Gardner joined Trask Land Company as a Sales and Leasing Associate in October 2017 and has since moved into the role of Development Manager. He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of North Carolina. Gardner has served as project development lead on multiple Trask Land Company projects including the 180,000 square foot nCino Office Headquarters expansion in Wilmington and the 34,000 square foot Novant Medical Office Building located on their Brunswick County Campus. He is responsible for leading various Trask Land Company projects through project budgeting, financial modeling, due diligence, entitlements, pre-development, design and construction. Gardner also specializes in brokerage activities for Trask Land Company, including Landlord/Seller representation on notable projects such as Renaissance Market, Trask’s Medical Office Projects, Trask’s Multi-Family portfolio as well as third party brokerage.

Gardner graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Management and Society. Originally from Rocky Mount, Gardner enjoys hunting, fishing and playing golf.