Welcome, Students!

Again this year, ICSC's Leadership Development Program will be offering one-on-one mentoring appointments with a variety of industry professionals at the ICSC Florida Conference. The appointments are generally 20-30 minutes in length. 

Please review the biographies below. If you would like to participate in the program, please send an email to Sarah Ritchie, sritchie@icsc.org with your top 4 appointment preferences. Also, include your current resume with the email.

Please consider these appointments an opportunity to discuss general career strategies, industry developments, and the like. They should not be considered interviews for a potential job or internship position.   

Note, this list of mentors is as of July 22. There will be additional mentors added in the coming days.  For several mentors, only their contact information appears, with bios to be uploaded ASAP.

Questions? Contact Sarah Ritchie, sritchie@icsc.org or 646-728-3490.

Patricia (Pat) Westerhouse, SCLS, SCSM

Pat Westerhouse has been involved in the real estate industry for over 25 years. Primary experience is shopping center operations including marketing, security, maintenance, merchant relations, budgeting and reporting. Additionally, she has negotiated numerous office and retail leases for both national and local tenants.

Professional designations include certifications from the ICSC as a Senior Certified Leasing Specialist (SCLS) and Senior Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM). Pat is licensed in the state of Florida as a Certified Public Accountant, Community Association Manager and a Real Estate Broker. Pat is also licensed as a Real Estate Broker in the states of North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.

She is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the American and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Patricia Westerhouse, SCLS, SCSMVice President

Casto
5391 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Suite 103
Sarasota, FL 34240
Phone: (941) 552-4331
Fax: (941) 806-0631
Email: pwesterhouse@castoinfo.com

Judith Schumacher

NAME: JUDITH SCHUMACHER

Vice President Preconstruction

EDUCATION:

University of California; BS

CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE:

Judith has been with the Anderson-Moore Construction management team since 2004. As Vice President of AMC, Ms. Schumacher manages client development, preconstruction services, marketing, and communications. With over 20-years of experience in the construction industry, she understands the importance of building trusted client relationships. Ms. Schumacher develops those relationships via active participation in industry-related organizations, such as the BDB, CREW, ICSC, Economic Forum, SFHHA, PBCMS, NAIOP, and USGBC, to name a few. Ms. Schumacher is a Trustee of the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and completed their Leadership Program, as well as Leadership Collier, Leadership South Florida, and Leadership Florida. She is also Vice-President of the Palms West Community Foundation. Judith is a Founding Member of CREW Treasure Coast and currently, the President of the Chapter.

JAFCO (under construction); Sunrise, FL; 2 story 40,000SF multipurpose facility; 5,000 SF Residence; $ 7,507,997

Jupiter Detox; Jupiter, FL; ground-up construction of detox facility; $2,101,184

Avenue S Church of Christ; Riviera Beach, FL;14.500 SF ground up construction of a new worship facility, community center, and classrooms; $1,700,000

LifeChurch; Wellington, FL; 31,170 SF ground-up construction of worship facility;  $3,910,199

Landmark Aviation; Miami, FL; interior renovation of aviation facility; $1,055,385

Regent Bank, Pompano Beach, FL; 12,500 SF Bank Branch & Office Building; $1,914,399

Jon Smith Subs; Jupiter, FL; 1,605 SF Ground up of new sub shop; $755,729

Pediatric Associates, multiple locations; interior build-outs of medical offices

Seagate Hotel, Club & Residences; Delray Beach, FL;4-Story, 160 Suite Resort Hotel and Luxury Spa, 125,000 SF Condominium Building and Beach Club; $67,800,000

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League; West Palm Beach, FL; 33,516 SF rescue, veterinary care, and adoption facility; $ 9,524,000

Palm Springs Veterinary Clinic; Palm Springs, FL; 32,556 SF Veterinary Facilities & Teaching Auditorium; $5,018,113

Stonebridge Country Club; Boca Raton, FL;Clubhouse expansion and fitness center;  $5,101,194

MedArts in the Springs; Coral Springs, FL; 44,000 SF 3-story medical office building;
$4,912,000

Downtown at the Gardens; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Numerous interior retail build-outs;
$7,500,000

Total Wine & More; Jensen Beach, FL; 20,000 SF Retail Build-out; $ 1,100,000

Thelma B. Pitman Jupiter Preschool; Jupiter, FL; Expansion of existing nonprofit preschool; $ 710,000

Lockheed Martin; Riviera Beach, FL; 8,000 SF manufacturing facility; $1,432,322

Fred Ahlbin Building Renovation; Jupiter, FL; 9,800 SF Tenant improvement; $533,917

Jon Smith Subs; Jupiter, FL; 1,605 SF Ground up of new sub shop; $755,729

FPL Jupiter West; Jupiter, FL; New Cafeteria, Fitness Center and Auditorium; $1,530,136

Tesoro Welcome Center; Port St. Lucie, FL; 50,000 SF Multi-Story Office Complex; $5,000,000

Palomino Professional Park; Wellington, FL; 3 multi-story medical office buildings, 110,000 SF; $15,000,000

Judith Schumacher

Vice President

Anderson-Moore Construction
1568 Watertower Road
Lake Park, FL 33403
Phone: (561) 753-7400
Fax: (561) 807-9779
Email: jschumacher@amcbuild.com

Rod Castan, SCLS

Rod L. Castan has been in the commercial property development, sales, leasing, and management business since 1985. He is the President of the Leasing and Property Management Division and a Partner with Courtelis Company, a Miami based commercial and multi family real estate development firm that was established in 1963. He is responsible for the leasing and management of 25 existing properties and multiple new projects, totaling almost 3.0 million square feet in Florida and Colorado. During his 18 year tenure at Courtelis, he has been involved in the ground up development of 16 new shopping center and office development projects valued at over $400 million. Current projects in Miami include the Vicenza Plaza, a 73,298 square foot Wal-Mart neighborhood shopping center that just opened in Hialeah Gardens and the Fontainebleau Park Plaza, a 235,000 square foot community shopping center anchored by Wal-Mart, L.A. Fitness and Discovery Clothing that will open in 2013. Prior to joining Courtelis, Rod Castan was a Vice President with Balcor Property Management where he was responsible for the leasing of 1.7 million square feet of shopping centers in the Southeastern United States.

