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