Cherron Rountree

Cherron Rountree is a New Jersey native business executive with 20 years of diverse leadership experience. As the current President and Partner of Direct Development Design Communications, Cherron specializes in strategic planning, project development, and public relations for both public and private organizations.

Cherron Rountree has an extensive history in public service and administration for New Jersey County and municipal entities, expertise in developing strategic partnerships and financial management, and has served as Administrator for both urban and suburban municipalities.

She has developed constituent relations, secured millions in grant funding, improved service to residents, negotiated partnerships, reduced taxes, and led redevelopment efforts that attracted new residents and businesses.

Cherron Rountree is a past recipient of the Gateway Chamber of Commerce’s Business Administrator of the Year Award, a part-time lecturer with Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and a licensed real estate agent with White Realty in Union.

She holds a Master of Public Administration degree from NYU, a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, and is a Certified Redevelopment Agency Executive Director.