Management Team

The success of Vornado/Charles E. Smith is a direct result of a leadership team that brings experience, capability, and creativity to real estate decisions.

Executive Leadership

Mitchell N. Schear
President
Patrick J. Tyrrell
Chief Operating Officer
Brendan Owen
Chief Leasing Officer
Laurie Kramer
Executive Vice President
Jim Creedon
Executive Vice President,
Leasing

Leadership Team

Joan Berman
Senior Vice President,
Management Services
Mitch Bonanno
Senior Vice President,
Development
Greg Cichy
Vice President,
Asset Management
Kathryn Clement
Vice President,
Management Services
Eddie Dunlap
Vice President,
Engineering Services
Herb Faling
Vice President,
Development
Gordon Fraley
Vice President,
Development
Mike Kelley
Vice President,
Construction Management
Lisa Marier
Senior Vice President,
Development
Mara Olguin
Senior Vice President,
Marketing
Stacia O'Connor
Vice President
and Director of Operations
Sang Park
Vice President,
Residential
Adam Peters
Vice President,
Development
Greg Redding
Vice President
and Division Counsel
Deidre Schexnayder
Vice President,
Management Services
Paul Sowter
Senior Vice President,
Development
Gavin Stephenson
Vice President,
Senior Financial Officer
Joyce Williams
Vice President,
Human Resources
and Administration
Ernie Wittich
Senior Vice President,
Acquisitions
photo of Adam M. Peters Adam M. Peters
Vice President, Development

Adam M. Peters is a Vice President of Development with VNO/CES and has over 10 years of experience managing highly complex projects in high-barrier to entry markets. Mr. Peters currently leads development activities for Rosslyn Plaza, a 2.5-million square foot, mixed-use project on a site with unmatched views of the Potomac River and the monumental core of Washington, DC. 

Prior to joining VNO/CES, Mr. Peters was a Vice President of Development for The JBG Companies, a private equity real estate investment and development company focused on building and creating wealth in the Washington DC metropolitan area.   Mr. Peters managed the successful entitlement and construction of 800 and 900 North Glebe and oversaw the master planning for 2 million square feet of mixed-use development in the NOMA sector of Washington, DC and the entitlement of a 173-key extended stay hotel in Tysons Corner.  Before joining The JBG Companies, Mr. Peters spent four years with Elm Street Development, a privately-owned real estate development firm based in McLean, Virginia, developing mixed-use communities throughout the Washington, Baltimore and Eastern Shore regions.

Mr. Peters holds a MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina and a BS in Engineering from Cornell University.