Varun Akula is CenterCal Properties’ Senior Vice President, Development based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. Varun’s previously spent 16 years at Hines, most recently as a Managing Director responsible for acquisitions, development, and asset management for office, residential, retail, industrial, and mixed-use projects. He has a proven track record leading the entitlement and development of high-profile mixed-use projects in Southern California.
Varun began his career in real estate while in college with internships at Staubach and NAI Realvest. He joined Hines in 2008 in Houston focusing on Investment Management for the Hines REIT product. In 2009, Varun relocated to Los Angeles to join the regional acquisitions and development team. During his time in Los Angeles, Varun has been involved in marquee projects including the development of West Edge, acquisition of Century Park, entitlement of South Coast Plaza Village, and other projects totaling approximately $8 billion of value. During his time at Hines, Varun was also responsible for Hines regional DEI taskforce as well as Hines local myCommunity initiative which strategically partnered with charities such as Chrysalis and Junior Achievement.
Varun has an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University. He resides in Culver City with his wife, two children, and bernedoodle. In his spare time, Varun enjoys travel, being a foodie, cooking, scuba, and paddle tennis.
Leo Altobar
Senior Property Accountant
J. David Anderson
Vice President, Property Management
The company recently promoted David Anderson to Vice President, Property Management. Prior to this promotion, David managed more than 1.3M sf of mixed-use development in Utah including, Station Park, Canyon Corners and Mountain View Village.
David brings more than 28 years of experience in mixed use shopping center management and has managed some of the most prestigious retail destinations in the country. He started his career with the Pyramid Companies based out of Syracuse, New York. During his tenure with the company was involved with the opening of the Carousel Center, now Destiny USA, one of Pyramid’s flag ship centers. David moved on to Raleigh, North Carolina, working for Plaza Associates and was involved with the operations and marketing during a five-year, $80 million dollar redevelopment/expansion of the Crabtree Valley Mall. He was next employed by Simon Property Group and during his 14 years with the company managed Towne West Square, Coconut Point, The Edison Mall, and the Houston Galleria.
David is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Design & Environmental Analysis. He also has an associate degree from Cazenovia College in Architectural Design.
Tina Aninion
Accounting Manager
Elena Arosteguy
General Manager
Scott Arrington
Vice President, Construction
Scott Arrington is CenterCal Properties’ Vice President, Construction based out of Station Park, in Farmington, UT. Scott joined CenterCal in 2008 and initially held the position of Project Executive.
Scott has worked in the construction & real estate industry for more than three decades. His experience includes acting as developer/owner representative with an emphasis on retail development and construction management. Prior to that, he was the Senior Project Manager for over 17 years with JL Hardy Construction. Half of his career has been spent on the General Contractor/Construction Management side, and the latter half on the high-end Commercial Development side. Scott’s experience includes building everything from retail shopping centers, apartments, office buildings, educational facilities, and health care. His development career has included some of the most influential retail driven projects in the western US.
Judy Ashcroft
Senior Project Accountant
Sabrina Banda
Accounts Receivable/Collections Manager
Katherine Barragan
Human Resources Generalist
Dawn Becker
Project Design Director
Daniel Belknap
Maintenance Technician
Maria Berumen
Accounts Receivable/Collections Analyst
Daniel Bezak
Lead Maintenance Technician
David Bocock
Operations Director
Scott Bohrer
Vice President, Development
Scott Bohrer is CenterCal Properties’ Vice President, Development based out of the Bay Street office in Emeryville, CA. Scott most recently held the position of Vice President and Partner with Browman Development Company in Walnut Creek, CA. There he was responsible for sourcing and executing new development opportunities, focusing on under-utilized assets with potential for densification or repositioning, throughout the Western U.S. Scott was with Browman Development for nine years, holding prior positions as Director of Development from 2016-2020 as well as Leasing Manager from 2013-2016. He started his career in development working on the I.D.E.A. District, a redevelopment and rebranding effort of the then blighted East Village neighborhood in Downtown San Diego.
Outside the office Scott has also been a yoga instructor for Core Power Yoga since 2017 and has been actively involved in leading the Urban Land Institute’s Young Leaders group in the Bay Area since 2014. Scott earned his Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration: Marketing & Entrepreneurship as well as his Bachelor of Arts, Political Science: Urban Policy, both from San Diego State University. He also earned his Real Estate Development Certificate in Finance, Investment, Development & Design from the University of San Diego. Scott currently lives in the Marina district of San Francisco with his partner Stephanie and their dog Leo, and enjoys time outdoors mountain biking, snowboarding and surfing.
