Jeanette Leslie is the managing director of Cohen-Esrey Real Estate Services, LLC (CERES). She joined CERES in 1996.
Promoted to chief information officer of CERES in 1999 and then to chief administrative officer in 2001, Leslie assumed her current role as managing director in 2007. As managing director of CERES, Leslie oversees the administrative integration of all business units and profit centers. Leslie also manages budgeting, corporate insurance and legal matters, providing the leadership for the overall corporate infrastructure.
Prior to her years at Cohen-Esrey, Leslie worked for Midland Bank’s REO department, where she was instrumental in preparing $20 million in foreclosed properties for disposition, as well as providing financial management and reporting for numerous properties. Before Midland, Leslie spent six years with Copaken, White & Blitt as property manager for five suburban office buildings totaling 580,000 square feet. She currently holds real estate licenses in both Kansas and Missouri.