Meet The Team
President Emeritus
Robert L. Travers
Bob has provided leadership, guidance and management to R. L. Travers & Associates, Inc. for over 45 years; and has extensive experience in commercial real estate, property management, acquisitions, and development; including mixed use properties, shopping malls and retail properties, industrial properties, office buildings and specifically including Sullyfield Business Park, Shell Industrial Park, Burke Village Center I & II, Backlick Center South I & II, Powhatan Street Associates and many more.
Retired
Principal Broker
Guy C. Travers
Guy has successfully brokered, leased and sold properties in the Northern Virginia area for the over 20 years. Including retail properties, office properties, industrial properties, and special use properties. At R. L. Travers & Associates, Inc., we leverage the latest in information technology and best management practices to support our efforts in providing the greatest value to our clients. We take pride in being a premiere full service commercial leasing and property management company, and which has provided quality commercial real estate services to the commercial industry for over 40 years; specializing in shopping centers, retail properties, office buildings, warehouses and industrial land.
Accounting Coordinator
Beth Colton
Beth is responsible for handling all aspects of accounting relating to all of the R. L. Travers & Associates in house properties as well as third parties. Including Rent Collections, Budgeting, Common Area Billing, Management Plans, Property Tax & Insurance Administration.
Property Manager
Laurel Ellerts
Laurel has most recently joined our team in 2024, while bringing extensive property management experience Laurel is also extremely passionate about client relationships and communication through providing her upmost best service. Laurel has managed properties in the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C. area for the past 14 years of over 1 billion dollars in assets. Starting in the corporate financial lending industry, Laurel quickly found her passion in Property Management through her first role in affordable housing. Laurel has now managed mixed-use, luxury, and retail spaces. She has experience with Due Diligence auditing, East coast acquisitions/ dispositions, new construction lease-ups, budgeting, accounting, marketing, collections, rental payment processing, accounts payable, and team leadership. Laurel has managed maintenance and office teams, she believes that "you can't be a great team leader without being a great team player". She takes pride in offering her excellent customer service and values her upbringing within a family construction business. Laurel has achieved her most prized award for "Most Improved Property" in 2023.
Laurel has lived in the Northern Virginia area for over 35 years, and is excited to contribute, collaborate, and serve all our valued R.L Travers & Associates tenants, clients, vendors, and future interested owners.
Property Manager
Alyson Thompson
joined the RLT team in 2021 and now serves as an Assistant to the Principal Broker, Guy C. Travers and the Property Manager. Extensive and varied experience in marketing commercial real estate, and will be chiefly responsible for creating high-quality, superlative, marketing materials & brochures, including email distribution & internet marketing. In addition to marketing.