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Grady Brame joined Stirling in 1982 and has over 40 years of real estate experience. As Executive Vice President, he is responsible for the Asset Management and Property Management departments for the company. He is also accountable for the asset management functions for more than 4,000,000 square feet of retail, office and self-storage properties, including the financial reporting functions, property management, lease negotiations, budgeting, real estate taxes, lender relations and financial reporting to partners. He is also a member of Stirling’s Executive Leadership Team.

Mr. Brame previously served as Controller and Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Asset Management before moving to his current position.

Before joining Team Stirling, he worked as a certified public accountant with the International Accounting Firm of Ernst & Young in Houston. He is a member of the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a past Treasurer of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce and a past president of the Hammond Exchange Club, the Tangipahoa Parish Chapter of the Louisiana State University Alumni Association and the Louisiana Golf Association.

Mr. Brame graduated from Louisiana State University in 1979 with a degree in Accounting.

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Donna F. Smith is a Partner with Stirling and serves as the Asset Manager of a portfolio of properties owned by third parties, which includes the responsibility for property and construction management, leasing, financial reporting, budgeting, financing and refinancing, contractual compliance and general client interface.

Before joining Stirling, Mrs. Smith was a Leasing Executive with Woodmont Development (New Orleans Galleria) and a paralegal with the law firm of Seale, Macaluso, Ross and Daigle in Hammond, Louisiana. She is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Master of Business Administration degree from SLU, a 2002 graduate of the Louisiana Realtors Leadership Program, a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member), a CRX (Certified Retail Real Estate Professional), and a Notary Public for Tangipahoa, St. Helena, Livingston, and St. Tammany Parishes. She was selected by New Orleans CityBusiness as one of the 2004 Women of the Year and was Tangipahoa Chamber Annie Awards recipient in 2025.

She currently serves on the Southeastern Louisiana University College of Business Board, the CREW National Office Council and the Holy Ghost Catholic Church & School Development Committee.

Her past organizational services include Board Member and Secretary for The Disposable Heroes; Chairman of the Board for Hammond Chamber of Commerce; Past Member of the Southeastern Louisiana University Accounting Advisory Board; Past President of New Orleans C.R.E.W. (Commercial Real Estate Women); Northshore Council of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center; Gulf Coast Business Council; the Hammond Special Olympics of Louisiana Spring Fundraising Committee; Past President of the SLU Alumni Association; Past President of The Richard Murphy Hospice Foundation; Past Board Member of the Tangipahoa Association of Retarded Citizens; Past Director on the Board of the Directors of the Castlewoods, Annandale, Cypress Lake and Bridgepointe Subdivisions in the Jackson, Mississippi, metro area; and a past member of the Business and Industry Committee of the Louisiana Realtors Association.

Mrs. Smith holds Louisiana and Mississippi real estate licenses and has been in the real estate business for over 40 years.

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Patrick Malik joined Stirling in May 2001 and serves as Vice President of Risk Management. He leads corporate and property risk management, directing Stirling’s property and casualty insurance programs and, upon request, supporting clients across Stirling’s managed portfolio. His responsibilities include insurance sourcing and placement, risk assessments, alternative risk financing, claims and litigation management, captive insurance programs, loss prevention at the property and operational levels, safety, and emergency planning, preparedness, and response. Mr. Malik also oversees Stirling’s single-parent captive insurer, Stirling Reinsurance, LLC, and the firm’s membership in the group captive, Summit, leveraging both to strengthen Stirling’s insurance programs. Throughout his career, he has managed numerous insured losses across a range of claim types, helping tailor coverage to the evolving needs of a growing portfolio and supporting clients in aligning insurance protection with their goals.

With more than 35 years of property management experience, Mr. Malik has supported risk management strategies across a broad range of commercial real estate, including regional malls and strip centers, Class A and B office buildings, mini-storage, warehouses, and parking facilities. Prior to joining Stirling, he held roles with Property One, Inc. and Sizeler Real Estate Management Company, Inc.

Mr. Malik has been a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for more than 25 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of West Florida (1987). Outside of work, he enjoys fly fishing and boating and values time with his wife, children, and grandchildren.

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Ryan Juneau serves as Vice President of Asset Management, responsible for ancillary development and construction, property operations, leasing, financing, financial reporting, and investor relations for internally owned, joint venture, and third-party managed assets. His portfolio includes both newly opened and mature shopping centers and office buildings throughout Louisiana.

After joining Stirling in 2013, Mr. Juneau worked for three years in the Development Division as a Project Manager, where he oversaw several new development and renovations of retail, office, multifamily, and infrastructure projects. In that role, he was responsible for due diligence, entitlements, construction management, and tenant coordination. 

Mr. Juneau started his career as a consulting associate for the large accounting firm, CohnReznick, in Atlanta, GA, where he worked in investor due diligence, financial modeling, and capital structuring of tax credit real estate deals. He later moved home to Baton Rouge to handle development and acquisitions for le Triomphe Property Group. 

An alumnus of Louisiana State University, Mr. Juneau holds a degree in Finance/Real Estate and later graduated from the Executive MBA Program. He also achieved the Certified Development, Design, and Construction Professional (CDP) and Certified Retail Property Executive (CRX) certifications from ICSC. 

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Mrs. Palmer joined Stirling in August of 2006 and currently serves as Director of Property Services, managing many levels of support for the company’s Property and Asset Management Divisions. She has over 15 years of property management experience in commercial power and strip shopping centers, Self Storage facilities, Class A & B office buildings and development finance.

In her role, Lindsey is responsible for overseeing the hiring, training and supervision of Stirling’s Property Managers, as well as property services support and maintenance staff. In addition, she manages the day-to-day operations of multiple retail, office and storage facilities throughout the Gulf South region.

She played an instrumental role in the development/redevelopment of some of Stirling’s premier projects, including Hammond Square Shopping Center (Hammond) and Fremaux Town Center (Slidell). 

Born and raised in Tangipahoa Parish, Lindsey is actively involved in the Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce, Tangipahoa School System and supports several Hammond-area organizations.

She received her bachelor’s degree in Finance and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Southeastern Louisiana University.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors and on the water with her husband, daughter and young son. They currently reside in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.