JOHN M. AZARIAN

John M. Azarian is the owner of The Azarian Group, L.L.C., a commercial real estate management and development company which owns/manages/develops 19 shopping centers, 17 in Northern New Jersey and two in New York State,including two office buildings, one medical building and one apartment complex.  The Azarian Group's properties total approximately 1,000,000 square feet in size and include approximately 300 tenants.

Mr. Azarian is also the owner of Azarian Realty Co., a commercial real estate brokerage firm, which specializes in the leasing and property management of commercial properties.  He is a licensed real estate broker in the states of New Jersey and New York.  Mr.. Azarian has also acted as a court appointed rent receiver / property manager for shopping centers, apartment buildings and residential condominium complexes. He is presently working on several such assignments as well as acting as Property Manager for several such properties for a major regional bank.

Mr. Azarian graduated from Saddle River Day School, Saddle River, New Jersey (SRDS).  He graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, where he was active in numerous clubs and activities, including his role as Editor of the school newspaper, "The Gauntlet". 

Mr. Azarian is a former President of the Alumni Association of SRDS (where he served an unprecedented six year term), as well as a former member of the school’s Auction Committee, Board of Trustees Marketing Committee, Golf Outing Committee (he served on these committees for many years) and co-chair of the Board's SRDS 50th Anniversary Committee.  Mr. Azarian also received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2007.  In 2009, he received the designation of Alumni Association President Emeritus, the first ever in the history of SRDS.  In 2010, John and Donna Azarian were the honored couple at the SRDS Auction / Dinner Dance (the fourth couple / family to be honored in the school's 50+ year history).

Mr. Azarian is a member of the Board of Trustees of St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC), Sparkhill, New York.  He is a Member of the Development, Audit, and Aquinas Medal committees and Vice President of the Investment and Finance committee.  He is a past member of the Planning Committee for the 2002 Aquinas Medal and he has also served as a guest lecturer for numerous business classes at STAC.  Mr. Azarian is an adjunct professor in the Division of Business Administration of STAC where he teaches a weekly undergraduate class.  He introduced Tony Conza, the founder of Blimpie, to STAC and Mr. Conza was the guest speaker at STAC's 2010 Honors Convocation. The Azarian Group, L.L.C. is an MBA Business Partner of STAC.

Mr. Azarian is a member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Ramapo College, Mahwah, New Jersey. 

He has been an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) since 1981.  As such, Mr. Azarian has attended numerous conferences, seminars, conventions, institutes and other professional forums on shopping center and commercial real estate matters.  He has also attended and graduated from ICSC sponsored educational seminars and programs including the University of Shopping Centers and Management Institute I and Management Institute II.  Mr. Azarian was awarded the prestigious Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) designation from the ICSC in 1991.

He is the president of the John M. Azarian Memorial Armenian Youth Scholarship Fund, which was created in memory of his late father, and which annually awards scholarship awards to underprivileged college students of Armenian descent.

Mr. Azarian has written numerous articles for professional publications, including “Commercial Lease Law Insider”; “The Real Estate Newsletter”; "NJ/PA Real Estate Journal"; "Northeast Real Estate Business"; "Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal" and others.  Mr. Azarian has been interviewed about commercial real estate on Channel 7 Eyewitness News, as well as for numerous newspapers and magazines such as “The New York Times”; “Newark Star Ledger”; “The Record”; “Poughkeepsie Journal”; “Hyde Park Townsman”; “The Town Journal”; “AIM Community News”; "Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal"; "Commercial Lease Law Insider" and others.  He has been featured in "Fortune Small Business (FSB)" (May, 2004) and "Worth" (March, 2008) magazines, and has appeared on television on "Hollywood Treasure", Home and Garden Television (HGTV), "Personal F/X" on F/X, and the "Don and Mike Radio Show" .  Mr. Azarian was also involved with the development, production and casting of a television commercial about the American Way Outlet Mall and also had a starring role in the commercial. He has served on numerous Bankruptcy Creditors’ Committees, as Chairman as well as an active member.

Mr. Azarian is the Managing General Partner, General Partner, Managing Member, Manager, Principal Manager, Limited Partner and Member of numerous real estate entities and the president of the Azarian Building Condo Association, Inc. 

John M. Azarian is an active member of St. Leon's Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, New Jersey where he has served as a Sunday School teacher for many years.   He is a past active member of St. Mary’s Armenian Church, Livingston, New Jersey where he was an elected member of the Parish Council, and served as Church Treasurer for two terms, he was also a member of the annual Food Festival Committee, and Youth Group Advisor (which was an organization he started at the church). 

John M. Azarian is married with four children.  To contact John M. Azarian please click here.

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DONNA M. AZARIAN

Donna M. Azarian is the owner of Azarian Agency, an insurance and financial services company, which provides property and casualty, life and health insurance and financial services to the public.  She is affiliated with A+ rated companies and provides insurance and financial services.  She is also the owner of Azarian and Associates, a full service accounting firm.

Mrs. Azarian graduated from William Paterson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Women’s Studies.  She is also a licensed real estate broker in New Jersey and specializes in commercial real estate sales, leasing, and property management.

