Staff Directory

Nareit is the worldwide representative voice for REITs and publicly traded real estate companies with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets. Meet the individuals who work on the industry’s behalf.

Nareit Staff

President & Chief Executive Officer

Steven A. Wechsler
swechsler@nareit.com

Communications & Industry Affairs

Matthew Bechard
Executive Vice President,
Communications & Industry Affairs
mbechard@nareit.com

Yusrah Adebayo
Senior Coordinator,
Industry Affairs
yadebayo@nareit.com

Jeanne Arnold
Vice President,
Industry Communications
jarnold@nareit.com

AuriaJoy Asaria
Director,
Membership
aasaria@nareit.com

Tracie Betts
Director,
Meetings
tbetts@nareit.com

Sarah Borchersen-Keto
Vice President &
Editorial Director
sborchersen-keto@nareit.com

Pamela Coleman
Senior Vice President,
Meetings
pcoleman@nareit.com

Patrick Connors
Senior Coordinator,
Digital Media
pconnors@nareit.com

Katie Feldman
Senior Vice President,
Communications
kfeldman@nareit.com

Kyle Gustafson
Vice President,
Digital Media
kgustafson@nareit.com

Wesley Kirk
Vice President &
Creative Director
kfeldman@nareit.com

Katelyn Rowland
Senior Vice President,
Industry Affairs
krowland@nareit.com

Diane Rusignola
Senior Director,
Industry Content
drusignola@nareit.com

Jade Turpin
Director,
Marketing
jturpin@nareit.com

Finance

Roberto Diaz
Executive Vice President,
Finance & Fiscal Management
rdiaz@nareit.com

Frederick Biney
Controller

fbiney@nareit.com

Christopher Dunlap
Vice President,
Finance
cdunlap@nareit.com

Caroline Forrey
Accounting Coordinator

cforrey@nareit.com

Operations

Victor Dristas
Executive Vice President,
Operations
vdristas@nareit.com

Patti McGraw
Senior Director,
Database & Operations
pmcgraw@nareit.com

Tiffany McKever
Manager,
Administration
tmckever@nareit.com

Tioni Simmons
Senior Director,
Human Resources
tsimmons@nareit.com

Margaret Solaqua
Senior Director,
Office Support
msolaqua@nareit.com

Policy & Public Affairs

Cathy Barré
Executive Vice President, Policy & Public Affairs
& General Counsel
cbarre@nareit.com

Cameron Arterton
Deputy Executive Vice President
of Policy & Public Affairs
carterton@nareit.com

Dara Bernstein
Senior Vice President & Tax Counsel

dbernstein@nareit.com

Afia Boone
Vice President,
Social Responsibility & Industry Affairs
aboone@nareit.com

Robert Dibblee
Senior Vice President,
Government Relations
rdibblee@nareit.com

Christopher T. Drula
Senior Vice President,
Financial Standards
cdrula@nareit.com

John H. Jones
Senior Vice President,
Government Relations
jjones@nareit.com

Selma Lazo
Policy & Public Affairs Coordinator

slazo@nareit.com

Jessica Long
Senior Vice President
Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
jlong@nareit.com

Steven Lowery
Vice President,
Government Relations
slowery@nareit.com

Gladys Quinto Marrone
Executive Director,
Nareit Hawaii
gmarrone@nareit.com

Chania Miller
Policy & Public Affairs Coordinator

cmiller@nareit.com

Victoria Rostow
Senior Vice President,
Regulatory Affairs & Deputy General Counsel
vrostow@nareit.com

Ayris T. Scales
Senior Vice President,
Social Responsibility & Global Initiatives
ascales@nareit.com

Research & Investor Outreach

John Worth
Executive Vice President,
Research & Investor Outreach
jworth@nareit.com

John Barwick
Vice President,
Index Management & Industry Information
jbarwick@nareit.com

Nicole Funari
Vice President,
Research
nfunari@nareit.com

Abigail F. McCarthy
Senior Vice President,
Investment Affairs
amccarthy@nareit.com

Nishi Mehta
Analyst,
Research & Industry Information
nmehta@nareit.com

Ed Pierzak
Senior Vice President,
Research
epierzak@nareit.com

David Sullivan
Senior Vice President,
Investment Affairs
dsullivan@nareit.com

Kurt Walten
Senior Vice President,
Investment Affairs
kwalten@nareit.com

Staff Directory