Sheri Brennan
Office Manager
Teresa Brown
Project Coordinator
Jacob Buchanan
Operations Manager
Jacob Butler
Marketing Manager
Marshall Caldwell
Maintenance Technician
Anthony Canella
Maintenance Technician
Bryan Camp
Maintenance Supervisor
Tasha Carter
Vice President, Human Resources
Tasha Carter serves as Vice President, Human Resources for CenterCal Properties where she manages all functional areas of the Human Resources department and corporate internal operations. Mrs. Carter joined CenterCal in 2008 as Office Manager and throughout the years has progressed through various roles, including Director of Human Resources; Director of Administration; and Talent Acquisition Manager. Mrs. Carter has played an integral role in helping to more than triple the size of the organization during her tenure. Commencing in 2013 through 2023, Mrs. Carter saved the company over $1.8 million dollars in external hiring fees by individually sourcing and recruiting candidates.
Mrs. Carter’s initial exposure to working in human resources was in 1995 with Ascom Timeplex, Inc., an international engineering firm where she served as the Area Human Resources Representative. Prior to joining CenterCal, Mrs. Carter spent nearly a decade between The Walt Disney Company and Houlihan Lokey, an American multinational independent investment bank.
Mrs. Carter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State University, Northridge and is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management. Mrs. Carter is an active contributor on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion council at the company and serves in the marriage ministries at two churches with her husband of over 20 years. Mrs. Carter enjoys spending time and traveling with her husband and son, hiking, cooking, and volunteering to feed the homeless.
Ray Chavez
General Manager
Bill Cluverius
Senior Business Development Director
Ryan Coulter
Applications Specialist
Hugh Crawford
Vice President, Property Management
Hugh Crawford joined CenterCal Properties in November 2012 as General Manager at The Village at Meridian and Treasure Valley Marketplace. In 2021, Hugh was promoted to Director Property Management, Intermountain Region to continue day-to-day management of the Idaho assets, involvement in corporate initiatives and onboarding new general managers. Hugh was recently promoted to Vice President, Property Management with direct asset responsibility for properties located within the state of Idaho.
Hugh has over 35 years of experience managing a diverse array of real estate assets including retail, mixed-use, office and entertainment/lifestyle properties. With a long, successful history in the shopping center industry, Hugh has been an integral part of the senior leadership teams at some of the country’s signature retail properties stretching from Southern California to Las Vegas, Nevada, Denver, Colorado and Idaho.
Hugh holds his senior level accreditation CRX from the International Council of Shopping Centers and has held real estate broker licenses in multiple states. Throughout Hugh’s career, he has been immersed in civic organizations to positively affect the communities surrounding the managed properties.
Samantha De Cuir
Maintenance Technician
Ariana De La Cruz
Property Accountant
Miguel Del Castillo
Operations Director
Linda Di Lembo
General Manager
Tyler DiSalvo
Maintenance Technician
Gordon Dobberstein
Accounting Manager
Joshua Doctor
Chief Accounting Officer
Joshua ‘Josh’ Doctor is CenterCal Properties Chief Accounting Officer based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. Josh’s previous experience was with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, where he held a variety of finance and accounting roles in the US and, previously, the UK. Since 2020, Josh has held the position of Senior Vice President – Accounting & Reporting for URW's US operations, where he reported to the US CFO and worked closely with URW's head office in Paris. While his responsibilities were extensive, diverse and wide-ranging, he focused primarily on accounting, reporting and consolidation of the Group’s U.S. operations, leading a team of 60 professionals.
From 2017-2020, following a transfer to Los Angeles from London, UK, Josh led URW's FP&A and Consolidation teams which focused on producing and delivering financial and operational results to senior leadership teams locally and at group level. During this period, Josh oversaw the conversion of numerous systems and processes to meet the requirements of new management following the takeover of Westfield Corporation by Paris-based Unibail-Rodamco in 2018. From 2006–2017, Josh worked for Westfield Corporation in London in several roles covering corporate finance, FP&A, operations finance and tax, and was closely involved in the development of two of the UK's largest modern shopping malls, Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City.
Josh started his career at professional services firm BDO in London, where he qualified as a UK Chartered Accountant in 2006. He attended St. Peter’s College at Oxford University and holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering, Economics & Management. Josh lives in West LA with his wife and three children and tries to keep fit by training for the odd triathlon.
Kathy Donlon
Executive Assistant
Jennifer Duarte
Director, Property Management
Shireen Enayati
Vice President, Leasing
Kenya Erving
Senior Project Manager, Leasing
Molly Farrand
Project Manager, Leasing
Roger "Cash" Fiander
Operations Director
Juliana Finberg
Marketing & Business Development Manager
Sarah Franks
Assistant General Manager
Jocelyn Fultz
Senior Project Manager, Leasing
Kenneth Gagnon
Maintenance Technician
Yahir Gamez
Design Manager
Stephanie Garcia
Property Accountant
Jenifer Gianotti
Vice President, Tenant Administration
Jenifer Gianotti heads up CenterCal Properties’ newly created Tenant Administration Department as Vice President, Tenant Administration. Jenifer brings with her an impressive 28 years of commercial real estate experience. Jenifer joined us from Donahue Schriber Realty Group in Costa Mesa, CA where since 2006, she held the position of Manager – MRI Lease Administration. There she created, implemented, and oversaw the MRI Lease Administration Department which encompassed approximately 1800 tenants within 70 shopping centers. In addition, Jenifer designed and executed protocols to streamline and improve systems and procedures for the department; hired, trained, mentored, supervised, led, and evaluated department staff; assisted with numerous acquisitions, dispositions, and estoppels; and supervised AR accounting functions in addition to a myriad of other responsibilities. Preceding that, Jenifer’s prior positions were: 2003–2006 Senior Property Manager with Jakosky Properties, Newport Beach, CA; 1996–2003 Property Manager, Majestic Management Co., City of Industry, CA; and 1994-1996 Assistant Property Manager, Donahue Schriber Management Company, Tustin, CA.
