New SIOR candidates accepted into New England Chapter

The New England SIOR Chapter has accepted three new candidates for the SIOR designation during the fall. The new candidates include: Mike Zieja, John Dolan and Bill Lynch all of Meredith & Grew. Zieja joined Colliers Meredith & Grew in 2007 as an associate in the suburban brokerage group. His leasing activities are focused in the Rte. 3/ Rte. 128 market. Prior to Colliers Meredith & Grew, Zieja was an associate on the suburban team at GVA Thompson Doyle Hennessey & Stevens where he represented the following tenants: Automatic Data Processing, All Seasons Services, BOC Edwards, KS Partners, Boston Properties, Eastern Bank, Gentle Communications and Handy Cane, Inc. In addition, he was also responsible for 197,000 s/f of landlord representations. Zieja is a graduate of Saint Anselm College with a Bachelor of Arts, Business. He is also a member of the Commercial Brokers Association (CBA) and National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP). William Lynch joined Colliers Meredith & Grew's suburban brokerage group as an associate in 2006 and has since been promoted to assistant vice president. He focuses his leasing and investment sale activities in the Greater Boston area. He has represented landlords and tenants such as Boston Archdiocese, Home for Little Wanders, Alexandria Real Estate, Wal-Mart, Eastport Real Estate, New Boston Fund and many other national companies He was nominated by the Commercial Brokers Association as the 2006 and 2007 Rookie of the Year. Lynch holds a BS in Business Administration from Babson College and an MBA from Northeastern University. He is member of the Ireland Chamber of Commerce of America, Friendship Home Capital Committee, Youth Basketball Coach in South Boston, on the executive committee of Babson College Real Estate Career Affinity Group and volunteers for Make-A-Wish Foundation. John Dolan joined Meredith & Grew in 2007 as associate in the suburban brokerage group. His leasing activities are focused in the Rte. 128/Mass Pike market. His clients have included Papa Gino's, Ameriprise Financial, Normandy Real Estate, Maric, JF White Properties, KS Partners and Bankers Life & Casualty both serving either as a landlord rep or tenant rep. Prior to Colliers Meredith & Grew, Dolan was a new business development manager at Cramer, a digital marketing agency, in Norwood,. He focused his activity in the pharmaceutical industry, cultivating relationships with Merck and Schering-Plough. He also worked with Little League International in securing a major project for Cramer's Special Programming division. Dolan has also worked in media relations for Providence College and Seton Hall University and has served as public address announcer for the Boston Bruins, Providence College and Harvard University and at venues including Madison Square Garden and Gillette Stadium. Dolan is a graduate of Providence College and is a member of NAIOP and the Commercial Brokers Association. Congratulations to all three for committing to the SIOR designation.