Mrs. Azarian has been an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) since 1984 and has attended and completed University of Shopping Centers programs and Management I and Management II Institutes as well as attending numerous seminars and conventions.  She is also a member of the National Association of Female Executives (NAFE), a member of the Ringwood Chamber of Commerce, a member of the West Essex Chamber of Commerce, and the Vice President of the John M. Azarian Memorial Armenian Youth Scholarship Fund, a non-profit organization.

Mrs. Azarian is a past member of the Washington School PTO, the Wyckoff Service Unit Team of Lenni Lenape Girl Scouts, leader of the Washington School Daisy Troop #1059, leader of the Washington School Brownie Girl Scout Troop #481, and a past member and Sunday School teacher at St. Mary’s Armenian Church, Livingston, New Jersey.  She is an active member of St. Leon's Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, New Jersey where she has served as a Sunday School teacher and Pageant Director.  Mrs. Azarian is also a past member of the Saddle River Day School Auction Committee, Development Committee, Upper School Liaison and she served as a member of the school's 50th Anniversary Committee, as well as President of the Saddle River Day School Parents' Guild.  Mrs. Azarian is a past president of the Shadow Lake Club Association, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.  In 2010 Mr. and Mrs. Azarian were the honorees at the annual Saddle River Day School Auction / Dinner Dance.

She is married with four children.  To contact Donna M. Azarian please click here.

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BARBARA AZARIAN-McCULLOUGH, Ph.D.

Our Founder

Dr. McCullough has been in the practice of Public Accounting since 1960.  Azarian and Company, the accounting firm which she and her late husband John M. Azarian, Sr. started in Paterson, New Jersey in 1959, then moved to Hawthorne, New Jersey in 1972 and later moved to Midland Park, New Jersey.  In 1972, Dr. McCullough founded Azarian Management Company (renamed The Azarian Group, L.L.C.), which specializes in the management and development of commercial real estate. 

She was an active member of the National Society of Public Accountants; New Jersey Society of Public Accountants; International Council of Shopping Centers; a past Vice President and Treasurer of the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce; Bergen County Chamber of Commerce; past President and Treasurer of the Northwest Bergen Special Education Association; past Treasurer of the Memorial Day Nursery of Paterson; Hawthorne High School Advisory Council; past President of the Mr. and Mrs. Guild of St. Leon's Armenian Church; former member of the Wyckoff Board of Education; former member of the Adjunct Board of Directors of Horizon Bancorp; former member of the Ramapo / Indian Hills Board of Education; former assistant leader of the Wyckoff Brownies; and former Director of the Wyckoff Learning Center. 

Dr. McCullough received an Honorary Doctorate degree from St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY in April, 2000.  She has been a Board of Trustee member of St. Thomas Aquinas College since 1990.  In 2010 Dr. McCullough was honored with the title of Board of Trustee member Emeritus.  She designed and donated the Azarian-McCullough Art Gallery at St. Thomas Aquinas College and was awarded the prestigious Aquinas Medal in 2002.  Dr. McCullough has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union (formerly Central Bergen Federal Credit Union) since 1985.  In 2010 Dr. McCullough was honored with the title of Board of Trustee member Emeritus. 

She and her first husband co-authored a book entitled American Teachers Tax Guide and Portfolio.  Dr. McCullough also established the John M. Azarian Memorial Armenian Youth Scholarship Fund in memory of her husband, and each year the fund awards scholarships to undergraduate college students of Armenian descent who demonstrate compelling financial need.  Dr. McCullough is an active member of St. Leon's Armenian Church, Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

She graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.  Prior to the ownership of her accounting firm, Dr. McCullough was associated with her late husband, John M. Azarian, C.P.A., in the practice of accounting for 18 years. 

She is twice widowed and has one living son and four grandchildren.  Dr. McCullough is semi-retired.  To contact Barbara Azarian-McCullough please click here.

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PAUL E. McCULLOUGH

(1939-2007)

Mr. McCullough was involved with developing real estate since the mid-1960s.  He worked for the Southland Corporation (7-Eleven) in their real estate division for five years; McDonald’s Corporation in their real estate division for 15 years; and for the Pillsbury Corporation for eight years as Senior Vice President of Real Estate (primarily as a Vice President of Real Estate for Bennigan's and Steak and Ale).  Twenty years ago he began developing and managing shopping centers with his own company, McCullough Development Company. 

Mr. McCullough graduated from Freeport High School, Freeport, Pennsylvania; the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science in Structural Engineering; and from the University of Delaware with a Masters in Business Administration.

He was a past member of the International Council of Shopping Centers; past member of the New Castle Chamber of Commerce; past member of the International Council of Boy Scouts; Past Scout Master (Troop 259); Cub Scout Leader Local New Castle Pack 71; and former "Big Brother" and consultant in drug rehabilitation with St. James Episcopal Church.  He was also an Episcopal Young Children Leader at St. James and a member of the Tarentum Moose (Loom 71).  Mr. McCullough was an active member of St. Leon's Armenian Church.  In 2002 he was awarded the prestigious Aquinas Medal by St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkhill, New York. 

He is married with five children, one living step son, eight grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. 

Sadly, Mr. McCullough passed away on October 14, 2007.
 

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