Maria Duckett

Maria directs all daily operations and business practices for Skyline Commercial Management Inc., which manages the assets within the Skyline Industrial REIT and Skyline Retail REIT portfolios, totaling millions of square feet of industrial and retail space across hundreds of properties Canada-wide. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing, directing, and managing all internal operations, including financial budgets, staffing, the acquisitions/dispositions process, and project management. She leads Skyline Commercial Management staff at Skyline’s corporate office in Guelph, Ontario, as well as satellite and remote teams across Canada.

Maria began her career at Skyline in 2007 as Office Manager, simultaneously taking on HR management tasks and lending support to Skyline’s operations team. As Skyline grew, Maria’s role shifted to multi-residential business operations, and subsequently to overseeing operations for Skyline’s ever-growing industrial and retail asset portfolios.

Maria is passionate about empowering her team and remains directly involved in their training procedures, having helped develop many training programs for Skyline’s property management staff. She recognizes the importance of staying connected within the ever-innovative Canadian commercial and retail real estate industries—in fact, the busy pace of her role is one of her favourite parts of her career. Most of all, Maria takes pride in providing Skyline’s valued Industrial REIT and Retail REIT tenants with well-maintained and professional places to do business.