Foster Murphy
About Foster
Foster Murphy is an Advisor with Stirling’s commercial real estate team, working from the company’s Covington, Louisiana, office. Foster’s primary focus areas are office, medical and retail sales, leasing, and new development projects. He also has extensive experience with tenant representation and in-depth market knowledge, allowing him to provide sound advice to his clients.
Foster is dedicated to providing clients with the best quality of service, adding value for investors in the market, and growing new connections into long-term customer relationships. He has a personal love for architecture and experience in AutoCAD, which allows him to visualize his clients’ needs and wants for their properties.
Before joining Stirling, Foster was an integral member of the SVN | Graham, Langlois & Legendre commercial real estate team in Baton Rouge. Prior to that, he spent seven years working in property management for a single owner and then transitioned to a commercial real estate/property management firm in the Capital Region.
Foster has also had the privilege of representing numerous nonprofit organizations, including Volunteers of America, Veteran Affairs, ARC Baton Rouge, Special Olympics of LA, Greater Baton Rouge Industrial Alliance, Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency, and the Louisiana Assessor’s Association, in fulfilling their real estate requirements with dedication and expertise.
When not immersed in the real estate market, Foster cherishes moments with his fiancée, Meagan, alongside his family and friends. He enjoys golfing, reading, carpentry, hunting, and fishing, often accompanied by his loyal black lab, Goose.
Stacy Odom
About Stacy
Stacy Odom brings a wealth of knowledge about the Ark-La-Tex Market and has commercial real estate experience across a multitude of project types, including retail, medical, investment sales, office, and industrial sectors. As an Associate Broker, she has represented a wide range of local and national clients with expertise in the areas of retail site selection, buyer/tenant representation, landlord representation and corporate acquisitions and dispositions of portfolios. Stacy has represented clients such as Aldi, AutoZone, Newk’s Eatery, Capital One, Tommy Xpress Car Wash, Ochsner Medical, Great Clips.
Ms. Odom is a licensed real estate broker in Louisiana and Texas. Her membership includes the Louisiana CCIM Chapter, Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC), Retail Broker’s Network (RBN), and the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR). Her community involvement includes being a graduate of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Leadership program and supporting the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier, Friends of the Meadows Museum, and Samaritan Counseling Center.
A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Odom received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Real Estate.
Ryan Pécot
About Ryan
Ryan spent his college time quickly moving through the ranks of the Outback Steakhouse system and ultimately decided on a career outside of the restaurant world – yet never completely let go of those restaurant roots. He graduated in 2000 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Business Administration with a concentration in Business Law.
In his role(s) at Stirling since 2001, Ryan has successfully represented and negotiated against the most prominent national retail tenants. Primarily focused on the retail sector, he has represented national retailers such as Walgreens, CVS, Raising Canes, Texas Roadhouse, Panera Bread, Planet Fitness, Freddy’s Steakburger, Walk On’s, World of Beer, Cavender’s, Quizno’s, and Verizon Wireless. Through his landlord representation, he has completed effective transactions that include Costco, Walmart, Lowe’s, The Home Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, HomeGoods, ULTA Beauty, PetSmart, Petco, Dollar Tree, Off-Broadway Shoes, Chick-Fil-A, Taco Bell, Popeye’s, McDonald’s, Burger King, Chuy’s, BJ’s Brewhouse, Books-a-Million, Smoothie King, Pier 1, AT&T, Carter’s, Five Guys, Sketchers, and LA Fitness. In addition to brokerage work, he has worn a ‘developer’s cap’ on numerous projects for Stirling Properties’ owned assets, as well as concepts for his personal interests and investment strategies.
In 2017, Ryan, alongside his wife, Traci, developed the Paws & Paw Paw’s boarding/daycare/grooming facility as a full-time job entrepreneurship opportunity for her. The mature business is recognized as a best-in-class company in the Acadiana area.
Coming full circle back to those restaurant roots, Ryan set out to develop and bring a unique concept to the Lafayette market, introducing Tchoup’s MIDCITY Restaurant + Bar. A smoked meat, steak, & seafood menu, with an elevated bar scene and a great outdoor space have been molded into a 75ish-year-old home. The redevelopment of the residential structure commenced in January 2020, and the restaurant opened six months later in June. Having navigated the pandemic headwinds of 2020 and successfully operating for nearly 5-years, the restaurant closed at the end of 2025 allowing Ryan to focus on new opportunities.
