TUCSON, AZ (January 27, 2026) -- Trend Report has announced the recipients of its 2025 Best in Class Influencers Awards, recognizing commercial real estate professionals and firms whose performance, leadership, and integrity set the standard across Southern Arizona.
The 2025 awards are based on top sales-volume performance from October 2024 through September 2025, paired with demonstrated professionalism, ethical leadership, and meaningful influence in the marketplace. In a year marked by continued growth, shifting tenant demand, and evolving investment strategies, this year’s honorees stood out for elevating deals, relationships, and outcomes across the region.
“These professionals influence far more than transaction volume,” said Karen Schutte, Trend Report publisher. “They influence momentum, helping guide where businesses expand, where capital invests, and where development takes shape. Their leadership strengthens the credibility of our market and helps position Southern Arizona for long-term success.”
2025 Best in Class Influencers Award Winners
Industrial: Erik Chapman, CCIM, CPM & Nicholas Travassos, CCIM, MRED – Chapman Management Group
Retail: Jeramy Price – VOLK Company
Office: Rick Kleiner – Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR
Multifamily (Under 100 Units): Allan Mendelsberg & Joey Martinez – Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR
Multifamily (Over 100 Units): Clint Wadlund & Hamid Panahi – IPA, Institutional Property Advisors
Residential Land: Will White & John Carroll – Land Advisors Organization
Industrial Land: Steve Cohen – Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR
Commercial Land: Brenna Lacey – VOLK Company
Honoring Excellence, Integrity, and Influence
Trend Report’s Best in Class Influencers Awards spotlight the professionals whose work shapes Southern Arizona’s commercial real estate landscape — through market-making transactions, trusted guidance to clients, and leadership that raises industry standards. From industrial growth and retail repositioning to office strategy, land planning, and multifamily investment, the award categories reflect the product types driving activity and opportunity across the region.
The Best in Class Influencers Circle
Award recipients are welcomed into the Best in Class Influencers Circle, an exclusive network of peers committed to elevating the profession and strengthening the region they serve. Membership signals not only achievement, but credibility, leadership, and a lasting commitment to Southern Arizona’s commercial real estate community.
Each honoree receives a custom Challenge Coin, a symbol of excellence and belonging. Inscribed with “Actus laudem meretur. Auctoritas hereditatem relinquit.” — Achievement earns praise. Influence leaves a legacy — the coin reflects the program’s core values: performance earns recognition, but integrity and leadership create enduring impact.
As the Trend Report brand continues to grow, the Best in Class Influencers Awards are becoming a meaningful credential for serious commercial real estate professionals in Southern Arizona. This program celebrates the people whose influence is measurable—and whose reputation strengthens the market for everyone.
Best-in-Class Influencers Happy Hour & Awards
Trend Report will honor the 2025 award winners at the Best-in-Class Influencers Happy Hour & Awards on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at The Union House, 4340 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ 85718, for all the influencers who have been recognized from 2022-2025.
We’re also excited to welcome special guest speaker John Moffatt, former Pima County Economic Development Director and now with Moffatt Consulting, who will speak on “The Importance of Regionalism” — and why collaboration across our communities matters now more than ever.
“Congratulations to our 2025 honorees. Your influence is shaping the region’s future and building the legacy of Southern Arizona commercial real estate,” Schutte said.