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 Don Zeleznak
Donald has been married to his wife, Shirl, for 37 years and they have two children. Their son, Ryan, works with Don running their real estate sales division. Their daughter, Kristine, is a licensed marriage and family therapist.
Don graduated from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1969. He received his master’s degree in business from Winona State University in 1971. He has been recognized on a local, state and national level for his high sales volume and closed transactions in the residential real estate industry.
Zeleznak brings over thirty years of commercial and residential real estate sales and development experience to the Southwest---Arizona, being his central focus.
Don currently directs the sales, marketing and development of residential and commercial real estate under a Keller Williams franchise in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has sold more than 1,400 homes using creative financing. Over the last two years Don has closed over $500,000,000 of residential property. Don was ranked 17th Top Realtor in the Nation by Realtor Magazine in 2001, the last time the magazine recognized individual production. He is also an owner of the Keller Williams Southwest Region representing over 4,500 agents in 35 offices in Arizona and Nevada.
Don extends widely into the commercial arena. He has developed and completed ten office condo projects with over 1,500,000 square feet in the past 4 years, and currently has ten additional projects under development in metropolitan Chicago.
He and his partner won three awards in 2002 from the Arizona Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) including Developer of the year, Low-Rise Office Building of the Year and Impact Developer of the Year. Their office condo project in Las Vegas was named NAIOP office building of the year for 2003.
Don assembled and planned a 1,200 acre 3,500-unit master planned golf community in Kingman, Arizona. He currently is building a 34 story residential tower (44Monroe) in downtown Phoenix with over 200 residences. Also, under construction is an 82 resident project (X Lofts), which is scheduled for completion in early 2008.
He is on the Board of Directors of Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa. Don and Shirl are strongly involved in church and community. Every month Don and Shirl seek out a family or individual that needs help in some way (food, clothing, rent) and help them with whatever need it might be.
Don has a passion for real estate, but in his spare time he enjoys golf, tennis, and spending time at their home on Lake Tahoe in Crystal Bay, Nevada.
 Ryan Zeleznak
Ryan Zeleznak attended Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona where he majored in Criminal Justice and was on the Board for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Ryan obtained his Arizona Real Estate License in 1998 and immediately began a career with Keller Williams. As principal/owner of The Zeleznak Group with Keller Williams, he specializes in residential sales and has led an eighteen person team to national recognition. Sales volume was $77,000,000 in 2001; $82,000,000 in 2002; $120,000,000 in 2003; $185,000,000 in 2004 and $360,000,000 in 2005. Keller Williams has over 78,000 agents nationally. The Zeleznak Group ranked #1 in the nation with Keller Williams in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
Zeleznak has been ranked #1 by the Phoenix “The Business Journal” for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Ryan recently was recognized by Montclair’s “Who’s Who in Real Estate” as an honored lifetime member.
As owner he is currently overseeing the Sales and Marketing for The Zeleznak Group. Current projects involve the sales and marketing of eight residential subdivisions for multiple developers/builders in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
He has also been instrumental in raising money for development projects for Grace Capital. Ryan was responsible for raising $25,000,000 in equity for office condo and residential projects (2001 – 2006).
In 2002, Ryan co-founded IPN (Integrated Professional Networks), a Qwest master agent telecommunications company. He is also a partner in several office condos in Arizona, Nevada and Chicago. In 2007, Ryan founded Homehelper Consultants, a consulting firm in Scottsdale, Arizona.
In 2004 he became a partner of Grace Capital and is involved in many aspects including residential land acquisition on behalf of Grace Capital.
Ryan Zeleznak was recently accepted for inclusion to Montclair's "Who's Who in Real Estate" as an honored lifetime member and was selected as an honored member of The Heritage of Registry's Who's Who for 2007-2008.
Ryan has resided in Arizona for the past 22 years and has actively supported various charities throughout the Valley. | 
