Executive Profiles
Meet Our Leaders
wpg is a dynamic organization with years of expertise in the retail and real-estate sectors. Learn more about our leadership team below.
Christopher Conlon
Chief Executive Officer
Amanda Bailey
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Jeff Brown
Senior Vice President, Accounting
Christopher Conlon
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Conlon is Chief Executive Officer of wpg. He is a leading retail real estate executive with over 30 years of experience.
Previously, Chris held the role Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Acadia Realty Trust, where he led a differentiated strategy of owning and operating high-quality urban, suburban and street retail assets across the United States.
Prior to joining Acadia Realty Trust, Chris was a partner at Ripco Real Estate Corporation, successfully executing expansion plans for retailers including Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, Starbucks, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Ulta, Five Below, the TJX Companies and others.
In 2024, Chris was elected to the Board of Trustees of ICSC. The Board of Trustees provides critical input in helping ICSC achieve its goal of serving members with excellence while advocating and communicating the social, civic and economic role played by the Marketplaces Industry in our communities.
Chris also serves as Team Captain of wpg’s team in Pelotonia, a transformational grassroots community focused on ending cancer. Under his leadership, the team has continued to break fundraising records, with 100 percent of every dollar raised directed to innovative cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.
Chris obtained his J.D. from St John’s University School of Law and he holds a B.A. from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is also a captain licensed by the United States Coast Guard.
Amanda
Bailey
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Amanda Bailey is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of wpg. Previously, she was Senior Director, HR Strategy & Governance at CoverMyMeds, a McKesson Company. She is responsible for bringing stakeholder value through strategy, direction and leadership of the organization’s human capital initiatives.
Amanda has extensive experience focused on developing and executing human resources strategies in support of business objectives, gained both domestically and internationally, in a variety of industries. She holds a B. S. in Mass Communications from Towson State University.
jeff
brown
Senior Vice President, Accounting
Jeff Brown is Senior Vice President, Accounting at wpg. In this position, he is responsible for the company’s Corporate Accounting, Lease Administration, Mall and Open Air Accounting and Accounts Payable functions.
Previously, Jeff served as Chief Accounting Officer at J. Jeffers & Co., a historic tax credit developer. Before joining J. Jeffers, he was the CAO at Equity Commonwealth, a Chicago-based office REIT, and Phillips Edison & Co., a Cincinnati-based retail REIT.
Jeff is a certified public accountant (CPA) and holds a B.S. from Eastern Kentucky University and an MBA from Xavier University.
Lisa Callahan
Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development
Amy Jonas
Senior Vice President, Leasing
David Keane
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
Lisa
Callahan
Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development
Lisa Callahan is Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development at wpg. She works alongside John Swagerty, Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development. Together, they identify opportunities to transform certain assets or portions of certain assets into other uses, such as residential, office or hotels. Mixed-Use Development is a complex process that involves identifying the highest and best use for the land, securing zoning and entitlements, and working to update operations accordingly for new uses.
Lisa has more than 34 years of experience in real estate development across the country and internationally, with industry leaders including Simon Property Group, GGP (now Brookfield Property Partners), Taubman and Lendlease, among others. Along with leadership roles and extensive development experience across the U.S., she has led retail and mixed-use development internationally in Abu Dhabi, Italy, the U.K., and Puerto Rico.
Lisa holds a B.S. from Butler University and received her MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
Amy
Jonas
Senior Vice President, Leasing
Amy Jonas is Senior Vice President, Leasing at wpg. She leads the team which handles leasing for wpg’s 60 open-air centers.
Amy has worked in the retail real estate industry since 2003. She began her career in accounting for Simon Property Group, starting in the Cash Receipts department and rising through financial roles of increasing responsibility. After moving to a Portfolio Review role where she was able to get to know retailers, she became a Leasing Associate and grew her leasing career from there. She’s been with wpg since 2015.
Amy holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Indianapolis. She is a member of ICSC.
David
Keane
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer
David Keane serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer. In his role, he is responsible for developing and implementing asset-specific business plans for all of wpg’s properties, including acquisitions, dispositions, and financing strategies.
Previously, David served as Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Brookfield Property Partners.
David holds a Corporate Law Degree from the National University of Ireland, a Master’s in International Real Estate from Oxford Brookes University and an MBA from DePaul University.
Scottie Lee
Senior Vice President, Finance
Josh Lindimore
Executive Vice President, Head Of Leasing
Maria Manley-Dutton
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Scottie Lee
Senior Vice President, Finance
Scottie Lee is Senior Vice President, Finance, at wpg. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing Financial Planning & Analysis and financial reporting. Previously, he was Vice President, Strategy & Research at Equity Residential in Chicago, where he managed a team responsible for market research, sustainability, resilience, energy and environmental. Prior to Equity, Scottie served as Vice President, Strategy & Analytics at Taubman, where he oversaw financial planning & analysis, financial & data analytics, corporate strategy and market research.
Scottie is a member of ICSC’s North America Research Group, a former co-chair of the Planning Committee for the ICSC Research Connections and a recipient of ICSC’s Global Researcher Gold Medallion Award (2022). He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), participating in ULI’s Real Estate Economic Forecast Survey, Real Estate Research Forum and ULI Greenprint.
Scottie holds an MBA with High Distinction from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Northwestern University.