Rod Castan is the acting Southern Division Operations Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), past ICSC State Director for Florida, and recipient of the Senior Certified Leasing Specialist designation, SCLS. He has been a lecturer and guest speaker at real estate programs at ICSC, ULI, University of Florida, FSU, FIU, CCIM and Miami Board of Realtors.

Directorships:

Member, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, Habitat For Humanity of Greater Miami

Member, Advisory Board and Executive Committee, University of Florida, Masters of Real Estate program

Founding Member, Board of Directors, Naples Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District.

Education:
Florida International University, B.B.A. in Finance, 1985

Michigan State University/ICSC University of Shopping Centers, Leasing Institute, 1994

Rod Castan, SCLS

President-Leasing & Management Services

Courtelis Company
703 Waterford Way
Ste 800
Miami, FL 33126
Phone: (305) 261-4330
Fax: (305) 261-4338
Email: rcastan@courtelis.com

Brad Peterson

CAREER SUMMARY

H. Bradley Peterson is a Senior Managing Director and head of the Orlando office for HFF. He has sold 164 shopping centers in the southeast totaling nearly $2.7 Billion over the past 10 years. Brad is consistently recognized by the Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors’ as the Top Retail Investment Sales Broker in Central Florida and in 2010 and 2011, was recognized as the #1 Top Overall Producer in Central Florida. Brad has an MBA from Emory University and a CPA, was recently appointed as a state officer of ICSC for Florida, and is a founding board member of the University of Central Florida’s Real Estate Advisory Council. 

Prior to joining HFF in May 2008, Mr. Peterson was with The Staubach Company in Orlando, Trammell Crow Company in Atlanta, and West LB and Price Waterhouse, LLP in New York City.  

REPRESENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

Crossroads at Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, FL; Millennia Plaza, Orlando, FL; Palm Coast Landing, Palm Coast, FL; Atlanta Mall Area Portfolio (7 Properties), Atlanta, GA; Cypress Point Shopping Center, Clearwater, FL; Braelinn Village, Peachtree City, GA; Publix at Shallowford Corners, Roswwell, GA; Merchants Crossing, North Ft. Myers, FL; Mission Hills Shopping Center, Naples, FL; Mission Hills Shopping Center, Naples, FL; Cypress Trace, Ft. Myers, FL; Killian Hill Shopping Center, Lilburn, GA; The Shoppes at Letson Farms, McCalla, AL.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS

MBA, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

BS, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Licensed Real Estate Broker - Florida

Licenses Real Estate Salesperson - Alabama, Georgia

Certified Public Accountant

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

-  2012 State of Florida Officer – Programs Chair

-  2010 Florida Conference Chairperson

University of Central Florida

-  Founding Member, Real Estate Advisory Council

Brad Peterson 

Senior Managing Director
HFF, L.P.
300 S. Orange Avenue
Suite 1250
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 745-3910
Email: bpeterson@hfflp.com

Steve Althoff

Steve Althoff is Senior Vice President of Leasing and Property Management of The Sembler Company. Overseas the leasing of the Florida and Georgia portfolio in addition to the property management of Sembler Company’s portfolio of shopping centers located in Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico.  Currently the portfolio of properties totals in excess 12 million square feet in sixty locations.  Over the last three years the Florida Leasing Department has signed over 730,000 square feet of new leases and in excess of 315,000 square feet of Tenant lease renewals.  The Property Management Department provides management services to both company owned and third-party owners.  Third party owners include GLL, Prudential Real Estate, AEW, Blackrock and receivership services for SunTrust Bank and Wells Fargo.  Relationships with our Tenants are of paramount importance and leads to much of our success.

Steve has been with the company for over fifteen years.  Prior to joining The Sembler Company he was the V.P. of Property Management with Mark Centers Trust.  While at Mark Centers he was involved in the company issuing its initial public offering.  Mark Centers consisted of a portfolio of thirty-five community and neighborhood shopping centers, three enclosed malls and two mixed use projects, totaling 7 million square feet.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Steve served as a trustee on the Murray Foundation Board of Directors, Academy Prep, St. Petersburg, Florida; Board of Directors, Lansbrook Master Association Homeowners Association Board; and Kylement Home Owners Association Board of Directors, Member International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Committee Member ICSC Florida Conference.

EDUCATION
Steve earned his BS Degree in Business Administration from Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa.

Steve Althoff
Sr. Vice President Leasing/Property Management
The Sembler Company
5858 Central Ave
PO Box 41847
Saint Petersburg, FL 33707
Phone: (727) 384-6000
Fax: (727) 343-4272
Email: steve.althoff@sembler.com

John Crossman

John M. Crossman is President of Crossman & Company, one of Florida's largest retail leasing and management firms with over 12 million square feet under leasing and/or management. He has been in the real estate business for over 17 years and has been involved with more than $1 billion in transactions. Prior to joining Crossman & Company John was a principal at Trammell Crow Company.

