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Sheryl Chinowth, CEO and Co-Founder
Residential Division

In 2004, Sheryl Chinowth cofounded Chinowth & Cohen Realtors, opening the brokerage with only one office and 25 Sales Associates. As CEO, Sheryl has grown the company to over 600 associates and 11 offices in Tulsa and Northeast Oklahoma, making it the largest independent Real Estate Company in Oklahoma, and recipient of:

Oklahoma Magazine’s “Best of the Best” Real Estate Company – 15 consecutive years
Tulsa World’s “Best in the World” Real Estate Company – 8 consecutive years
The only Real Estate company to win Tulsa Business Journal’s “Besties Award”
Real Trends’ #1 Real Estate Company (based on organic growth among all independent privately-owned firms)

Sheryl is an executive committee member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate International, board member of the Charitable Foundation for the Home Builders Association, Leadership Council of Real Trends member, and Realty Alliance member. Honored as one of Tulsa World’s “Top 5 Women CEO’s”, and as the Tulsa World Magazine’s “Women to Watch” in 2019, Sheryl is also the recipient of:

Luxury Real Estate’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Tulsa Business Journal’s “Influential Woman in Business” Award
Tulsa Business Journal’s “Women of Distinction” Award
National Business Women’s Association “Woman of Achievement Award
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce “Women of Business Champion” Award
HBA’s “Presidential Club” member
League of Women Voters’ “Madame President Award”
RISMedia and Real Trends’ “Power Broker” recognition

Sheryl’s altruistic concern for human welfare, and generosity to socially responsible purpose was recognized by Who’s Who of Luxury Real Estate with the prestigious “Extraordinary Philanthropists” Award. She is passionate about giving back to her community, demonstrated by her involvement with local hospitals, police departments, public schools, food banks, and organizations including:

The Junior League
American Cancer Society
Habitat for humanity
Big Brother/Big Sister
Cancer Society’s Relay for Life
Light the Night for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
American Red Cross
Susan G. Komen Foundation

Lee Cohen, CFO and Co Founder
Lee Cohen, CFO and Co-Founder
Commercial Division

Lee Cohen is currently CFO and co-owner of Chinowth & Cohen Realtors. A veteran in the real estate industry with over three decades of experience, Lee has a proven record for successfully marketing residential and commercial properties.

In the 1990’s Lee owned a commercial brokerage in Miami Florida. It was during this time, he created a REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) which went public in 1996. In 1999, upon his arrival to Tulsa, Lee worked at various residential and commercial brokerages, eventually, partnering with Sheryl Chinowth to form Chinowth & Cohen Realtors as well as C&C Commercial Realtors. In 2005, Lee received his Oklahoma Brokerage license.

Since inception, Chinowth & Cohen Realtors has received numerous awards, including Best of the Best by the state-wide publication Oklahoma Magazine, for the years 2007 through 2010; and Best of Local Business by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA), for the years of 2008 through 2010.

Currently, Lee is active in the Greater Tulsa Area of Realtors (GTAR) RCA Committee, Legislative Committee and RPAC Committee. He is also a member of the Oklahoma Association Realtors Finance committee. Nationally, Lee is a member of the Real Trends Leadership Council, a real estate consulting and communications company considered to be a leading source of analysis and information on the residential brokerage industry.

Lee is a Licensed Realtor in Oklahoma and Florida.