Regional Top Performer and client-oriented awards and brings that attention to detail and client focus to Marett’s real estate practice.
Julie Johnson
Lead Broker
Ms. Johnson is another of Marett’s lead brokers. After a highly successful career in sales and client management, including several account and performance awards, Mrs. Johnson opted to apply her experience to the brokerage world, to the benefit of Marett’s capital and development partners.