LCID Board & Team

Ed O’Connor is a Senior Director with Lavista Associates, Inc. and has been active in Atlanta commercial real estate brokerage since 1996. He has extensive experience working with developers and owners of mixed-use, grocery-anchored centers and suburban office projects throughout metro Atlanta.

As an active member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, Ed has earned the Silver Phoenix Award for having qualified for membership in the ACBR Million Dollar Club for 25 years. He has won multiple Top 10 Million Dollar Club accolades and has been recognized as a Top Producer by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties’ (NAIOP) Million Dollar Club. Named a CoStar Power Broker many times, Ed is also a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), participates in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Ed has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Illinois State University.

Tad came to Lilburn CID and assumed the duties of executive director in July 2019. Tad has prolific Community Improvement District experience from being Chairman and then executive director of Cumberland CID, a board member of the Perimeter and North Fulton CIDs as well as being the co-chairman of the CID Alliance of Atlanta CIDs. Tad also served as a board member and chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission.

His involvement with CIDs stems from his extensive background with commercial real estate and governmental relations where his consulting firm was responsible for acting as liaison between real estate developers and elected officials in regards to entitlement, permitting and procurement of public sector contracts.

With this position, Tad intends to use his past experience and relationships to assist Lilburn to become a modern, urban city.

Shiv Aggarwal has been actively serving his community for the last 37 years. In addition to founding his own real estate business, Shiv founded Global Mall, the first and only indoor South Asian mall in North America. Designed to bring the metro Atlanta South Asian community together, Global Mall serves as a community center with temples, dance and music academies, learning centers, yoga studios, banquet halls, more than 100 unique retailers, a food court and more.

Shiv is passionate about his community and supports numerous cultural and nonprofit organizations. His service includes Atlanta Chapter president of the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (One teacher One room schools all over India’s Rural community), membership with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America and an Atlanta founder of the Bal Vihar Hindi School.

In addition to his efforts as a board member of Lilburn CID, Shiv serves as chairman and founding member of Gateway 85 Community Improvement District.  Served as Board member Gwinnett Chamber of commerce. President Rotary Club of North Druid Hills.

Arturo Adonay is a seasoned entrepreneur whose journey began in his native Mexico, where he demonstrated business instincts from an early age—selling gold, beauty products, and later launching restaurants, a marketing and advertising agency, and a real estate firm.

Since relocating to the United States 27 years ago, Arturo has become a prominent business leader in the Southeastern U.S. He has played a key role in developing Hispanic-focused retail destinations, including Plaza Fiesta and Plaza Las Americas in metro Atlanta.

Under his management, Plaza Las Americas has consistently maintained a 95% occupancy rate and was named Best Place in Gwinnett in 2023. Today, Arturo oversees more than 500,000 square feet of commercial space across retail and office properties.

He is now expanding his company’s footprint into property management, investment, and redevelopment—collaborating with a growing network of investors to reposition and add value to shopping centers in diverse, multicultural communities across Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. His mission remains focused on revitalizing underutilized spaces and empowering local entrepreneurs through thoughtful, community-driven development.