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Officers
Bruce J. Schanzer President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Schanzer was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Cedar in June 2011. Prior to joining Cedar, Bruce was a Managing Director in the Goldman Sachs real estate investment banking group. From 2001 to 2007 he was at Merrill Lynch in their real estate investment banking group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schanzer practiced real estate law for six years in New York. Mr. Schanzer received his MBA from the University of Chicago, J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yeshiva University.
Philip R. Mays Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Mays joined the Company in June 2011 after 6 years with Federal Realty Investment Trust, where he initially served as the Controller beginning in May 2005 and was subsequently promoted to Chief Accounting Officer in September 2006 and Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer in February 2007. Prior to Federal Realty, Mr. Mays was Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller for CRIIMI MAE, Inc. for a period of one year. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mays held various accounting and finance positions, including seven years as an accountant at Ernst & Young, LLP, achieving senior manager status at its office in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. At Ernst & Young, LLP, he supervised audits and assisted clients in real estate, construction and hospitality, including public REITs. Mr. Mays has been a C.P.A. since 1993 and has a B.S. degree with a double major in accounting and finance from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida.
Thomas B. Richey President – Development & Construction Division
Thomas Richey joined Cedar Realty Trust in 1998 as vice president and director of development and construction services. He has been involved in the real estate business for more than 25 years. Previously, Mr. Richey served as director of a historic site service project in Muncy, PA, as economic director of the city of Williamsport, PA, and was involved in acquisitions and construction for Lundy Construction Company and for Shawnee Management, Inc. He was a partner in two companies involved in renovating and providing other services to hotel properties. Mr. Richey also held a position as the business and project manager for Grove Associates, Inc., an engineering and surveying company. He received a BA from Lycoming College.
Brenda J. Walker Chief Operating Officer
Brenda J. Walker has been involved in real estate-related finance, property and asset management for more than thirty years. She has been vice president and a director since 1998, and was treasurer from April 1998 until November 1999. She was an executive officer since 1992 of the real estate management companies which were merged into the Company in 2003, and their respective predecessors and affiliates. Ms. Walker received a B.A. from Lincoln University.
Nancy H. Mozzachio Vice President of Leasing
Nancy H. Mozzachio joined the Company in 2003 as Vice President- Leasing and has been involved in the shopping center industry for more than 23 years. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Mozzachio served as Vice President of Leasing and Development for American Continental Properties Group from 1988 to 2003 where she assisted in bringing the first Wal-Mart store to the State of New Jersey. From 1986 to 1988, Ms. Mozzachio was a leasing and development manager for Kode Development Group of Philadelphia, an active developer of supermarket-anchored shopping centers in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey region. Ms. Mozzachio served on several Planning Boards in New Jersey and is a current member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Urban Land Institute and Retail Network, as well as an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and Zell-Lurie Real Estate program at The University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School. Ms. Mozzachio received a B.A. from Rutgers University.
Michael Winters Vice President of Acquisitions
Michael Winters joined the Company in November 2003 as Vice President – Acquisitions. He has been involved in the acquisition function in real estate for more than 20 years. He holds M.B.A. and B.S. degrees from Long Island University.
Stuart H. Widowski Secretary & General Counsel
Stuart H. Widowski joined the Company in 1996 as Corporate Secretary and General Counsel. Prior thereto, he was in private practice for a number of years with the New York law firm of Reid & Priest (now Thelen, Reid & Priest). He also served five years in the legal department of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Widowski received a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Brandeis University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.
Ann Maneri Property Controller
Ann Maneri joined the Company in May 1991 as Controller. Prior thereto, Ms. Maneri worked in public accounting, specializing in the areas of real estate and management information services. She is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. degree in accounting from New York Institute of Technology.
Gaspare J. Saitta II Chief Accounting Officer
Gaspare J. Saitta, II joined the Company in April 2004 and serves as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer. Prior thereto, Mr. Saitta spent ten years, last as audit senior-manager, with Ernst & Young. Mr. Saitta is a Certified Public Accountant and received his B.B.A. degree from Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Joseph F. Macri Assistant General Counsel/Assistant Secretary
Joseph F. Macri joined Cedar Realty Trust in October 2005 as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Mr. Macri is a real estate attorney with a broad background in the field of commercial leasing as well as residential and commercial transactions and financing. Mr. Macri holds a law degree from New York Law School and a B.A. degree from the State University of New York (S.U.N.Y.) at Binghamton.
