Crissy is passionate about innovation and productivity in the workplace; constantly seeking a better way and helping others succeed are a couple of her daily drivers.

Crissy develops and expands marketing and technology platforms for the Houston office and contributes to the Southwest region.

She started as the marketing specialist at the front desk of a boutique commercial real estate firm in 2007,  with her first assignment of building their website. From there learning commercial real estate and bringing the best marketing practices to the CRE realm has been her focus.

In 2010 that boutique firm merged with Colliers' Houston office where Crissy was promoted to marketing director, now chief marketing officer, and has been responsible for the organization's marketing efforts. Crissy designs and conducts in-house training programs to elevate staff knowledge and to enhance new business skills. She organizes and executes company events and recognition programs to support and promote a positive work culture. In January of 2020, she became a principal of the firm.

Some of Crissy's career highlights include being named Colliers U.S. Marketer of the Year, partaking in Fort Bend's Leadership Class program, being recognized as a local Top 40 Under 40, and taking home awards for Best Market Intelligence and Driving Business Efficiencies & Effectiveness.  

Crissy earned the Commercial Property Marketing Certification (CPMC) from Colliers University.  CPMC is the first and only accreditation for commercial real estate marketing professionals. It offers a professional development path to increase strategic and tactical expertise in marketing/research, knowledge of the industry, and capabilities with commercial real estate tools.

Chris Pagano joined the marketing department at Colliers in Houston in 2021, bringing more than 10 years of design and marketing experience to the team.

As the Creative Manager, Chris supports the company’s creative needs while maintaining and building upon the Colliers brand. His responsibilities include custom graphics and illustrations, signage, collateral layout and design, custom site plan and floor plan creation, photo editing and touchups, client services overflow support, and all other creative services needed.

Chris also works closely with the Chief Marketing Officer and client service coordinators to assist with daily marketing tasks and to advance our marketing efforts.

Before joining Colliers, Chris spent time at the following companies and organizations:

• Patriot Advertising
• United States Marine Corps
• Jacobs Engineering
• Fidelis Realty Partners

William works alongside the Colliers research team as a research analyst.  He is responsible for maintaining internal databases and directly supporting the industrial, office, retail and multifamily brokerage divisions. William also provides in-depth market analysis on an as-needed basis for individual properties and regional locations.  In addition, William helps track local market conditions to assist in the quarterly reporting process.  Beyond that, he helps to integrate various SaaS platforms with existing internal databases to further aid brokers and drive efficiencies. 

William earned Commercial Property Research Certification (CPRC) from Colliers University. CPRC is the first and only accreditation for commercial real estate research professionals. It offers a professional development path to increase strategic and tactical expertise in research, knowledge of the industry and capabilities with commercial real estate tools.

Prior to joining Colliers, William earned his BBA with a concentration in real estate from The George Washington University and spent time learning the property management side of the business through an internship at Hines in Washington, D.C. 

Patsy joined Colliers in 2023 as the Research Director and has more than 40 years of communications, research and statistical analysis experience in the commercial real estate industry. She produces annual and quarterly market-area reports and project-specific custom reports for client presentations while effectively utilizing commercial real estate tools and databases.

Patsy has a deep understanding of how to capture real estate data, analyze market trends and provide meaningful data-driven insights to assist clients in finding solutions to meet their real estate needs.

Previous Roles

• Senior Insight Analyst/Research Manager for Avison Young’s Houston office from 2018-2022. Responsible for leading market research by tracking and analyzing key economic and market trends. Maintained office and industrial building data and comps in a proprietary in-house database.
• Senior Market Analyst for Commercial Gateway, the commercial division of the Houston Association of Realtors, and for CDS Market Research. 
• Served as Communications/Research Director for The Horne Company and Grubb & Ellis. 
• Edited a local monthly magazine, a weekly newspaper and a special section for the Houston Post. 
   

Martha Hobby joined Colliers in October 2022 as a Client Services Coordinator in the Houston office supporting advisors specializing in the capital markets sector. 

Her role as a Client Services Coordinator includes developing and maintaining a staged marketing program for listing assignments, listing pitches, proposals and agreements, market research, marketing initiatives, online database maintenance, tracking deals, client support and contract administration.

Martha began her career with NAI Carolantic (now NAI Tri Properties) in Raleigh, N.C. before transferring to NAI Global in New York City. While at NAI Global, she was responsible for managing the firm’s marketing content creation and online presence and produces marketing collateral for the NAI Global operations and brokerage teams. 

Martha earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C.