Officers/Board

The NRTA is directed by its Officers and a Board of Governors, with its day-to-day business under the management of an Executive Director.

Officers and Governors are elected by a vote of the Board of Governors of the Association and announced at the Annual Conference.

The NRTA maintains four standing committees concerned with the issues of professional ethics, membership development, curriculum, and conference.

President
Debbie Ravel
Principal
DR Lease Consulting LLC, Inc.

Vice President
George Elefther
Vice President of Real Estate Accounting (Retired)
Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc.

Secretary
Pamela Myers
Senior Director, Property Management & Lease Compliance
Bloomin Brands Inc.

Treasurer
Caleb Smith
Senior Director, New Store Development and Enterprise Real Estate
Bridgestone

Melissa Heisse
Vice President of Lease Administration
Dollar General Corporation

Glenn Browne
Attorney
Braun, Browne & Associates, P.C.

Kathy Powers-Middlecoop
Sr. Director of Real Estate & Development
Jackson Hewitt Tax Services

Frederick Busch
Manager, Real Estate Management
Caleres

Sue Rebelo
Lease Audit Manager
Citizens Bank Property Services

Kimberly Williams
Regional VP of Real Estate
Genesco Inc.

Executive Director
Lisa Krizek
NRTA