Carolyn joined BND in 2015 after more than a decade as an associate broker at another local commercial real estate company. She specializes in sales and lease transactions of all types including both investment and owner-occupied properties and has become the go-to broker for office and land in northeastern Indiana. Prior to her commercial real estate career, her experience was in marketing and business development in the finance industry.
Carolyn earned a BA from Ball State University in Marketing and Public Relations. She is a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), which is the highest designation to be awarded to an industrial or office commercial realtor and of which only a small percentage are women. Currently she serves as the IN SIOR Chapter Secretary and on a women’s mentoring/leadership committee for SIOR nationwide. She is the past President of the Indiana Commercial Board of REALTORS® (ICBR/CREA), former secretary of the Risk Management Association, and is still an active member of both organizations. She is also an active member of WOW net and former president of the group. In 2023, Carolyn was honored as Indiana’s Commercial Realtor of the Year, marking her as the first female commercial broker to attain this distinction. She was also named the 2023 Co-Star Leasing Power Broker for northeast Indiana and is currently celebrating her 20th year in real estate.
Carolyn is a Fort Wayne native who remains passionate about serving her community through various non-profit boards and committees, including such organizations as SCAN, Fort Wayne Women’s Bureau, Junior Achievement, East Wayne Street Center, Mental Health of America, American Heart Association, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and the local Alzheimer’s Association. She has been a YWCA Tribute to Women recipient as well as a Future 40 honoree.
Carolyn has an extended family of five children and one grandchild. They enjoy sports, traveling and lake activities as a family.
carolyn@bndcommercial.com
(260) 421-1916