Board of Directors
Bruce J. Schanzer
Mr. Schanzer was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Cedar in June 2011. Prior to joining Cedar, Bruce was a Managing Director in the Goldman Sachs real estate investment banking group. From 2001 to 2007 he was at Merrill Lynch in their real estate investment banking group. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schanzer practiced real estate law for six years in New York. Mr. Schanzer received his MBA from the University of Chicago, J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review, and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Yeshiva University.
James J. Burns
Mr. Burns, a director since 2001 and a member of the Audit (Chair) and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committees, is currently a consultant, and, until 2007, was the chief financial officer and senior vice president of REIS, Inc. since December 2000. He joined REIS in October 1999 as chief accounting officer upon his retirement from Ernst & Young in September 1999. At Ernst & Young, Mr. Burns was a senior audit partner in the E&Y Kenneth Leventhal Real Estate Group for 22 years. Since 2000, Mr. Burns has also served as a director of One Liberty Properties, Inc., a REIT listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Burns is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Burns received a B.A and M.B.A. from Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Pamela N. Hootkin
Ms. Hootkin, a director since 2008 and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, has been senior vice president, treasurer and director of investor relations at Phillips Van Heusen Corporation since June 2007. She joined Phillips Van Heusen in 1988 as vice president, treasurer and corporate secretary and, in 1999, became vice president, treasurer and director of investor relations. From 1986 to 1988, Ms. Hootkin was vice president and chief financial officer of Yves Saint Laurent Parfums, Inc. From 1975 to 1986, she was employed by Squibb Corporation in various capacities, with her last position being vice president and treasurer of a division of Squibb. Ms. Hootkin is a board member of Safe Horizon, New York (a not for profit organization) where she also serves on the executive and finance committees. Ms. Hootkin received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a M.A. from Boston University.
Paul G. Kirk Jr.
Mr. Kirk has been a director since September 2005. Mr. Kirk is a retired partner of the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester, LLP of Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the firm from 1977 through 1990. He also serves as Chairman and CEO of Kirk & Associates, Inc., a business advisory and consulting firm. Mr. Kirk also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and Rayonier, Incorporated (a real estate investment trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange). He has previously served on the Boards of Directors of ITT Corporation (1989-1997) and of Bradley Real Estate, Inc. (1991-2000), a real estate investment trust that was subsequently acquired by Heritage Property Investment Trust, Inc. Mr. Kirk also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and was a founder and continues to serves as co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Kirk served as Chairman of the Democratic Party of the U.S., and from 1983-1985 as its Treasurer. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Kirk is past-Chairman of the Harvard Board of Overseers’ Nominating Committee and currently serves as Chairman of the Harvard Board of Overseers’ Committee to visit the Department of Athletics. He has received many awards for civic leadership and public service, including honorary doctors of law degrees from Stonehill College, of which he is currently a Trustee, and the Southern New England School of Law.
Everett B. Miller III
Mr. Miller, a director since 1998 and a member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance (chair), Audit, and Compensation Committees, is vice president of alternative investments at YMCA Retirement Fund. In March 2003, Mr. Miller was appointed to the Real Estate Advisory Committee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund. Prior to his retirement in May 2002 from Commonfund Realty, Inc., a registered investment advisor, Mr. Miller was the chief operating officer of that company from 1997 until May 2002. From January 1995 through March 1997, Mr. Miller was the Principal Investment Officer for Real Estate and Alternative Investment at the Office of the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. Prior thereto, Mr. Miller was employed for eighteen years at affiliates of Travelers Realty Investment Co., at which his last position was senior vice president. Mr. Miller received a B.S. from Yale University.
Roger M. Widmann Chairman
Roger M. Widmann, a director since October 2003 and a member of the Compensation and Nominating/Corporate Governance committees, is an investment banker. He was a principal of the investment banking firm of Tanner & Co., Inc. from 1997 to 2004. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Widmann was a senior managing director of Chemical Securities, Inc., a subsidiary of Chemical Banking Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase Corporation). Prior to joining Chemical Securities, Inc., Mr. Widmann was a founder and managing director of First Reserve Corporation, the largest independent energy investing firm in the U.S. Previously, he was senior vice president with the investment banking firm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, responsible for the firm’s domestic and international investment banking business. He had also been a vice president with New Court Securities (now Rothschild, Inc.). He was a director of Lydall, Inc. (NYSE), a manufacturer of thermal, acoustical and filtration materials, from 1974 to 2004, and its chairman from 1998 to 2004. He is a director of Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE), a manufacturer of automobile replacement parts. Mr. Widmann is Chairman of Keystone National Group, a fund of private equity funds. He is also a senior moderator of the Aspen Seminar at The Aspen Institute, and is a board member of the March of Dimes of Greater New York and Vice Chairman of Oxfam America. Mr. Widmann received an A.B. from Brown University and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