Jenifer is a Certified Property Manager and earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, CA. In her free time, Jenifer enjoys spending time with family and friends, bowling, and attending live concerts and musicals.
David Gildersleeve
Vice President, Construction
David Gildersleeve is CenterCal Properties' Vice President, Construction, based out of Bridgeport Village in Tigard, OR. Dave has been in the commercial construction industry for the past 44 years where he began as a Construction Manager developing and constructing medical office buildings out of Mercer Island, WA. During his time as a traveling construction manager, he had the opportunity to design and build medical office buildings throughout the Western states. Dave later joined Woodman Construction Inc. in Bellevue, WA where his focus was on retail development and construction. During his tenure there, he built and renovated retail shopping centers and standalone retail buildings. Dave then moved on to E. Kent Halvorson Inc. in Redmond, WA focusing on IMAX theatres, mixed use and retail buildings in Hawaii and also the Western states. Prior to joining CenterCal, Dave was Vice President at Design Structures LLC developing and constructing commercial properties, industrial buildings, medical/dental offices and museums.
Dave lives in Portland, OR with his bride Nancy where in their spare time, they enjoy the ability to lock the condo door and travel to see their grandkids, golf and forage for fish and other seafood gathering opportunities.
Mindy Green
Property Management Assistant
David Gruenefeldt
Senior Director, Tenant Services
Matthew Hamsher
Property Management Assistant
Devin Harrison
Marketing Coordinator
Kevin Heglin
Senior Leasing Director
Vivian Henriquez
Accounts Receivable/Collections Analyst
Elsa Hernandez
Property Management Assistant
Eric Herrera
Systems Administrator
Dylan Hill
Lead Maintenance Technician
Marie Huber
AP/AR Accountant
Kevin Hughes
Director, Tenant Services
Karl Hunter
Vice President, Tenant Services - Portfolio
Karl started at CenterCal Properties in 2015 as a Senior Tenant Coordinator. Currently, Karl serves as Vice President of Tenant Services, overseeing tenant-related projects and coordinating design and construction phases. He previously worked at DDR Corp. as a Project Manager, Project Engineer, and Project Administrator, gaining extensive experience in project execution and management.
Karl Hunter is a seasoned Project Management Professional with over 13 years of experience in commercial real estate development, design, and construction. Known for his detail-oriented approach, Karl has successfully led cross-functional teams in Project Development, Client Management, Project Coordination, and Senior/Executive Management. Karl’s expertise spans leadership, project management, design, construction, legal/leasing, and document/reporting. He has a proven track record of managing budgets and schedules, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
Karl holds an MBA in International Business from American Intercontinental University, a BS in Economics with a minor in Japanese from the University of Utah. He is also PMI certified in Practical Project Management. Karl enjoys bicycling, BBQ’ing, cooking, and exploring the Pacific Northwest with his wife and son.
Tran Huynh
Vice President, Property Accounting
Tran Huynh is CenterCal Properties’ Vice President, Property Accounting based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. Tran comes to us directly from Terramar Retail Centers in Newport Beach, CA where since 2016, he has been employed as their Controller. His responsibilities included but were not limited to: leading and directing the Property Accounting and Lease Administration teams; preparing/analyzing quarterly Board of Directors reporting packages; performing monthly financial forecasting and budget variance analysis; streamlining/facilitating the monthly forecasting process; and reviewing/finalizing year-end and quarterly CAM reconciliations. From 2007 through 2016, Tran worked as Director of Accounting, Life Science for Healthcare Property Investors, Inc. in Irvine, CA where among a myriad of additional responsibilities, he managed the Life Science Accounting team. Tran has also worked as Assistant Controller for Cimco, LLC in Costa Mesa; Accounting Manager for American Technologies, Inc. in Orange; and Senior Accountant for Hines Interest Limited Partnership in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills & El Segundo.
He received his B.S. in Business Administration: Specialization in Finance Management from California State University in Long Beach. In his free time, Tran enjoys traveling and spending time with his (wife and 2 daughters), traveling, volunteer volleyball coaching for his daughters, golfing and road biking.
