AREA OF EXPERTISE
With a reputation as one of the most trusted and highly-recognized names in South Florida real estate, Donna Abood is Chairman of Colliers South Florida. She serves as the principal responsible for the client servicing and revenue of the leasing division for the firm. She oversees the leasing division’s business development of institutional and local investor clients and tenant services, including retail, industrial and office.
 
During her 28-year career, Donna has represented well over 50 million square feet of office buildings on behalf of local and institutional ownerships. Additionally she has completed hundreds of transactions on behalf of tenants she has represented. What makes Donna different from other brokers in the market is her ability to orchestrate and manage several processes at one time, in the end harmonizing the owner’s and tenant’s goals. She is a leader and top performer in the marketplace, as she serves as a business resource to her clients in creating and implementing marketing plans. Donna has also been a resource to her peers, with a reputation for her ability to train and develop many of the leasing agents in South Florida. She also dedicates her time to developing leadership within Colliers, as well as projecting the firm’s culture through community involvement.
 

BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Previously, Donna served as Chief Executive Officer of Abood Wood-Fay Real Estate Group/ TCN Worldwide, which was formed in 2002 when she merged her firm, Abood & Associates, Inc. with Wood-Fay Realty Group. Prior to the formation of Abood Wood-Fay Real Estate Group, LLC, she was the principal and sole owner of Abood & Associates, Inc. Created in 1989, the company grew to be the largest privately held, locally based commercial real estate firm in Miami-Dade County. Before her entrepreneurial endeavors, Donna was Vice President of Terranova Corporation. Between 1984 and 1989, she developed and implemented marketing plans for the turnaround of distressed office properties. Donna graduated from Florida State University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing and Management.

Beacon Council
Board of Directors of the Real Estate Institute of Florida State University
Colliers USA Manager''s Steering Committee
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce