Project and Development Services strengthens regional expertise

CHICAGO, Sept. 30, 2024 – JLL announced today the appointment of Deborah Romano and Laura Kucharczyk to regional leads for Project and Development Services (PDS) for Americas Markets. Both have more than two decades of experience and will oversee key regions in North America.  

“As new regional leads for two key Americas Markets, Deborah and Laura will ensure the continued success of our PDS business,” said Louis Molinini, Americas Market Lead, Project and Development Services, JLL. “As both take on their important leadership roles, their incredible experience and leadership will bring the best of our team’s work to help our clients bring their projects to life.” 

Romano is the Executive Managing Director of PDS for Americas Markets in the Northeast and Canada Region and will lead the New York Tri-State, New England and Canada teams. She brings over 25 years of project management experience and credits communication and collaboration as pillars of her leadership style and her team’s success.

“Joining this team at JLL is an opportunity to build on my leadership skills with some of the smartest minds in the industry,” Romano said. “Success as a project manager comes from having resilience, strong problem-solving skills, excellent organizational and communication skills, the ability to lead, and most importantly, a commitment to serve our clients.”

Kucharczyk is the Executive Managing Director of PDS for Americas Markets in the Mountain States and Pacific Northwest Region and will lead the Mountain States, Hawaii, Phoenix and Pacific Northwest teams. She returns to JLL with over 25 years of experience in design, construction and real estate industries. A player-coach, Kucharczyk draws upon her extensive management experience to problem solve and aid the talented professionals in her teams.

“I’m excited to return to JLL, where I really grew up in the business. Now in a leadership role, my primary focus is on developing the incredibly talented teams in this region,” Kucharczyk said. “Critical to our success will be instilling a positive culture of innovation and collaboration across JLL to bring best-in-class solutions to our clients.”

JLL is committed to providing a full spectrum of project and development management services to manage new construction and redevelopment initiatives from inception to close-out. Our industry-leading teams leverage market insights, research expertise and project data to save clients time and money.

JLL Project and Development Services is a leader in the development, design, construction and branding of commercial real estate projects for the world’s most prominent corporations, educational institutions, public jurisdictions, healthcare organizations, industrial facilities, retailers, hotels, sports facilities and real estate owners. Ranked No. 2 Retail Design Firm by VMSD, No. 2 Top Development Firm by Modern Healthcare, No. 2 on Engineering News-Record’s list of Top 100 Construction Management Firms and No. 10 on their list of Top 50 Program Management Firms, No. 5 in Building Design + Construction’s Construction Management Giants survey and No. 22 on Interior Design Top 100 Design Giants, JLL’s project management team comprises 9,300 project managers across 80 countries with $87.4 billion in projects managed annually. Visit us.jll.com/deliver-projects to learn more.

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