PHOENIX-Shari A. Tucker-Gasser with Sperry Van Ness LLC and Sharon Harper of Plaza Cos. have been listed as Real Estate Forum's women of influence and women of distinction, respectively. Following is an HTML version of an article that ran in the July/August 2013 issue of Real Estate Forum. To read about both women, click here.
Shari A. Tucker-Gasser, partner & national director, retail investments,
Sperry Van Ness LLC, Phoenix
Shari Tucker-Gasser specializes in the acquisition, disposition and leasing of multi-tenant retail properties throughout the Phoenix Metro and Arizona markets. She also specializes in product council-retail and asset recovery.
During the course of her career, Tucker-Gasser has completed more than $2 billion dollars in retail sales transactions. Her varied background includes positions as entrepreneur, retail sales manager and paralegal.
Tucker-Gasser began her commercial real estate career in 1999 with Retail Brokers Inc.; during her first year, she was named Rookie of the Year. Within three years, she was promoted to director of sales. She went on to join Sperry Van Ness in 2001.
On the community level, Tucker-Gasser was recently elected to the Parish Council of Saint Benedicts Catholic Church and is an advocate to the cause of responsible pet ownership. Tucker supports the Boys Hope Girls Hope Organization yearly through the Brokers For Kids charitable fundraising competition.
Sharon Harper, president, CEO and co-founder, Plaza Cos., Peoria, AZ
Harper is regarded as one of the foremost experts in medical office, commercial office, senior living, research and biotechnology real estate in Arizona and the southwest. Her firm, Plaza Cos., which she co-founded in 1982 and leads as president and CEO, is regarded as a leading force in development, leasing and property management in several key market sectors in the region.
In the healthcare arena, for instance, Plaza has made brokerage hires in recent months that have more than doubled the size of the company's leasing and brokerage portfolio. Approximately 30 new properties have been added to Plaza's leasing assignments since the beginning of 2013 and more are projected to follow.
The caliber of organizations that have partnered with Plaza over the years—among them are Banner Health, John C. Lincoln Hospital, USAA Real Estate Co. and Arizona State University—attests to the stature of the company Harper has built.
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