Throughout his extensive real estate career, Mario Procida has worked on a wide variety of commercial, residential, retail, and institutional projects – directing his broad experience and unwavering commitment to clients to the creation of value through a combination of reliable, efficient design and quality construction. As President/CEO of Procida Construction Corp. Manager of various Procida entities, Mr. Procida is responsible for setting the direction and providing operations oversight for the Procida group of companies.

Early in his professional career, Mr. Procida focused on the development and construction of affordable housing developments, initially in the Bronx and subsequently in Brooklyn and Upper Manhattan, as affordable housing was a serious need that had gone long unmet in New York. By creating several thousand residential units, Procida emerged as a major player in the rebuilding of the borough.Mr. Procida received a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and Bachelors of Science and Bachelors of Arts degrees in Civil Engineering and Architecture from Lehigh University. While at the University of California, he was awarded both Robert McGuire and Thomas Landau Fellowships for Academic and Design Excellence and, at Lehigh, he was a recipient of the Spillman Farmer Architectural Award. In 1990, Mr. Procida was acknowledged by Crain’s New York Business as a member of their “40 under 40.” In subsequent years he and his companies’ projects have garnered recognition from organizations including the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York, Bronx Historical Society, National Association of Homebuilders, and Governor’s Housing Awards. In 1995, Mr. Procida was awarded the prestigious Developer of the Year Award from the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York.

Mr. Procida is a former trustee of Greenwich Academy as well as a former Director of the Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York, Young Presidents Organization, and Bergen Catholic High School.

As Chief Financial Officer of Procida Construction Corp., Mr. Heinemann is responsible for the company’s financial reporting, tax, treasury and accounting functions. Mr. Heinemann joined the company in March 2010 and brings with him 30 years of hands on financial management and operating experience. Prior to joining Procida he worked at Grand Pacific Holdings Corp., a subsidiary of Financial One, a publicly traded financial institution listed on the Singapore Exchange, responsible for that company’s $300 million New York operating subsidiary. Mr. Heinemann is quite familiar with Procida, as the company was not only a borrower of Grand Pacific, but also assisted with real estate loan work outs as well as REO project consultation and completion.

Mr. Heinemann holds both an MBA in Finance together with a Bachelor in Accounting from St. John’s University. He is currently a director and active member of the Rotary Club of Flushing as well as a trustee for the Flushing Rotary Charitable Trust. His community activities include director of the Garden City Park Generals Soccer Club, a community youth soccer organization and serves as their Annual Golf Committee chairman. He is a member of the Long Island Dreamboats, a vintage car club on Long Island and is president of the SBJL Holy Name Society Bowling League.

A native New Yorker, Mr. Heinemann resides in Nassau County with his wife of 30 years, Margaret, together with his two adult daughters Megan (27) and Rebecca (24).

Christine Albericci is a Senior Vice President at Procida Construction Corp., and is President of Procida Brokerage & Real Estate Services, Inc., which is licensed in both New York and New Jersey.

Christine has been with Procida since 1986. Since that time she has been involved in all phases of real estate development and on-site project management, both commercial and residential. Her responsibilities include acquisition, financing, site planning and design, project approvals, sub- divisions, and on-site construction management for projects varying in size up to $30 million. Over the past 20 years she has successfully completed over $100 million worth of construction/development projects for Procida.

As President of Procida Brokerage & Real Estate Services, Christine successfully started a residential and commercial sales division at Procida to handle all sales and marketing for Procida’s in-house commercial and residential projects. This company has sold in excess of 2,000 homes and the commercial division has leased over 250,000 square feet of retail and office space.

Prior to working for Procida, Christine held a position at Simon Konover & Associates, a leading developer in the industry, where she worked as an assistant superintendent for a 500-unit housing project. She later moved on to work in Konover’s Estimating Department, budgeting and buying out both commercial and residential projects.

Christine served as a member of the Mayor’s Office of Construction’s One-Stop Permit Committee and has received a business achievement award for her work in the industry from Professional Women in Construction in addition to site-specific awards for work in Atlantic City and the Bronx. She has also served for more than 10 years as a volunteer member of the Planning Board in the township where she resides and is a graduate of the University of Hartford.

In her role as General Counsel / Project Manager, Sarah Williams has been involved with all aspects of the development and construction process. She has worked as in-house liaison for development and construction loan financing, assisted in contract negotiations with vendors, sales and marketing firms, over seen property closings, monitored the Company’s compliance and due diligence requirements for multiple lenders and government agencies.

Sarah received her Undergraduate and Law degrees from the University of Miami, as well as an LL.M. in Real Estate Development. Sarah also received her Graduate Certificate in Real Estate from New York University. Prior to joining Procida, Sarah served as Vice President of Operations for the Corcoran Group Brooklyn and managed sales and marketing projects for Corcoran. She then went on to work as the Director of Business Development and General Counsel for SDS/Procida Development Group, a real estate development company that has developed over 500 condominium units within the New York City area.

Peter Procida is a Manager of Procida Development Group LLC projects. In his time with the company, Mr. Procida has led two successful rezoning efforts, led two sites through the New York State Brownfield Clean Up Program and closed on construction financing for over 900 units of affordable housing in New York City in transactions totaling over $500M in total development costs. Mr. Procida graduated from Harvard College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Economics and from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business with a Masters in Management.

Benji is based in his hometown of Miami, Florida and is a trained urban planner and impact-focused real estate development professional. His eighteen years of experience have focused on urban redevelopment projects and public policy efforts in Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, and Cartagena, Colombia. He has been deeply involved in urban redevelopment efforts in Miami through roles working with urban planning firms, the City of Miami's Downtown Development Authority, the non-profit NeighborWorks affiliate in Miami - NHS of South Florida, a design-build focused construction and fabrication firm, and as a consultant on innovative public policy, real estate and community development work in Miami.

Prior to joining Procida Development Group, Benji was leading Miami-Dade County Public Housing’s redevelopment of its public housing through HUD’s RAD conversion projects, managing the County's relationship with real estate development firms, leading a project management team, and facilitating communication between residents, stakeholders and elected officials. His academic and research experience is from the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a Bachelors degree in Urban Studies and a Master in City Planning and Master of Science in Real Estate Development.