John has been an active member of ICSC for over 17 years. He holds several leadership positions including Co-chair of the South Division of the ICSC Alliance and is an active member of the ICSC Foundation Committee. John is also a Real Estate Executive Advisory Board Member for both Florida State University and the University of Florida and a Retail Executive Board Member for the University of Florida.

As an active speaker and writer on national retail issues, John has been featured in several prestigious publications. In early 2004, John was named Top Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Salesperson by the Orlando Business Journal.

John earned a Bachelor of Science in Real Estate from Florida State University and has been an Orlando resident for the past 19 years. In his spare time, he is involved with numerous charitable activities including the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry and Purpose Orlando. John considers his greatest achievement to be the fact that his wife, Angie, agreed to marry him in 1996. They have two daughters, Claire and Ava - Ask John to show you pictures.

John Crossman

President
Crossman & Company
3333 S. Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32806
United States
Phone: (407) 581-6218

Email: jcrossman@crossmanco.com

Ted Starkey

Ted Starkey is the Office Manager of Wells Fargo’s Tampa Commercial Real Estate Group.

Wells Fargo Bank is a premier US company that is ranked the #1 U.S. Bank in market capitalization and #3 in total deposits.  Wells Fargo is a dominant commercial real estate lender, including #1 in Total CRE Loans outstanding, #1 in CRE Loan originations for the last two years, # 3 CMBS Issuer, # 1FNMA DUS Lender, and the Largest CRE Loan Servicer in the U.S. Wells Fargo RE Securities offers a leading RE securities platform and Wells Fargo is the owner of Eastdil Secured, a top ranked RE brokerage and Loan Sale Advisory company.

Ted Starkey has 27 years commercial real estate lending experience, including the last 22 years with Wells Fargo and its predecessors.   Ted is currently a board member with University of Florida’s Center for Real Estate Studies, Tampa Bay Real Estate Investment Council, and the Downtown Tampa Partnership.

Ted Starkey
Senior Vice President

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

401 E. Jackson St, #1450

Tampa, FL 33602

Phone: (813) 202-7213

Fax: (813) 202-7201

Email: ted.starkey@wellsfargo.com

Charles "Chuck" Taylor, SCSM, SCLS

Charles "Chuck" Taylor is the Senior Vice President of Retail Services for Madison Marquette, leading the real estate services business for the company’s portfolio, consisting of over 4 million square feet and located in the Eastern Region of the United States and the US Virgin Islands. 

Mr. Taylor’s professional experience includes complex commercial real estate transactions, asset management, anchor and department store transactions, strategic planning, development and re-development. He began his real estate career in 1979, and throughout his 29 years of experience in National Retail Operations has been responsible for over 60 million square feet of real estate including neighborhood, community, regional and super regional centers.

In 1983 Mr. Taylor became part of The Graham Companies in Miami overseeing commercial properties and held the position of Vice President. Thereafter, during the 90’s he was employed at Trammell Crow Company, RMC/Konover Property Trust, and the Benderson Development Company as the Director of Leasing. In 2003 he became Vice President of Anchor Leasing for Urban Retail Properties Company. Most recently, Mr. Taylor held the position of Group Vice President of the Mills Corporation and was in the Anchor Leasing Department.

The Florida office of Madison Marquette was opened by Mr. Taylor in 2006, and has since created a full service real estate platform focusing on leasing, property marketing and asset management, acquisitions, third-party assignments and redevelopment.

Originally from Miami, Florida, Mr. Taylor attended Appalachian State University majoring in Business Administration. He holds both the SCSM and SCLS designations, and has participated as a speaker on numerous industry panels. Mr. Taylor is a longtime member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and current Florida State Director. He is also a past President of the Florida Shopping Center Political Action Committee.

Chuck Taylor, SCSM,SCLS + Florida State Director
Senior Vice President, Southeast/Mid-Atlantic

Madison Marquette
One Financial Plaza
100 S.E. 3rd Avenue, Suite 2208
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Phone: (561) 807-1000
Fax: (561) 807-1001
Email: chuck.taylor@madisonmarquette.com

Craig Kopko

Craig has been involved in Commercial Real Estate industry for almost ten years. He has worked on projects that range from unanchored retail centers to regional power centers.

In 2009, Craig joined North American Properties - Southeast, Inc. (NAPSE) and currently holds the position of Director of Leasing for the NAPSE office. Craig is responsible for overseeing the leasing department which is responsible for a portfolio of approximately 1,600,000sf of new and existing neighborhood, lifestyle and power centers throughout Florida and Georgia.

Craig has had the unique experience of entering the commercial real estate industry at a time when the nation was in an economic boom and has seen firsthand the effects and the challenges during the most recent recession. This has provided Craig the experience and knowledge of what it takes to be successful in the real estate industry regardless of economic factors. In addition, it puts him in a position to take full advantage of the momentum as the Real Estate market continues its recovery.

Craig is an active member of International Council of Shopping Centers.

