Ms. Pichardo joined Newmark in 2017 and brings with her almost 20 years of retail real estate site selection, management and strategic planning experience. She began her real estate career as a coordinator and rose through the ranks to National Director. This progression has given Ms. Pichardo an appreciation for the efforts of all team members and insight into how effective real estate departments function. This significant experience honed Ms. Pichardo’s ability to successfully manage teams and execute strategy from concept to completion.
Ms. Pichardo worked nationally for Papa John’s Pizza, Panda Express, Caribou Coffee, Arby’s, T-Mobile and Connect Hearing. As a Real Estate Manager for these prestigious companies Ms. Pichardo worked on traditional in-line shopping environments, regional malls and ground up developments as well as non-traditional rollouts in complex environments such as universities, tollways and airports. As a Senior Director, Ms. Pichardo crafted strategic plans for location deployment and created standards and guidelines for site selection, store design and fleet management.
Areas of Specialty
- Acquisitions and Integration
- Strategic Planning
- Construction and Design
- Project Management
- Process Creation and
- Implementation
- Franchise Development
- Lease Administration
- Transaction and Asset
- Management
- Facilities Maintenance
Professional Affiliations
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Chicago Foundation for Women
- Tri-Taylor Community Organization
- Alpha Sigma Alpha Alumni
Education
Ms. Pichardo holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy with a minor in Women’s Studies from Loyola University of Chicago.