Ms. Mauro joined the Company's Investment Department in November 2001. She joined the Asset Management group as an Associate in 2002 and was promoted to Director in 2008. Prior to her work at W. P. Carey, Ms. Mauro earned her Bachelor of Science degree in International Business, Finance, and French from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, where she graduated as Valedictorian. Ms. Mauro is an avid rock and ice climber and actively supports the American Alpine Club, the Access Fund and the Mohonk Preserve.