26A — March 29 - April 11, 2013 — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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Bruce McElvein is general counsel WashingtonPropertyCo. hires Mitchell, Orton & Kausner
Of environment, health and safety Skanska USA promotes O’Brien to vice president
New York, NY — Skan- ska USA has promoted Norm O’Brien to vice president
yond Skanska USA Building’s New England Region to in- clude New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, PAand the Com- mercial Development business unit, which has offices in Bos- ton, MA, Houston, TX, Seattle, WA and Washington, D.C. “Norm has demonstrated a passionate commitment to an Injury-Free Environment and excellent leadership skills,” said Hendrik van Brenk, chief environment, health and safe- ty officer for Skanska USA. “I am confident that with his knowledge and dedication, he will excel in this position.” Prior to joining Skanska, O’Brien worked on various pharmaceutical and micro- electronics projects as well as large scale multi-billion dollar heavy civil and wastewater treatment plant projects. He is an active member of the AGC of Massachusetts Safety Committee and a Professional Member of the American Soci- ety of Safety Engineers. n Kessler’s experience in serv- ing commercial real estate clients spans numerous oper- ating platforms and entities across multiple industry sec- tors. He has represented both public and private clients including institutional in- vestors, real estate funds, developers, and owner-opera- tors. His clients develop and operate hotels, multifamily and residential housing, of- fice, industrial, assisted living and nursing facilities, retail centers, military housing, and student housing. “David is one of the commer- cial real estate industry’s most respected and experienced accounting professionals,” said Michael Desiato , vice president of ALM Real Estate Media Group. “As a lecturer and industry news source, David possesses keen insight and perspective that will un- doubtedly enhance our cutting- edge, industry-relevant con- tent across all our platforms. We are exceedingly happy to welcome David to our advisory board and look forward to his contributions in the months and years to come.” Kessler is responsible for all aspects of CohnReznick’s broad array of services to the commercial real estate industry. n
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appointed Bruce McElvein general counsel. With more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate and corporate law, McElvein was previously in private law practice in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Lexington, KY. He also has served as an appointee in the administra- tions of presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. McElvein graduated from Williams College and Vanderbilt University School of Law. In addition to McElvein, three other individuals re- cently have joined WPC’s team: R. William Mitchell has joined WPC as construction manager, overseeing the pro- curement of construction,
Bruce McElvein R. W. Mitchell Aretha Orton Janel Kausner
Norm O’Brien
design and other services for WPC’s multi-family devel- opment projects. He came to WPC from Charron Con- sulting and has six years of construction management experience. Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from the Univer- sity of Virginia. Aretha Orton is a new prop- erty manager for WPC, over- seeing management of the company’s Rockville, MD and Alexandria, VA properties. She has over ten years of real estate experience, managing at Dermody Properties,” said Gallagher. “I have watched the company grow in recent years and am excited to now be part of that growth. I look forward to bringing their na- tional development platform to new markets throughout the Southwest.” Gallagher has completed more than $1.8 billion of in- dustrial and office transac- tions throughout his career. He has played key roles in the development, leasing and sales of more than 3.9 million s/f of class A office space and 11.5 million s/f of investment- grade industrial projects. Most recently, he held the position of senior vice president at The Alter Group, where he was responsible for identifying and come Jerry McCarron, MAI, to our team of experienced real estate professionals,” said Mike Samuels, CRE, Clarion/ Samuel’s Principal. “He is an expert team member who has a depth of experience in litiga- tion support, consulting, and general appraisals for large land parcels, commercial, of- fice, golf course and apartment properties.” Prior to joining Clarion/ Samuels McCarron was man- aging partner of Herskowitz, Glasgow & McCarron. From
over 600,000 s/f of commer- cial property throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Janel Kausner has joined WPC as a financial analyst and development associate, respon- sible for supporting all phases of WPC’s development projects. She previously provided historic preservation consulting servic- es for more than 30 successful projects. She holds a Master of Arts degree in historic preser- vation from Goucher College, a B.A. degree from the University of Delaware. n managing new development opportunities across the coun- try. Prior to joining The Alter Group, he held senior positions at Trammell Crow Company and Pizzuti Companies. “We are very pleased Pat has agreed to join the Der- mody Properties team,” said Doug Kiersey , president of Dermody Properties. “His market presence, skill set and personal qualities will drive company growth in the Southwest region. He is a very strong addition to our team.” Gallagher holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Benedictine University. He is a full member of the Ur- ban Land Institute Council and the NAIOP Industrial Forum . n 1993 to 2008 he owned and managed McCarron Consult- ing where he worked on proj- ects that ranged in size from 12 lots to 1,350 housing units and on commercial projects up to 168,000 s/f. He was a senior executive at Toll Brothers from 1979 to 1993. McCarron is a graduate of Syracuse University and earned an MBA from the Wharton School. He is a certi- fied general appraiser in PA, NJ and DE. He lives in Brig- antine, NJ. n
perience as a construction safety professional to his new position. For 13 years he has worked for Skanska, operating as EHS director for the New England region for the past five years. O’Brien has also served on Skanska’s National EHS Leadership Team. His most notable projects in the Boston area include the Delta Terminal A Redevelopment Project and the Bristol Myers Squibb Large Scale Cell Cul- ture Facility. In his new role, O’Brien’s responsibility will expand be- Be the s da , MD — CohnReznick , the 11th largest accounting, tax, and advisory firm in the United States, announced that Da- vid Kessler, CPA , partner, and national director of the firm’s Commercial Real Estate Industry Practice, has been ap- pointed to the board of advisors of ALM, a leading provider of specialized business news and information for the commercial real estate sector. Kessler brings more than 27 years of experience in audit, tax and business advisory ser- vices in the real estate industry to ALM’s advisory board. He joins 25-30 other industry lead- ers who serve two-year terms and are responsible for guiding topical industry content to the publications. “ALM is one of the most respected publishers of real es- tate media in the industry and I couldn’t be more thrilled to ac- cept this appointment to their advisory board,” said Kessler. “Real Estate Forum, along with online media resource GlobeSt. com and the RealShare confer- ence series are vital resources for commercial real estate news, views, and opinion. I look forward to helping ALM advance its strategic objectives while developing innovative content for commercial real estate decision makers.”
Dermody Properties names Patrick Gallagher new southwest region partner
ALM Board of Advisors adds CohnReznick’s David Kessler
PHOENIX, AZ — Dermo- dy Properties has named 30- year industrial and office real
estate veter- an Patrick Ga l l agher as the part- ner manag- ing the firm’s newly estab- lished South- west Region Office located
Patrick Gallagher
in Phoenix. Gallagher will spearhead the firm’s ambi- tious industrial and office development program in the Southwestern United States, focusing on the Phoenix, Den- ver, Texas and Southern Cali- fornia markets. “I am happy to join such a strong and experienced team Wayne, PA — Clarion/ Samuels Associates has an- nounced that JerroldMcCar- ron has joined the firm. Mc- Carron is a land development specialist who has completed appraisals and land develop- ment analyses for hundreds of large land tracts in Pennsyl- vania, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. He has man- aged entitlements, marketing, financing and construction of thousands of residential and commercial buildings. “We are pleased to wel-
Jerrold Mccarron, Mai joins Clarion/Samuels Associates
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