Johnathon Johnston
Operations Manager
Kristen Karl
Assistant General Manager
Elle Kim
Corporate Controller
Elle Kim is CenterCal Properties’ Corporate Controller based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. Elle comes to us with over 15+ years of progressive accounting experience. Her career is focused on the real estate industry and her background includes office buildings, retail shopping centers, data centers and real estate development. Prior to joining CenterCal Properties, she worked for numerous reputable companies in Southern California including CB Richard Ellis, Digital Realty Trust, Brookfield and Carl Karcher Enterprises. Most recently, she was the Controller at Starboard Realty Advisors, a privately held real estate firm that provides investment opportunities to accredited investors through an array of investment vehicles including 1031 exchange (DST), joint ventures and bridge equity loans, where she established the accounting department for this growing company.
She is an actively licensed CPA in the state of California and graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a minor in Management. Elle resides in Irvine with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she enjoys eating at new restaurants and watching movies with her family.
John Kim
General Counsel
John Kim is CenterCal Properties’ General Counsel based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. In his capacity as General Counsel, John manages and oversees all legal matters for the company and guides our in-house legal team to drive the legal operational efficiencies that support our expansive portfolio, ensuring seamless integration with our core business functions.
John has over 20 years’ of experience in the real estate legal field with a particular focus on retail and mixed-use properties. John came to CenterCal Properties from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) where he spent close to 14 years, most recently holding the position of Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, US. In this capacity, John played a critical role in leading, managing and negotiating major, complex real estate and corporate transactional matters for URW’s US business, such as secured and unsecured debt transactions, acquisitions and dispositions and joint ventures. At his time at URW, John also worked on all legal aspects related to the development, construction, management and leasing of retail mixed used properties in both regional and flagship settings and provided general legal support to all of URW’s corporate business departments.
Prior to URW John began his legal career at Latham and Watkins in their Downtown Los Angeles office. He later moved to Cox, Castle and Nicholson, where he was a member of the firm’s retail development team, and then went on to work at a prominent national retail developer as well as a boutique real estate law firm located in West Los Angeles. John has a JD from the UCLA School of Law, a MS in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University, and a BA in Political Economics from UC Berkeley.
John is a native Angeleno who enjoys spending time with his family and goldendoodle, playing guitar, golfing, skiing and (trying to) surf.
Erick Klafter, CRRP
Senior Vice President, Asset and Property Management
Erick Klafter joined CenterCal Properties in February of 2024 as Senior Vice President of Asset and Property Management. During his career spanning 35 years, he has been a proven track record leading some of the most high-profile and most complicated mixed-use projects, super-regional shopping centers and airports in the U.S.
Erick’s foundation in retail/asset management began in 1988 at age 17, working at The Broadway Dept. Stores/Macy’s for 12 years where he rose to Regional Operations for numerous locations in Southern California. For the next 13 years, Erick successfully managed/re-developed flagship properties for Westfield such as Topanga, Century City and Los Angeles International Airport. From 2015-2019, Erick was Director of Asset and Property Management at Oliver McMillan/Brookfield Development Properties for projects such as River Oaks District in Houston, TX and The Shops at Buckhead in Atlanta, GA. Most recently, Erick was Senior Vice President of Mixed Use at Northwood Retail leading its flagship projects such as Domain Northside in Austin, TX and Fifth & Broadway in Nashville, TN.
Erick holds several certifications including CSM and Certified Retail Real Estate (CRRP) certification from the International Council of Shopping Centers as well as a Certified Apartment Manager (CAM) from the National Apartment Association. He has been recognized widely, including being named a Top 10 Diversity Champion from the Black Business Journal of Austin for 2021.
Erick is most dedicated to his wife and daughter, and he enjoys travel, watching sports, playing the piano and spending time with family and friends.
Bryan Kozu
Senior Marketing Manager
Birgit Layne
Senior Project Manager, Leasing
Kimberly Lehtman
Senior Associate General Counsel
Kim is a dynamic and accomplished real estate attorney with more than 20 years of experience in retail leasing, development, acquisitions/dispositions, and finance. Kim has exceptional negotiating skills and superior ability to identify, analyze and creatively resolve complex issues to facilitate company growth. Above all, Kim is a protector of company assets through her comprehensive due diligence, aggressive negotiation, careful drafting and creative thinking.
Prior to joining CenterCal, Kim was Associate General Counsel at Brookfield Properties where Kim drafted and negotiated leases, supplement agreements, purchase and sale agreements and development agreements. Kim also served as General Counsel for ExchangeRight Real Estate, where she closed approximately 280 single site properties, pooled into 18 NN/NNN/Medical Office portfolio offerings and 5 Multifamily offerings, located in 26 different jurisdictions, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $750,000,000 secured by CMBS financing of approximately $350,000,000.
