Meet Our Instructors
Course: Asset Management
Barry Gregson, CPM RPA
Graduated Oklahoma State University
Area Manager for Reit Management and Research, a publicly traded Real Estate Investment Firm-Currently oversee a 4,000,000 sf port folio in (3)states with a local staff of 16 property managers and engineers.
Actively been in property management for 26 years.
Managed multi-family, office, retail, and industrial.
Hold CPM and RPA
Past BOMA President
Instructed-Environmental, Design and Build I & II, and Asset Management.
Married with (3) daughters
Course: Real Estate Investment & Finance
Walt Clements, CCIM, CRE, FRICS
Walt’s real estate career began in Michigan in 1971, he owned and operated “Clements Investment Realty”, until 1983, when he moved to Kansas City and managed a 40 person Commercial Real Estate Brokerage firm. . In 1990, he served as Senior Vice President and principal of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker (now Cassidy Turley) and was a consistent top producer. He became half owner of a development company that developed two mixed used projects and now serves as the Director of the Lewis White Real Estate Center in the Bloch School of Management at University of Missouri in Kansas City.
Education
Central Michigan University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Michigan, Certificate of Real Estate
University of Denver, Masters in Real Estate and Construction Management
Professional Affiliations/Accreditations
Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of Kansas and Missouri
Chairman of Robert L. Ward Center for Real Estate, CCIM Institute
Member Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Member International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Board of Directors of CCIM Institute
Member of Executive Committee for the CCIM Institute
Member Kansas City CCIM Chapter (CCIM)
Member of the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Charter Surveyors (FRICS)
Achievements
Senior Instructor Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute
Instructor of the Year Award Recipient
Peoples’ Choice Award Recipient
Multi-Million Dollar Club of Kansas City Metro Board
Past President of CIREI; Vice President of Education CIREI
Past President Kansas City CCIM Chapter
Contributing author Commercial Investment Real Estate Journal
Contributing author for Text Book “Global Real Estate” by Dr. Mark Levine
International Consultant to Lucent Technologies in Phuket, Thailand, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cairo, Egypt.
Guest lecturer and Professor for the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
Adjunct Professor University of Denver
Course: Design 1 & Design 2
Gary Schlotzhaur, CEM CEA
Since 1996, Gary has served as the Director of Energy & Engineering for Kessinger Hunter & Company where he oversees the engineering and operations for approximately 23 million square feet of commercial real estate. In this capacity he coordinates the efforts of the engineering staff, and serves as in-house consultant on issues such as major repairs, energy efficiency, and a myriad of other operational issues.
Gary has a strong commitment to staff training and develops ongoing programs for the development of the engineering and property management staff. His joy in the sharing of knowledge and experience is extended beyond Kessinger Hunter by instructing other professionals such as BOMA, and is an accomplished public speaker.
As a certified energy professional, Gary aggressively pursues energy reductions through supply and demand side strategies and is routinely consulted by utility companies for collaboration on energy matters, and is a Past-President of the Kansas City chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers.
Gary’s skills and experience cover 30 years, which have immersed him in all phases of building operations, and has served the full spectrum of facilities, ranging from industrial, and retail to office buildings and health care facilities.
Before coming to Kessinger/Hunter, Gary served in various engineering/management capacities, including Director of Engineering and Operations for the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, and as President of Servicesource, Inc., an outsource provider of engineering services to the commercial real estate industry.
Professional Designations/Memberships
Member, Building Owners and Managers Association
Member, Association of Energy Engineers
Industry Advisory Board, Vatterott College
Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA)
Certified Energy Manager
Certified Energy Auditor
Instructor, Building Owners and Managers Institute
