Audra Willingham serves as Vice President of Strategy, Operations and Brand for Cushman & Wakefield / EGS. Since joining the firm in 2012, she has played a key role in shaping the company’s brand, reputation, and market presence, leading initiatives that strengthen the firm’s position throughout Birmingham and across Alabama.
In this role, Audra partners with the firm’s ownership to advance strategic priorities, foster collaboration across departments, and enhance organizational effectiveness. She also oversees the company’s marketing, communications, public relations, and market research initiatives while leading a team dedicated to delivering best-in-class marketing support for the firm’s brokerage and property management departments. As the firm’s primary point of contact with Cushman & Wakefield, she helps ensure the successful integration of national resources, research, and branding with EGS’s local expertise.
Audra earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Alabama and brings more than 25 years of experience in strategic communications, brand management, and organizational leadership. She is a graduate of Leadership UAB and the Chief Marketing Officer Institute’s Certificate of Marketing Leadership program. In 2011, she was recognized as a finalist for the inaugural Alabama Chief Marketing Officer of the Year Award and was named one of the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40.