In addition, Kim spent the earlier years of her career in private practice at Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC where she represented a wide variety of clients including owners, developers, lenders, landlords, national tenants, joint ventures, hotel owners/operators and REITS for sophisticated real estate sales and acquisitions, leasing matters, finance transactions, development deals and work-outs.
Kim received her J.D. at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, with High Honors in 2002, Order of the Coif and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1997, with Distinction, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Jennifer Leisher
Office Manager
Rebecca Lesley
Senior Marketing Manager
Mina Liba
Design Manager
Jorge Lopez
AP Staff Accountant
Samantha Lopez
Senior General Manager
May Ly
Lease Administration Manager
Sweeney Mae Montinola
Marketing Manager
Kim Magruder
Executive Assistant/Property Administrator
Chuck Martinez
Senior General Manager
Jessica Martinez
Senior Accounting Manager
Paul Martinez
Maintenance Technician
Darlene McKinney
Property Management Assistant
Shawn Mitchell
Vice President, Information Services
Shawn Mitchell joins CenterCal Properties as Vice President, Information Systems and will be working remotely from Phoenix, AZ. Shawn is an accomplished technical leader with twenty years of experience delivering results for medium-sized and Fortune 100 clients alike.
Shawn comes directly from Vestar in Phoenix, AZ where since 2016, he has worked as their Director of Information Systems. There he was directly responsible for all technical facets of the organization including applications, security, procurement, vendor management, VOIP infrastructure, and server/network management for a dispersed user base in twenty offices over seven states. From 2014-2016, Shawn was employed as Application Development Manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona as the IT leader responsible for the resourcing, vision and support of multiple Agile teams supporting 100+ applications. From 2012-2014, Shawn worked as Solutions Director for Brookfield Asset Management in Scottsdale where he headed up a team of senior resources responsible for the technical product management with 25MM in yearly capital spending. Shawn also held the positions of Director of Systems Analysis with Prudential Financial from 2009-2012; Integration Architect from 2007-2009 also with Prudential; Solutions Architect for Two Connect in Melbourne, Australia from 2006-2007; and Software Engineer for Camstar Systems, Charlotte, NC from 2000-2006.
Shawn received a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from Appalachian State University and an Advanced Project Management certification from the Stanford Center for Professional Development. Shawn enjoys spending time with his wife and two young daughters, is an avid sports fan and fitness enthusiast.
Dana Moldovan
Marketing Coordinator
Juan Montoya
Development Director
Tammy Montoya
Senior Marketing Manager
Angie Morgan
Property Management Assistant
Jeffrey Moser
Lead Maintenance Technician
Elexender Moya
Maintenance Technician
Jennifer Mull
Senior Lease Administrator
Aaron Mullins
Specialty Leasing Manager
Elizabeth Murillo
Accounts Receivable/Collections Analyst
Heather Nash
General Manager
Susan Olivas
Property Management Assistant
Madika Owens
Senior Tenant Services Project Coordinator
David Palomo
General Manager
Allen Pan
Vice President, Finance
Allen Pan is CenterCal Properties’ Vice President, Finance based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. Allen has been with CenterCal since 2013 where he initially held the role of Finance Manager, was then promoted to Finance Director in 2015, and promoted once again in 2021 to his current role. Allen is primarily responsible for development finance including implementation of capital market strategy to facilitate the growth of the company. This encompasses management of lender relationships as well as negotiation and execution of permanent loans and construction financing at the asset level. It also entails oversight of development proformas and budgets throughout various stages of projects under development.
From 2009 – 2010, Allen was a Consultant with Elite Star Corporation in South El Monte, CA, then as Principal with Trendizone, LLC from 2010-2012. There he led a team in the creation and launch of a new active wear line and spearheaded business developments with new customers including large national clothing retailers and famous major brands as well as managed relationships with existing clients. Allen began his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking group at J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and has held various financial/investment roles in real estate companies including Taurus of New York and California, LLC, CastleGrace Management LLC and Simpson Housing Solutions, LLC.
Allen received his Bachelor of Science in Economics – Dual concentrations in Finance and Management from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. Allen enjoys good food, outdoor activities, and spending time with his wife and 2 children.
Nayan Patel
Senior Associate General Counsel
Nayan Patel comes to CenterCal Properties (“CCP”) with over 20 years’ experience and a depth of knowledge in commercial real estate leasing. Prior to joining CCP, Nayan was with Donahue Schriber Realty Group, a privately held REIT in Costa Mesa, California (now First Washington Realty) and the Irvine Company, a privately held master planner in the cities of Irvine and Newport Beach, California. Nayan obtained her B.S. in Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach, California and her J.D. from the Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California.
She is a licensed attorney in California. Nayan is a member of Association of Corporate Counsel and International Council of Shopping Centers.
