Ex-MDHA head to co-lead Village commercial division

Jay Barron and Phil Ryan

Village Real Estate Services Founder and CEO Mark Deutschmann announced Monday a commercial real estate division to be led, in part, by former Metro Development and Housing Agency Executive Director Phil Ryan.

According to a release, the division will be focused on “smart growth,” with Jay Barron teaming with Ryan to oversee it. The two brokers bring a collective 50-plus years of work in the real estate industry. Ryan (on right in photo) most recently worked as a broker for Cherry and Associates, while Barron (on left) is a founding member of Partners-in-Conservation LLC.