NAI Hiffman announced that tenant rep specialist Aubrey Van Reken-Englund was promoted to executive vice president and named a shareholder of the firm. This honor is received through consistently being a top performer for many years and contributing to the greater good of the firm while embodying its core values of accountability, collaboration, integrity and innovation. Van Reken-Englund is NAI Hiffman’s first female shareholder.
Van Reken-Englund, who joined NAI Hiffman in 2008 as an associate broker, is well known for assisting a wide range of public, private and nonprofit companies in identifying and acquiring the ideal office space for their unique and individual needs and requirements, utilizing creative solutions through market knowledge and innovative strategies tailored to each assignment. She has in-depth knowledge of the various Chicago office markets, in particular the East-West Corridor, Northwest Suburban and I-55 submarkets, as well as various markets outside Illinois.
“As a shareholder, Aubrey will have a voice in the continued evolution and success of the firm,” said Michael Flynn, co-founding principal and chief operating officer of NAI Hiffman. “She’s a respected performer with considerable knowledge, tenacity and persistence who has developed her own diverse business base and clientele. She has also played an active role in mentoring junior brokers while growing the firm’s tenant representation practice.”
“I’m excited to join a distinguished group of leaders and shareholders at NAI Hiffman and am eager to continue building this extraordinary firm of real estate service professionals,” said Van Reken-Englund. “NAI Hiffman is dedicated to the mentoring and growth of all its employees and I’m a beneficiary of that leadership. I’m proud to have earned this position in the firm and look forward to helping other women in this industry be recognized for their achievements.”
Van Reken-Englund works with numerous commercial clients and her nonprofit clients include Our Children’s Homestead, School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education (SCARCE), Special Olympics of Illinois, The School Association for Special Education, DuPage Senior Citizens Council and Northeastern Illinois Agency on Aging.
A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Van Reken-Englund is a board member of DuPage Senior Citizens Council and an advocate and supporter of Special Olympics Illinois.
