The Dermody Team

Samantha Fonda is Vice President of Investor Relations & Capital Formation at Dermody.  Based in the Phoenix office, she is responsible for supporting all aspects of the company’s business related to investor relations, fund strategy and capital execution. Ms. Fonda is a member of the firm’s ESG working group which publishes an annual sustainability report and develops a road map for sustainability areas of focus annually.

Prior to joining Dermody, Ms. Fonda held positions at Avison Young. Most recently, she served as Director of U.S. Sales Enablement with a focus on identifying and executing on new business opportunities for a variety of services. She was also Operations Manager in the Chicago market, responsible for defining operational policies, enhancing service delivery for internal departments, and liaising with executive leadership to maximize results for clients.

Ms. Fonda also spent four years with JLL in Seattle and Chicago, where she worked closely with brokers developing sales strategy and executing new business pursuits. Prior to working at JLL, she held sales and operations positions at The Atlantic and BAV Consulting (a part of Y&R Group).

Ms. Fonda is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable (RER) Sustainable Policy Advisory Committee and is actively involved with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (“NAREIM”) and the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (“AFIRE”).

Ms. Fonda holds a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University in Connecticut, where she was a member of the Division I varsity rowing team.