Adrian Rocca

Chief Executive Officer

Adrian Rocca has over 15 years of real estate and principal investing experience with over $15 billion of transactions across Canada, the US and Europe. Previously, Adrian served as the Head of Tricon Luxury Residences Canada (Tricon Capital’s purpose-built apartment platform) and Tricon Lifestyle Communities (US focused manufactured housing business). Prior to joining Tricon, Adrian was a Director with Apollo Real Estate Advisors in London, U.K., and worked with Credit Suisse First Boston as an M&A associate in Toronto and London.

Andrea Stephen

Board Member

Andrea Stephen brings extensive board experience to the Fitzrovia Advisory Board. She is currently a member of the board of trustees at First Capital REIT, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Slate Grocery REIT and is a member of the board at The Macerich Company and Enwave Energy Corporation. Previously, Andrea gained principal investment experience as Executive Vice President of Investments at The Cadillac Fairview Corporation, where she was responsible for developing and executing its investment strategy.

Bahar Joshan Poosh

Vice President, Design

Bahar brings nearly twenty years of industry experience to Fitzrovia. She has led retail, residential, and hospitality projects internationally and across the GTA. Previously, Bahar worked at Figure3 - a leading Canadian interior design firm, and RZLBD, a boutique architecture studio. Her work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Azure, and Canadian Interiors magazine. Bahar holds a BA in design from the Faculty of Art and Architecture at Tehran University.

Colleen Federchuk

Senior Director, People & Culture

Colleen Federchuk is responsible for an extensive variety of Human Resources duties and functions. Colleen’s duties includes recruiting and candidate sourcing, benefits review, payroll review and backup, compensation analysis, training and development administration and execution, property management department development and overseeing Fitzrovia’s Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS).

Conor Cronin

Associate Director, Accounting & Finance

Conor is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of professional experience in advisory, financial reporting and taxation. Prior to Fitzrovia, he worked for Crowe Soberman LLP, specializing in real estate, hospitality and manufacturing. Conor graduated with an Honours Degree in Economics and Financial Management from Wilfrid Laurier University

Corey Pacht

Senior Vice President, Investments

Corey brings eight years of real estate investment and capital markets experience. Prior to joining Fitzrovia, Corey spent four years working in New York at Square Mile Capital, where he completed over $3 billion of commercial real estate transactions across the United States. Corey also spent two years working at Greenhill & Co. as an investment banker focused on mergers and acquisitions. Corey graduated as an Ivey Scholar with an HBA from the Ivey Business School.

Daniel Feder

Board Member

Daniel Feder is a Managing Director with the University of Michigan Investment Office and leads the endowment’s investments in private equity and venture capital. He also sits on the board of directors and investment committee for the University of Massachusetts. Previously, Daniel was the Managing Director of Private Markets at the Washington University Investment Management Company where he was responsible for Washington University’s investments in private equity, venture capital, natural resources, and real estate, and also led the development of Princeton’s global private equity and venture capital portfolio.

David Benchimol

Vice President, Development

Prior to joining Fitzrovia, David was head of Reinbold Engineering’s Toronto office. David has 14 years of engineering experience in the residential and commercial sectors where he was the lead mechanical engineer on the following notable projects: Mirvish Village, 19 Duncan and the Sherman Campus JCC. David brings with him deep technical knowledge on sustainable building design and energy management.

Eithar Naman

Senior Director, Digital Construction

Eithar brings over six years of professional High-rise construction experience to Fitzrovia, with a specialty in Building Information Modeling (BIM). Before joining Fitzrovia, Eithar was responsible for the setup and implementation of construction technology solutions, workflows, and approaches across Tucker HiRise. Eithar managed and led the VDC/BIM team by providing digital construction services during the construction phases of notable projects including Yonge & Rich, Nobu, 48 Power, 8 Cumberland, and 357 King.

Greg Gilbert

Vice President, Planning

Greg is responsible for overseeing the urban planning and project design of new projects, sourcing new opportunities and managing community relations for Fitrovia’s rental portfolio. He is a passionate city builder with 14 years of experience working for various cities, consultants and developers including the City of Melbourne, WSP Group and Trolleybus Urban Development. He has completed a Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Calgary and is involved in several industry groups and community organizations relevant to his field.