Josh
Lindimore
Executive Vice President, Head Of Leasing
Joshua Lindimore is Executive Vice President, Head of Leasing at wpg. In this position, he leads the direction and strategy for all revenue-related functions for wpg’s national portfolio of enclosed, open air, and joint venture properties, overseeing Open Air and Enclosed Leasing, Specialty Leasing, Development, Construction and Revenue Services.
Previously, Josh served as Senior Vice President, Head of Leasing and as Senior Vice President, Leasing, for wpg. He also served as Vice President, Leasing, for Glimcher Realty Trust, which was acquired by Washington Prime Group Inc. in January 2015. He holds a B.A. from Ohio University and is an active member of ICSC.
Maria
Manley-Dutton
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Maria Manley-Dutton is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer of wpg. Previously, she was Deputy General Counsel, Real Estate & Leasing at SITE Centers. She is responsible for the company’s legal, compliance, and corporate governance matters.
Maria has extensive experience overseeing the legal aspects of real estate and leasing in the retail real estate industry. She holds a B.A. from Mercer University and a J.D. and Master’s in Taxation from the University of Akron School of Law. Maria is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and The International Council of Shopping Centers.
Kurt Palmer
Senior Vice President, Specialty Leasing and Sponsorships
Dan Scott
Senior Vice President, Head Of Development
Courtney Smith
Senior Vice President, Investment and Asset Management
Kurt
Palmer
Senior Vice President, Specialty Leasing and Sponsorships
Kurt Palmer is Senior Vice President, Specialty Leasing and Sponsorships at wpg. In this position, he leads the Specialty Leasing and Sponsorship strategies for wpg’s national portfolio. Kurt interacts with more than 3,000 small business partners, as well as some of the most recognizable brands in the world, including Coca-Cola and Tesla.
Before coming to wpg, Kurt served as Sr. Director for New Business Development with DDR (now SITE Centers) and held various property management roles with GGP (now Brookfield Property Partners) and Westfield Unibail Rodamco.
Kurt holds a B.A. from Allegheny College. He’s been a member of ICSC for more than 20 years and holds a Certified Leasing Specialist designation from ICSC.
Dan
Scott
Senior Vice President, Head Of Development
Dan Scott serves as Senior Vice President, Head of Development at wpg. In this position, he is responsible for anchor leasing and redevelopment efforts. Dan leads a dedicated group of Development professionals focused on the adaptive reuse of unproductive department store space. He has been an integral part of wpg’s success with department store anchor repositioning efforts to date.
Previously, Dan served as Vice President, Development for wpg. He was Vice President, Anchor Leasing for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) prior to joining wpg. Dan also served as Vice President, Land Development for Crown American Realty Trust. He has over 25 years of real estate experience.
Dan holds a B.S. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from George Mason University’s School of Law.
courtney
smith
Senior Vice President, Investment and Asset Management
Courtney Smith is Senior Vice President, Investment and Asset Management at wpg. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Investments at RPT, where he was responsible for the evaluation and execution of all acquisitions and dispositions. In this role, he led over $1.2 billion of transaction activity. Prior to RPT, Courtney served as Vice President of Investments for Retail Properties of America (RPAI) where he executed approximately $2.3 billion of acquisitions and dispositions. Prior to joining RPAI, he held various investment positions with General Growth Properties, Jones Lang LaSalle, and JP Morgan Chase.
Courtney is a former recipient of Chain Store Age’s 10 Under 40 in Real Estate and is a member of ICSC and Urban Land Institute (ULI). He holds a B.A in Finance and an MBA with a Finance Concentration, both from Florida A&M University.
Erich Stehle
Senior Vice President, Construction
John Swagerty
Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development
Christa Vesy
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Erich
Stehle
Senior Vice President, Construction
Erich Stehle is Senior Vice President, Construction of wpg and has 25 years of retail construction experience. Previously, Erich served as Vice President, Construction for wpg, as well as Senior Director, Construction for Glimcher Realty Trust, which was acquired by wpg in January 2015. Prior to that, he served as Project Manager at Triad Construction Management.
Erich holds a B.S. from The Ohio State University. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and holds the ICSC Professional Certification.
Erich is currently involved in numerous philanthropic and community endeavors including Pelotonia, a grass-roots annual bike tour that funds cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, and he is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association.
John
Swagerty
Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development
John Swagerty is Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development at wpg. He works alongside Lisa Callahan, Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development. Together, they identify opportunities to transform certain assets or portions of certain assets into other uses, such as housing, office space or entertainment. Mixed-Use Development is a complex process that involves identifying the highest and best use for the land, securing zoning and entitlements, and working to update operations accordingly for new uses.
Before coming to wpg in 2022, John served as Senior Vice President, Development at RXR Realty and Acadia Realty Trust. In those roles he oversaw multi-family, retail, and master plan developments from ground-up to re-positionings, in markets from coast to coast.
John holds a B.S. from Yale University and a Master’s in Real Estate from New York University.
christa
vesy
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Christa Vesy is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at wpg. In this position, she is responsible for the organization’s financial management and reporting. She oversees Finance and Accounting, Financial Operations and Tax.
Previously, Christa served as Executive Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer at SITE Centers, where she oversaw the accounting, tax and treasury functions. Before joining SITE Centers (then DDR Corp.), Christa worked for The Lubrizol Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Christa is a certified public accountant (CPA) and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
John Swagerty
Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development
John Swagerty
Senior Vice President, Mixed-Use Development