Meet Our Team

  • KEN WEINSTEIN

    PRESIDENT

    ken@phillyofficeretail.com

    Ken Weinstein is an active entrepreneur and real estate developer in the Philadelphia area. He serves as President of Philly Office Retail which has received four Preservation Alliance Community Awards for its unique adaptive reuse projects.  Ken co-founded the Mt. Airy Business Improvement District and currently serves as its chair.  Mayors Michael Nutter and Jim Kenney appointed Ken to chair the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation.  He founded Jumpstart Germantown, Trolley Car Table Tennis Club and Trolley Car Teachers’ Fund and worked as Chief of Staff to Councilwoman Happy Fernandez before starting and operating four restaurants and serving as a Director/Organizer of Valley Green Bank.

  • SUSAN CALLANEN

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    susan@phillyofficeretail.com

    Susan Callanen brings more than 20 years of experience mobilizing public, private, and philanthropic investment to advance market-rate and affordable housing development. In her previous role at The HOW Group, she managed the end-to-end development of ground-up and adaptive reuse projects totaling $140 million in development costs. Earlier in her career, Susan served at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation at both the local and national levels, providing training and technical assistance to communities pursuing targeted economic revitalization. She also worked 10 years in the public sector with the cities of San Antonio and Philadelphia, where her work focused primarily on community and economic development.

  • LEAH SILVERTEIN

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    leah@phillyofficeretail.com

    Leah Silverstein joined Philly Office Retail in 2023, bringing over a decade of leadership experience in financial management, strategic oversight, and small business and nonprofit administration and management. A skilled project manager and creative problem solver, she has hands-on experience in a variety of fields including community planning, preservation advocacy, open space conservation, sustainability, community outreach and engagement, placemaking, public programming, digital humanities, and film and video production. She has served on the Board of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia for six years and chairs its Advocacy Committee, championing preservation as a proactive tool for climate action, housing affordability, neighborhood stabilization, and economic development. 

  • ALICIA MAGILL

    DIRECTOR OF LEASING

    alicia@phillyofficeretail.com

    Alicia Magill, Director of Leasing at Philly Office Retail, brings over 20 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate. Her expertise spans brokerage (sales/leasing), property management, and development throughout the Philadelphia region. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles within Mosaic Development Partners and its brokerage platform, working closely with developers, property owners, and local businesses on leasing strategy and repositioning projects.

    Alicia is a licensed real estate broker affiliated with LPT Realty and is also a commissioned Notary Public. In addition to her sales and leasing expertise, she has a background in interior design and staging, which helps owners and/or tenants present spaces to enhance market appeal and maximize value.

    Her experience across real estate brokerage, development, operations, and design provides a practical, well-rounded perspective that benefits both property owners and tenants.

  • CHALON COAXUM

    PROPERTY MANAGER

    chalon@phillyofficeretail.com

  • KIM UPDIKE

    OFFICE & MARKETING MANAGER

    kim@phillyofficeretail.com

  • ALAN RAY

    ACCOUNTS MANAGER

    ap@phillyofficeretail.com

  • KYLE MEISER

    PROJECT ARCHITECT

    kyle@phillyofficeretail.com

  • EVAN THALHEIMER

    DESIGNER

    evan@phillyofficeretail.com

  • CHARLES McCALL

    HEAD OF MAINTENANCE

    charles@phillyofficeretail.com

  • ANGIE WILLIAMSON

    DIRECTOR OF JUMPSTART PHILLY

    angie@phillyofficeretail.com

  • DEREK HENGEMIHLE

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF JUMPSTART PHILLY

    derek@phillyofficeretail.com

  • IAN SCERRI-MARTIN

    FACILITIES COORDINATOR

    ian@phillyofficeretail.com

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