John Harricks

Vice President, Asset Management

John has over 10 years of real estate experience across multiple asset classes in both Canada and the United States. Most recently, John was Vice President at Slate Asset Management where he led the asset management team for Slate Grocery REIT, including oversight of third-party leasing and property management professionals, preparation of annual operating budgets, and execution and approval of capital spending and leasing programs, with overall responsibility for increasing the value of assets under management. Prior to that, John started his career as a broker at Cushman & Wakefield.

Mark Tiberia

Vice President, Construction

Mark is responsible for leading the planning and execution of all aspects of project construction. With over 17 years of experience in the construction industry with Tridel and Cresford, Mark has successfully executed a number of mid and high-rise residential projects across the GTA. His scope of work includes managing key stakeholder relationships, managing a team of construction professionals, and driving project timelines and budgets.

Michael Covello

Director, Accounting & Finance

Michael Covello is a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of professional experience in advisory, financial reporting and taxation. Prior to Fitzrovia, he worked for Crowe Soberman LLP, specializing in real-estate, manufacturing and professional service companies. Michael graduated with an Honours in Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Michael Egden

Director, Investments

Michael has over 10 years of real estate experience across all asset classes. Prior to joining Fitzrovia, Michael was an Executive Director at CIBC Capital Markets, where he advised both public and private clients on over $10 billion worth of commercial real estate financing and advisory transactions.

Michael Latimer

Board Member

Michael Latimer brings over four decades of experience leading investment strategies across both public and private markets. Michael currently sits on the Choice Properties REIT board of trustees, and the AGF Management Ltd. advisory committee and is a board volunteer for Trillium Health Partners. Previously, Michael held the position of Chief Executive Officer at OMERS Pension Plan where he oversaw the strategic, operational and financial leadership of all investment activities. In addition, Michael is the former CEO of both Oxford Properties and Primaris Real Estate Investment Trust.

Michelle Calloway

Vice President, Operations

Michelle joined Fitzrovia with 16 years of residential and commercial property management experience in the United States and Canada. Pinnacle appointed Michelle as the first employee of Rhapsody (Canada), successfully launching their third party property management platform in the Canadian market. Over her career, Michelle has managed all major asset classes including a portfolio of over 6,500 multi-family units.

Peter Carello

Vice President, Construction

Peter has over 20 years of construction management experience. After completing his Bachelor of Architecture from Ryerson University, Peter spent 11 years at Tridel in the construction division. Peter then joined Tucker HiRise where he served as Director of Construction and more recently as Vice-President of Construction Operations. Peter has led the construction of over 12 high-rise buildings during his career including notable projects such as One Bloor Street East and 48 Power condominiums.

Ryan Funt

Senior Director, Marketing

Ryan brings over seven years of professional residential and commercial property management experience. Previously, Ryan worked for Rhapsody Property Management as a Regional Property Manager where he was responsible for their entire eastern portfolio of Class-A purpose-built rental assets. Notable projects include VIA123, The Residences at Weston, West22, Weston Artscape, Central Parc Laval, and The Montgomery. Ryan graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction and a Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture.

Tim Watson

Vice President, General Counsel

Tim is responsible for the legal oversight of all aspects of Fitzrovia's operations. Tim was previously general counsel at a prominent Toronto condominium builder and in-house counsel at a major Canadian pension fund. He started his career at Osler Hoskin and Harcourt LLP. Tim has a J.D./M.B.A. from York University and a B.A. from Queen's University. He is the past chair of the Centennial Infant and Child Centre Foundation and is a member of the Board of Governors at Crescent School.

Tom McColloch

Board Member

Tom McCulloch brings over four decades of principal real estate investment experience to the Fitzrovia Advisory board. Tom serves on several commercial real estate advisory boards as well as the board of trustees for Lakeridge Hospital. Previously, Tom was the Head of Real Estate Investments for the Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan where he grew the real estate portfolio to over $3.5 billion in assets, investing in both direct holdings and fund structures across Canada, the USA and Europe.