Our Team

Mr. Ted Allen, MAI has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1979, and currently holds the position of Managing Partner at the Miami office. He is also one of three members of the firm’s executive management committee.

Mr. Allen began his career with the firm in the Dallas office and became the Miami office Manager in 1984. In 2011, he was named Managing Partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Allen has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including banks, savings and loans, institutional investors, pension funds, private individuals, development companies, real estate syndicators, and various other entities.

The majority of Mr. Allen’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout Florida, the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. A large scope of his assignments include marine related and residential properties along with lodging facilities, office, retail, special purpose properties, raw land, subdivisions and restaurants. Additionally, he has performed marketability, consultation, litigation support, expert testimony and feasibility report services for a variety of clients.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Allen has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with a concentration in Real Estate and Accounting.

Mr. Allen holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in Florida and Georgia. He also holds the MRICS designation as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Mr. Allen has served on various Appraisal Institute Committees. 

Mr. Thomas Beighley, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2001 and currently holds the position of Director in the San Antonio, Texas office.

Mr. Beighley graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science degree and from the University of New Mexico with a Master’s in Business Administration. He is a State Certified Commercial Appraiser in Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.  He is also a licensed real estate Broker in Texas.

Mr. Beighley has extensive experience preparing appraisals for a wide range of stabilized, proposed, and distressed commercial properties including multifamily, office, retail, industrial, undeveloped land, subdivisions, condominiums, senior housing, assisted living, restaurants, manufacturing/processing facilities, distribution/warehouse, office/warehouse, flex/R&D, self storage facilities, hotel/motel properties, mobile home parks, and specialized properties across the United States, with a primary concentration on the South Central U.S. market.

Mr. Colby Brockman, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2006. He currently holds the title of Managing Director at the Metropolitan Phoenix office.

Mr. Brockman began his Commercial Real Estate Appraiser career with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. in the Los Angeles office, after receiving his Bachelors degree from Arizona State University. Mr. Brockman returned to his native Arizona in 2009 to further his education and expand the company’s outreach into the Southwest. In addition to becoming a State Certified Real Estate Appraiser in the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada, he was awarded his designation as an MAI from the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Brockman has a high level of expertise in many of the western states’ property markets.

Mr. Scott Dugas, MAI has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2013 and is currently a Partner at the San Francisco office. Mr. Dugas began his appraisal career in 2003 with a smaller local firm before joining the San Francisco office as a Director.

Throughout his career, Mr. Dugas has worked with various local and national clients including lenders, mortgage brokers, pension funds, developers, institutional investors and conservation groups. Mr. Dugas has appraised real estate throughout California with a majority of assignments including office, retail, industrial, multifamily and various types of land including subdivisions.

A graduate of the University of Oregon, Mr. Dugas received his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology with a minor in business administration. Mr. Dugas worked briefly in the health care industry prior to pursuing his interest in real estate as an appraiser. Mr. Dugas holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a state certified general real estate appraiser in California.

Mr. Joseph Hatzell, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1989, and currently holds the position of Partner at the Miami office.

Mr. Hatzell began his career with the firm in the Miami office. In 2011, he was named Partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hatzell has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including large pension funds, banks, savings and loans, institutional investors, development companies, real estate syndicators, REITs and private individuals.

The majority of Mr. Hatzell’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout the southeastern United States.

A large scope of his assignments include resort hotels, condominium buildings, industrial buildings, regional malls, residential subdivisions, office buildings, shopping centers, traditional and low-income multi-family projects, and vacant land. Additionally, he has performed market study reports and expert testimony for a variety of clients.

A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Hatzell has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate.

Mr. Hatzell holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in Florida. Mr. Hatzell has served on various Appraisal Institute Committees.

A prominent member of the South Florida Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, Mr. Hatzell has served as Education Chair for five years, the board of directors for three years and currently serves on the University Relations Committee. He also served on the Advisory Board for Florida International University’s Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute.

Mr. Simon Kim, MAI has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2009, and currently holds the position of Partner at the Los Angeles office.

