Quinn named chairman of ICSC Foundation

According to The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Foundation, Kieran Quinn, vice chairman of Walker and Dunlop in Atlanta, Ga. has been named chairman of the ICSC Foundation succeeding L. Michael Foley, principal officer of L. Michael Foley & Associates, who will remain as a member of the foundation's board of directors. Additionally, Peter Eisenberg, principle at Clark Street Development, Chicago, Ill.; Eduardo Bross, chairman of Planigrupo, Mexico City, Mexico; Mary Lou Fiala, co-chairman of LOFT Unlimited, Jacksonville, Fla.; and John Hart, chairman of Hart Advisors Group, Addison, Tex. have been elected to the foundation's Board of Directors. "Behind every strong foundation is a strong board of directors, and Kieran, along with the other board members will ensure that the ICSC Foundation continues to be the leading and most prestigious foundation in the retail real estate industry," said Valerie Cammiso, executive director of the ICSC Foundation. "I, along with the rest of the current board, look forward to working with our newly elected chairman and directors during their term," Cammiso said. "We are elated about the scholarships and awards to be bestowed by the ICSC Foundation in the coming year," said Quinn. "Our new directors will bring fresh ideas and insights to our programs as we grow our endowment, enabling us to expand our activities and I am looking forward to serving as the new chairman of our ICSC Foundation." An active member of ICSC since 1992, Quinn currently serves as trustee and secretary-treasurer of ICSC and has served as a director with the ICSC Foundation since 2002. In addition to an extensive career in retail real estate he is active in community efforts, currently serving on the finance council of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and as a trustee of Regis High School in New York City. Quinn is a native of New York City. The board of directors' primary responsibility is to assist the ICSC Foundation in the implementation of its mission statement, which is to promote and reward community support efforts and provide undergraduates, graduates and retail real estate practitioners with educational scholarships. Remaining on the board are: Marcelo Baptista Carvalho, president of Ancar S.A.; John Crossman, president of Crossman & Co. Inc.; Norris Eber, executive vice president at Joseph Freed & Associates LLC; John Griffith, executive vice president at Target Corp.; David Henry, president and CEO of Kimco Realty Corp.; Heather Herring Stanton of the MG Herring Group, Inc.; Judi Lapin, president of Lapin Consulting Group; James Ratner, executive vice president for Forest City Enterprise; Beverly Ricks, principal of Retail Property Solutions, LLC; John Riordan, former ICSC chairman; Glenn Rufrano, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.; Peter Sharpe, president and CEO of Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd.; John Smith, senior vice president of Collective Brands Inc.; Yaromir Steiner, CEO of Steiner + Associates; Michael Weamer, executive vice president of American Heart Association; and Eric Zorn, president of Wal-Mart Realty. The ICSC Foundation promotes and rewards community support efforts and provides undergraduate, graduate-level and retail real estate practitioner's educational scholarships. The Community Support Award program is designed to recognize exceptional contributions by shopping centers or shopping center companies within their communities. Established in 1988, the ICSC Foundation is the non-profit public charity of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. Founded in 1957, ICSC is the premier global trade association of the shopping center industry. Its more than 55,000 members in over 90 countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, retailers and brokers, as well as academics and public officials. As the global industry trade association, ICSC links with more than 25 national and regional shopping center councils throughout the world.