Our Professionals
Brad Long
President
Brad Long joined the company in 2003 and has served as the Vice President of Strategic Development. His primary responsibility included expanding and progressing Mid-America Group’s leadership position in real estate, while further positioning the company’s services and partnerships within the marketplace. The former Mayor of Grimes (1994-2002), Brad has a diverse background in both the public and private sector. Brad is responsible for the leasing of all Mid-America Group properties.
»e-Mail: BLong@MidamericaCommercial.com
Scott Berry
Associate
Scott joined Mid-America Commercial Real Estate in 2006. His position as an Associate, is to provide clients with insight and direction for leasing retail space, purchasing and leasing or selling property. Scott provides resourceful communication techniques and excellent presentation skills. Having 38 years of sales and managing experience, Scott has a passion to continue his career in selling.
»e-Mail: SBerry@MidamericaCommercial.com
Michael Carver, SIOR, CCIM
Broker Associate
Michael Carver is primarily focused in industrial and investment real estate. His work includes leasing and sales for owners as well as tenant representation. His active involvement in economic development activities in the metro area over the past twenty years gives him a working knowledge of elected and appointed leadership within Polk County. His hard work and success with industrial properties has earned him the coveted SIOR designation for industrial real estate.
»e-Mail: MCarver@MidamericaCommercial.com
Larry Cedarstrom, SIOR
Senior Vice President
Larry Cedarstrom serves as President and Sales Manager of Mid·America Commercial Real Estate; joining the company in 2006. Larry comes to Mid·America Commercial Real Estate with a background of over 30 years in commercial brokerage both as a practicing agent and agent manager. Larry's expertise in all areas of commercial real estate has earned him the respect of the commercial brokerage community.
»e-Mail: LCedarstrom@MidamericaCommercial.com
C. Benjamin Condon
Associate
Ben has diverse experience in the construction/development phases of real estate. His professional background also includes fourteen years in the commercial insurance industry developing relationships in the business community.
Ben Condon joined Mid-America Commercial Real Estate in June, 2005. His position as an Associate, Development Services is to provide clients with insight and direction for construction and development opportunities in the market. Ben provides a unique and effective approach to the new development and redevelopment process.
»e-Mail: BCondon@MidamericaCommercial.com
John Garvey
Associate
John specializes in tenant, buyer and developer representation for the industrial market. John’s diverse background includes more than ten years of executive experience in manufacturing operations and real estate management with an array of local and nationally recognized organizations. From his congressional work in Washington, DC to his corporate ventures in Des Moines, John’s personal and direct approach to business has been essential to his ongoing success.
»e-Mail: JGarvey@MidamericaCommercial.com
John Ginsberg
Associate
From Illinois to Washington State, John has worked with an eclectic group of retailers and restaurateurs. In 1995 John was in charge of a national real estate rollout for Paper Warehouse, party supplies. John assembled and managed brokers in the targeted markets. Under John’s direction Paper Warehouse was able to enter markets quicker than its competitors. The chain grew from 40 stores to over 150 in less than two years. Paper Warehouse later sold its business to its main competitor based on the strength of its national real estate.
»e-Mail: JGinsberg@MidamericaCommercial.com
Riley Hogan
Associate
Riley Hogan joined the Mid·America Commercial Real Estate team in November of 2004 as the Manger of Information Services. Riley’s responsibilities are to compile, maintain, analyze and disseminate market intelligence to our clients. His work is done through understanding market fundamentals like, vacancy, absorption, rents, sales prices and cap rates. Riley’s combination of research skills and networking ability provide a unique skill set in finding tenants and closing deals.
»e-Mail: RHogan@MidamericaCommercial.com
Morey Knutsen, SIOR
Senior Vice President
Morey has extensive experience in corporate real estate site acquisition and development. His focus is on tenant, buyer and developer representation. Embracing the client's goals, understanding the market, and strong local and regional relationships have enabled him to complete significant real estate transactions.
»e-Mail: MKnutsen@MidamericaCommercial.com
Linda Ladd
Associate
Linda Ladd draws upon more than 21 years of experience when helping to devise creative solutions to her client’s real estate requirements. A multi-year member of the Million Dollar Club, Linda specializes in retail leasing, site selection and acquisition for development.
»e-Mail: LLadd@MidamericaCommercial.com
David Newman
Asscociate
David started his commercial real estate career in February of 2005 by joining the Mid-America Commercial Real Estate team. His focus has been in the retail and investment sector of the Des Moines Metropolitan area. David’s diversified financial background as well as his interaction with various civic and economic organizations will help provide a refreshing viewpoint for market trends and real estate expansion. He believes that client care and understanding are the keys to goal achievement in the real estate industry.
»e-Mail: DNewman@MidamericaCommercial.com
Bill Seid
Broker Associate
Bill joined Mid-America Commercial Real Estate in August 1999 specializing in Industrial and Land markets. Bill is a veteran of real estate and has been involved in all phases of the market. He has recently concentrated on residential development ground, representing local and regional developers of single family and multi-family sites. Bill also is comfortable working with large office and warehouse users.
»e-Mail: BSeid@MidamericaCommercial.com
James Smith
Property Manager
James joined the Mid-America Commercial Real Estate team in 2006 as a Property Manger. His responsibilities include owner and vendor relations, tenant retention, rent collection, maintenance, security and life safety, monthly reporting, advertising and marketing, annual budgets, strategic planning, lease renewals and project management. He currently oversees a mixed-use portfolio.
»e-Mail: JaSmith@MidamericaCommercial.com
Dean Weitenhagen, CCIM
Broker Associate
Since 1997, Dean has served as the exclusive listing agent for two premier office parks in West Des Moines, Regency West and Westridge. Together, the two parks encompass over 800,000 square feet of Class A office space. In 2005, Dean was named the exclusive listing agent for all Mid-America Group properties. As a part of his office work, Dean is also involved in marketing prime office development land in the western suburbs. While office leasing and sales is a major focus of Dean’s daily work, he is also a leading provider of investment advice.
»e-Mail: DWeitenhagen@MidamericaCommercial.com
Michael Whitlock
Broker Associate
Michael has been a member of the Des Moines commercial real estate community for over 23 years. His commercial real estate background and experience includes all categories of commercial real estate sales, leasing, development, investments, value analysis, emergency relocation planning, and consulting.
»e-Mail: MWhitlock@MidamericaCommercial.com