Throughout his appraisal career, Mr. Kim has worked with various clients including lending institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, REIT’s, government agencies, developers, investors, as well as attorneys. Mr. Kim has diverse experience in property types and assignment complexity. Property types include retail, office, industrial, land, hospitality, healthcare, specialty, and sports & entertainment. Assignment types include portfolio monitoring, fee appraisals, estate settlement, eminent domain, litigation support, due diligence, tax appeals, partial interest valuations, going concern valuation, feasibility analysis, market rent determination and cash flow modeling.

A graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara, Mr. Kim received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Society. He began his real estate career in property management in 1998 and started focusing on real estate appraisal in 2005. Mr. Kim holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a state certified general real estate appraiser in California. He is also a state licensed real estate broker in California.

Mr. Kevin J. Leprohon, MAI, has been employed by Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1982. In 2011, he was named Managing Partner, a position he held until 2017 when he assumed the title of Partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Leprohon has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including lending institutions, insurance companies, special servicers, pension funds, lawyers, developers, investors and mortgage brokers.

The majority of Mr. Leprohon’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout the New York metro area.

A large scope of his assignments include residential, office and industrial buildings, retail centers, lodging facilities and special purpose properties. Additionally, he has performed litigation support and expert testimony for a variety of clients.

A graduate of Lafayette College, Mr. Leprohon has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

Mr. Leprohon holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Michael J. Maglocci, MAI, MRICS, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1982, and currently holds the position of Managing Partner of the Chicago office. He is also one of three members of the firm’s executive management committee.

Mr. Maglocci began his career with the firm in the former Rocky Mountain Regional office in 1982. In 1985, he was named Regional Manager of the Chicago office.

Throughout his career, Mr. Maglocci has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including banks, institutional investors, public pension funds, private individuals, development companies, real estate attorneys, and various other entities.

The majority of Mr. Maglocci’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and throughout the upper Midwest.

A large portion of his assignments include regional malls, power centers, community shopping centers, CBD and suburban office properties, industrial portfolios, institutional quality apartment complexes, full service and limited service hotels, manufactured housing communities, parking garages, residential subdivisions and condominium conversions. Additionally, he has performed marketability and feasibility studies and has engaged in consultation, litigation support and expert testimony for a variety of clients.

A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Maglocci has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Real Estate.

Mr. Maglocci holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a state certified general real estate appraiser in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. He also holds the MRICS designation as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Mr. Maglocci is active in both the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) as well as NCREIF. He has served on the Appraisal Institute’s Masters Degree Appraiser Program Committee and was the liaison with DePaul University’s Real Estate Program and the national organization’s Non-Residential Demonstration Appraisal Report Subcommittee. He was also a member of the Appraisal Institute’s Regional Ethics Panel and served on the National Chapter Services Committee. He was elected to the National Board of Directors of the Appraisal Institute through 2011 and was a member of the Appraisal Institute’s Audit Committee. He currently serves on the Appraisal Institute’s Government Relations Committee. In 1999, Mr. Maglocci held the position of President of the Chicago Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, one of the nation’s largest chapters with over 800 members. He is a founding member of ICAP, the Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals, and served as President in 2008.

Mr. Peter Meyers, MAI, MRICS, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1994 and currently holds the position of Managing Partner at the Los Angeles office.

Mr. Meyers began his career with the firm in the Los Angeles office in 1994. He held the position of Vice President/Regional Manager in 2003, then in 2011, he was named Managing Partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Meyers has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including lending institutions, public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, corporations, REIT’s, government agencies, the Wall Street securitization community, rating agencies, opportunity funds, developers, investors and other fiduciary-oriented clients in need of independent, third-party real estate services.

The majority of Mr. Meyer’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout California, the Western United States, as well as Hawaii.

A large scope of his assignments include apartments, land, office, industrial, retail, along with special purpose properties, including hotels, schools, churches. He is also active in estate planning appraisals, including fractional interest valuations.

A graduate of University of Southern California, Mr. Meyers has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Mr. Meyers holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. He also holds the MRICS designation as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Mr. Joel Pakula, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1992, and currently holds the position of Partner at the Atlanta office.

Mr. Pakula began his career with the firm in the Miami office. In 2004, he became Manager of the Atlanta office, and in 2011 was named Partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Pakula has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including banks, savings and loans, institutional investors, pension funds, private individuals, development companies, real estate syndicators, and various other entities.

