Real Estate is a lean and efficient team of real estate professionals with backgrounds in leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, development, public/private partnerships, and accounting. The Real Estate team is led by the Managing Director and reports directly to Scott Mabury, the Vice President of Operations and Real Estate Partnerships. Team members include:
Team Overview
Sonya Donovan
Managing Director
sonya.donovan@utoronto.ca
Owen McCartney
Director, Asset Management
Owen.mccartney@utoronto.ca
Michael Wald
Director, Commercial Partnerships
Michael.wald@utoronto.ca
John Smegal
Academic Leasing Analyst
john.smegal@utoronto.ca
Priscilla Aviado
Commercial Leasing Analyst
Priscilla.aviado@utoronto.ca
Patrick Brennan
Senior Manager, Commercial Property Management, Facilities & Services
patrick.brennan@utoronto.ca
Lionel Cooper
Commercial Property Manager
lionel.cooper@utoronto.ca
Sally Brunton
Commercial Property Manager
sally.brunton@utrotonto.ca
Preetkamal Shahi
Financial Officer
preetkamal.shahi@utoronto.ca
Catherine Chan
Asst. Director, Finance & Accounting
catherineyinkay.chan@utoronto.ca
Olivia Stewart
Development Manager
o.stewart@utoronto.ca
Emily Schubert
Development & Investments Associate
emily.schubert@utoronto.ca
Divisional Partnership
We also share resources, knowledge, and experience across other University departments to bring the highest quality and most cost-effective development projects to the campus and community.
In particular, we work closely with Spaces & Experiences who operates all of the University’s residential, parking, and campus event spaces; Facilities and Services (F&S) who provides property management and maintenance services; and the University’s Planning, Design and Construction (UPDC) department who lead all planning, design, municipal approvals, and construction management services.