Lynda Terreson
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About Lynda
As a member of the Stirling Properties Daphne office, Lynda focuses on both Landlord and Tenant representation, working with national, regional, and local retail and office clients.
She manages the sale and leasing transactions of freestanding and in-line assets, as well as building client relationships and fostering business growth for the Gulf South region.
Prior to joining Stirling, Lynda worked at JLL facilitating Tenant Representation and managed the Agency/Landlord portfolio of 50+ properties in the Gulf South states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Prior to being licensed in Commercial Real Estate, Lynda spent her career working in Corporate Restaurant Marketing with emerging award-winning brands in the Fast Casual space, as well as some of the largest QSR brands in the industry.
Lynda graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Public Relations.
She is licensed in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and also a member of ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers).Outside of work, Lynda enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling and enjoys boating the waterways of the Gulf Coast.
Adrian Toranto
About Adrian
Adrian Toranto serves as an Investment Advisor with Stirling’s Hospitality team, working out of the New Orleans office. While serving as an Investment Advisor, Adrian is extensively involved in all general brokerage activities, including underwriting, market analysis, and transaction management.
Prior to joining Stirling, Adrian practiced law at firms in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, focusing primarily on small business representation, real estate transactions and personal injury cases. Adrian’s favorite aspect of practicing law was the opportunity to build relationships with his clients. He is excited to bring his extensive network to the real estate industry while continuing to build new relationships.
After growing up in Baton Rouge, Adrian graduated from University of Louisiana-Lafayette’s B.I. Moody III College of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 2018. He then graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the Southern University Law Center in 2021. In his free time, Adrian enjoys coaching, staying active outdoors and spending time with his friends and family.
Melissa S. Warren
About Melissa
Melissa S. Warren, CCIM is a Senior Commercial Real Estate Advisor and the New Orleans metropolitan market leader for Stirling. She has provided clients with commercial real estate advisory services since 2001. As a Senior Advisor with Stirling in New Orleans, LA, Ms. Warren focuses on industrial, office, and retail sales, leasing, and tenant and landlord representation.
On behalf of clients, Melissa conducted investment, market, financial analysis and negotiated purchase and lease contracts. She coordinates transaction due diligence, site selection services, and user decision analysis, and assists clients with planning and zoning matters. Additionally, Melissa has represented medical clients with medical retail and office site selection services. Before joining Stirling, she was the leasing agent for East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, LA. She has represented financial institutions in the disposition of distressed commercial assets and excess branch disposition. Over the years, she served numerous industrial and bioscience clients providing them with the services of site selection, market analysis, shipyard disposition, industrial park and river terminal land acquisition, ground-up development, and asset disposition.
Ms. Warren’s organizational service includes founding Board Member and Treasurer of the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s Gulf Coast Chapter; past Board Member and President of the NOMAR-CID (New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors – Commercial Investment Division); and past Board Member of LACDB (the Louisiana Commercial Database). Commercial Real Estate professional affiliations include CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member), ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers), NOMAR-CID, NAIOP (the Commercial Real Estate Development Association), New Orleans CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women); WISTA (Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association); and NAIOP (National Real Estate Development Association).
Melissa serves on the Board of the Louisiana SPCA, and volunteers with New Orleans City Park, and Habitat for Humanity.
Before joining Stirling, Ms. Warren was a senior real estate advisor for Grubb & Ellis/ Sawyer Commercial in Gulfport, MS. In 2006, she was designated a (CCIM) upon successfully passing the comprehensive final exam and passing the CCIM Institute’s panel judgment for the portfolio of qualifying industry experience.
After Hurricane Katrina, the mayor of Gulfport, MS selected Ms. Warren to co-chair the committee to rebuild Gulfport Harbor’s Jones Park where she helped spearhead fundraising, architectural charettes, and development designs for the rebuilding of the park.
Ms. Warren graduated from Mississippi State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She holds Louisiana and Mississippi real estate licenses.
