Shelly Schembre
Senior Vice President, Shopping Center Management Operations
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW)
Shelly Schembre is Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s US Senior Vice President of Management Operations. She has been with URW since 2002 serving in senior roles in both management and marketing and is a current member of the US Management Leadership Team. Shelly is responsible for the oversight of center operation activities including management, facilities, retail delivery, marketing, customer service and experience. During her 30-year real estate career, starting as an intern with Rouse Company, she has held roles in management, marketing, facilities, leasing and retail representation. She embodies passion for the retail real estate business with a desired focus to lead Westfield’s premier properties toward reinvigorating the retail shopping experience in reimagined environments that will serve the communities and its shoppers into the future.
Shelly holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. Louis University and a MBA from Webster University. She is a current board member with the Los Angeles Downtown Women’s Center and an advisory board member for the University of South Carolina School of Hospitality, Retail and Sports Management. She serves as a leadership coach for the Girls Scouts of Los Angeles and is an active member of ICSC. In her free time, Shelly enjoys traveling, having recently visiting 12 national parks during COVID lock-down while also golfing, cooking and entertaining.