Cherya P. Jenkins

Cherya P. Jenkins has worked in a variety of roles in the business development and marketing field for over two decades. Cherya P. began their career in 1999 as a Manager of Client Marketing at Heller Financial. In 2002, they moved to Baxter Credit Union as a Manager of Product Marketing. In 2005, they joined Newcastle Limited as a Marketing Director. From 2007 to 2011, they worked at Holland & Knight as a Practice Business Development Manager for the Real Estate section. From 2011 to 2017, they were a Marketing and Business Development Manager at Baker McKenzie. Cherya P. then moved to Quarles & Brady LLP as a Client Relations Director from 2017 to 2019. In 2019, they joined Akerman LLP as a Senior Client Development Manager. Currently, they are a Director of Business Development and Marketing at Miller Canfield, where they lead strategic business development, client relations, marketing operations and communications efforts across the firm's global footprint.

Cherya P. Jenkins holds a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an M.S. cum laude in Integrated Marketing Communications from Roosevelt University, and a high school diploma from Lane Technical College Prep High School, where they studied Engineering Graphics/Architecture. In addition, they hold a Licensed Illinois Real Estate Managing Broker certification from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, obtained in January 2006.