Director of Leasing 

Manage the leasing department which consists of two leasing agents and a Paralegal

Oversee the process for all new leases, renewals, lease modifications, and rent relief amendments for Neighborhood and Power Centers owned by North American Properties in Florida and Georgia

Lead leasing person for North American Properties third party lease efforts with Cole Real Estate and others. The third party lease portfolio now consists of over 900,000 SF of GLA

Market centers- through existing contacts, mass email, cold calling/ walking, and professional events

Work with many aspects of asset management including creating detailed reports for the purposes of Pro-Forma projections, lease assumptions, leasing summaries, competitive market surveys, and five year budget projections

Craig Kopko, CLS

Director of Leasing

North American Properties
7500 College Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33907
Phone: (239) 938-3359
Fax: (239) 278-0995
Email: craig.kopko@naproperties.com

John R. Sofarelli, SCDP

A fourth-generation contractor with over 30 years of experience in the construction industry in the Southeastern U.S.

Certified General Contractor, Holds state of Florida Real Estate License.

Graduated with honors from the University of Florida in 1981 with a B.S. in Building Construction from the Rinker School of Building Construction, College of Design, Construction, & Planning.

2002 Distinguished alumnus award, University of Florida College of Design, Construction, and Planning.

Sits on the University of Florida Rinker School Executive Council and represents UF as a member of the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), which gives accreditation to Construction Management programs across the country.

Holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Is a member of the Delta Mu Business Honor Society

Became Vice President of Tribble and Stephens Company, after only 5 years as a Construction Field Engineer, and managed over two million square-feet of retail, office and industrial work.

Formed J. Raymond & Associates, Inc. in 1988 and is responsible for supervision of all aspects of the business including marketing, estimating, production, quality control and policy, while working closely with all clients and personnel.

Is a LEED Accredited Professional.

John R. Sofarelli, SCDP President

J. Raymond Construction Corp.
465 W Warren Ave
Longwood, FL 32750
Phone: (407) 862-6966
Fax: (407) 862-1250
Email: jsofarelli@jray.com

Katherine (Kathy) Ward-Darin, SCLS

Kathy Ward-Darin is the Director of Leasing for Butler Enterprises, in Gainesville, Florida and is involved with the redevelopment and expansion of Butler Plaza focusing on the future addition of approximately 1,000,000 square feet of retail space. As a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience she has been involved in the leasing, management, marketing, and development of numerous shopping centers as far north as Michigan down through Florida. She has worked for developers such as Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust (REIT) as well as provided third party advisory services for over 10 million square feet of retail properties owned by institutional and private landlords throughout the state of Florida for companies such as The Shopping Center Group and CREC.

Katherine (Kathy) Ward-Darin, SCLS
Director of Leasing

Butler Enterprises
3217 SW 35th Blvd
Gainesville, FL 32608
Phone: (352) 372-3581
Email: kward@butlerenterprises.com

Kimberly Lamb, CPM

Kimberly Lamb joined Stream Realty Partners in 2013 as Senior Vice President. 　Kimberly's role is to lead, manage, and grow Stream Realty's third party leasing and management division in Charlotte. She brings with her over 27 years of commercial real estate experience which includes office, retail, industrial, mixed-use and new development of all product and building types.

Prior to joining Stream Realty, Kimberly held the position of Senior Executive Vice President for Colliers International with overall responsibility for the Central, Southwest, and North Florida markets. She led the Retail Practice Group (landlord/tenant rep) leasing group, Asset/PM Management and Client Accounting Divisions for this territory and held the Tampa Bay Brokerage City Leader role along with other Company wide Corporate Operation responsibilities. She served on Colliers International Real Estate Managers Steering Committee for the US along with serving on the Colliers International Retail Steering Committee for the US and the Colliers International US New Business Development Team for REMS. She started with Colliers in 2007.

Prior to joining Colliers, Kimberly held the position of Director of Florida Retail with CBRE. Prior to the acquisition of Trammell Crow by CBRE, Kimberly held the role of Vice President of the North Florida Asset Management Division where she was responsible for over 20 million square feet of product. She spent a combined eight years with Trammell Crow Company in the Nashville and Florida markets. She has a deep history working for National REITS such as First Industrial and Edens & Avant.

SERVICES

Leasing and Asset/Property Management

EDUCATION AND DESIGNATIONS

Kimberly received her B.S. in Business Management from David Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds the CPM®, Certified Property Manager designation through (IREM) the Institute of Real Estate Management. She is a licensed broker in the state of Tennessee, Florida and North Carolina.

PARTIAL CLIENT LIST

Cuna Mutual, GE Capital, LNR Partners, BVT Management Services, Bentall Kennedy, LaSalle Investment Mgmt, Crow Holdings, GE Services, Rosemont Realty, Westwood Financial, Invesco Real Estate, Wells Fargo, CIII, CW Capital, IStar Financial Principal

Kimberly Lamb

Sr. Executive Vice President
2730 Fox Hollow Road
Mint Hill, NC 28227
Phone: (813) 786-5317
Email:  thelambfamily@att.net

Katy Welsh, SCLS

Katy Walsh has been a specialist in commercial real estate for over 25 years performing shopping center leasing and sales, asset management and shopping center redevelopment. She has been associated with

several commercial real estate companies including Hunter Real Estate, Kimco Realty, Equity One, IRT Property Company, NAI/Merin Hunter Codman, and Concord Assets. Although she began in apartment and shopping center management, she quickly moved into the leasing and redevelopment of distressed shopping center assets. She is currently President and Broker for Hunter Real Estate in Palm Beach Gardens, a boutique commercial real estate company serving south Florida. As Director of Real Estate at Kimco, she was responsible for 5.2 million square feet of shopping centers in Florida. She has a strong background and understanding of the REIT shopping center industry, south Florida shopping centers and repositioning assets.

Katy Welsh
President/Broker
Hunter Real Estate Brokerage, Inc.

