
Meet the Team
Development
Jay Mitchell
Senior Vice President, Regional Managing Director
Jay is the Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of IDI’s Atlanta market office, and is responsible for implementing development and acquisition strategies in Atlanta, Savannah and the Carolinas. He has developed 16 million square feet of both speculative and build-to-suit facilities. Jay joined IDI in 2001 as Vice President of National Leasing and Marketing for IDI’s property management division – Services Group (IDISG). In this position, he was responsible for overseeing the marketing and leasing of IDISG’s 50 million square feet of institutionally owned properties.
Lisa Ward
Vice President, Leasing
Lisa is responsible for the leasing and marketing ofIDI’s portfolio in Georgia, encompassing more than 1,000 acres of land for development and 3.5 million square feet of existing facilities. During her tenure at IDI, Lisa has leased more than 16.9 million square feet of IDI and third-party institutional-grade industrial facilities with a total lease value in excess of $588 million.
Lisa’s 24-year career in commercial real estate has included various roles in asset management, development financing, joint-venture structuring, investment sales, and marketing and leasing. During her career, Lisa has been responsible for more than 10 million square feet of industrial investment sales with total market value in excess of $400 million.
Gary Minor
Vice President of Development
As Vice President of Development, Gary’s responsibilities include overseeing the due diligence and closing of land acquisitions, master planning, site development, vertical building development, tenant construction and the support of final dispositions of speculative and build-to-suit projects. He also assists in the marketing of properties in the Atlanta market office.
Gary, who joined IDI in 1994, has extensive experience in development, construction administration, design coordination and overall business park estate management. During his tenure at IDI, Gary has successfully developed several business parks in the Atlanta, Savannah, South Florida and New Jersey markets totaling more than 16 million square feet of light industrial/bulk distribution facilities and representing more than 2,100 acres of land. He has managed projects ranging in size from 150,000 square feet to 1,145,000 square feet that have accommodated tenants/owners such as Nike, Office Depot, Mary Kay, American Express, Mizuno, Daimler and FedEx. Gary’s largest project was the 1,145,000 square foot Clorox built-to-suit in Fairburn, Georgia.
Gill Shaw, LEED AP
Vice President Construction and Corporate Sustainability
Mary Elise Rising
Leasing and Development Coordinator
Mary Elise Carter, who joined IDI in 2011, is the Leasing and Development Coordinator for the Atlanta Office. Her responsibilities include planning and executing a wide variety of results-oriented, cohesive external marketing programs; incorporating targeted communications into effective strategies; and assisting in the production and maintenance of proposals, project approval packages, various reports and financial analyses.
Property Management
Phyllis Kellam
Real Estate Manager
As Real Estate Manager for the Atlanta office, Phyllis is responsible for the management of 3.5 million square feet of industrial properties and four owners associations. Her duties include addressing tenant concerns, responding to owners’ requests, and the day-to-day management of properties, which includes interacting with contractors, financial reporting, budgeting, and reviewing and approving common area maintenance reconciliations.
Susi Regan
Vice President of Real Estate Management
Billy Forrester
Senior Building Services Engineer
As Senior Building Services Engineer, Billy oversees the operations of 11 million square feet of industrial space in the Atlanta development office. His responsibilities include ensuring efficient operations of all building systems, including fire protection, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and roofing systems. He has over 20 years experience in Class A office and industrial maintenance.
Billy joined IDI in 1998 as a Building Services Engineer for the Eastern Region. He was instrumental in helping establish the Engineering Program for the company’s Atlanta development center. Prior to joining IDI, Billy worked at Faison Property Management.