The majority of Mr. Pakula’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.

A large scope of his assignments include industrial, lodging facilities, multi-family, office, retail, raw land, subdivisions, condominium projects, net lease property, golf courses, marinas, and mixed use projects. Additionally, he has performed marketability, consultation, and feasibility reports.

A graduate of Eastern Michigan University, Mr. Pakula has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a Bachelor of Art degree with a concentration in Real Estate.

Mr. Pakula holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Appraiser licensed in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi.

Mr. Christophe Porsella, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1998.  He was named Partner in 2011 and promoted to Manager of the New York City office in 2017.

Mr. Porsella began his career as a commercial real estate appraiser with the firm in the New York City office and became a Vice President in the New York City office in 2002.

Throughout his career, Mr. Porsella has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including investment banks, commercial banks, institutional investors, pension funds, development companies, attorneys, and institutions.

The majority of Mr. Porsella’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout the New York region.

A large scope of his assignments include a wide variety of building types including apartment buildings, cooperative and condominium developments, office buildings, retail buildings and retail condominiums, hotels, industrial and vacant land.

Additionally, he has testified as an expert witness in litigation at the federal and state levels, performed feasibility studies for new developments and market rental studies, and has performed appraisals of brownfield sites.

A graduate of the University of Maryland, Mr. Porsella has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a B.S. degree in Geography from the University of Maryland, as well as a Master’s degree from Columbia University in Urban Planning.

Mr. Porsella holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Appraiser licensed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut.

In 2012, Mr. Porsella was elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Appraisal Institute’s Metro New York Chapter.

Mr. Kevin T. Quinn, MAI, MRICS, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since early 1980, and currently holds the position of Managing Partner at the Boston office. He is also one of three members of the firm’s executive management committee.

Mr. Quinn began his career with the firm in the New York office. In 1988, he became the Manager of the Boston office, and was named Managing Partner in 2011.

Throughout his career, Mr. Quinn has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including the management of large scale portfolio assignments for institutional clients involving multiple properties throughout the United States and overseas.

The majority of Mr. Quinn’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout New England; Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont.

A large scope of his assignments include office, retail, multi-family, industrial, hotel, schools, marinas, golf courses, FBO assets, restaurants and vacant land.

A graduate of the Juilliard School in New York City, Mr. Quinn has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds both a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree.

Mr. Quinn holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Appraiser licensed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He also holds the MRICS designation as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Mr. Quinn maintains alliances and has been a guest speaker with such groups as the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, the Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, and NAIOP.

Mr. Brian Rapela, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2011, and currently holds the position of Partner at the San Francisco office.

Mr. Rapela began his career with the firm in the San Francisco office as Managing Director. In 2015, he was named Partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Rapela has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including banks, attorneys, development companies, as well as private owners and various other entities.

The majority of Mr. Rapela’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout Northern California, however, his territory extends into the Pacific Northwest.

A large scope of his assignments include retail, office, industrial, self-storage, and hospitality properties, as well as special purpose properties such as automobile dealerships, service stations, marinas and meeting venues. Additionally, he has performed consulting, partial interest valuation and litigation support. Mr. Rapela also provides court testimony and is a qualified expert witness.

A graduate of Allegheny College and The Ohio State University, Mr. Rapela has been involved in real estate appraising since 2003. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, as well as a Master of Science degree, also in Physics.

Mr. Rapela holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Appraiser licensed in California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Alaska. He also holds the MRICS designation as a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Mr. Rapela is active in the Northern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. He has served on the Board of Directors and was a representative for Region 1. He has also served as Chairman of the Fall Conference Committee. He has a personal interest in charities that have impacted his family, and actively supports such organizations as Children’s Hospital Oakland and FARE: Food Allergy Research and Education.

Mr. Thomas Shields, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1985, and currently holds the position of Managing Partner at the Washington, D.C. office.

Mr. Shields began his career with the firm in the New York office and became the Assistant Manager of the Boston office in 1988. In 1992, he moved to manage the Washington, D.C. office and was named Managing Partner in 2011.

Throughout his career, Mr. Shields has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including lending institutions, insurance companies, special servicers, the federal government (GSA), local governments, pension funds, lawyers, developers, investors and mortgage brokers. He has extensive experience preparing appraisals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lenders.

