MT. LAUREL, NJ — NAI Mertz, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm serving southern New Jersey and greater Philadelphia, announced that sales associate, Julie Kronfeld, has earned SIOR designation from the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, the leading professional commercial and industrial real estate association. The prestigious SIOR designation is a professional symbol of the highest level of knowledge, production and ethics in the real estate industry. Kronfeld joins the ranks of only three other female commercial real estate professionals that hold the SIOR designation in the state of New Jersey. “We congratulate Julie on receiving the SIOR designation,” said Barry Mertz, SIOR, CEO of NAI Mertz. “This accolade recognizes experts in our industry that are committed to achieving professional excellence through a high degree of education, training and success. Julie always demonstrates professionalism with her clients and colleagues, and we look forward to her continued success as a part of the NAI Mertz team,” he added. NAI Mertz has eight professionals on its team that hold the SIOR designation—the most of any commercial real estate firm in the region. In addition, NAI Mertz vice presidents, Rebecca Ting and Roy Kardon serve on the SIOR NJ Chapter’s 2016 board of officers as president and secretary, respectively. Kronfeld is a licensed real estate sales associate in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida. She specializes in commercial office sales and leasing with an emphasis on representation in southern New Jersey. She also has extensive experience with land sales and development, distressed asset stabilization, dispositions and subleasing. She has completed deals for some of the northeast’s preeminent real estate ownership groups including Mack-Cali, Keystone Property Group, Equus Capital Partners, Woodmont Properties, and Kaiserman Company. With 3,000 members in more than 630 cities in 34 countries, SIOR represents today’s most knowledgeable, experienced, and successful commercial real estate brokerage specialists. Real estate professionals who have earned the SIOR designation are recognized as the most capable and experienced brokerage practitioners in any market.