JACK WINBERG, the Group’s C.E.O., trained in business at Boston University and law at Osgoode Hall in Toronto, joined Rockport in 1988 following an active law practice as a specialist in land use and development. Jack is a founding director, of ClubLink Corporation, and continues as a director of TWC Enterprises. He has extensive experience as a director of both public and private companies including as the Chair of Revenue Properties Company Limited before it was taken private by Morguard Corp. Jack is a member of the board of the Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation and is a City of Toronto Representative on the Board of Waterfront Toronto. Jack is a past President of the Urban Development Institute of Canada and a past Chair of the Urban Development Institute (Ontario) now BILD.

DANIEL WINBERG is the President and Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O.) at Rockport. Daniel joined the third-generation business in 2014, and as C.O.O. manages the company’s day-to-day business operations. Daniel leads the Property Management, Acquisitions & Development, and Construction teams. Daniel studied Economics at the University of Western Ontario and achieved a Masters in Real Estate Development at Columbia University in New York.  He brings hands on experience in institutional real estate from his tenure with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), Bank of Nova Scotia, and RioCan REIT.

VALERIE KENDALL, the Vice President of Finance and Administration, a CMA, and is now in her 18th year providing the highest level of care and attention to overseeing Rockport’s accounting and management information systems.  Valerie brings to her work over 30 years of experience in dealing with the challenges faced by both large and small real estate operations.

MICHAEL TUCCI is the Vice President of Acquisitions & Development. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the development industry having worked for companies such as Smartcentres, Brookfield Homes as well as other private real estate firms.  Prior to that Michael spent the first year of his career in the public sector at the Province of Ontario and recently he was a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning. His experience ranges from development of retail shopping centres to residential and mixed-use development throughout Ontario and the GTA.

DAVID LESTER is our Senior Construction Manager. David joined Rockport in 2005 as a Project Manager and has successfully delivered in excess of 1,500 seniors, residential and commercial units over the past 15 years. Prior to joining Rockport, David gained extensive hands-on experience working as a Site Supervisor and utilizes this first-hand knowledge to lead and manage both his teams and projects.

KATHRYN RANDLE RPP, MCIP, is our Director of Development & Planning. Kathryn is a Professional Planner with extensive experience managing the approval process for complex high-rise, mid-rise, rental, condo and retirement projects. Kathryn has worked on Rockport’s most progressive projects, building quality communities that address some of the City’s most pressing issues, including increasing affordable rental housing supply, creating vibrant public spaces and incorporating prominent heritage assets. Kathryn is Chair of the Board of Directors for Cycle Toronto and is a facilitator for ULI’s UrbanPlan program. Kathryn holds a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Waterloo, and a Bachelor of Arts from Queen’s University.