Mackenzie Petersen
Legal Assistant
Erika Plummer
Vice President, Leasing
Erika joined CenterCal Properties in the Fall of 2018. She brings to CenterCal over 28 years of experience as a creative, skilled, executive-level shopping center professional with a broad network of retail relationships. She currently oversees the Pacific NW Portfolio of retail projects which include the strategic leasing vision of The Village at Totem Lake, Kirkland, WA as well as the ongoing remerchandising efforts at Bridgeport Village in Tigard, OR (Portland Metro area).
Erika’s career began in retail at Nordstrom South Coast Plaza in 1988 and evolved to the real estate side when she was recruited by The Taubman Co. in 1995. She kicked off her tenure at Westfarm’s Mall in Hartford, CT working on the 110K SF expansion and addition of the first Nordstrom in New England. Ms. Plummer’s retail RE experience spans coast to coast including leasing roles at Glimcher Realty Trust, Westfield, GGP (now Brookfield), and Starwood Retail Partners. During her 10 years at GGP, Ms. Plummer’s most notable leasing achievements included the iconic APPLE store in downtown Portland, Bloomingdale’s at Glendale Galleria as well as many first to market retailers throughout their West Coast portfolio.
Ms. Plummer lives in the Portland area with her husband and two sons, puppy Jasper and enjoys photography, astronomy and travel. She is a passionate member and supporter of the International Dark Sky Association.
Stephan Ramseyer
Operations Manager
Marci Reader
Contracts Manager
Derrick Reams
Specialty Leasing Manager
Michael Richmond
Lead Maintenance Technician
Courtney Robinson
Operations Manager
Sandra Rollinson
Vice President, Asset & Property Management
Sandra Rollinson was recently promoted to Vice President, Asset & Property Management. She previously held the role of General Manager based out of Bridgeport Village in Tigard, OR. For more than 15 years, Sandra had been a part of Brookfield Properties/General Growth Properties as General Manager for Pioneer Place in Portland, OR. While there, she was responsible for the day-to-day management of the 360,000 sq. ft. urban center. She oversaw a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the center as well as negotiated and secured leases with multiple new tenants. Sandra also worked as Interim General Manager of Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco. During Sandra’s 25 years in the shopping center industry, she was also a Director of Field Marketing overseeing the marketing efforts and budgets for 18 regional and super-regional shopping centers. In addition, she spent 6 years as Marketing Manager for South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA, where her responsibilities included planning and executing numerous events and fundraisers. Sandra has been very active in the community lending her time to various boards and trusts such as the Portland Business Alliance, the Executive Board for Portland’s Clean and Safe, Portland Mall Management Inc. and the Pioneer Courthouse Square Board of Trustees.
Sandra holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Portland State University and is currently working to complete her Master of Real Estate Development degree also at Portland State.
Corinne Ruckle
Project Coordinator
Traci Russell
Vice President, Leasing
Traci joined CenterCal Properties in 2019, bringing over 20 years of commercial real estate experience. During her 6 years at CenterCal, she has applied her strategic merchandising and leasing expertise to numerous CenterCal and third-party assets. Her projects include Nyberg Rivers, Nyberg Woods, The Trails at Silverdale, Terminal at Ballard, Mercato Grove, Valley Mall, Black Hawk Plaza, and The Veranda. Additionally, she led the leasing efforts for a third-party mall in Manhattan, Kansas, positioning it for sale. Traci currently oversees leasing at The Collection at Riverpark in Oxnard, CA, Westchester, CA, and The Village at Meridian in Boise, Idaho.
Before joining CenterCal, Traci served as Senior Leasing Manager at Macerich in Arizona, where she was responsible for merchandising and leasing assets such as Chandler Fashion Center, The Biltmore Fashion Park, and Scottsdale Fashion Square. She also spent five years as Vice President of Retail Services at CBRE, representing institutional clients including Washington Prime, Invesco, Vestar, iStar, Kimco, Brixmor, and Vintage Partners.
Ms. Russell attended Indiana University, where she earned a BA in Psychology and Sociology with a minor in Speech Communications. She currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, where she enjoys spending time with friends and family, attending sporting events, participating in outdoor activities, and traveling. She has been an active member of ICSC for over 20 years.
Julieta S. Richard
Senior Graphic Designer
Erica Sanchez
Property Management Assistant
Anthony Salgado
CAM Manager
Tiffany Sanchez
Property Management Assistant
Greg Schneider
Corporate Accounting Manager
Vanessa Scott
Marketing & Business Development Coordinator
Kathleen Semach
Office Manager
Shannon Skinner
Assistant General Manager
Nicolette Smith
Marketing Manager
Therese Smith Brewton
Lease Administrator
Lynn Sogi
Executive Assistant
Jammie St. Clair
CAM Accountant
Taylor Spector
Chief of Staff
Taylor Spector is CenterCal Properties’ Chief of Staff based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. Most recently, Taylor was a business consultant supporting several companies, including Sletten Construction. The majority of Taylor's consulting time was spent with Opya, an Autism therapy startup, where she drafted new processes, strategies, and reporting. From 2018-2020, Taylor was responsible for deal sourcing, evaluation, and negotiation for self-storage development projects throughout Southern California for Johnson Development Associates.
