Meet The Team

Benchmark Realty, West

Matthew Hansen

Listing Specialist

Although I was born and raised in Williamsburg, VA, I now reside in Nashville, and I call Tennessee home. My wife, Rachel, is the theatre arts teacher at Fairview High School in Williamson County.
Experiencing the process of becoming a first time home buyer in 2011, I felt the desire to help others achieve their own American dream. This prompted me to acquire my real estate license and start on my journey of helping others achieve that dream! I have worked in other sales and customer service jobs in prior years, working in management at major companies such as Coleman American and Fastenal. However, I look forward to helping clients in real estate by paying close attention to their individual wants and needs in the home buying process.

Benchmark Realty, West

Andy Kropf

Listing Specialist

Benchmark Realty, West

Ryan Essary

Listing Specialist

Benchmark Realty, West

Tanya Key Adams

Listing Specialist

Benchmark Realty, West

April Fine

Listing Specialist

April is a true southern gal originally from Greenville, South Carolina. At the young age of 18 she served in the United States Air Force and later went on to become an Air Force spouse traveling the world with her husband and three children. Living all throughout the United States and Europe, she developed a love for meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. After raising her children and earning three degrees, with her most recent being a bachelor’s in Project Management, April decided that she wanted a career in which she would be able to not only meet new people but also make a difference in their lives. Combining her degree, sales, and military background with her passion of helping others, she began her real estate career while stationed in South Dakota. After her husbands retirement from the service, April and her family decided to call the beautiful Clarksville area home. Working with both buyers and sellers, April’s philosophy is simple; always treat your clients needs as your number one priority and the rest will fall into place. Moving is stressful enough; so whether you’re looking for your dream home or have a current home that you want sold quickly, April is there to ease the process and handle all of your real estate needs.

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Michael Holt

Listing Specialist

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Michelle McNelley

I have lived in Nashville for the past 20 years and watched with excitement at the ever changing landscape in Middle TN. My goal as a Realtor is to help you navigate through the market being well informed with communication being the integral part of the journey in finding your perfect home. I truly believe the needs of the client should always come first and am dedicated to making every transaction whether buying or selling, a smooth and successful one.

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Shannon Ryan

I did not move to Nashville because of the music industry.  Unlike most transplants, I was not, nor am I now, involved in the music industry; however, my love of old country music and the appeal of a big city, so different from the “one stop light” town in rural North Florida where I grew up, offered me a place to spread my wings in 1997. I graduated Cum Laude from Florida State University with a Business Communications Degree and headed out to the ‘big city”.  So much has changed since then. Not only has our city boomed beyond imagination, so, too, has my life. I married, what now is as rare as a unicorn, a Tennessee native born and raised in Franklin, TN.  We are the proud parents of a sweet 7-year old boy, who is our world.
It is ironic that the main factor that drew me here, “the big small-town feel”, is no longer a description of Nashville Tennessee. The exponential growth that I have witnessed and been a part of, is what I now LOVE about this city. It is also what keeps me living here. I have watched the transformation of downtown from a ghost town, (struggling to keep western boot shops open next to so many boarded up businesses), to one of the top tourist hotspots in the country.

Listing Specialist

It is almost unrecognizable, with the packed triple decker busses, restaurants/bars, countless luxury hotels, Schermerhorn Symphony, Frist Art Museum, Ascend Amphitheater, etc. We even have our own sports teams, the Predators, Titans and the Sounds calling Nashville their home. I witnessed the excitement of the first of many modern downtown high-rise condominium buildings change our sky-line. I was even here before the ever so popular “hot chicken” craze began.
This growth has contributed so much energy and financial wealth to our town. It has created a bustling, fun, kind and worldly place to raise a family. Whether you are in downtown Nashville, at the lake in Hendersonville, or at a historic plantation in Franklin, this city offers so many joyful opportunities for everyone who visits or lives here. My family takes advantage of all our city has to offer. Don’t get me wrong, we love taking beach vacations and movie nights snuggled on the couch, but we love hitting the local festivals, sporting events, live music venues, parks, lakes and wineries. There is never a day that we couldn’t be doing something exciting in our new “IT” city. I feel so fortunate to have been lucky enough to be a part of the transformation personally and professionally.
I became a licensed Tennessee Realtor in 2006. Since then, I have been helping others, along with myself, actualize dreams and build a secure investment portfolio. If you are a first-time home buyer looking for a starter home, a young professional wanting to live in a downtown high rise, a family who wants to live in a suburb, an investor looking for a flip or empty nester looking to downsize, call me for a confidential consultation.
I have the expertise to help you strategically make good decisions for your future. Besides making the dream of home ownership a reality, I also have a passion for developing and building new construction as well as renovating homes to maximize their value. Diversifying my real estate portfolio has created a secure financial place for my family. Whether I sell the homes, develop and build them, Airbnb them, long term rent them or even live in them, I do it all with a passion and long-term strategic goal in mind – to create a self-sufficient secure, lifestyle through real estate investments. Let me help create the same for you! If this small-town girl can do it, you can too!
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