the team

With 30 years experience in the shopping center industry, Mr. Andrew LaGrega has had leasing responsibilities for over 17 million square feet of retail properties throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. He is currently responsible for directing all leasing activities portfolio-wide. His extensive contacts with the majority of national and local tenants within each properties' trade area keep the Company’s shopping centers well merchandised with a contemporary tenant mix. LaGrega also oversees the marketing-communication programs for both the Company and the portfolio. He is an active member of the ICSC.

Mr. David Mallen started with the firm’s predecessor organization in 1984 and today is responsible for overseeing all financial and administrative activities of The Wilder Companies and its properties. Prior to joining the Company he was with a national public accounting firm providing auditing and accounting services to clients in the real estate industry. Mallen is a Fellow in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is an active member of the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s and has served on that organization’s Professional Ethics Committee. He is also a member of ICSC and The Urban Land Institute.

Mr. Thomas Wilder started working with the firm’s predecessor organization in 1985, eventually becoming responsible for the management of over 10 million square feet of retail. Today Wilder oversees site acquisitions, all facets of development and redevelopment and the property management of The Wilder Companies’ operating properties. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and is an active member of the ICSC and The Urban Land Institute.

With experience in both the public and private sectors, and the service and client sides, Ms. Kelli Burke brings a vast amount of experience to the development department at Wilder. As project manager she is responsible for managing the development process for new shopping centers throughout the portfolio. Before joining the Company Burke held positions at, among others, Sumner Schein Architects/Engineers, Samuels & Associates, and headed the Planning and Zoning Department in Old Saybrook, CT. Burke is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Civil Engineering.

A part of The Wilder Companies' leasing team since 1996, Mr. Gary Robinson has national, regional and local leasing responsibilities, with a special concentration on restaurant leasing. Prior to joining the company, Robinson held positions as Retail Leasing Manager with Koll, Director of Franchise Leasing for General Growth Properties and was a Leasing Representative for The Flatley Company.

Deb has over 20 years experience in the shopping center industry in both management and leasing gained from positions with The Flatley Company, Picerne Real Estate, Marathon and Equity Properties. In her current role Di Meo has leasing responsibilities for all Wilder centers throughout New England with a special focus on Garden City Center in Cranston, Rhode Island and Wayside in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Ms. Alison Galgay focuses on leasing properties all across the Wilder portfolio, with an emphasis on Boston Urban. Prior to joining Wilder in 2008, she was a leasing representative with The Dartmouth Company in Boston, MA where she was responsible for the marketing and leasing of new retail developments and existing shopping centers throughout New England.

Ryan is involved in retail leasing throughout the portfolio with direct responsibilities for most New Hampshire Centers and the Village Shoppes in Canton, Massachusetts.  He joined the Company in 2010. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton and recently relocated to Boston.

Ms. Maria Salvatore has been in leasing with The Wilder Companies since 1992. She works with the local brokerage community, regional retail leasing representatives as well as key national retailers. She has leased to such prominent retailers as bebe, BCBG, Banana Republic, Gap, Gap Kids, Oilily, and Williams-Sonoma. Prior to joining the Company Salvatore was a Leasing Representative for the The Flately Company.

Ms. Susan Lucas oversees all property management operations for The Wilder Companies’ shopping center portfolio. Her responsibilities include monitoring each property’s financial and operating performance as well as local market conditions. Additionally, she supervises the property management staff and acts as the liaison to ownership groups on management and reporting issues. Prior to joining the Company in 1991, Lucas was as a Senior Property Manager with Boylston Properties in Boston where she was responsible for the ongoing management of their portfolio of specialty retail centers.

Mr. West monitors various properties’ financial and operating performance, acts as a liaison to ownership groups, provides assistance on property acquisitions, and oversees daily operations for various shopping centers throughout the portfolio. Mr. West most recently served as a Real Estate Associate with Meketa Investment Group in Westwood, MA and as an analyst with Resolve Technologies.

As part of The Wilder Companies’ third party management division since 2001, Ms. Ashley Curtin’s responsibilities include facilitating the daily operations for multiple shopping centers throughout Massachusetts. She was previously an Assistant Property Manager with Spaulding & Slye Colliers International and is a graduate of St. Lawrence University.

In a dual role at The Belknap Mall Ms. Page Quigley oversees the day-to-day management of the Lakes Region’s only enclosed shopping center. Additionally, Quigley handles local leasing efforts for the center as well as for Wilder’s other New Hampshire shopping centers. She comes to The Wilder Companies from The Flatley Company bringing with her a multitude of experience from general management to business owner.

Mr. Joyce has property management responsibilities for shopping centers throughout the portfolio from North of Boston and on the Cape in Massachusetts to Connecticut and New Jersey. He has a variety of property management experience dealing with retail, office and mixed-use assets making him a valuable member of the team. Mr. Joyce joins Wilder from KeyPoint Partners and prior to that was an Asset Manager with KS Partners, LLC in Woburn, Massachusetts for 6 years. He is an active member of ICSC and BOMA and is a graduate of Assumption College.

Ms. Kristen Wagner is responsible for City Place, the restaurant, food court and retail component of The State Transportation Building located in Boston’s Theatre District, and Town Green at Wilton Center in Wilton, Connecticut. Prior to joining Wilder, Kristen was with Hines, Seaport Asset Management and Pembroke Real Estate where she assisted in the management of several Class A high rise office towers in Boston and performed facility management for a national financial services provider.

Mr. Morency is responsible for the Finance/Accounting functions of The Wilder Companies andall its managed properties. His responsibilities also include the oversight of Human Resources and IT functions.
Morency has extensive experience and a distinguished real estate background in both the public and private sectors. His most recent position was Senior Vice President - Finance with Carpenter & Co. Prior to that he was the Chief Financial Officer/Chief Investment Officer of Northland Investment Corporation. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and is a member of the Real Estate Finance Association, Urban Land Institute and the American & Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. Robert Willey oversees all accounting and financial reporting for The Wilder Companies’ managed properties. Prior to joining the company he was an Audit Manager with the public accounting firm of Raphael and Raphael in Boston, and was also an accountant and analyst at TJX Corp. Willey is a graduate of Salem State College.

Mr. Joel Wilder, co-founder of The Wilder Companies, was also founder of the firm’s predecessor company, Wilder-Manley Associates, Inc. Wilder-Manley grew to one of the nation’s top shopping center development and management firms. Mr. Wilder’s background in shopping center real estate spans nearly 40 years with expertise in developing, financing, rehabilitating and managing retail properties from coast to coast. Mr. Wilder is an active participant in many area community activities. He has served on The Board of Trustees of Bentley College, The Beth Israel Hospital, The Pope John Seminary, Horizons for Youth and The Boston Real Estate Board. Wilder has also been a guest lecturer at the MIT School of Real Estate Studies.