About and Team

SkyREM, with corporate offices in New York and Philadelphia, is a vertically integrated real estate investor, owner, and developer. SkyREM has amassed a diversified portfolio of properties throughout the United States. SkyREM employs an opportunistic, value driven, flexible approach to acquire real estate assets and develop sites in strategic markets.

SkyREM’s growth has been fueled by its long-standing philosophy of creating value by locating underperforming and/or underutilized assets and unlocking their hidden potential.

SkyREM’s objective is to invest, own and develop quality real estate and partner with our customers/business partners to provide value based solutions with sustainable and renewable value-add offerings when feasible. We strategically leverage our extensive real estate expertise to expand and grow wisely, all the while providing outstanding service to our customers/business partners.

Marc Civitillo

Managing Director - Acquisitions

Marc joined SkyREM in 2015. He is responsible for sourcing and executing new acquisitions for the company. Prior to joining SkyREM, Marc was a Vice President at DTZ within their Capital Markets Group. Prior to DTZ, Marc spent approximately eight years on the principal, investment side of the real estate business working for publicly traded and privately held real estate companies (GMH Associates, First Industrial Realty Trust and Sovereign Investment Company). During that time, he was actively involved in all phases of the acquisition of over $3 billion of real estate investments across all property types. Marc started his career as an analyst in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Deutsche Bank. Marc graduated with a B.A. Political Science from Manhattan College, New York, NY. He also holds a degree in formal Standard & Poor’s Credit Training.

Frank Janos

Managing Director – Asset Management, Construction and Development

Frank Janos joined SkyREM in 2018 as Director of Asset Management, Construction and Development along with oversight of the Northeast portfolio. Frank is a senior executive with over 30 years of experience in real estate, and has a diverse background in development, construction and financial operations. Frank holds a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Pace University.

David Schultz

Director of Finance and Corporate Counsel

David Schultz joined SkyREM in 2016 as Director of Finance and Corporate Counsel. David is responsible for all aspects of SkyREM’s property financings and oversees leasing transactions and day to day legal matters for SkyREM’s portfolio. David is a licensed attorney with 20 years of legal and real estate experience. David holds a J.D. from Temple University.

James Pancetti

Vice President- Acquisitions and Development

James joined SkyREM in 2021. As Vice President of Acquisitions and Development James is responsible for sourcing and executing new real estate and renewable energy acquisitions for the company as well as assisting in the full project management cycle for new development projects. Prior to joining SkyREM, James was a Senior Acquisitions and Finance Associate for a large real estate development and investment company, where he was actively involved in all phases of deal acquisition, financing, land entitlements, construction, and asset management for a large portfolio of real estate across all property types. He also has experience in sourcing and developing solar energy projects throughout the United States.  James graduated with a B.S. in Real Estate and Finance from Monmouth University and currently sits on the Board of Advisors for the Kislak Real Estate Institute.

Joe Righter

Managing Director

Joe Righter joined SkyREM’s predecessor company in 1995 as Managing Director, overseeing operations and asset management. Joe is currently responsible for SkyREM’s Mid-Atlantic and Muti-Family portfolio; positioning and enhancing the assets and optimizing operating results.

Vered Nohi

Regional Executive Director, New Business Development

Vered Nohi joined the SkyREM team on January 1, 2023 as Regional Executive Director, New Business Development . She is an experienced international business development and community builder executive. In this capacity, Vered will help spearhead the redevelopment of the Quartermaster project, a former US army logistics center in Philadelphia, into the new Quartermaster Science and Technology Park, as well as help manage SkyREM’s other regional assets.

Vered concluded nearly a decade leadership of the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce, and as a Representative of the US-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation in Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey, successfully fostering bilateral cooperations in advanced technologies between the region and Israel. Prior to this role, Vered oversaw marketing, government and community affairs at the Diamond State Port Corporation, which owned and operated the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, for nearly 14 years. Her international experience was also enriched by serving as Tourism Representative at the Israel Economic Mission and Consulate in Taipei, Taiwan for two years, as well as at the Israeli Navy. Vered holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and East Asian Studies from Hebrew University. Read more and connect here.

Dawn Johnson

Senior Property Manager

Dawn Johnson joined SkyREM’s predecessor company in 2002 as a Property Manager. Over the course of 19 years of running successful management services for SkyREM’s Philadelphia Portfolio, Dawn is directly responsible for the day to day operations of the Philadelphia Quartermaster and coordinating with other team members on operating issues throughout the portfolio. Dawn holds a B.A. from Knoxville College.

Jessica Modica

Controller

Jessica Modica is the Financial Controller of SkyREM with 15 years of accounting experience in commercial, residential, and retail real estate.  As the Controller, Jessica is responsible to oversee the financial reporting and accounting functions for the SkyREM portfolio and affiliated entities.  Jessica holds a B.S. in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University.

Omera Javed

Assistant Controller

Omera Javed joined the SkyREM team as Assistant Controller in August 2020. Her duties include day to day accounting operations, monthly reporting, and maintaining financial records. Her previous experience includes over seven years of real estate property accounting. Her background reflects extensive experience operating within high volume environments. Omera holds a Bachelors degree with a major in Accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology.

 

Jonathan Zich

Senior Advisor

Jonathan Zich joined SkyREM’s predecessor company in 2004 as COO. Jonathan is currently Senior Advisor for SkyREM, overseeing operations and legal matters. He has extensive experience in managing commercial real estate investments. He holds a J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law and is a licensed attorney.

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