South Florida

As Executive Managing Director and Market Leader for the South Florida region, Julie directly oversees all Brokerage operations and service lines in South Florida, which includes offices in Miami/Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach. She also focuses on new business development, talent recruitment, talent retention, growth and marketing.

Julie has more than 15 years of industry experience, offering an in-depth knowledge of utilizing innovative sales and marketing strategies to differentiate and win business.  Prior to joining Colliers, Julie served as Regional Sales Director for CBRE’s Midwest Division, where she filled two valuable roles: Sales Management Leader and interim Managing Director of Corporate Client Solutions. Prior to her work at CBRE, Julie held executive leadership roles in the financial services industry, including as Senior Vice President, Mortgage Executive at Fifth Third Bank.

Ralph Pena, MAI,  is currently the Managing Director of the South Florida  offices of Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services located in Miami, FL. Mr. Pena  is a state certified general appraiser in Florida, Texas, Washington D.C., Virginia and Maryland and has been actively engaged in real estate valuation and counseling since 1993.

He has prepared appraisal reports for a wide variety of clients. His experience includes analysis and appraisal of all types of real estate, including residential, retail, office, industrial, and special purpose properties, among others.

John K. Scott, Managing Director REMS Florida, is a member of Colliers International Executive Leadership team in Florida.  As the MD John has direct responsibility and oversite of the Florida Real Estate Management Services (REMS) department, where he directs a portfolio of over 285 retail, office and industrial properties totaling more than 32 million square feet. He leads a team of over 110 professional and support personnel specializing in real estate management services.

As President of Colliers International's Southeast and Mid-Central Regions | US Brokerage, Ryan is responsible for a geography consisting of 30 offices in the Southeast and Mid-Central US. He is responsible for a team of more than 875 personnel including 475+ brokers, 15 Market Leader managers, and 350 employees including a large support team of Marketing, GIS/Research and Market Analytics, Digital Marketing, and Core Marketing personnel. The brokerage teams Ryan is responsible for comprise leasing (landlord and tenant representation) and sale specialists in the areas of office, medical, retail, industrial, land, investment sales, debt/equity mortgage banking, and specialty disciplines, such as multifamily, student housing, hotels, marinas/golf, manufactured housing, tax credit housing, education, and seniors housing. He is the executive sponsor and liaison for Colliers’ Tenant Advisory Council (TAC), an 80-broker team of elite office tenant rep brokers throughout the country. 

Ryan is a member of the Colliers US Executive Leadership Team. He works closely with the leadership counterparts in property management and valuation on new business development and client retention initiatives