Business group
honors Sherrer
Linda Sherrer, founder, president and CEO of Prudential Network Realty was named to the Florida Council of Economic Education’s First Coast Business Hall of Fame last month.
She joined three other Northeast Florida business leaders: attorney M. Lynn Pappas, The Florida Times-Union Publisher Carl Cannon; and Fidelity National Financial CEO William Foley II were also honored for business and civic achievements.
“Education is the foundation of one’s life and career — in today’s world, it’s not just about getting an education, it’s keeping,” said Sherrer. “I am honored and humbled to receive this recognition, but Prudential Network Realty is really the one being honored, and I’m grateful for that.
Inductees to the FCEE First Coast Business Hall of Fame, which honors business leaders in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties, were nominated by their peers in the local business community. The selection criteria included community contributions and reputation for solid business ethics and high moral principles.
Sherrer was nominated by Christopher Oakley, vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Oakley cited Prudential Network Realty’s growth under Sherrer’s leadership and her longstanding role within the company’s national network. Sherrer is one of the original 10 members of the National Advisory Council of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates Inc. which presides over the company’s 64,000-member network. In 1988, she became the founding broker and owner of this area’s Prudential operation, which now has seven branch offices and 325 real estate brokers and agents who produce more than $1 billion in annual sales.
Sherrer’s civic contributions include chairman of the board of directors of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. She serves on the boards of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Association of Realtors and the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors.
Also, she serves on the boards of the I. M. Sulzbacher Center, the Jacksonville Women’s Network and Epping Forest Yacht Club, where she formerly served as Commodore.
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