Michelle Johnson began her 20-plus-year real estate career working for a high-end custom home builder, where she was in charge of on-site operations including sales, marketing and financing.  Having also served as an Escrow Officer for a real estate firm, Michelle has seen firsthand that efficient and timely closing procedures are essential to a successful development project. In her pursuit of a deeper understanding of the industry, Michelle has worked with construction, sales, and marketing teams and won many awards for leadership and outstanding salesmanship. These accolades include: four-time recipient of the Coldwell Banker Presidents Circle Award, five years membership on the Board of Realtors' Million Dollar Club, five years recognized in the National Sales and Marketing Council Million Dollar Circle, and recipient of the Sales Manager of the Year Award by the Homebuilders Association.

As a result of this national recognition, she was recruited to work for one of the top on-site real estate marketing and sales companies in the country, where she became a sought-after National Sales Director and Broker. She has consulted with some of the country's most successful developers including Julian LeCraw, Pulte, Tarragon, and SunVest Corporation. Michelles primary duties included site selection, marketing to targeted segments, and utilizing her well honed sales techniques.  Michelle co-founded MMark, Inc., and has realized her dream of owning and leading a family-oriented real estate development company that produces unsurpassed quality with an emphasis on civic engagement and community betterment.

Michael Surprenant has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. At the age of 20 he founded his first company in Boston, Massachusetts, enjoying five years of steady growth before he sold his business, completed his BA in music, and moved to New York City, where he became one of the area's top musicians.  Michael then got his real estate license, and after a short immersion in the New York City market, he was recruited to work for an NRT division of Coldwell Banker, called The Condo Store.  In his first year, he was recognized as the top salesperson in the country, receiving the distinguished Coldwell Banker Diamond Society Award.

After working with arduous and incomprehensive real estate development software programs, Michael has designed a state-of-the-art, real-time, Web-based software program for managing all aspects of development projects. The scope of this software includes sales, marketing, and the construction and inventory control activities associated with real estate projects.  MMark Online is now fast becoming the industry standard for all serious, high volume developers.  The software dramatically reduces developer soft costs and eliminates common, and often costly, communication errors. MMark Online is making world-wide marketing campaigns a realistic and easy option in an effort to realize faster sales absorptions.

As a co-founder of MMark, Inc., Michael has found his passion working in a remunerative industry and serving humanity with environmentally progressive real estate development. He takes pride in knowing that his efforts minimize or eliminate negative effects on community infrastructure and the environment. He is determined to provide residential and commercial properties that make their inhabitants feel good about where they work and live.

April Surprenant brings a wealth of expertise to her extensive and fulfilling real estate career. As a Registered Architect, a Certified City Planner, and a Real Estate Broker in three states, April possesses a unique combination of knowledge and experience that enhances every aspect of her work.  After receiving her Bachelors Degree in Architecture from Auburn University, she went on to graduate at the top of her class with an Urban Planning Masters Degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

During her tenure working for the City of Atlanta, she managed and coordinated the Urban Design Division within the Bureau of Planning, distributed projects to division members, oversaw project coordination and correspondence, and managed all division resources.  She also reviewed urban design issues on zoning applications; negotiated contracts; managed the planning, design, and implementation of various urban design projects; and briefed the Mayor, City Council, and Commissioners regarding project information and status.  Projects included the reclamation of the Chattahoochee River Environmental Park, implementation of the Atlanta Commuter On-Street Bike Plan, and the design and actualization of the Centennial Olympic Park Area Redevelopment Plan.

After marrying in 1999, April moved her career to New York City, where she worked as a broker and Senior Project Manager for an elite commercial real estate firm, providing consulting services to Fortune 500 companies and negotiating the sale and lease of high-end commercial office space in more than 10 countries worldwide.  She was then recruited by Coldwell Bankers NRT program and The Condo Store to be the Broker of Record and Regional Sales Manager in Nevada, where she led the successful sale and marketing of over 1200 homes in her first year.