PO Box 97
West Palm Beach, FL 33402
Phone: (561) 213-8566
Fax: (561) 881-4554
Email: katy@HunterComml.com

David Moret

David Moret is Executive Vice President with Continental Real Estate Companies ("CREC"), one of Florida’s largest real estate service providers. David is directly involved with asset management, workouts, acquisitions and the ultimate disposition of retail, office and residential properties, including distressed and foreclosed properties. David performs these tasks on behalf of CREC’s investment partners, financial institutions and other institutional and private investors. David’s asset management tasks involve acting as court appointed receiver, development and implementation of a strategic plan, oversight and direction of management, leasing, marketing and construction teams and the development and implementation of an optimal exit strategy. In addition, David coordinates value-added investment activities including thesourcing of acquisitions, structuring of debt and equity financing, oversight of due diligence and closing

of transactions on behalf of company partners and clients. David is currently serving as court appointed receiver at the request of some of the Nation’s largest Commercial Banks, Special Servicers and other Financial Institutions. David is a licensed real estate broker and a member of the Florida Bar. He earned his law degree at University of Miami and his bachelor’s degree at the University of Florida.

David Moret
Executive Vice President

Continental Real Estate Companies
2121 Ponce de Leon Blvd Ste 1250
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: (305) 854-7342
Fax: (305) 858-6239
Email: dmoret@crec.com

Justin Greider

Justin Greider. Greider is Vice President - Director of Leasing at Crossman & Company. He is the leasing practice leader for the company’s 18 million Square Foot portfolio that covers five states. He personally is involved in the leasing and sale of outparcels and big-box spaces for a number of clients including the Publix-owned shopping center portfolio, as well as overseeing the leasing of the entire portfolio, which is over 10 million Square Feet, stretching throughout the Southeast. Justin currently oversees the leasing team at Crossman & Company, focusing on the approach and processes that the team uses in its efforts across the southeast. Justin is widely recognized as an expert in the industry as he is an active writer and speaker on retail issues. Through the course of his career, Justin has worked throughout the Southeast, but has focused his work and leadership efforts in the Orlando market, working to increase involvement from university students in the Commercial Real Estate industry. Justin’s leadership roles within the industry have grown from local and statewide, to regional and now national with his position as the co-chair of ICSC’s young leader program Next Generation (NextGen). Through this involvement, Justin was responsible for bringing ICSC’s celebration for the 500th extGen event to Orlando in late 2010, which hosted over 300 local professionals at the Hard Rock at Universal and featured Mayor Crotty, Mayor Dyer, and Sesh Thacker from Lake Nona as the keynote panel. Prior to joining Crossman & Company, Justin worked at HFF, where he was personally responsible for underwriting the sale of over 100 shopping centers throughout the Southeast from 2005-2009.

EDUCATION

MBA - Rollins College, Orlando, FL

BARC/BA Architecture & Environmental Design - Ball State University, Munice, IN

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP / INVOLVEMENT

ULI

ICSC (Southern Next Generation Division Chair)

Lead producer of bi-annual ICSC Florida Retail Report, the most omprehensive review of the Florida Retail Market, which is cited regularly both by local news and industry publications.

CFCAR 

Served on planning committees for: North, West and South Florida Idea Exchanges, The Florida Conference, the Orlando Local Program Committee and the Florida Student Committee

AWARDS & HONORS

2007 - CoStar Power Broker

2007 - CFCAR Cirlce of Achievement

2008 - CFCAR Community Service Award

2008 - Real Estate Magazines’ Top 30 Under 30

2009 - CFCAR Top 10 Retail Producer

2009 - CoStar Power Broker

2010 - CFCAR Top Rental Producer

2010 - CoStar Power Broker

2010 - NAIOP 1st Place Retail Broker of the Year

2011 - CFCAR Top 10 Retail Producer

2011 - CoStar Power Broker

2011 - NAIOP 1st Place Retail Broker of the Year

2012 - Orlando Business Journal Men to Watch Nominee

2012 - Orlando Business Journal 40 under 40 Nominee

Justin Greider

Vice President - Director of Leasing
Crossman & Company
3333 S. Orange Ave. Suite 201
Orlando, FL 32806
Phone: (407) 581-6225
Email:  jgreider@crossmanco.com

Kimberley F. Friedman, SCSM

EXPERIENCE

August 1, 2009 – Present The Jaffe Corporation, Ormond Beach, FL

Director of Property Management – Florida

• Supervising maintenance staff by coordinating daily routine janitorial and maintenance duties and including larger construction and repair projects for the centers.
• Developing a safety manual for maintenance and management staff and holding safety meetings to achieve a safe working environment.
• Developing scopes of work, acquiring bids, analyzing and presenting to ownership for approval and contract execution for renovation projects, roofing projects, mechanical projects, tenant improvement projects and larger maintenance projects.
• Working with management staff to create work flow processes, database improvements and reporting.
• Oversee all tenant improvements to ensure the ownership’s asset is protected.
• Responsible for monthly budget variance reports, annual budgets, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Responsible for annual and quarterly NNN reconciliation’s for anchor, out parcel and inline tenants.


May 10, 2004 – July 31, 2009, Developers Diversified Realty Leesburg, FL
Inland Southeast Property Management Corp, Winter Park, FL

Regional Property Manager – Retail Shopping Centers – Portfolio – 1,534,799sf

In February 2007, Developers Diversified Realty purchased the company IRRETI and I was offered a position to continue with DDR and maintaining my seniority basis accrued with IRRETI.

