Devereux Management Team
Dewitt
H. Smith III
President and CEO
Mr. Smith’s professional career spans four
decades and covers a wide variety of commercial
real estate disciplines including land
development, construction, sales and leasing,
asset and property management, financial
analysis, financing and structuring complex
investments. Devereux Management Company,
a company he founded in 1986, is currently
involved in commercial projects in five states.
Mr. Smith previously served as president and CEO
of Cooper Realty Investments (CRI), a real
estate operating company at which he managed a
$450 million portfolio of Class A office,
retail, mixed use and warehouse properties
comprising 3.5 million square feet of commercial
space. In addition to operating 100% owned
properties, CRI formed a number of joint
ventures and limited partnerships that were
controlled and managed by CRI and capitalized
with equity capital from both institutional and
private investors. He also held executive
positions with Fairfield Communities where he
managed large scale recreation/retirement
communities in both Arkansas and North Carolina.
He has served as an Adjunct Instructor at the
Walton College of Business, University of
Arkansas, where he taught Advanced Real Estate
Finance and Investments at the MBA level and
macroeconomics at the undergraduate level.
Mr. Smith is a licensed Professional Engineer,
licensed Real Estate Broker, and a member of the
National Society of Professional Engineers and
the American Society of Civil Engineers.
He serves on the boards of directors for the
Washington Regional Medical Foundation, the
United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas (past
chairman), Mt Sequoyah Assembly (current
chairman) and is a Commissioner for the Arkansas
Martin Luther King Jr. Commission.
Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering degree from the University of
Arkansas, and a MBA from Harvard Business
School.
Tonya Sullins
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Sullins has served in her present capacity
with Devereux for the past eight years, and she
has 20 years experience in accounting and
payroll management. She is also a past
owner of a tax preparation service and is an
EA-Enrolled Agent at the federal level.
Ms Sullins graduated from the University of
Arkansas with a BSBA with emphasis in Accounting
and Computer Information Systems. She serves on
the Worship Team at Prairie Grove Christian
Church, is active in the Ok-n-A Sorting
Association, a competitive cattle sorting sport,
and is owner and operator of Rusty Spur Cattle
and Horse Ranch.
Christia Cornog
Senior Property Manager
Ms. Cornog has worked in management with Village
on the Creeks for 15 years and is responsible
for payroll, tenant billing and invoices, lease
management and renewals.
She is a graduate of the University of Arkansas
and holds a BS in Business Administration with
emphasis on Accounting. She is also a Licensed
Real Estate Agent.
Ms. Cornog teaches youth religious education
classes at the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic
Church, has served as a leader with both the
Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts, and volunteers with
the Rogers Sports Leagues, helping with
children’s soccer and baseball.
Gabe Morris
Director of Maintenance and Construction
Mr. Morris is a project manager overseeing
tenant improvements along with grounds and
building maintenance. He has been with Village
on the Creeks for six years. Prior to that he
served as a manager for Terra Vista Landscape,
owned his own landscaping company, and managed a
garden center/greenhouse.
Mr. Morris studied horticulture at the
University of Arkansas, Fort Smith, and is a
certified Master Gardener. He is active in the
Acres for Wildlife program, serves as a song
leader at Hwy 71 Church of Christ, and the owner
of M&M farms.
Leslie Logan
Assistant Property Manager
Ms. Logan has been with Village on the Creeks
for three years and is responsible for tenant
communications, media and public relations,
special events, and assists with project designs
for property improvements. She previously taught
high school, has worked as both a special events
and wedding coordinator, and has designed
children’s clothes.
She is a graduate of the University of Memphis
and holds a BS in Education with emphasis in
Hospitality and Clothing Design. She is
also a Licensed Real Estate Agent.
She serves on the Hospitality Committee and
volunteers as a preschool teacher at Grace Point
Church, and is a weekend volunteer for Saving
Grace of NWA, a transition home for women age
18-25.
Jim Hixon
Maintenance Manager
Mr. Hixon is responsible for repairs and
maintenance of all tenant and common areas.
He was been with Village on the Creeks for 12
years, and is a retired Firefighter/EMT 3 from
the Rogers Fire Department, where he worked 18
years. He has several certifications, including
rough terrain forklift operator.
Mr. Hixon started the Rogers Bass Association in
1985 and assisted in the founding of the
Fireman’s Bass Fishing Tournament, which is now
the Chamber of Commerce Bass Tournament.
