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Strategic Commercial

Real Estate Advisory

Our Board

Carefully selected members make up our board of directors.

Our board is composed of experienced real estate leaders who are well versed in commercial real estate and are ready to share their expertise, knowledge, and network to help develop the next generation of commercial real estate professionals.

The desire to change the physical environment unites many of our commercial real estate professionals, many of whom are pioneers and giants in their respective industries.  The priority of AAREP PHL is to set our members up for success.

Our unique perspectives and passion for being successful in the commercial real estate field allow us to better understand our members’ varied needs—and master the skills to serve them in an authentic, knowledgeable, and innovative way.

Executive Leadership

Greenwood Commercial Real Estate Group

Brian Edmonds Co-President

Greenwood Commercial Real Estate Group

Benchmark Real Estate Partners and Benchmark Construction Group, Inc.

Kenn Penn Co-President

Benchmark Real Estate Partners and Benchmark Construction Group, Inc.

AR Spruce LLC

Maleda Berhane Vice-President

AR Spruce LLC

EQT Exeter

Tony Ewing Treasurer

EQT Exeter

Rittenhouse Appraisals

Carlo Batts Secretary

Rittenhouse Appraisals

Board of Directors

Gilbane Building Company

Carol Horne Penn Committee: Membership

Gilbane Building Company

Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

Clayton Mitchell Committee: Membership

Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health

Tishman Speyer

Joe Ritchie Committee: Membership

Tishman Speyer

CBRE

Kieara Hill Committee: Communications

CBRE

Target Building Construction, Inc.

Brianna Pinckney Committee: Communications

Target Building Construction, Inc.

The Badger Group

Paul Badger Committee: Programming

The Badger Group

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Donald Moore Committee: Finance

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Rachel Lewis Committee: Sponsorship

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Brandywine Realty Trust

Chris Franklin Committee: Programming

Brandywine Realty Trust

Dilworth Paxson LLP

Darwin Beauvias Committee: Programming

Dilworth Paxson LLP