• DDR – All aspects of operational issues for the centers.  Roof replacements, asphalt overylay, and painting.  Creating scopes of work, acquiring and evaluation of bids, contract execution and monitoring progress of projects.
• DDR – Oversee all tenant improvements on new leases to ensure the ownership’s asset is protected.
• DDR - Monthly Budget Variance reports, Annual budgets, Capital Expenditure Projections.
• Inland - Asset management improving portfolio NOI by an average of 3% annually.
• Inland - Successful in completing over $500,000 in Landlord construction for leasing purposes for a creation of five (5) new spaces for turnover to new tenants.  Responsible for all aspects from architectural meetings, bid acquisition, weekly review with contractors and approving AIA pay requests.
• Inland - Excel in tenant relations with the highest score on tenant surveys in our division.
• Inland - Carried the lowest delinquency ratio in our division.
• Inland - Successfully renewed leases with an average of 7% increase in non-option lease expirations.

October 1, 2003 – May 9, 2004, Lady Lake, FL

Independent Contract Consultant

• Reconciled Anchor and National Tenant accounts for Donahue Schriber via Internet portal access to main database system.
• Abstracted leases on new acquisitions and entered into main database.
• Lease audited Anchor and National Tenant accounts for CAM, Tax and Insurance CAM pools.
• Reviewed and edited Property Manager Procedure Manual.

Kimberley F. Friedman, SCSM 
Director of Property Management - Florida
The Jaffe Companies
300 N Nova Rd
Ormond Beach, FL 32174
Phone: (386) 673-3100 x15
Fax: (386) 673-8500
Email: kfriedman@thejaffecorp.com

Dale E. Scott, SCDP

Dale E. Scott, SCDP, has over 40 years’ experience in construction and real estate. In the position of Director for Hawkins Construction, Inc. his responsibilities include Pre-Construction Services and Business Development.  Educated in Business Administration at Kansas University, Mr. Scott is active in many industry organizations including ICSC, ULI, NAIOP, AGC, ABC and others. 

He served as Chairman of ICSC/IMRA’s Joint Task Force for the International Building and Fire Codes, which was successful in having industry favorable language written into the code.  Dale is a past chair of the CenterBuild Conference, which is an annual conference for the design and construction segment of retail development, and currently serves on the CenterBuild Advisory Council.  Mr. Scott received the CenterBuild MVP for his service to that industry organization.  He has served as Chairman of ICSC’s Florida Conference, and currently serves on that conference planning committee. This annual conference is the third largest real estate conference in the world. He was also the Chairman of the planning committee for the West Florida Idea Exchange.  Along with being a past co-chair of the Central Florida Planning Committee, he is an active participant in ICSC’s Government Relations efforts. Dale was a member of the Governing Committee, which developed and monitors the industry’s prestigious Professional Designation, CDP (Certified Development, Design and Construction Professional).

Mr. Scott served as the ICSC Florida State Director for three years, and is a recipient of ICSC’s Trustees Distinguished Services Award. In the fifty plus year history of this 65,000 member international organization, this honor has only been presented 100 hundred times.  He is a 2004 inductee into the Retail Construction Hall of Fame, and is listed as an Honored Member of the Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate.  Mr. Scott has published numerous articles and speaks frequently at many industry conferences. He has been a guest lecturer at the university level as well as being a contributor to many industry publication reports.

Dale E. Scott, SCDP

Director
Hawkins Construction, Inc. 

7777 Glades Road Ste 100
Boca Raton, FL 33434
United States
Phone: (561) 245-4733 ext 1021
Email: dscott@hawkinsnet.com

Jeremy Larkin

Jeremy S. Larkin is the President of NAI Miami. Mr. Larkin’s areas of expertise include landlord and tenant representation, real estate brokerage, mortgage brokerage, consulting and expert witness services, and, property and asset management. Larkin has supervised up to fifty people in four states and eight cities. Larkin’s Responsibilities and specific accomplishments include: Landlord and Tenant Representation: Identify, analyze, negotiate and close lease transactions for single and multiple sites for a multi-national group of clients in principally retail and office properties throughout the State of Florida. Since 1995, lease transactions closed total approximately 557,600 square feet with an aggregate lease value of $48,358,000. Have or currently represent in excess of 7,000,000 square feet of office, retail, industrial and residential rental properties. Real Estate Brokerage: Creation of two real estate brokerage businesses with multiple offices. Responsibilities included client development, product development, negotiation of option, purchase and sale transactions. Upon client’s request and after contracting for property’s purchase, analyze, underwrite and prepare underwriting report. To date, acquisitions and dispositions of properties have an aggregate value in excess of $136,335,000. Mortgage Brokerage: Responsibilities include client development, product development, administration and coordination of mortgage brokerage operation and identification of debt and equity sources through banks, mortgage and credit companies and conduit securitizations. To date, loans closed have an aggregate value of in excess of $93,000,000. Consultation & Expert Witness: Responsibilities include conducting field work and preparing reports of physical condition, financial performance of subject property and/or general market; identifying and recommending revenue enhancing and cost savings concepts to maximize investment return; determining current leasing strategies, analyzing adequacy, and, identifying and recommending modifications; identifying and recommending practical and financial feasibility of potential capital expenditures and new lease transactions; assisting with and/or preparing cash projections in conjunction with restructuring of debt; determining adequacy of buy-out offer, estate value or limited partnership interest value; conducting forensic real estate analysis; and, providing testimony pertaining to engagement. Property and Asset Management: Creation of two property management companies and one asset management division. Portfolio has or currently includes 2,400 residential rental units, 1,100,000 square feet of retail properties and 300,000 square feet of office buildings. Duties included overseeing physical condition and financial performance of up to twenty six properties; initiating revenue enhancing and cost savings concepts to maximize investment return; identifying practical and financial feasibility of potential capital expenditures and new lease transactions; preparing and reviewing cash forecasts to determine viability and timing of cash expenditures and distributions; and, reviewing property performance and market conditions. Mr. Larkin graduated summa cum laude from the University of Miami, where he received his MBA with an accounting certification in December, 1986. Larkin received his Bachelor’s of Science, Cum Laude from University of Alabama / Tuscaloosa.

