Meet the Team

Jim Shimala

COO

Jim has over 25 years of operations and management experience in the green industry (aka high end residential and commercial landscaping on a national scale) and has taken that experience with managing projects, P&L’s and staff to take the client experience at Shimala Group to the next level. Jim was born and raised just outside of Chicago and has lived in Texas since 1990. Fun fact about Jim is he is an avid bourbon collector and loves traveling and hunting for rare bourbons across the country.

Katie Prelli

Marketing Director

With a corporate background in sales, Katie joined the Shimala Group as our Marketing Director. In her role, Katie helps strategize and manage a variety of ad campaigns to effectively market new properties from initial listing to closing. She is also responsible for coordinating all of Shimala Group's key marketing events plus managing each of our social media platforms.

Morgan Portman

Administrative Assistant

Morgan is a true Texan born and raised in North Texas! One other thing Morgan has is real estate in her blood! She is planning on becoming a 3rd generation Realtor with the Shimala Group after she graduates from Texas Tech and run with her family's legacy. Morgan is a true customer service professional with a background in hospitality which will be a natural transition into her real estate career. Currently, you will see Morgan at our Shimala Group events, helping clients at various stages of their transaction process or assisting Heather with various projects for the business. Fun fact about Morgan she is a huge horror movie fan and loves seeing all of the latest movies when they come out!

Julie Lamb

Julie Lamb joined Compass as Customer Experience Assistant. Having recently moved to Texas from Arizona in December of 2020 Julie is loving it here!!  Julie has four children she is over the moon proud of!!  Julie joins the Shimala Group with many years experience in real estate working with one of the top teams in Arizona as an assistant, helping run the front desk, managing teams in 4 offices across the state.  Julie has a true love of all things real estate which has helped her find her niche in the real estate industry as this is a very enjoyable work experience. Her hobbies include spending time with family and friends, traveling, working out, staying healthy, walking my dogs, water sports and watching some football.

Jenny Adams

Over twelve years of field management experience Jenny Adams has been a key player in small businesses. She brings her experience in setting up oil and gas field offices in TX, NY, OH and PA  along with implementing their management training between field agents to corporate.   Jenny leverages technology for streamlining processes from front office to back office.  She is a familiar face who is very involved in the local community with church, sports and neighborhood events. A mother to four sons including identical twins.  She graduated summa cum laude from LeTourneau University with a degree in Psychology.    

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Shimala Group is a team that takes a modern approach to real estate. From the clients we work with to the way we get the keys into their hands, we take a progressive approach to the real estate process.

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