Taylor began her career at DaVita where she spent 7 years in the Los Angeles office running special projects for revenue operations, in addition to serving as Manager of Corporate Strategy & Business Development. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University. Taylor enjoys sailing competitively and spending time with her husband and their golden retriever in Manhattan Beach.
Sasima Thananan
Project Coordinator
Michael Thornton
Operations Manager
Manny Vargas
Lead Maintenance Technician
Kimberley Venegas
Junior Property Accountant
Tammy Walker
Project Coordinator
Jean Paul Wardy
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Jean Paul Wardy began his career in real estate while attending the University of Southern California. Mr. Wardy joined the Alexander Haagen Company in 1990, and by 1993 had been promoted to Vice President, Acquisitions. From 1993 through 1998, Mr. Wardy was the executive primarily responsible for the successful acquisition of over 20 shopping centers.
In 1998, Mr. Wardy co-founded CenterOak Properties with Fred Bruning, which became CenterCal Properties in 2004. Since that time, Mr. Wardy has committed his efforts toward creating successful retail driven projects that both enhance and elevate the communities they serve.
In the pursuit of his real estate career, Mr. Wardy built upon the solid foundation of his family’s successful retail background in the Amen Wardy Stores and Amen Wardy Home Stores. Mr. Wardy is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute, and is a devoted husband and father.
Mary Weber
Development Controller
Mary Weber is CenterCal Properties’ Development Controller based out of the corporate office El Segundo, CA. Since 2021, Mary has held the position of Construction/FAS Controller for Donahue Schriber Realty Group in Costa Mesa, CA where through the restructuring of the Company’s accounting departments, she took on and led an expanded team that oversaw all fixed asset functions in addition to all accounting functions for development, re-development and capital improvements. Previous positions held at Donahue Schriber ran from 1994 to present and were in succession: Construction Accountant; Construction Accounting Supervisor; Assistant Controller; and Construction Accounting Controller. In these positions, Mary held a myriad of numerous responsibilities which consisted of but were not limited to accounting for partnership agreements, loan documents, purchase/sale agreements and general construction agreements pertaining to construction accounting. Additionally, Mary managed the entire accounting department; recommended and implemented policies and procedures; worked with senior executives on budgets, timing and cost of all major construction jobs; and monitored/billed all tenant site reimbursement billings. Previous to this she worked at Sares Regis as a Construction Accountant.
Mary received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Cal State University of Fullerton and lives in Aliso Viejo, CA with her two grown sons.
Cassidy Wheeler
Investments Associate
Christa Williams
Marketing Director
Andrew Winchester
Vice President, Investments
Andrew Winchester is CenterCal Properties Vice President, Investments based out of the corporate office in El Segundo, CA. Andrew is an investment professional with 9 years of principal investment experience managing acquisitions, asset management, and capital markets transactions in the retail/mixed-use sector. He previously held the role of Principal at the Ahana Group, a mixed-use investment and advisory start-up in Los Angeles, CA. Throughout his career, Andrew has worked on over $4.8B of acquisitions, developments, and dispositions and over $1.4B of opportunistic credit and debt transactions with various institutional capital partners. He has also advised clients on fund-level distressed workouts, corporate strategy, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to the Ahana Group, Andrew has held roles with the investment groups at Pacific Retail Capital Partners, Terramar Retail Centers, and Piedmont Office Realty Trust. He is an active member of ICSC and holds a bachelor’s degree from Samford University.
Andrew is an avid golfer, traveler, and musician. Most weekends you can find him on a golf course or hiking in Topanga Canyon.
Greta Wortman
Asset Services Manager
Grace Yang
Vice President, Leasing
In 2021, Grace Yang joined CenterCal with over 15 years of leasing experience. Based out of San Francisco, CA, Grace currently serves as Vice President of Leasing at CenterCal and is responsible for leading all aspects of leasing for the company’s Northern California portfolio, which includes Bay Street, The Veranda, and 3060 Fillmore.
Prior to CenterCal, Grace held the position of Senior Leasing Director at Equity One/Regency Centers in San Francisco, CA. From March 2016 to April 2021, Grace’s responsibilities at the REIT included overseeing a retail portfolio consisting of over 2 million square feet in Northern California, which included a super-regional mall, an urban retail center, and multiple grocery-anchored strip centers. At Regency, Grace sourced, negotiated, and executed deals with “first-to-company” retailers and restaurants such as: Sephora, Vans, Foot Locker Power Store, Haidilao, Yard House, Super Duper, American Eagle/Aerie/Offline, California Fish Grill, 85oC Bakery, among many others. Before the 2017 merger between Equity One and Regency, Grace held the position of Director of Leasing, where she was responsible for leasing and remerchandising of high-value redevelopments and core assets, consisting of 6 million square feet in California and the Northeast.
