Barbara Kreis served as a senior vice president for SVN | Asset advisory Group specializing in retail, industrial, and office transactions. She has over 30 years of experience in the sale, leasing and management of investment properties, having completed more than 1,000 transactions valued in excess of 1 billion dollars. She has been a Top Investment Sales Advisor and Top Listing Advisor for 18 consecutive years and held the distinction of being #6 nationally among the entire firm. Prior to joining SVN, Kreis served as owner and broker of GLM Properties, Inc. where her responsibilities included real estate sales and leasing brokerage, mortgage loan procurement and client property management. Previously, Kreis served as senior associate of the Commercial Real Estate Investment Sales Division for Westcord Commercial Realty Services, Inc. While with Westcord, Kreis was involved in multi-product development and marketing transactions, and was named in the Top 3 for the highest volume broker produced transactions. Kreis has served frequently as an expert advisor in the sales, leasing, lending, and management of commercial investments. She operated as Westcord’s N.A.S.D. Registered Representative for Public Offering properties, has been responsible for the creation and growth of three successful independent businesses and has served as an instructor for real estate investment classes. Kreis is used frequently as a resource by the California Real Estate Journal. Kreis is a member of International Council of Shopping Centers, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, a Board member of San Diego Commercial Real Estate Association, and a “Board Expert” with the International Real Estate Trends Organization. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.