Alton R. (Tony) Brown, III, CCIM, CRX, CSM, CLS, CDP

Alton R. (Tony) Brown, III, CCIM, CRX, CSM, CLS, CDP is President of The Pelican Group, Inc., a privately-owned, Mobile, AL-based developer and manager of shopping centers. Mr. Brown’s day-today responsibilities include oversight of all development, financing, leasing and management functions of The Pelican Group. Mr. Brown also serves as Vice President and Secretary of Shanri Holdings Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shanri Investment, Ltd. (Victoria, British Columbia) and is responsible for all asset management functions relating to Shanri’s US portfolio. Prior to forming The Pelican Group, Mr. Brown was Vice President of Herman Maisel and Company, Inc., also of Mobile, where his principal responsibility was the financing and development of office buildings and shopping centers. 

Mr. Brown has served as ICSC’s State Government Relations Committee Chairman (AL/MS), State Director for Alabama and Mississippi, Southern Division Government Relations Chairman and Southern Division Alliance Co-Chair. Mr. Brown has also served program chairmanships for the Gulf South Idea Exchange and the Gulf South Alliance Program. For over 25  years Mr. Brown has served as a member of the national Environmental Sub-Committee, including task forces focusing on Wetlands, Toxic Wastes and Land Rights. During this time he served as Chairman of the Land Rights Task Force from 1995 to 2000 and Chairman of the Environmental Sub-Committee from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Brown has also served as a member of the national Alliance Program Task Force and the national Government Relations Committee. As a part of ICSC’s education programs, Mr. Brown taught “Finance for Non-Financial Professionals” for six years, the Executive Learning Series in 2006 and 2008 and for six years at The University of Shopping Centers in the School of Economic Development at Wharton –The University of Pennsylvania, where he served as the Associate Dean in 2004 and Dean of the School of Economic Development in 2005. Mr. Brown received ICSC’s “Trustees Distinguished Service Award” in May 2000. Mr. Brown has served on the CLS (Certified Leasing Specialist) national exam writing committee. During his chairmanship of the Environmental sub-committee, Mr. Brown served as a Member of the Environmental Committee of the Real Estate Roundtable and represented ICSC as a Member of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s “Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on All Appropriate Inquiry” for Section 223 of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (PL 107-118). Most recently Mr. Brown became an ICSC Ambassador. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of South Alabama (USA), a Master of Arts degree from The University of South Alabama Graduate School, where he currently serves as a member of The Mitchell College of Business (USA) Real Estate & Economic Development Advisory Board. Mr. Brown also serves on the Investment and Finance Committees of the Lambda Chi Alpha Educational Foundation Board. 

Mr. Brown will be participating in the “Speed Networking Event,” at the Talent Development Pavilion, Tuesday May 23, 8:00-9:00 am.

He will also be available for individual mentoring sessions.