Jeremy Larkin
President & C.O.O.
NAI Miami
9655 South Dixie Highway
Suite #300
Miami, FL 33156
Phone: (786) 260-0402
Fax: (305) 938-4002
Email: jlarkin@naimiami.com

Michael Weinberg, CCIM

Career Summary

Michael Weinberg is an Associate Director with the Orlando office of HFF with more than eight years of experience in commercial real estate.  He has extensive knowledge of all major real estate product types and is primarily responsible for originating and executing debt and equity placements throughout the southeastern United States.

Mr. Weinberg joined the firm in November 2010 and has been involved in nearly $1 Billion of transactions during that time.  Prior to joining HFF, he was the Director of Real Estate at RIDA Development where he focused on Acquisition and Development.  Prior to that, he was an Associate at Trammell Crow Company and CB Richard Ellis.

Representative Assignments

Grand Cypress, Orlando, FL; Millenia Plaza, Orlando, FL; Westin Imagine, Orlando, FL; Sheraton Sand, Key, Clearwater, FL; Santa Rosa Commons, Pensacola, FL; Quorum Center, Orlando, FL; Marketplace at Altamonte, Orlando, FL; Oakridge Office, Orlando, FL; Holiday Inn MainGate, East Kissimmee, FL;  850 Trafalgar, Maitland, FL; CVS Portfolio, Various, FL; Bloomingdale Hills, Tampa, FL; Errol Plaza, Orlando, FL; North Pointe Place, Orlando, FL

Professional Affiliations

ICSC – Florida Chair  – Next Generation
City of Orlando – Board of Zoning Adjustments
Florida Citrus Sports (www.fcsports.com) - Elected Board Member
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida - Board Member

Professional Designations/Awards

Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
Licensed Real Estate Salesperson – State of Florida
NAIOP - Central FL - Land Broker of the Year
NAIOP - Central FL - Rookie of the Year

Education 

MBA, Crummer Graduate School of Business - Rollins College
BS, University of Florida

Michael Weinberg, CCIM
Associate Director
HFF, L.P.
300 S. Orange Ave.
Suite 1250
Orlando, FL 32801
United States
Phone: (407) 745-3914
Email: mweinberg@hfflp.com

Sue Murphy

Sue Murphy is President of P&M Consulting Group, Inc. Sue is a land use planner specializing in entitlement issues, including rezoning, comprehensive plan amendments, large scale, multijurisdictional project entitlements, traditional neighborhood developments, permitting, developments of regional impact, development agreements, ordinance preparation, grant writing, expert witness for land use matters, and similarly related issues. Sue has a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Maryland and M.A. in Geography from University of South Florida. She has pursued specialty education in Residential Design from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and Design of Stormwater Systems from the City of Tampa Engineering. Sue has a professional license from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Her representative clients include: Kimco Realty Corporation, Publix Super Markets, Inc., Teachers Retirement, DeBartolo Corporation, Sembler Company, General Motors Corporation, RMC Property Group, McDonalds Corporation, Mobil Oil Corporation, Wawa, and Rooms to Go.

Sue Murphy
President
P&M Consulting Group
501 West Euclid Ave.
Tampa, FL 36602
Phone: (813) 503-8900
Fax: (813) 223-9031
sue@pmconsultgroup.com

Paul Rutledge, SCSM, SCLS

Paul Rutledge, SCSM, SCLS is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Casto Southeast Realty Services LLC, located in Sarasota, Florida. Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for 29 years and focused specifically on Florida development and re-development. Paul began his career in the shopping center business with the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. During his tenure and promotion to mall manager, he overviewed the expansion of the mall by 300,000 square feet. As Partner of The Related Companies of New York, he was responsible for acquisitions, management, leasing and re-development for 12 years. As Senior Vice President for Aegis Realty REIT, (formerly AER on the American Stock Exchange), he was responsible for the acquisition of over $150 million worth of centers, as well as the operation of all the REIT’s properties throughout the country (14 states), in addition to being Partner in the redevelopment of projects in Ohio, Los Angeles and Florida. While at Faison, Paul developed almost 2 million SF of retail space in the state, including Winter Haven Citi Centre, South Lakeland Village and
Pompano Citi Centre.

Paul Rutledge
EVP & COO
Casto
5391 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Suite 103
Sarasota, FL 34240
Phone: (941) 552-2700
Fax: (941) 552-2701
Email: prutledge@castoinfo.com

Lenore Reynolds

Lenore Reynolds is the Vice President of Leasing at Bruce Strumpf, Inc. in Clearwater, Florida. Lenore created successful marketing & leasing programs for over 40 shopping centers in over 13 counties (over 4 million square feet). Bruce Strumpf, Inc. closes an average of over 300,000 sf of new leases annually, throughout South Florida, West Florida and throughout central Florida. Previously, Lenore was Director of Shopping Centers at The Sullivan Group of Florida, Inc. At The Sullivan Group, she was responsible for marketing, leasing and sales of retail properties in Orlando Portfolio. Lenore has professional associations with ICSC - International Council of Shopping Centers, CCIM - (National & Florida) Certified Commercial Investment Member, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE - MEMBERSHIPS: Florida, Clearwater, Lakeland, W. Pasco, N. Ft Myers, Daytona Beach, Deland, Winter Haven, Largo, CFCRES - Central Florida Commercial Real Estate Society, FGCAR - Florida Gulf Coast Commercial Association of Realtors

Lenore Reynolds

Vice President of Leasing

Bruce Strumpf Inc.

