CBRE NAMES FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA MANAGER
Miami, FL – May 13, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — CBRE is pleased to announce that Melinda Sherwood has been retained as Manager of Communications and Media for the Florida region. In this role, she will have overall statewide responsibility for communications, public relations and media management. She will serve as the regional liaison for Florida’s public relations efforts.
“Melinda brings a wealth of experience to this role and CBRE Florida,” said Elizabeth Cross, Marketing Director for Florida. “Her strong background working as a journalist in a variety of roles, coupled with her expertise in media relations, will strengthen and solidify our communication platform across the state.”
As a former journalist turned media relations and communications specialist, Sherwood most recently worked as a U.S. Communications Manager for global design firm RMJM Hillier Architecture in New York City. While there, she spearheaded several successful public relations campaigns that earned the company recognition in top tier media outlets around the world.
A graduate of Johns Hopkins University with an M.A. in Writing, Sherwood began her career in public television, reporting on the real estate industry, as Editor of the Princeton Business Journal. As a communications specialist, Sherwood has worked with a wide range of clients in the architecture, real estate, education and lifestyle sectors. In her most recent work at RMJM/Hillier Architecture, as U.S. Communications Manager and prior to that, as Outreach and Communications Specialist, Sherwood oversaw the development and execution of all communication activities including media relations, speech writing, internal communications, media strategy and outreach.
Sherwood holds a Masters of Art in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and has taught college-level English composition both in the U.S. and abroad. She is also a graduate from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2012 revenue). The Company has approximately 37,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our Web site at www.cbre.com.
Contact:
Elizabeth Cross
Marketing Director, FL
305.428.6373
elizabeth.cross (at) cbre (dot) com
Tempe Seibel
Marketing & Communication Specialist
407.404.5030
tempe.seibel (at) cbre (dot) com
