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SPREE 2012

Speakers

Heather Campbell
Owner, Heather Allen Concepts, LLC

Heather Campbell founded Heather Allen Concepts, LLC in 2007. She currently is a creative consultant for companies including The Venetian, the Palazzo, Chanel, General Growth Properties, Simon Properties and the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Heather Allen Concepts provides conceptual design and installation for specialty retail programs, permanent store locations and full display and merchandising services.

Karie Chitwood
National Accounts Manager – Retail, Jones Lang LaSalle

Ms. Chitwood is National Accounts Manager for Jones Lang LaSalle Retail and is responsible for leveraging the Jones Lang LaSalle brand to attract national advertising and sponsorship opportunities portfolio-wide. Her primary responsibilities include the negotiation and execution of national and regional deals associated with non-tenant advertising, product sampling and tours, promotional events and sponsorships. Ms. Chitwood works directly with advertisers, vendors, promoters and retailers to create growth strategies, which will help meet their needs as well as those of our properties and clients.
With five years of real estate experience, Ms. Chitwood’s expertise includes leasing both common area kiosks and carts as well as temporary in-line stores. She recently served as a Regional Specialty Leasing Manager, where she was responsible for management and daily operations of all specialty leasing including the planning and implementation of specialty leasing programs and the coordination of kiosk space designs. Prior to this position, Ms. Chitwood served as Specialty Leasing Manager at Valdosta Mall in Georgia where she was responsible for re-developing the common area program. Previous to entering the real estate field, Ms. Chitwood spent five years in advertising sales and event coordination. Ms. Chitwood is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and is a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Georgia.

Marc Feldman
Senior Vice President, New Business Development, DDR Corp.

Marc Feldman is DDR Corp.’s Senior Vice President of New Business Development. In this role, Mr. Feldman is responsible for ancillary revenue initiatives at approximately 500 DDR Corp.’s shopping centers. Mr. Feldman, a Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS) and attorney, is frequently quoted on ancillary revenue trends in real estate, with articles appearing in the Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, Shopping Centers Today, Financial Times and Chain Store Age. He is also an active participant at Specialty Leasing conferences, including ICSC’s Fusion Conference and SPREE.
Prior to joining DDR Corp., Mr. Feldman managed advertising and sponsorship programs for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association and he also practiced law. Mr. Feldman, a graduate of Michigan State University and the Chicago-Kent College of Law, was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business as one of Cleveland’s “Forty under 40″ leading business professionals. He sits on the Board of Trustees for the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, the Advisory Board of Specialty Retail Report and the SPREE trade show, and on the Northeast Ohio American Cancer Society Golf Classic committee.

Amy Jo Hall
Senior Director of Local Leasing, GK Development

AmyJo Hall has more than 14 years experience in the real estate development industry in both ground up development and established shopping centers. She is currently Senior Director of Local Leasing for GK Development, Inc. Amy holds a BPS in Psychology from Roosevelt University and is currently completing a masters degree.

Deborah S. Kravitz
CLS
President & Principal, PRI

Deborah S. Kravitz is President and Principal in Pro Retail, Inc. (PRI) a retail leasing real estate consulting firm. PRI creates, leases, merchandises and manages specialty leasing programs for shopping centers, lifestyle and entertainment venues, municipalities, airports and other transportation locations. PRI has worked on projects for Caruso Affiliated, Festival Companies, Vestar Management, Opus West, Westfield, Ivanhoe Cambridge, CB Richard Ellis, Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego International Airport and many others. In addition, PRI developed, owns and manages the high profile Third Street Promenade cart program in Santa Monica, CA. Deborah is a frequent speaker at ICSC, airport industry and retail conferences and SPREE. She conducted a two-day seminar on Specialty Leasing for the Middle East Council of Shopping Centers (MECSC) in Dubai, UAE in 2006, 2010 and 2011. She is a member of the 2011 ICSC Fusion Conference on Specialty Leasing, Marketing and Management; a member of the 2010 ICSC US Maxi Awards; the CLS (Certified Leasing Specialist) Advisory and Governing Board; and on the advisory board of Specialty Retail Report and SPREE.

Patricia Norins
Publisher & Founder, Specialty Retail Report

Patricia Norins is the Publisher and Founder of Specialty Retail Report, the industry trade magazine for retail entrepreneurs. Norins has 18+ years of experience in both the publishing and retail industry. She started her career in family-owned seasonal retail stores (400 kiosk locations nationwide), and later managed a well-known chain store, Casual Corner. In 1997, Norins launched Specialty Retail Report. Currently, Norins publishes SRR, GIFT Shop Magazine, GREEN Retailer, and a how-to book for cart and kiosk retailers—Ultimate Guide to Specialty Retail. Norins also produces a tradeshow for the specialty retail industry—SPREE. In addition, Norins serves as a consultant and speaker to retailers and wholesalers across the country.

Sean Ryan
Marketing Director, Pinnacle Publishing Group

Sean Ryan is the Corporate Marketing Director of the Pinnacle Publishing Group with more than 20 years of experience in B2B and consumer marketing. In his current role, Sean is responsible for all strategic marketing initiatives including brand maintenance, direct marketing, partnerships, social media, and business development. Sean holds a B.A. in Communications from Bridgewater State College and an M.B.A. from Suffolk University.

Anita Saleh
Vice President, Specialty Leasing, The Taubman Company

Anita Saleh, Vice President, Specialty Leasing for Taubman Centers Inc., has been an industry leader in Specialty Leasing for more than a decade. Since she joined the Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Taubman in December 1997, she has spearheaded the creation of a new department as well a comprehensive specialty leasing program for RMU’s, kiosks and temporary in-line stores at 30 Taubman shopping centers nationwide. Saleh came to Taubman from Compass Retail in Atlanta, GA, where she spent five years as Vice President of Specialty Leasing. During that time, she created a start-up Specialty Leasing Department for the organization. Saleh has also worked in various capacities in retail and commercial real estate for Equity Properties & Development Limited Partnership, First Capital Financial Corporation and VanKampen, Morris and Stone (VMS) Realty Partners, all Chicago based companies. Born and raised in Chicago, Saleh holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Loyola University of Chicago.

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