2120 Drew Street

Clearwater, FL 33765

Phone: (727) 449-2020

Fax: (727) 449-2212

Email: lenorereynolds@brucestrumpf.com

Victoria (Vicki) Anthony, SCLS

Victoria (Vicki) Anthony has over 28 years of experience in the Commercial Real Estate industry. She is experienced in all facets of retail leasing and management.  Throughout her career, Vicki has primarily represented Landlords, where she gained most of her experience working for publically traded REIT’s.  Prior to accepting a position as Director of Real Estate with Kimco Realty Corporation in 2009, Vicki was responsible for a portfolio of properties in Florida owned by Colonial Properties Trust.  Currently, Vicki oversees a portfolio of 2.7 million square feet of REIT owned assets located throughout Florida’s west coast.  

Earning her CLS designation in 2004 from the International Council of Shopping Centers, Vicki is continually educating herself on the latest economic and market trends with continuing education, seminars and networking. Vicki has extensive knowledge of the Florida market and has a proven track record of success with over 3 million square feet of retail space leased.    

Vicki Anthony, SCLS
Director of Real Estate

Kimco Realty Corporation
7861 Woodland Center Blvd
Tampa, FL 33614
Phone: (727) 608-2253
Fax: (516) 336-2185
Email: vanthony@kimcorealty.com

Whitaker Leonhardt

Whitaker Leonhardt is a Real Estate Analyst in the Orlando office of HFF with more than five years of experience in commercial real estate analysis with a primary focus in retail.  He works with both the investment sales and debt teams in Florida and is primarily responsible for performing financial and market analysis, preparing offering documents and coordinating the due diligence process.

Mr. Leonhardt joined the firm in October 2012.  Prior to joining HFF, he was the Director of Investment Sales and Leasing at Crossman & Company where he focused on property dispositions and project leasing.  Mr. Leonhardt completed 75 lease and sale transactions totaling over $30M in value, including large scale anchor leases with Publix Super Markets, Inc., the National Entrepreneur Center, and Planet Fitness Health Club.  He was the leasing agent for prominent central Florida properties including Orlando Fashion Square Mall (1.1M SF regional mall), Water Tower Shoppes (Publix-anchored redevelopment in Disney’s Celebration, FL), and Lake Nona Plaza (ground-up Publix-anchored development in Orlando, FL).

Mr. Leonhardt has twice been recognized as a CoStar Power Broker of the Year in 2010 and 2011  and was also named Rookie of the Year in 2010 by both NAIOP and the Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors.

Whitaker Leonhardt
Real Estate Analyst
HFF, L.P.
300 S. Orange Ave.
Suite 1250
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 745-3916
Email: wleonhardt@hfflp.com

Laura Gonzales

Laura Gonzales has worked in Commercial Real Estate lending for over fifteen years.  She has a diverse real estate and banking background with extensive experience selling, underwriting, structuring, administering and closing complex investor real estate loans for developers.  Laura has been a lender at SunTrust Bank and Bank of America prior to her current position at BBVA Compass (formerly Compass Bank).

Ms. Gonzales has her Bachelors in Finance and Management from Florida State University and has her Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from University of North Florida.

Laura is an active member of CREW, ICSC NAIOP and ULI.  She is currently the Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for the PACE Center for Girls. She also serves on a variety of committees in the commercial real estate industry.

Laura lives in Jacksonville with her husband, Brad Gonzales, a computer programmer for Citigroup and her daughters, Aubrey and Brooke.

Laura Gonzales

Vice President/Relationship Manager

BBVA Compass

10060 Skinner Lake Dr.

4th Floor

Jacksonville, FL 32246

Phone: (904) 564-8866

Fax: (904) 564-8827

Email: laura.gonzales@bbvacompass.com

Geneva Henderson

Geneva Henderson is Executive Vice President, Lat Purser & Associates.  She celebrated her 25nd anniversary with Lat Purser and Associates, a full service real estate firm, in which she has been a partner for the past dozen years.  She has been a licensed Florida Real Estate Broker since 1987 and is consistently ranked amongst the top producers in the LPA organization; receiving both the Bud Grice award for top leasing associate as well as the company’s Most Valuable Player award.

As Program Chair for the ISCS Florida Conference in 2001 and the Florida State Operations Chair from 2006 through 2009, she was instrumental in the planning and implementing of the very first ICSC North Florida Idea Exchange now held annually in Jacksonville.  Geneva continues to serve as a mentor to the ICSC Next Generation and Program Chair for Northeast Florida,    She received her ICSC designation as Senior Certified Leasing Specialist (SCLS) in 2007; having achieved CLS in 1996.

She has been a board member of the Jacksonville Housing Authority since 2005 and served on the Strategic Advisory Board of the Second Harvest Food Bank..

Geneva Henderson, SCLS
Executive Vice President
Lat Purser & Associates, Inc.
4168 Southpoint Parkway
Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Phone: (904) 448-8007
Fax: (904) 448-5040
Email: geneva.henderson@latpurser.com