SUSAN MCGEE
Vice President of Shopping Center Leasing,
Washington DC Metro Office, Rockville, Maryland

Susan McGee rejoins the Rockville, Maryland office of Divaris Real Estate, Inc. (DRE) as vice president of shopping center leasing as the company announced the expansion of its services and portfolio of leased and managed properties in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. region.

McGee is responsible for tenant and landlord representation for retail clients and properties throughout greater Washington, DC, northern Virginia and Maryland.  Her projects include a portfolio of shopping center properties for Food Lion; Mt. Vernon Village; Franconia Center; The Shops at Lee's Hill; Randoph Hills; Ashdale Plaza; Mid-Sussex Shopping Center; Laurel Glen Shopping Center, and Layhill Shopping Center.

Her prior business activities include a position as senior leasing executive for First Washington Management, Inc.  There, she conducted market research, established viable rent structures, negotiated leases for stores, and assisted with the permit and construction phase and development of merchandising and marketing plans. 

McGee also handled the fiscal supervision including  maximizing the rental income of strip center retail properties, early replacement of unproductive tenants, preparation of annual budgets and monthly updates with reconciliation and future projections.  In addition, she maintained tenant/landlord relationships throughout tenancy to renew existing leases, renegotiate various lease terms, handle tenant relocation and expansion, assignment/sale of business and lease termination.

Landlords that she has represented include:  The John Hancock Life Insurance Co.; Inland Real Estate Group; Kodiak Properties, LLC; Reliable Properties and AR Kronstadt Realty.

McGee is also a former leasing agent for A.J. Dwoskin and Associates, Inc., and Carl M. Freeman Associates, Inc. 

She majored in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.  She also received her Masters of Education degree from Lesley College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

McGee has been a member of International Council of Shopping Centers, (ICSC) since 1986 and a member of Women in Retail Real Estate (WIRRE) since 1987.

To contact Susan, email: smcgee@divaris.com