In December 2013, Grace joined Thor Retail Advisors in NYC as Leasing Director, where she and her team consulted with high-profile companies on the leasing and merchandising of numerous iconic ground-up developments such as: The Disney Springs in Orlando, the expansion of the luxury wings at the Westfield Garden State Plaza, and Westfield World Trade Center. Grace was promoted a year later and was tasked to work in all aspects of leasing for Thor’s high-street retail assets in Manhattan, where she remained until March 2016. Prior to Thor Equities, Grace joined Olshan Properties (f/k/a Mall Properties) to start their new Specialty Leasing division in New York City. A year later, Grace was promoted to Director of Leasing, where she focused on leasing a portfolio of mixed-use town centers throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Grace Started her career in Specialty Leasing at Westfield’s at Garden State Plaza in New Jersey, then with Vornado Realty Trust in New York, where she oversaw their specialty leasing program for 3 super-regional NJ/NY malls.
Grace attended Rutgers University in New Jersey and currently lives in San Francisco with her 7-year-old son. She enjoys snowboarding, traveling, cooking, and fashion. Grace is also a regular volunteer at the SF-Marin Food Bank.
Liana Yangson-Wilcox
Senior Design Director
Stephanie Cadiz-Bartlett
Project Coordinator
Corporate Accounting
Elle Kim
Corporate Controller
Greg Schneider
Corporate Accounting Manager
Development Accounting
Tina Aninion
Accounting Manager
Judy Ashcroft
Senior Project Accountant
Marie Huber
AP/AR Accountant
Mary Weber
Development Controller
Property Accounting
Leo Altobar
Senior Property Accountant
Ariana De La Cruz
Property Accountant
Gordon Dobberstein
Accounting Manager
Stephanie Garcia
Property Accountant
Tran Huynh
Vice President, Property Accounting
Jorge Lopez
AP Staff Accountant
Jessica Martinez
Senior Accounting Manager
Anthony Salgado
CAM Manager
Jammie St. Clair
CAM Accountant
Kimberley Venegas
Junior Property Accountant
Finance
Allen Pan
Vice President, Finance
IT
Ryan Coulter
Applications Specialist
Eric Herrera
Systems Administrator
Shawn Mitchell
Vice President, Information Services
Property Management - General
J. David Anderson
Vice President, Property Management
Elena Arosteguy
General Manager
Sheri Brennan
Office Manager
Ray Chavez
General Manager
Hugh Crawford
Vice President, Property Management
Linda Di Lembo
General Manager
Jennifer Duarte
Director, Property Management
Sarah Franks
Assistant General Manager
Mindy Green
Property Management Assistant
Matthew Hamsher
Property Management Assistant
Elsa Hernandez
Property Management Assistant
Kristen Karl
Assistant General Manager
Samantha Lopez
Senior General Manager
Chuck Martinez
Senior General Manager
Darlene McKinney
Property Management Assistant
Angie Morgan
Property Management Assistant
Heather Nash
General Manager
Susan Olivas
Property Management Assistant
David Palomo
General Manager
Erica Sanchez
Property Management Assistant
Tiffany Sanchez
Property Management Assistant
Kathleen Semach
Office Manager
Shannon Skinner
Assistant General Manager
Property Management - Marketing
Jacob Butler
Marketing Manager
Juliana Finberg
Marketing & Business Development Manager
Devin Harrison
Marketing Coordinator
Bryan Kozu
Senior Marketing Manager
Rebecca Lesley
Senior Marketing Manager
Sweeney Mae Montinola
Marketing Manager
Dana Moldovan
Marketing Coordinator
Tammy Montoya
Senior Marketing Manager
Vanessa Scott
Marketing & Business Development Coordinator
Nicolette Smith
Marketing Manager
Christa Williams
Marketing Director
Property Management - Maintenance
Daniel Belknap
Maintenance Technician
Daniel Bezak
Lead Maintenance Technician
David Bocock
Operations Director
Jacob Buchanan
Operations Manager
Marshall Caldwell
Maintenance Technician
Anthony Canella
Maintenance Technician
Bryan Camp
Maintenance Supervisor
Samantha De Cuir
Maintenance Technician
Miguel Del Castillo
Operations Director
Tyler DiSalvo
Maintenance Technician
Roger "Cash" Fiander
Operations Director
Kenneth Gagnon
Maintenance Technician
Dylan Hill
Lead Maintenance Technician
Johnathon Johnston
Operations Manager
Paul Martinez
Maintenance Technician
Jeffrey Moser
Lead Maintenance Technician
Elexender Moya
Maintenance Technician
Stephan Ramseyer
Operations Manager
Michael Richmond
Lead Maintenance Technician
Courtney Robinson
Operations Manager
Michael Thornton
Operations Manager
Manny Vargas
Lead Maintenance Technician
