Marla Forbes

Marla Forbes is an accomplished Real Estate Broker at @properties, specializing in assisting individuals and small businesses with property transactions in the Chicagoland area since February 2015. Forbes holds a significant role as a Board Member of the Executive Advisory Committee at Wintrust Mortgage and as a Member of the Board of Directors for Lake Forest Bank & Trust, where contributions focus on business development and community outreach. Previous experience includes serving as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for the Illinois Department of Commerce, where strategic marketing initiatives were implemented to enhance the state's business climate. Forbes has also held advisory positions in commercial real estate, led the Business and Economic Development Commission in Highland Park, and garnered a strong marketing background through various leadership roles across multiple industries. Educated at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Forbes possesses an MBA in Marketing and Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology.