Suzanne O’Connell is a licensed Indiana Real Estate Broker with a passion for client success, customer service, management, operations and organization.
Suzanne has 25+ years of proven exceptional customer service in professional property management. In addition to her broker license, she has earned the CAPS® designation from NAA.
Most recent, Suzanne was Vice President, Real Estate of Cedarview Management (Tenth & College) in Bloomington for 14 years and oversaw maintenance, capital improvements and leasing of Cedarview’s 40+ locations and ~1,000 rental units. She honed her operational and organizational skills by participating in site selection, negotiations, acquisition and development / construction processes, and working closely with contractors to ensure quality and cost-effective solutions.
Her career in real estate included home sales for Wininger Stolberg Homes, where she helped coordinate the set-up and transition of the HOAs as communities were completed. Suzanne has been a Principal Broker for a Bloomington-based third-party property and HOA management firm, Commercial / Industrial Manager of 20+ locations in Michigan and Wisconsin creating budgets, conducting onsite inspections, coordinating maintenance and negotiating vendor contracts.
Community service is a focus for Suzanne. She was an instructor for the City of Bloomington’s “Renting 101” and taught the “Landlord Info” course for South Central Indiana Housing Opportunities. She is a participant at Habitat for Humanity Women Build and member of the SHE Society, and also volunteers at the Pantry 279 Thanksgiving food distribution and as a Pantry 279 Christmas Elf. Suzanne proudly served on the Board of Directors for the Monroe County Apartment Association and was President of the Board for two years.