Building on a tradition of innovation, integrity and imagination, Casto's management team is actively involved in the organization's day-to-day operations and guides the company to continued excellence and growth.
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George Brown
Director of Management Information Services
George Brown joined CASTO in 2004 where he serves as the Director of management information systems and he is a member of CASTO's operating committee. Brown graduated from the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Brown relocated from Connecticut to the Columbus area in 1991.
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James Cunningham
Executive Vice President of Property Management
James J. Cunningham is Executive Vice President of Casto’s Commercial and Residential Property Management divisions and is based in the Ohio office. He joined the company in 2002 and oversees the management and performance of Casto’s residential portfolio in Ohio as well the commercial management portfolio in the Midwest. He is the broker of record for Casto Residential Realty, is a member of ICSC, NAR and NAA and is president of a local school board. Cunningham’s background prior to joining Casto includes extensive experience in residential and commercial management, as well as development and multi-family sales. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton.
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Steve Harper
General Counsel
Steve Harper has been with CASTO since 2004. Prior to joining the organization, Harper worked as in-house real estate counsel for Wendy's International, Inc. Harper attended Juniata College, located in Pennsylvania and Ohio Northern Law School in Ada, Ohio.
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Paul Rutledge
Executive Vice President, Operations
Paul is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Casto L.P., located in Sarasota, Florida. Paul has been involved in the real estate industry for over 30 years. Paul is certified by ICSC as a Certified Leasing Specialist (CLS) and Shopping Center Senior Manager (SCSM), Paul has particular expertise in acquisitions, sale, management, leasing and re-development.
Paul currently sits on the Florida Redevelopment Association Board of Directors, Co-chair of the Diversity Committee and the Energy Committee. Paul also sits on the Florida ICSC Board. He is a past member of BOMA, Board of Commerical Realtors and Ethics Board of Society of Commercial Realtors and Rotary.
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Cheri Shirey
Vice President, Corporate Accounting
Cheri Shirey has been with CASTO since 1996. Prior to joining the organization, Shirey worked as Director of Financial Reporting & Budgeting at Big Bear Stores Company and Manager at Deloitte & Touche. Shirey attended Miami University in Oxford, OH and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
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Donna Veltre
Vice President, Property Accounting
Donna joined CASTO in 1999 and has over 15 years of commercial and residential real estate accounting experience. Veltre is a licensed certified public accountant. She holds a BA in Mathematics from Kean College, located in Newark, New Jersey and holds a BS in Accounting from Franklin University, located in Columbus, Ohio.
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Pat Westerhouse, CLS, SCSM, CPA
Regional Property Manager
Pat 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.
Pat serves on the board of directors of the Downtown Improvement District for the City of Sarasota. She is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Sarasota and National Board of Realtors, American and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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Monica Yanscik
Director, Human Resources
Monica Yanscik, Director of Human Resources, joined CASTO in 2007. Monica has over 10 years of Human Resource experience and serves on the Board of Directors for the Human Resource Association of Central Ohio and is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management. She received her SPHR designation in 2010. Monica has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Bowling Green State University. At CASTO, Monica's primary duties include HR management, employee relations/personnel management, benefit administration, training, compensation management and legal compliance.
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Deborah Zink
Vice President of Credit & Collections
Deborah Zink assumed the leadership of Vice President of Collections in April 1995 and serves as a member of CASTO's operating committee. Deborah has served many roles since joining Casto in 1991. With over a decade of experience, Deborah brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to managing the Collections Division. With a staff of five her knowledge and expertise services the Commercial and Residential tenants of Casto.
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