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Two years ago, af ter ar-ranging the purchase of an off ice condom inium at 125 Maiden Lane for Planned Parenthood, the broker Suzanne Sunshine gave back par t of her com m ission to fol low the organization on a m ission to Colombia.

“A good broker,” said Ms. Sunshine, “needs to under-stand [the client’s] mission to get the best deal possible.”

The founder and owner of a real estate firm specializ-ing in representing nonprofit organizations, Ms. Sunshine has focused on a very specific group of clients since her be-ginnings in commercial real estate 11 years ago.

“The secret of my success is that I’m very niche focused,” said Ms. Sunshine, who last month formed a strategic partnership with the real es-tate services firm Colliers

International.Among her clients are Anne

Frank Center USA, American Ballet Theatre and, most re-cently, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, which is scheduled to open a newly purchased space in West Chelsea on December 14.

Ms. Sunshine feels strongly about the scant representation of women in the business.

“Commercial real estate is a men’s club,” she said last week. “In my 11 years in commercial real estate, I’ve seen very little improvement.”

Mov ing up from the m id-level to a manageria l position is among the hard-est cha llenges for a woman, she asser ted. “ I had to go out on my ow n, declaring myself president of my ow n company. It took a lot of guts.”—Alessia P irolo

Joyce PhillipsCushman & Wakefield

Executive Vice President; Global Head of Human Resources

Year joined: 2010Works with human resources man-

agement in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Kerry PowersCBRE

Senior AssociateYear joined: 2008

Currently represents landlords at 510 Madison Avenue and 444

Madison Avenue.

Joanne PodellCushman & Wakefield

Executive Vice President, RetailYear joined: 2002

Received the Retail Deal of the Year for her work on the Harlem USA and Ethan Allen flagship on

West End Avenue.

Jodi PuliceJRT Realty Group Inc.Founder and President

Year joined: 1996Founder and president of the

largest certified minority- and woman-owned commercial real

estate company.

Adelaide PolsinelliEastern Consolidated

DirectorYear joined: 2012

Author of “The Polsinelli Report” column in The Commercial

Observer.

Monica QuaintanceCushman & Wakefield

Analyst, Corporate Finance and Investment Banking

Year joined: 2010Closed roughly 2.5 million square feet of transactions since joining

the firm in 2010.

Diana RevkinTPG Architecture

Managing Director, RetailYear joined: 2006

Diverse client list includes Batali & Bastianich Restaurant Group,

Macy’s and SL Green Realty.

Jodi RobertsCushman & Wakefield

Director, BrokerageYear joined: 2007

Received SL Green’s Deals Award for Most Significant Transaction

in 2011.

Ronda RogovinEastern Consolidated

Senior DirectorYear joined: 1990

Recipient of Eastern’s Broker of the Year Award.

Alicia PopperPBC USA Real Estate

Senior Vice President, Leasing & Construction

Year joined: 2011Instrumental in leasing 452 Fifth

Avenue.

Suzy ReingoldCushman & Wakefield

Executive Managing Director, New York City

Year joined: 2006Responsible for the management

of over 180 brokerages in New York.

Ramneek RikhyCBRE

Vice PresidentYear joined: 2004

Has completed millions of square feet of transactions including

Condé Nast’s headquarters at 1 World Trade Center.

Jamie RogovinEastern Consolidated

AssociateYear joined: 2011

Focuses on sales of multifam-ily properties on the Upper West

Side and Harlem.

Melissa Roman BurchForest City Ratner Companies

Senior Vice President, Commercial and Residential

DevelopmentYear joined: 2003

Had a leading role in the entitlement and development of the Atlantic Yards.

Suzanne Sunshine, S. Sunshine & AssociatesFounder