James N. Sullivan, President

Mr. Sullivan was elected president of O’Connell Development Group (ODG) effective January 1, 2017.   Mr. Sullivan is responsible for oversight of the successful management and strategic direction of ODG and its subsidiaries. These responsibilities include real estate development, commercial property acquisitions/divestitures, property/asset management services, energy management services and New England Fertilizer Company (NEFCO).

Mr. Sullivan continues to serve as Treasurer of the O’Connell Companies, Inc.   Mr. Sullivan’s 36 years of industry experience provides an extensive background in financial, legal, and contractual matters. Prior to his current position, Mr. Sullivan was also the General Manager of NEFCO.

Mr. Sullivan is the Chairman of the Boys and Girls Club of Holyoke, also serving on its Executive and Finance committees.  Mr. Sullivan is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts where he chaired its Risk Management and Bonding subcommittee.   He served on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Fund Development Committee of Sisters of Providence Health System.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Finance from Western New England College.

Andrew J. Crystal, Vice President

Mr. Crystal has more than 35 years of experience in construction and real estate development, with special expertise in environmental sustainability and historic preservation. He holds the designation of LEED AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and led the redevelopment of the historic Steigers Building in downtown Holyoke, for which O’Connell won an award for excellence from the Massachusetts Historic Commission.

Prior to his current position, Mr. Crystal was Development Manager and Design & Construction Manager for the firm…

Notable projects developed under his direct management include the Yankee Candle corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Applewood at Amherst Senior Living Facility, Kollmorgen Electro-Optical corporate headquarters in Northampton, and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. Mr. Crystal is President of the Board of Trustees of the historic Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton and is a member of the inaugural Advisory Council for the new Architecture + Design Program at the University of Massachusetts. He was a member of the Northampton Planning Board from 1987 to 2002, serving as its chair from 1990 to 1998, and the city’s representative to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission for many years.
Mr. Crystal holds a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.

 

James Klucznik, Real Estate Counsel

Mr. Klucznik serves as in-house counsel for the firm, handling general corporate legal affairs and contract matters, including those concerning the purchase and sale of real estate, commercial leasing and project financing. Mr. Klucznik also performs sophisticated financial modeling and pro forma feasibility analysis of development projects.

Mr. Klucznik is a past member of the Planning and Zoning Commission in East Granby, Connecticut, an elected position he held from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Klucznik is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Hampden County Bar Association…

He received a Juris Doctor from Western New England College School of Law, and a Master’s of Business Administration from Western New England College, both of Springfield, Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.

Matthew Welter, Vice President   

Mr. Welter serves as Vice President of Development for the firm. He is responsible for sourcing new acquisition opportunities and developing long-term asset plans and disposition strategies for the existing portfolio. Prior to O’Connell Development Group, Mr. Welter worked with a land development and advisory firm in Princeton, New Jersey, where he was involved with the entitlement, zoning and land use approval processes for a large scale mixed-used, master planned development on behalf of an institutional client. Prior to that, Mr. Welter worked for a suburban Philadelphia-based real estate development and investment company where he managed the company’s transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, refinancing and capital sourcing. He also served as the company’s project manager, overseeing the construction, redevelopment, and capital improvement programs of the portfolio. Mr. Welter received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Connecticut and J.D./M.B.A. from the University of Richmond. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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