REAP to take part in ICSC New York conference

Manhattan, NY Project Real Estate Associate Program (REAP) will play a key role at several seminars during the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) New York Deal Making conference running December 4 – 6 at the Javits Center. 

Remarks by president of US Property at IKEA Group Angele Robinson-Gaylord, a member of the board of trustees of ICSC and a REAP alum (Chicago ’09), will open the three-day event. REAP chair Lamont Blackstone, CRX, principal G. L. Blackstone & Associates, will moderate a discussion on Tapping into Underserved Markets. REAP board member Eric Yarbro, executive managing director of Colliers International, will be a panelist for a Supplier Diversity seminar. REAP will also have a booth (#2478), staffed by REAP administrators and alumni.

A 501c3 celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, REAP has held programs in nine major cities to date including New York, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas. The organization counts over 400 REAP alumni serving in executive and management positions with such retail giants and other major firms as IKEA, Target, Netflix, TIAA-CREF, Citi, and Tiffany & Co.  REAP’s ties to the ICSC date back to its founding in 1998 by Mike Bush with the support of ICSC and its past Chair Gary Rappaport. The ICSC has brought to REAP’s Board the presidents of many major trade groups, including NAIOP, NMHC, ULI, NAA, and BOMA. With the support of current ICSC President and CEO Tom McGee, ICSC continues to host REAP’s offices in NYC.