Orlando, Florida – April 23, 2009 –

Daniel Byrnes, CCIM, MSRE, was recently recognized by the University of Florida’s Alumni Association as a 2009 Outstanding Young Alumnus.  The University of Florida Alumni Association established this award to recognize Gators who have distinguished themselves in business, community or service, and are age 40 and younger.  UF’s Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies nominated Dan to represent the Warrington College of Business Administration for his efforts in leading and expanding the UF Friends & Alumni of Real Estate network (UF-FARE).  Dan is a mortgage banker with Thomas D. Wood & Co. in Orlando, FL and specializes in financing commercial real estate.  He is a 2004 graduate of UF’s Master of Science in Real Estate program and currently serves as the Chairman of this 1300 member organization; overseeing the growth of its 10 regions nationally.  Go Gators!

Thomas D. Wood and Company is an independently owned, leading commercial mortgage banking firm in the southeast.  Thomas D. Wood and Company has correspondent relationships with fourteen major life insurance  companies, and is also a member of the Strategic Alliance Mortgage (SAM), a unique company consisting of 20 members who are all individually owned, commercial real estate investment banking/mortgage banking firms located throughout the United States.  Thomas D. Wood and Company’s servicing portfolio is now approaching one billion dollars.  This servicing portfolio consists of long-term mortgages on a variety of  commercial properties located throughout the state of Florida.  These properties include: Retail, Industrial, Office, Senior Housing  Communities, Self-storage, Apartments, Warehouses, Hotels and Mobile Home Parks.  Thomas D. Wood and Company’s corporate office is located at 95 Merrick Way, Suite 360, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, with branch  offices located at 1215 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 100,  Winter Park, Florida 32789, 7349 Professional Parkway East, Sarasota, Florida 34240, and 1000 Corporate Dr., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33334.   The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.    

Daniel Byrnes          (407) 937-0470       dbyrnes@tdwood.com

Jessica Gurtowski    (407) 937-0470       jgurtowski@tdwood.com

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