Diane Salane receives the 2015 Colliers International Community Service Award
March 1, 2016
Diane Salane was awarded the 2015 Colliers International Community Service Award. This award was established in 2011 to recognize Colliers’ staff for extraordinary commitment and involvement in community, industry and civic activities in the markets Colliers serves across South Carolina.
Salane has dedicated two years of her time to Ready, Willing and Able at Transitions Homeless Shelter. The shelter hosts a twelve week program that prepares women who are homeless to transition from the street to a self-sufficient life through teaching interview skills, basic work skills, budgeting skills and more.
In addition, Salane has served as a volunteer for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Columbia Blues Festival, United Way of the Midlands, and Lee National Denim Day. In 2011, she served on the Festival of Trees Committee and served as chair of the committee in 2012. She’s also has conducted workshops for SCISA, South Carolina Department of Social Services, and South Carolina Department of Mental Health. She currently serves on the Board of South Carolina Youth Advocate Program, (SCYAP) an organization that places children in therapeutic foster care.
As part of the Community Services Award, Colliers International South Carolina donates $500 to the charity of the winner’s choice. Salane has chosen to donate $200 to Transitions Homeless Shelter, $200 to SCYAP and $100 to Casting for Recovery – Wyoming.
About Colliers International
Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGI; TSX: CIG) is a global leader in commercial real estate services with more than 16,300 professionals operating from 502 offices in 67 countries. With an enterprising culture and significant insider ownership, Colliers professionals provide a full range of services to real estate occupiers, owners and investors worldwide. Services include brokerage, global corporate solutions, investment sales and capital markets, project management and workplace solutions, property and asset management, consulting, valuation and appraisal services, and customized research and thought leadership. Colliers International has been ranked among the top 100 outsourcing firms by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals’ Global Outsourcing for 10 consecutive years, more than any other real estate services firm.
Colliers International | South Carolina has over 160 staff members, including 60 real estate professionals. Total brokerage volume for the firm in 2014 was approximately $464 million involving over 900 sales and leasing transactions. Colliers International is the largest manager of commercial property in South Carolina and is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), with a portfolio of approximately 12 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties. Colliers International’s staff holds 53 professional designations, the most of any firm in South Carolina.
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