Caroline Lacy 2013

Name: Caroline Lacy Title: Director of Marketing and Public Relations Company: McGuire Development Co. Location: Buffalo, NY Place of birth: Buffalo, NY Family: Daughter, Emily, 6 College: M.S. Advertising Syracuse University; The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications B.S. Communications/Media, minors: French and Art First job unrelated to your current field: Newspaper carrier, 5th grade First job in your current field: Fisher-Price, East Aurora, N.Y. Product artist, research and development What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Every professional at McGuire Development Co. believes that transparent, open dialogue is the only way to successfully meet all of our clients' project needs and interests. We don't simply build, broker and manage properties, we strive to transform a client's real estate vision into a company's destination. At present, McGuire Development owns and operates more than 2.5 million s/f of space, a factor that sets us apart from others and gives us the ability to deliver first-hand knowledge of the market, building codes, zoning issues and costs that impact the bottom line. In the future, our company hopes to continue to achieve the highest level of excellence in our business ethics. Hobbies: Spending time with family, running, soccer, ice skating, reading, writing, health & fitness, networking Favorite film: "Gone with the Wind" Favorite novel: Too many to list Keys to success: Success is measured by personal happiness. Person you admire most (outside of the family): My close friend since college, Carolyn, who travels the world extensively for work, has an amazing work ethic, never sleeps, speaks publically in front of hundreds of people (in Russian and German on occasion!) and who always maintains a positive attitude, thinks the best of people, is always there for me and for others, lets the small things go, lives her life vibrantly and with much humor, has the best and most contagious laugh I've ever heard, and who faces adversity with grace and patience, even through the most difficult of times. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? An artist. Creativity is always at the forefront of all of my work, and it's what I enjoy most.