Tim Perry, CID Chairman, North American Properties

Tim Perry is passionate about the power of community-building and all the ingredients needed to create a great place. With 26 years of commercial real estate experience, Perry has played a pivotal role in the success of multiple destinations and municipalities by adhering to his vision for curating outstanding places that encompass essential elements such as walkability, connectivity, hospitality, street-level energy, events, and a diverse mix of uses.

After completing his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Rhodes College in 1997, Perry began his career with CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). He served the company for over a decade, ultimately reaching the position of Senior Vice President. In 2009, Perry joined North American Properties (NAP) as Partner and Vice President of Acquisitions. Over the years, he has held various financial roles, including Director of Investments and Chief Investment Officer, before becoming Managing Partner of NAP’s Atlanta office in January 2020.

Under Perry’s leadership, the Atlanta office of NAP has experienced remarkable growth. The office’s commercial footprint has tripled, with a portfolio now spanning 5.3 million square feet at a value exceeding $2.5 billion. Perry has been instrumental in overseeing the acquisition, redevelopment, and disposition of several mixed-use communities, including notable destinations like Atlantic Station, Avalon, Birkdale Village and Ridge Hill. Collectively, NAP Atlanta’s properties accommodate more than 32 million annual visits and have raised well over $1 million for local charities in the last decade.

Additionally, Perry is committed to cultivating a positive company culture and fostering employee relationships. Upon being named Lead ExperienceMaker™ at NAP Atlanta, he prioritized creating a gender-balanced leadership team comprising six females and six males, a rarity in the commercial real estate industry. Perry also spearheaded the establishment of three in-house departments, further enhancing NAP Atlanta’s capabilities as a boutique, full-service CRE firm. Furthermore, he championed the growth of the People Operations department and hired an ESG Coordinator to emphasize NAP’s internal and external impact potential, with a particular focus on philanthropy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. By empowering staff through NAPCares and the employee-led D&I Committee, NAP Atlanta significantly increased its community engagement efforts by 100% from 2021 to 2022.

Perry is also involved in professional organizations such as Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Outside of his NAP duties, Perry actively gives back to the community. As Chairman of True North 400 since 2022, he has secured funding and overseen major projects that significantly improved the region’s infrastructure and property values. Perry also serves as a Board Member for Rehabilitation Enables Dreams (RED), where he has supported criminal justice reform initiatives and fundraising efforts. Another notable role is his involvement as a Board Member of the Newport Southbank Bridge Co. (NSBC), where he plays a crucial role in the care of the iconic Purple People Bridge, which connects two communities across the Ohio River. In addition to these positions, Perry serves on the Boards of the Council for Quality Growth, the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and Midtown Alliance.

Leslie Day-Harrell, CID Vice Chair, Jackson Healthcare

As executive vice president of associate experience at Jackson Healthcare, Leslie Day-Harrell leads the overarching strategy and unified approach to the associate experience. This includes careers, environments and opportunities that enable associates to thrive and that support health and wellbeing in all areas of their lives – physical and emotional health, career and personal growth, financial health, and spiritual and social wellbeing. As a Certified Applied Positive Psychology practitioner, she designs experiences that reinforce the company’s culture, build community and foster engagement.

In addition, Leslie serves as the head of corporate real estate and operations for the organization’s corporate campus and as the liaison for its locations in other states. In this capacity, she directs property and facility management and provides oversight of campus amenities that include a world-class fitness center and multiple dining operations.

Leslie has managed approximately two million square feet of corporate real estate in Atlanta since 1994. She has distinctions as a Real Property Administrator (RPA) and Certified Property Manager (CPM) and holds her CAM license with the GREC. Leslie has received various industry awards during her career and is affiliated with professional organizations BOMA, IREM and CREW. Prior to Jackson Healthcare, she was a senior property manager with Childress Klein Properties. Leslie is a graduate of the University of Georgia.

Al Nash

Al Nash has more than 40 years of experience in the economic development community including involvement in real estate, public policy, business growth and job creation.

Nash previously served as the CEO of the Development Authority of Fulton County (DAFC). Under his leadership, DAFC emerged as one of the nation’s leading economic development authorities recognized as a catalyst for much needed infrastructure improvements, more affordable housing, higher quality jobs and billions of dollars in additional tax revenue across Fulton County. Nash worked with the State and other regional economic development partners in securing companies such as Mercedes Benz USA, Microsoft, PVC, Google and Global Payments to make significant investments in Fulton County and the State of Georgia.

Prior to joining DAFC, he served as the Executive Director of Progress Partners, an economic development initiative launched by the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, where he also had served as chairman. Nash is also a past chairman of the Council for Quality Growth and the Regional Business Coalition, an organization comprised of 16 metro Atlanta chambers of commerce. He also served as a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

A past director of the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, Nash also served as chairman of the Cobb County Housing Authority and is a graduate of Leadership Cobb.

Nash was appointed by former Governor Sonny Perdue and reappointed by former Governor Nathan Deal to serve on the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) where he was named chairman of the Rural Service Transportation Committee.

He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Council of Quality Growth and as a board member of True North 400, Georgia Economic Development Association, and the Greater North Fulton Chamber.

