Cathy Jones, CPA, SIOR, CCIM

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Background & Experience

Cathy Jones has extensive experience in finance and commercial real estate, with an emphasis in investment sales, financial oversight of real estate and investment holdings, property management, leasing, real estate market analysis, contract negotiations, financing, corporate cash management, and business development.

In 2003, Ms. Jones moved into the field of commercial real estate brokerage with a focus on investment sales. Within 2 years, Ms. Jones and her Investment Services Group achieved top performing year-end awards. Since that time, Ms. Jones and her team have closed in excess of $1.7 Billion in commercial sales transactions. Ms. Jones formed her own commercial real estate firm, Sun Commercial Real Estate, Inc., in 2006. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and has satellite offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Newport Beach, California. Sun Commercial is the number one woman owned brokerage in the greater Las Vegas marketplace. In 2009, Ms. Jones expanded the Property Management capabilities of her companies through the formation of Sun Property Management, LLC. The property management company currently manages close to 5 million square feet of commercial real estate.

Prior to stepping into commercial real estate, Ms. Jones started her career at Deloitte and earned her public accounting certification in 1984. Ms. Jones joined the Nevada Title Company family of companies in 1984 as Chief Financial Officer. During her tenure as CFO, Nevada Title Company achieved and maintained its position as having the number one market share. Ms. Jones led the effort to establish Westcor Land Title Insurance Company in 1993. During her term as President of Westcor, the Company became licensed in 22 states and operated in six, and since that time Westcor has grown to be one of the top title insurance companies in the country.

Professional Affiliations & Designations

Ms. Jones has served as a Community Board Director for Wells Fargo Bank of Nevada since 1997. She was elected to the Board of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA) in 2017. She has served as President and Treasurer of the Southern Nevada Chapter of CCIM and achieved her designation as a CCIM, Certified Commercial Investment Manager, in 2005. Ms. Jones achieved her SIOR Designation in 2016. She has served on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Southern Nevada for the past 30+ years, with positions including Treasurer, Chairman of the Board and Trustee. She serves on the Board of Directors for Commercial Alliance Las Vegas (CALV) and is currently the President Elect for 2019. Ms. Jones is a 1994 graduate of Leadership Las Vegas and has served on the Advisory Board of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.

Education

Cathy Jones has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

Interests

Ms. Jones enjoys equestrian jumping, riding ATVs and snowmobiles. She is an avid Ohio State Buckeye and Detroit Lions fan.