Making Athens Your Home, Since 2005

Athena Management & Real Estate is a full-service real estate company handling various residential properties. Founded in 1980, our company provides a full complement of property sales, management, leasing, and property maintenance services for residential properties in the Classic City and surrounding counties.

Sally Pat Williams

Owner, Broker

Sally Pat is a Georgia native. Growing up in Covington, she came to Athens for the University of Georgia and never left! She impressively holds four degrees from the University of Georgia and is a Dawg fan for life.

Sally Pat lives and breathes Athens and knows the Classic City very well. She has raised two children, whose educations went straight down Baxter Street - from Alps Road to the University.

After 25 years of teaching for Clarke County Public Schools, Sally Pat earned her broker’s license and took over Athena Management as Owner/Operator in 2009.

Holly Brightwell

Manager of Real Estate Services

Holly was born and raised in Athens, Georgia. Having been around for 30+ years, she knows the area very well.

As a lover of Athens, Holly stayed close to home to attend the University of Georgia and the University of North Georgia, where she studied art.

Holly began working for Athena Management in the Fall of 2015 and quickly became part of Sally Pat’s family and Athena Management’s Real Estate Services manager.

Jessica Lenderman

Real Estate Agent

Biography to come…

We pride ourselves on the long-term relationships we have developed with our clients as well as the stability of our staff. Over the years, our staff has gained detailed knowledge of the properties they manage. This knowledge enables us to increase our effectiveness and deliver a high level of personalized service and responsiveness. Our relationships with owners and tenants, coupled with staff stability, yield outstanding results for our owners and their properties.

- Athena Management & Real Estate Team