Nash received his Bachelor of Science in land development and urban affairs from Georgia State University. He is also a graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute.

Chris Bearden, UPS Corporate Real Estate

Chris Bearden is a former board member of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and has worked for UPS for 35 years. He has served UPS in several roles including director of the UPS Supply Chain Solution Real Estate Department and director of the UPS Region Real Estate Department. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville.

Greg Chapin, Equus Capital Partners LTD

Greg Chapin has worked with Equus Capital Partners for 11 years. Prior to that he served as the CFO for Legacy Property Group. He received his bachelor’s in business administration and accounting from California State University. Chapin’s commercial operating management experience brings added expertise to the CID’s board of directors.

Bob Cheeley, Cheeley Law Group

For over four decades, attorney Bob Cheeley has been advocating for the rights of Georgia residents who sustained injuries or lost a family member in catastrophic incidents. An accomplished professional, he is a founding member and the managing partner of Cheeley Law Group, LLC.

For his clients around the country, Mr. Cheeley has obtained verdicts and settlements totaling more than $600 million. Some of his other noteworthy results include a $90 million settlement in a defective SUV case against Suzuki Motor Company and $40 million against Toyota Motor Company for faulty seat belts.

Born and raised in Georgia, Mr. Cheeley graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a B.A. in 1979 and the University of Georgia School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 1982. He is licensed to practice in Georgia (1982), the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Bernie Tokarz, Cloverhurst LLC

Bernie Tokarz is the Principal at Cloverhurst LLC. a full-service strategic consulting firm. Bernie previously served as Public Policy Director for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce.

Since 2006, Bernie has developed a good knowledge base in local, state and federal political campaigns. In 2016, he served as a principal consultant for the successful education and advocacy campaigns to enhance public transit and infrastructure projects in the City of Atlanta through a penny sales tax; this historic referendum passed in every city precinct with over 70% of the vote.

Bernie currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, appointed by Governor Nathan Deal in 2015; as Vice Chair of the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority; and as a Director of the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation.

Bernie is an Atlanta native and lives in Tuxedo Park with his wife.

Steve Stroud

Steve Stroud is the Executive Director of Roswell Inc, a 501(c) 6 nonprofit that promotes economic development through a public-private partnership with the City of Roswell. Since the organization's inception in 2012, Stroud has held this position. Under his leadership, Roswell Inc has developed networking, educational and support programs for small businesses, and worked one-on-one with business owners, entrepreneurs and state project managers to retain, expand and recruit businesses to Roswell. Additionally, in 2021, Roswell Inc became an accredited economic development organization (AEDO) through the International Economic Development Council.

Over the past five years Roswell Inc has worked on more than 550 recruitment, retention and expansion projects, creating or retaining more than 6,200 jobs. Notable projects include GM Innovation Center, GreyOrange, Southern Post mixed-use development, West Alley mixed-use development, Enterprise Super Center, Brixmor Property Group, PGA Superstore and more. Stroud and his team continue to position Roswell as one of the premier cities in the region for innovative, community-minded businesses and entrepreneurs.

Prior to Roswell Inc, Stroud owned and operated his own small business in Roswell, Stroud’s Printing & Design, for 30 years. An active member of the community, Stroud has been involved with civic and nonprofit organizations throughout North Fulton for more than 20 years, currently serving on the board of True North 400, Greater North Fulton Chamber, North Fulton Community Charities, Computer Museum of America and Synovus (Atlanta region). Stroud attended Georgia State University, with a focus in political science. A Roswell native, he resides in the city with his wife and daughters.

Tina Renee McCall, Bridge Investment Group

Tina Renee McCall serves as the Managing Director of Asset Management for Bridge Office and oversees the Asset Management and Disposition teams nationally. A proven problem-solver and leader, Tina is highly experienced in asset management, leasing, capital markets and portfolio management.

Prior to joining Bridge, Tina was the Senior Vice President of Asset Management at Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate. Tina also served as Vice President of Asset Management for Columbia Property Trust, where she directed the financial performance of 20 assets totaling more than seven million square feet in major U.S. markets such as New York, Boston, Atlanta, Orlando, Raleigh-Durham and Pittsburgh. Tina significantly enhanced the value of real estate assets while maintaining an average occupancy rate of 95% percent.

Tina received a bachelor’s degree in environmental economics and management from the University of Georgia, as well as an MBA with a concentration in finance from Georgia State University. She is a Certified Commercial Investment Member and currently serves as the 2019 Past-President for CREW Atlanta. She served as a Director for the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors during 2018 and volunteers her time with her daughters’ Girl Scout troops.

Nick Nicolosi, Trademark Property Company

Nick Nicolosi has been General Manager at North Point Mall for 14 years and has been in the commercial real estate industry for 19 years. Nick also sits on the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau Board and is a North Fulton Chamber of Commerce member.

Nick has a 17-year-old daughter, and along with his partner Anna, lives in Suwanee, Georgia. In his leisure time, Nick enjoys traveling and is a serious foodie taking in all the diverse cuisine that the Atlanta metro area has to offer. He is also an avid beach volleyball player and has played for 30 years.