Sherry Quan

With more than 15 years of combined experience in the Corporate Communications/ Public and Media Relations/ and Journalism fields, Sherry Quan joined Avison Young in July 2008 as Director of Corporate Communications (BC). In addition to writing Avison Young's comprehensive Office Leasing, Industrial and Investment Market Reports, writing feature articles on real estate trends, and assisting brokers with their marketing activities and presentations, Sherry developed the company’s media relations function. As a result of her efforts, Avison Young was quoted in more than 900 daily newspapers, industry publications and online media outlets in the first 12 months of her joining the company.

In August 2009, the CEO appointed Sherry National Director of Communications and Media Relations to further develop and implement communications and marketing strategies to enhance the reputation of Avison Young as a leader in the commercial real estate industry. Managing the company’s media relations functions in Canada and the U.S., Sherry arranges media interviews for the CEO, principals and brokers; writes (60+) local and national press releases per year on market trends, company acquisitions, major transactions and other expansions; and oversees Avison Young’s social media efforts. Over the past 24 months, the company has been quoted in more than 5,000 national daily newspapers, regional daily newspapers, industry magazines, community newspapers, business journals, TV/Radio broadcasts and online global news sites. Sherry also continues to write/edit Avison Young’s numerous North American and local market reports and is the recipient of the company’s 2009 Above and Beyond Award of Excellence.

Prior to joining Avison Young, Sherry was a Public Relations consultant and writer for various real estate organizations. Her clients have included Bentall Capital, Macdonald Realty, Cushman & Wakefield LePage, Penreal Capital Management, GWL Realty Advisors, Chandler Development Group, and Trademark Custom Homes and Renovations.

In the 1990s, Sherry served as Director of Corporate Communications (Western Canada) for Royal LePage Commercial/Cushman & Wakefield LePage and, prior to that, National Director of Communications (Canada and U.S.) for NRS National Real Estate Service/Block Bros. Realty. Before that, she was the real estate reporter at Business in Vancouver Newspaper and assistant editor at Vancouver’s Business Report Magazine. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honours English from the University of British Columbia.