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 Brendan Owen Brendan Owen
Chief Leasing Officer

Brendan R. Owen is the Chief Leasing Officer for Vornado/Charles E. Smith. He is responsible for Vornado’s over 20 million square foot office and retail portfolio in the greater Washington Metropolitan area. He also oversees the firm’s Leasing and Legal departments, which is comprised of leasing agents, attorneys and support personnel.

Before joining Vornado/Charles E. Smith, Brendan had a successful seventeen year career at CB Richard Ellis where he was recognized as the 2003 and 2004 Top Producer in Metropolitan DC. While there, he directed over 550 office sales and lease transactions totaling over 11 million square feet.

Brendan’s achievements have been acknowledged in the Real Estate Industry by numerous awards. After many years of qualifying for GWCAR’s Multi-Million Dollar Club, he was awarded a Lifetime Membership. In addition, he was awarded GWCAR’s Leasing Transaction of the Year Award in 1998 and 1999. Brendan is a member of numerous Real Estate organizations, and is currently on the Board of Directors for The Arlington Chamber of Commerce.

Brendan holds a B.A. from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.