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These are the career stories of diverse individuals working in a variety of careers. Watch or read about what inspired them to pursue their career, what they were like growing up, what they love most about their career and more!
Full Name: Jay Daly
Title: Senior General Manager, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Jay Daly, Senior General Manager of Westfield Garden State Plaza, started with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield in 2013 after a 28-year career in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Jay holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. At Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, Jay has guided his team through several re-development projects including a multi-million-dollar project to modernize the property that allowed Garden State…
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Full Name: Todd Hiepler
Title: Senior General Manager, Westfield Montgomery, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Todd has 20+ years of commercial property management experience, primarily the management and oversight of Class A shopping centers and assets with a special focus on properties undergoing transition, re-development, or new development. Managed properties include a broad range; from downtown, vertical, mixed-use assets to traditional, enclosed super regional shopping centers to outdoor entertainment / lifestyle centers. Past responsibilities include commercial office…
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Full Name: Lili Fakhari
Title: VP of Center Marketing, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Lili has dedicated her professional career to leading marketing strategy in retail, fashion and direct-to-consumer industries. From leading marketing teams to pro-bono projects targeted toward smaller companies and charities, Lili is passionate about helping brands achieve their business potential. Lili began her career in the medical field, serving as a B2B marketing liaison for a start-up company. Wanting to focus more on B2C businesses, Lili shifted paths to work in the fashion industry for…
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Full Name: Emily Yee
Title: Facilities Operations Tenant Services, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
I started a career as an interior designer and then have taken on project management and facilities operations over a period of years with different roles in the company.
In your own words, describe your career story.
Currently as a Facilities Manager that’s something that I never thought I’d end up as a career role. I started out going to school to become an interior designer after transferring to about 6 colleges and 5 majors later. I decided to select a career…
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Full Name: Dan Hill
Title: SVP Development, Unibail Rodamco Westfield
Career: Real Estate Developer, Architect
Dan is a creative, resourceful leader of complex property developments with a global network of industry relationships. Dan has 25 years of development and design experience in creating high-value, profitable retail, mixed-used and master plan projects. He is a dedicated professional who is able to challenge and manage multi-disciplinary, global project teams in the strategic visioning, creation, development and delivery of dynamic, customer-focused projects.
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Full Name: Betty Vong
Title: Director, Accounting, Unibail Rodamco Westfield
I am a Chinese born in Vietnam who immigrated to the US at the age of 11. At the age of 17, I became a US citizen and took on my first part-time job in the banking industry while attending high school. While pursuing my education in college, I worked full time and graduated with a bachelor’s degree but it took longer than the typical four years. With hard work, passion, and perseverance, I’ve been blessed with opportunities to grow professionally at each company especially during my current…
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