About NRTA

History Goals & Objectives Code of Ethics The National Retail Tenants Association is a not-for-profit corporation whose purpose is to enhance the personal and professional education of its members and the profitability of its member companies. The NRTA hosted its first national conference in Boston in 1996. The response to the educational event was overwhelmingly favorable, and the demand to continue its information-sharing educational forums has grown dramatically. In response to this highly favorable reaction within the lease management industry, the NRTA was formally incorporated as a not-for-profit, educational association in 1997. The NRTA\'s educational programs are highly regarded as a source of personal and professional development, networking, information-sharing and premier educational events. Each year, the NRTA conducts a National Conference and Trade Show and a series of Regional Meetings for members and non-members. The NRTA membership continues to grow, with current membership over 590 individual professional members representing over 290 member companies. Headquartered in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, the NRTA is directed by its Officers and a Board of Governors. Officer positions consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. There are nine Governors on the Association\'s Board. Officers and Governors are elected by a vote of the members at the annual meeting of the Association. The annual meeting usually occurs concurrently with the annual conference. The Association maintains four standing committees; they are Ethics, Membership, Curriculum and Conference committees. The day-to-day business of the association is under the management of an Executive Director.

2008 National Retail Tenants Association, Inc. Board of Governors Officers President Ted Pajda Group Real Estate Director Enterprise Rent-A-Car (T) 314-512-3108 Ted.J.Pajda@erac.com Treasurer David Prior Sr. Manager, Lease Audit & Collection CVS Corporation (T) 401-770-7276 DRPrior@cvs.com Vice-President Lisa Krizek Assistant Vice President The Dress Barn, Inc. (T) 845-369-4806 Lisa.Krizek@dressbarn.com Secretary Don Yost Vice President Foot Locker Realty, Inc. (T) 212-720-4294 dyost@footlocker.com Governors-At-Large Mez Birdie Director-Retail Services NAI Realvest (T) 407-949-0734 mbirdie@realvest.com Cathy Estey Director of Real Estate Admin. The Talbots, Inc. (T) 781-741-4138 Cathy.Estey@Talbots.com Gerald King Principal Rent Research Consultants, Inc. (T) 866-548-7368, Ext. 204 jking@rent-research.com Betsy Long, Esq. Senior Real Estate Attorney Chick-fil-A, Inc. (T) 404-765-8980 betsy.long@chick-fil-a.com David Rodgers Director, Lease Audit Brown Shoe (T) 314-854-4032 drodgers@famousfootwear.com Past-President Moe Laliberte Vice President Lease Administration Dollar General Corporation (T) 615-855-4691 MLaliber@dollargeneral.com George Elefther Director of Real Estate Accounting Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc. (T) 908-855-4135 george.elefther@bedbath.com Sue Harrod Excess Property Manager Yum! Brands, Inc. (T) 502-874-8584 sue.harrod@yum.com Kate Kuntz Director of Property Management Best Buy Company, Inc. (T) 612-291-7493 kate.kuntz@bestbuy.com Bob Machson, Esq. Principal Robert A. Machson & Associates (T) 203-226-1522 RM@retaillaw.com               Information requests should be submitted to: National Retail Tenants Association, Inc. 60 Shaker Road East Longmeadow, MA 01028 Phone: (413)525-4565 . Fax: (413)525-4590 Website: http://www.retailtenants.org E-mail: nrta@retailtenants.org