Professional Profile: Dana Panzarino 2012

Name: Dana Panzarino Title: Managing Director Company: VVA, LLC Location: 117 East 31st St., New York, N.Y. Place of birth and year: Bucharest, Romania, 1962 Family: Husband - Paul; Daughter - Lauren; Son - Justin; Dog - Marcus College: University of Hartford - BSCE First job unrelated to real estate: All my jobs were related to real estate once I graduated college. First job - structural engineer for Lev Zetlin Associates now known as Thorton Tomasetti Engineering. First job in real estate or allied field: Next job was for Olympia & York - owner/developer for World Financial Center. What your company does now and its plans for the future? VVA, LLC is a leading independent construction project management firm, headquartered in New York City with affiliated offices throughout the world through its joint venture company, VVA Sweett. VVA provides project management consulting to a variety of industries, including: law firms, financial services, media & entertainment, hospitality, healthcare, educational, new building development, non-profits, retail, and mission critical facilities. The firm assists its clients from the early stages of site selection through design and development, construction and relocation. I also run our Healthcare Practice Group, which continues to expand. Hobbies: Snow & water skiing; running; tennis; golf. Favorite novel: "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand Favorite film: "Analyze This" with Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro Keys to success: Always be prepared and know what you are talking about. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be: "This is it!"