The majority of Mr. Shields’ real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

A large scope of his assignments include multi-family, office, retail and industrial properties, as well as hotels, subdivisions, raw land, and special purpose properties. Additionally, he has performed market studies, consultation, expert testimony, litigation support and estate work.

A graduate of Gettysburg College, Mr. Shields has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. Mr. Shields holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Appraiser licensed in Virginia, DC, Maryland, North Carolina and Tennessee.

As a Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI) since 1992, he now serves on the Appraisal Institute of Washington D.C. Board of Directors and is currently the acting Treasurer. He was also the Chairman of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Committee for the Mortgage Bankers Association of Washington D.C. from 2007-2009.

Mr. Arturo Singer, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 1984, and currently holds the position of Managing Partner at the Dallas office.

Mr. Singer began his career with the firm in the Dallas office and worked as a Senior Appraiser from 1987 to 1993.

Throughout his career, Mr. Singer has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including public pension funds, large institutional investors, pension fund advisors, insurance companies, and banks.

The majority of Mr. Singer’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico and Colorado.

A large scope of his assignments include CBD and suburban office buildings, retail industrial, apartment buildings, residential subdivisions, hotels and resorts, and numerous special purpose properties.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Mr. Singer has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of his formal education. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Finance.

Mr. Singer holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Appraiser licensed in Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah.

Mr. Singer has been a Member of the Appraisal Institute since 1994.

Mr. Matthew Smith, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2005, and currently holds the position of Partner at the Washington, DC office.

Mr. Smith began his career with the firm in the Washington, DC office. In 2015, he was named Partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Smith has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including banks, savings and loans, institutional investors, pension funds, private individuals, development companies, real estate syndicators, and various other entities.

The majority of Mr. Smith’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Illinois. In addition to being one of the Washington D.C. office’s most senior level appraisers, Mr. Smith has also been responsible for generating and overseeing appraisals of major properties and has created and fostered relationships with several of the firm’s prominent clients.

Mr. Kenneth Szager, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2005, and currently holds the position of Partner at the Phoenix office. Mr. Szager began his career with the firm in the Los Angeles office in 2005. Mr. Szager was promoted to Director in 2017, and then later named partner.

Throughout his career, Mr. Szager has worked with various elite clients including various lending institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, REIT’s, government agencies, developers, investors as well as various other entities.

The majority of the real estate appraisal assignments having been performed throughout California and the Western United States. A large scope of his assignments includes multifamily, office, industrial, retail, special purpose properties and land.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Mr. Szager received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. After graduation Mr. Szager worked in the oil and gas field for Unocal Corporation and later for Texaco Corporation. However, developing an interest in real estate, Mr. Szager pursued a Master’s degree in real estate from the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development. Shortly thereafter he began working at Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc.

Mr. Szager holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a state certified general real estate appraiser in both California and Arizona.

Ms. Joanna C. Trunnell, MAI, has been associated with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. since 2000, and currently holds the position of Partner at the Washington, D.C. office.

Ms. Trunnell began her career with the firm in the Washington, DC office and became the Vice President in 2000. In 2011, she was named Partner.

Throughout her career, Ms. Trunnell has steadily built an impressive roster of elite clients including lending institutions, insurance companies, institutional investors, pension funds, mortgage brokers, investors, and development companies. She has extensive experience preparing appraisals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lenders.

The majority of Ms. Trunnell’s real estate appraisal assignments have been performed throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

A large scope of her assignments include mixed-use, multi-family, office, industrial, lodging, retail, land, subdivisions, and special use properties. Additionally, she has performed market rent and feasibility reports for a variety of clients and has expertise in student housing throughout the region.

A graduate of the University of Virginia, Ms. Trunnell has been involved in real estate appraising since the completion of her formal education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, as well as a Master of Science degree in Business with a concentration in Real Estate and Urban Land Development from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Ms. Trunnell holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a State Certified General Appraiser licensed in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia.

Ms. Mary E. Jiritano began her career with Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc. in 1985 as an accountant. She was promoted to CFO in 2013.

A graduate of Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, Ms. Jiritano earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with additional studies in Management and Communications. She currently resides in Kings Park, New York.