Another passion project to make Lafayette a better place to live was the development of Adopted Dog Brewing, a 7bbl brewhouse which opened in February 2023 and is the only brewery operating within the city limits of Lafayette. At just over 7,000sq.ft., the brewery typically has 18-beers on tap, boasts a full pub-food menu, offers a family-friendly environment, and features live music on weekend evenings.
He also serves on OneAcadiana’s Board of Directors and is the co-chair of the Urban Revitalization Committee. In addition, he served in an advisory role within the City of Lafayette’s Development & Planning Division’s Unified Development Code’s creation and refinement, as well as sits on the University of Louisiana’s Ragin Cajun Athletic Foundation’s Board of Director’s Executive Committee as the Vice Chairman.
Carly Plotkin
About Carly
Carly Plotkin joined Stirling in 2016 and serves as an Advisor with the company’s commercial real estate team. She has extensive knowledge in the commercial real estate industry with a primary focus on tenant and landlord representation and a strong concentration in the retail and hospitality markets. She has worked with national, regional and local clients in both marketing and leasing capacities.
Previously, Carly worked with The Howard Hughes Corporation, where she led local marketing and development efforts for the overhaul of the former Riverwalk Marketplace into the nation’s first downtown outlet center, The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk in New Orleans.
Since joining Stirling, Carly has been an active member of ICSC and held a position on the Next Generation Leadership Board, in addition to serving as ICSC’s NextGen State Chair for Louisiana.
Ms. Plotkin is also an active member of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR) Commercial Investment Division (CID), where she served as a volunteer on the Programs Committee, and the Retail Brokers Network (RBN), where she served as RBN’s NextGen Southeast Committee Chair. Carly was also the recipient of the 2017 “Rising Star Award” at the NOMAR-CID Annual Achievement Awards ceremony.
Currently, Carly is affiliated with several nonprofit and volunteer organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, as well as proudly serves as a Board Member for the New Orleans Jewish Community Center. Ms. Plotkin is also a graduate of the New Orleans Business Alliance’s inaugural Economic Development Ambassadorship Program and received her B/S in both Marketing & Communications from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business.
Alec Purser
About Alec
- PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Alec Purser began his professional career in customer service at Publix Supermarkets in 2009 where he focused on positive customer experiences for nine years. After completing his education at the University of West Florida in 2018, Alec pursued a career with Sinclair Broadcasting Group where he worked as a Marketing Consultant at the NBC television affiliate (NBC15) in Mobile, Alabama. There, Alec specialized in broadcast television sales and digital marketing analysis. Alec made it his mission to completely understand every client’s business model with careful listening and analysis. Specifically, he assisted many businesses with their rebranding efforts to ensure that their target audiences understood the elements that make them special. Alec is overjoyed to be back in his hometown of Pensacola to pursue Commercial Real Estate at Stirling. Trust and truth are pillars that Alec uses to build effective business relationships.
- FAMILY & HOBBIES
Alec’s two passions are golf and watching Tampa Bay Buccaneers football. Since 2019, Alec has been a member of the Hacker’s Amateur Golf Tour. In fact, he is the tour’s 2019 Player of the Year and continues to optimize and market their official website. Alec’s favorite time of year is the week of the Masters Tournament. A particularly memorable moment for Alec was standing on the 18th green at Augusta National watching Tiger Woods win the Masters in 2019.
- EDUCATION
- Alec graduated from the University of West Florida with a degree in Marketing and Sales Management.
Lauren Ryan
About Lauren
Lauren Ryan joined the Stirling team in 2014, specializing in tenant and landlord representation for leasing and sales transactions in the retail market throughout Louisiana.
Previously, Mrs. Ryan worked at Horizon Bank in Austin, TX, as Assistant Vice President of Development and Marketing. She was a member of the Real Estate Council of Austin, where she served on multiple committees and was selected to participate in the Leadership Development Class.
Lauren is a member of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors (NOMAR), the Commercial Investment Division of NOMAR (CID), where she volunteers on the Programs Committee, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and the Retail Brokers Network (RBN). In 2016, she received her first NOMAR/CID Achievement Award for transactions totaling over $2.5 million.
An active community member, Lauren sits on the Board for Ascension DePaul Foundation New Orleans, previously Daughters of Charity Foundation, where she volunteers on their Keeping Our Promises Gala committee for the annual fundraiser. Lauren also participated in the Young Leadership Council and was a committee member for the Dress for Success annual fundraiser, the Start The Adventure In Reading (STAIR) annual fundraiser in addition to volunteering with the STAIR afterschool program. She was also selected to be part of the Economic Development Ambassadorship Program through the New Orleans Business Alliance.
Mrs. Ryan is a graduate of Southern Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Minor in Communications.
