Debbie Wilkinson

Debbie Wilkinson, Client Services Specialist, joined Colliers International in August as part of the GNV Commercial Advisory Team.  She returned to Gainesville from Nashville, TN in 2014 to be closer to family and has worked for an independent real estate firm as Relocation Director and as Team Lead of Customer Service and Quality for the past five years. 

Prior to moving to Gainesville, Wilkinson worked for Mars Petcare, a division of Mars, Inc., as Corporate Affairs Senior Project Specialist. In this role, she built corporate reputation through management of corporate and brand sponsorships and events in the areas of sports and entertainment, community, Mars family properties, Pedigree Foundation®, and pet-related events. She was instrumental in the promotion of associate engagement leading over 900 volunteers who participated in these activities each year.

Wilkinson has also worked in the telecommunications industry for AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Avaya, Inc. where she managed provisioning teams for a seven-state territory, union/management negotiations, national strike preparations, customer loyalty programs and global customer satisfaction programs.

Wilkinson graduated with an M.B.A. from Florida State University and a B.S. from the University of Florida.