Meet Our Team

Beverly Browning is a Nashville native and graduated from Harpeth Hall School in 1978 and Auburn University in 1982 with a BS in Business Administration. Since that time, she has been in the property management industry. Her background includes multi-family and condominium/HOA management, but she found that managing scattered site residential rental properties was her favorite form of management. Beverly earned her Affiliate Broker's License in 1985 and her Broker's License in 1990.

Beverly is a charter member of NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers -1990) and she also helped to form the local chapter of NARPM in Nashville, Tennessee. She served on the National Board of Directors from 1992-1995 and has served on the Board of the local Nashville Chapter for several years. Beverly is the only property manager in the state of Tennessee that holds both the CPM® (Certified Property Manager-1994) designation and the MPM® (Master Property Manager-1993) designation.

Shelly Hopkins has been in Middle Tennessee since 1983 and started her property management career in 1994 on-site in multi-family management. Shelly has been a licensed agent since 1998 and came to work with us in 2000. Shelly manages a portfolio of approximately 275 units. She markets and shows properties, negotiates new leases and renewals, makes new owner presentations, and works directly with the owners. She attended MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University). Shelly is active with the local chapter of NARPM, having served as President of the Board of Directors in 2009 and again in 2017. Shelly also received her RMP® (Residential Management Professional) designation from NARPM in 2009.

Angela Root began her career in property management in Nashville, TN in 1985, then relocated to the Atlanta, GA market for sixteen years, prior to moving back the "Greater Nashville Area". She joined the Browning-Gordon team in 2019.

Angela has extensive knowledge in most types of properties including Conventional, Single Family, Student, Senior, Military, and Affordable housing. She held senior leadership roles with industry recognized national companies, both privately owned, as well as, publicly held REIT’s. Those companies portfolio's have included properties in fourteen states, specializing in acquisition, disposition, new development, and redevelopment.

Angela holds a Bachelor of Science degree and has earned industry designations such as CPM® (Certified Property Manager), COS (Certified Occupancy Specialist), TCS (Tax Credit Specialist) and CDPM ( Certified Defense Property Manager). She is affiliated with the Institute of Real Estate Management, National Apartment Association, and the National Association of Residential Property Managers. Angela is also a Broker with licenses in five states. She has received several company achievement awards for demonstrating outstanding managerial spirit and accomplishment including “Director of Property Management of the Year”, “Regional Property Manager of the Year”, “Sensational Service Award” and “Winner’s Circle”. Her guiding principle has always been and continues to be to “Do the right thing”.

Teresa started with Browning-Gordon in 2008 as Assistant Property Manager. She soon earned her real estate license. In 2015 Teresa was promoted to Property Manager. She manages a portfolio of approximately 200 units. She markets and shows properties, negotiates leases and renewals, and works directly with the owners. Teresa is also active with local chapter of NARPM and serves on the Board of Directors.

Barb Hendershot has been a bookkeeper in the property management industry since 1999. She came to Browning-Gordon in 2005. Barb handles rent collections, posts rents, pays vendor bills, and processes all the owner statements. Barb is also Beverly's executive assistant and helps with the administrative work for the office. In addition, Barb is a licensed agent and can show properties when needed.

Kim returned to work with us in April 2010. She had worked with us as our bookkeeper back in 1996-1997 and left to raise her son. Kim is the friendly voice who answers the phone when you call our office. She helps to answer general questions and to route your call to the correct person. Kim also helps with other office administration as well as helps to keep our listings on-line up to date.

Cori started to work for us in the beginning of 2018. She is a graduate of Oregon State University and has been in Nashville since 2013. Cori is Shelly’s assistant and primarily works with the tenants and vendors to process maintenance requests and coordinate make-ready work between tenants. In 2019, Cori became a licensed agent and can show properties when needed.

Charlie began working with us in January 2020. He is a graduate of Belmont University. Charlie has 10 years of customer service experience and has owned, managed, and remodeled properties in Nashville. Charlie is Teresa’s assistant and primarily works with the tenants and vendors to process maintenance requests and coordinate make ready work between tenants.

Annisse Achuff has been with us since 1990. From 1990-2003, Annisse worked with us part time in the summers as a leasing agent, while teaching school the rest of the year. In 2003, Annisse decided to retire from teaching and came to work with us full time as a property manager assistant. In 2007 Annisse decided to work only part time. She is now a leasing agent again. She has been a licensed agent since 1988. She talks with and shows properties to prospective tenants.