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Management Team
 
     

Duckworth Realty, Inc. has developed a team of professionals that focus on providing creative solutions to the challenging real estate requirements.  We are extremely proud of the dedicated individuals who, together, have enabled us to assume a position of leadership among our peers.  Duckworth Realty has hands on approach to the requirements of all the properties and ownerships and team approach that focuses on a value added service for its clients.

     
  Duckworth Realty
Management Team

Duckworth Realty, Inc.
308 East Pearl Street Suite 200
Jackson, MS 39201
 

phone 601-914-0800  fax 601-949-7882






Ted J. Duckworth
President/CEO

Ted J. Duckworth is President and CEO of Duckworth Realty, Inc. and provides strategic planning and business development for the company.  Ted oversees the Company's leasing projects as well as management of the development / construction team, and is very active in the acquisition and development aspects of the business.  In addition, Ted oversees the Company's management of its existing portfolio and monthly financial management.

Ted has been the architect of the company's recent growth into development projects and has provided a vision for the company's downtown revitalization efforts in Jackson, Mississippi.  This vision carries over into the overall company philosophy of making a difference in the community where we live and work.  His recent $16 million renovation of the Electric 308 Building has sparked an interest in downtown development and created an atmosphere of energy in the downtown market.


Ted has coordinated the acquisition of multiple investment properties throughout the southeast totaling over $150 million.  The transactions have allowed Duckworth Realty to expand its operations across the region, with projects located in Jackson, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Atlanta.

Ted is a recognized leader of economic development in Metro-Jackson.  He serves a Chairman of The Board of Downtown Jackson Partners which manages the Central Business District and has served on the Downtown Strategic Plan for the City of Jackson.  He was selected as Top 40 Under 40 Business Leaders in 2003, is a member of Advisory Board for the "Southeast Real Estate Business" magazine, and is a member on the Board for the Mississippi Heritage Trust and the board of Salt and Light Ministries. He is also President of the Eastover Neighborhood Association. Ted and his wife Cherry are members and very involved in Bellwether Church. Ted is very involved in the lives of this four children, Palmer, Pearce, Alex and Teddi.

Ted graduated in 1988 from Mississippi State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business, Real Estate and Mortgage Finance.  He holds a Brokers License with the Mississippi Real Estate Commission and is a member of the Mississippi Board of REALTORS, the International Council of Shopping Center, and BOMA.



Breck Hines
Vice President

Breck Hines is Vice President of the Company and manages the acquisition and development arms of the business, from new project identification and underwriting to negotiations, due diligence, financing and closing.  In addition, Breck serves in the asset management role for  several of the Company's properties.  As a Broker Associate, Breck also provides leasing and third-party brokerage services to select clients across Mississippi.

Previously, Breck was an Acquisition Analyst with Parkway Properties, Inc., an  NYSE-traded Real Estate Investment Trust.  During that time, his acquisition team underwrote and closed multiple office property acquisitions in Phoenix, AZ. totaling 583,000 square feet and valued at over $85 million.  At Parkway, Breck also served as manager/broker of several office and industrial properties in Jackson, MS and New Orleans, LA, including Parkway's corporate headquarters at One Jackson Place.  Assets under management totaled 430,000 square feet with a value over $40 million.  Breck intensified Parkway's third-party leasing, management and investment brokerage business, and in 24 months closed over $30 million in real estate transaction.

Breck is a summa cum laude graduate from The University of Mississippi with degrees in Banking & Finance, Real Estate, and Managerial Finance.  He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in Mississippi and is an avid instrument-rated pilot.  He and his wife Lyn live in Jackson.



John Michael Holtmann
Brokerage

John Michael Holtmann joined Duckworth Realty, Inc. in July 2006.  He serves in the role of brokerage, focusing on commercial sales, leasing, landlord and tenant representation.  He also provides assistance with new project development.  He is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) candidate and member of ICSC. 

John Michael graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelors degree in Business Management and emphasis on Real Estate along with Human Resources.  While at Mississippi State, John Michael was a recipient of "Who's Who" honors for American colleges and universities.




Tina Dickson, CPM
Executive Real Estate Manager

Tina Dickson joined Duckworth Realty, Inc. September 2007 as a Certified Property Manager for several of the company’s recent projects, bringing with her the knowledge to find the most efficient and effective solutions to maintain our facilities in the best interest of our tenants while continually sustaining the investors primary objective. 

Tina has over 20 years experience working in commercial real estate and property management. She has worked in all aspects of the industry from administrative assistant and on-site resident management to property management at a corporate level. 

As a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), Tina received the Accredited Resident Manager (ARM) certification as well as the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation.  She has served on the IREM Mississippi Chapter 80 Board of Directors as Secretary, Vice President and 2006/07 President.  Tina has also recently been approved as a member of Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), Mississippi Commercial Association of Realtors (MCAR) and International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).



 




Dawn Miller
Property Manager

Dawn Miller joined Duckworth Realty, Inc. in August 2008 as Property Manager.  Prior to joining Duckworth Realty, Dawn served as a property manager for Parkway Properties, Inc. a NYSE traded Real Estate Investment trust. 



Donna P. Taylor, CPA
Controller

Donna P. Taylor joined Duckworth Realty, Inc. as controller in September 2008.  Donna is responsible for all accounting functions for the company.  Prior to joining Duckworth Realty, Donna served as senior accountant for Eastgroup Properties, a Jackson based NYSE traded Real Estate Investment Trust.  Donna received her BBA, with a major in accounting and her MBA both from Mississippi College.



 
210 East Capitol Street
Jackson, MS
Sq. Feet: 335000

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