Our Team - Twin Cities | Lee & Associates, Inc. |

Duane Poppe, SIOR, CCIM
Managing Principal
Chris Garcia, SIOR
Principal
Kai Thomsen
Principal
Jeff Minea
Principal
Nathan Arnold, CCIM
Principal
Chris Jacobson, CCIM
Vice President, Healthcare
Susan Wilson, CCIM, MBA
Vice President, Healthcare
Luke Schammel
Associate
Tom Dunsmore, SIOR
Vice President
Lois Stanfield
Office Manager / Marketing
Ronald R. Scholder, SIOR

Managing Principal

Duane Poppe, SIOR, CCIM

Direct: 952.223.6721 Cell: 612.201.4498
Email: dpoppe@lee-associates.com

Duane Poppe, Managing Principal SIOR CCIM with Lee & Associates brings an impressive background of industrial sales, leasing, and real estate to the Twin Cities market. Prior to Lee & Associates, Duane was the Vice President with Transwestern’s Minneapolis office specializing in industrial sales and leasing within the North Metro of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Duane also spent nine years with Cassidy Turley where he headed the industrial Department, while playing an active role on the firm’s Corporate Services team and the Management Committee. In 2005 Duane was recognized with the Cassidy Turley Rising Star Award, Dorsey Circle of Excellence Award for production, and the MNCAR Rising Star of the Year. He has been named a CoStar Power Broker on several occasions, and consistently been a finalist for the MNCAR Transaction of the Year. He began his career as an investment executive with Piper Jaffray in 1995, after he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Concordia College.

Duane also helps to improve his community through many leadership roles, most notably as the current Mayor and past City Council Official of the City of Osseo. He is also a member of the Osseo Economic Development Authority and the ISD Core Planning Team. Duane additionally finds time to lead the Osseo Maple Grove Hockey Association Hockey Team as head coach, as well as plan mission trips as trip leader for the Osseo Methodist Church Mission Commission.

Professional Affiliations/Certifications:

  • Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
  • Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
  • Minnesota Commercial Association of Realtors (MNCAR) current President, past Board Member, Sponsorship Committee, Market Research Contributor
  • NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP)
  • National Association of Realtors (NAR)

Noteworthy clients served include:

  • AMB Corporation
  • First Industrial Property
  • Cobalt Capital Partners
  • CORE Real Estate Holdings
  • Ecolab
  • Hines
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Travelers
  • Meritex

Principal

Chris Garcia, SIOR

Direct: 952.223.6720 Cell: 651.253.6395
Email: cgarcia@lee-associates.com

Chris Garcia, Principal with Lee & Associates, has been a leader in the commercial and industrial industry for over 12 years. With his strong background and vast knowledge of the Twin Cities market place, Chris has grown an impressive portfolio of reputable clients. Chris graduated from New Mexico State University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He began his career at Northmarq (now Cushman & Wakefield) in 2002, where he was a lead leasing agent on a 750,000 square foot portfolio owned by Great Point Investors LLC. Chris left Northmarq in 2010 to establish his own brokerage firm, CGC Commercial. CGC specialized in industrial tenant representation, and through Chris’s marketing efforts the company grew to become a key player in the local and regional industrial brokerage market.

Some of his notable transactions include:

  • 330,000 SF Walgreens- Rogers
  • 450,000 SF Nilfisk Advance- Plymouth
  • 100,000 SF Target- Brooklyn Park
  • 100,000 SF ADS Group- Plymouth
  • 750,000 SF Great Point Portfolio in Plymouth

Chris built CGC, now Lee & Associates, to be a successful business with a solid foundation.

  • 2011 – 150,000 SF Leased/Sold
  • 2012 – 300,000 SF Leased/Sold
  • 2013 – 600,000 SF Leased/Sold
  • 2014 – 800,000 SF Leased/Sold

As a current member of the Plymouth Rotary Club, and the Latino Economic Development Center, Chris remains active in the community. He also sits on the board for multiple organizations, including, the Midwest Minority Supplier Diversity Council, MNCAR, and the MNCAR Industrial Advisory Group.

Principal

Kai Thomsen

Direct: 952.223.6724 Cell: 612.239.4747
Email: kthomsen@lee-associates.com

Kai Thomsen New Bio

Principal

Jeff Minea

Jeff Minea New Bio

Direct: 952.955.6196 Cell: 612.701.7741
Email: jminea@lee-associates.com

Principal

Nathan Arnold, CCIM

Nate Arnold New Bio

Direct: 952.800.2272  Cell: 612.578.2848
Email: narnold@lee-associates.com

Vice President, Healthcare

Chris Jacobson, CCIM

Direct: 952.800.2374  Cell: 651.231.1234
Email: cjacobson@lee-associates.com

Chris Jacobson New Bio

Vice President, Healthcare

Susan Wilson, CCIM, MBA

Direct: 952.800.2372  Cell: 612.791.3897
Email: swilson@lee-associates.com

Susan Wilson New Bio 10.10.23

Associate

Luke Schammel

Luke Schammel New Bio – 01.26.24

Direct: 952.219.7900 Cell: 612.760.1536
Email: lschammel@lee-associates.com

Vice President

Tom Dunsmore, SIOR

Cell: 651.775.4282    Direct: 952.666.6607
Email: tdunsmore@lee-associates.com

Investment | Turnaround Specialist | Occupier Management |
USA–Minneapolis

Tom Dunsmore Profile

Office Manager / Marketing

Lois Stanfield

Office  952.955.4400
Mobile  612.269.0705
lstanfield@lee-associates.com

Lois Stanfield has an extensive background in graphic design, photography, and project management, serving the needs of a broad variety of clients from publishing to corporate marketing.

Her role as Office Manager / Marketing Coordinator for Lee & Associates in the Twin Cities includes keeping the office running smoothly and assisting the brokers with Buildout and MNCAR to list properties and create flyers; designing and producing BOVs, Tour Books, and various pitch books; social media, email blasts, and direct mail advertising; and event planning. Strategic thinking and creating a more effective workflow has been an integral part of her responsibilities.

Ronald R. Scholder, SIOR

Cell: 612.867.4766    Direct: 952.373.4833
Email: rscholder@lee-associates.com

PROFILE
With over 30 years of experience helping business owners and corporations with their real estate solutions, Ron Scholder brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients and to his team. He has represented clients within the retail, office, industrial, manufacturing, and distribution facility sectors throughout the United States. He professionally and diligently helps clients navigate their real estate needs while providing extensive knowledge in all areas of the tenant, buyer, and seller representation sectors of the market. Ron brings his innate leadership skills and passion for creating winning solutions to meeting his clients real estate needs, while delivering a high level of service. He is an expert in commercial real estate representation, with a focus on business development and strategy.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
With an aggregate transaction value of over $1.5 billion, Ron’s level of expertise offers the client a diverse wealth of knowledge. During his career, Ron has been recognized as a leading producer by a variety of organizations and publications. Most recently, he was recognized as Carlson Partners’ 2022 Advisor of the Year.

Partial Client List
•  Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota
•  Smart Express
•  Nabisco Food Company
•  Grace Management
•  The Goodman Group
•  Atlas Realty
•  Brennan Investment Group
•  Theros Realty
•  Pentair/Hoffman Engineering
•  British Petroleum America
•  Minneapolis Parks & Recreation
•  Regis Corporation