For Immediate Release:
December 10, 2009
NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
ANNOUNCES GRI CLASS OF 2009
(Atlantic City, NJ) At a ceremony during the Triple Play REALTOR® Convention and Trade Expo in Atlantic City last night, the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) presented 16 brokers and 48 REALTORS® and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®s with the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation.
"Earning a professional designation is highly encouraged in the real estate field as it demonstrates a commitment to higher education, to improving service to clients and to learning more about this ever-changing industry," said 2009 NJAR® President Diane Dilzell, CRS, e-PRO. "This year's graduates have successfully committed themselves to completing this challenging program and deserve to be commended."
GRI is a nationally recognized designation attained by members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® after successfully completing a rigorous 90-hour program of course work covering various areas of real estate including: ethics, technology, business development, financing, fair housing and legal issues. Additionally, members may choose to complete the GRI Broker Course. The course is comprised of the supplemental courses that, along with the GRI designation, satisfy the education requirements for the New Jersey broker license.
NJAR® offers GRI courses throughout the year at various locations. Each graduate received a certificate of completion and a GRI pin at the ceremony.
The 2009 NJAR® GRI broker graduates are as follows:
Leslie J. Braytenbah, RE/MAX PowerCentral, Medford
Debbie Chang, Lois Schneider, REALTOR®, Summit
John J. Circello, Prudential New Jersey Properties, Basking Ridge
Carol A. Darby, ERA Justin Realty Co., Rutherford
Marie M. Fortunato, Blue Realty GMAC, Riverdale
Annemarie Franz, RE/MAX At Barnegat Bay, Forked River
Patricia Gray Hendricks, Wilsey Realty, LLC, Cape May
Scott M. Kessler, Century 21 Charles Smith Agency, Edison
Charity C. McBride, Chris Clemans Sotheby's International Realty, Cape May
Andrea Moffatt, Chris Clemans Sotheby's International Realty, Cape May
Evelyn Paladino, JR Higgins Realty, Carlstadt
Heijung Park-Colameco, By The Sea Realty - Lee Marcotte, Inc., Cape May
April Puesi, Coldwell Banker Excel Realty, Vineland
Ellen M. Shaw, Wilsey Realty, LLC, Cape May
Rose Marie Sinisi, RE/MAX Allied Realty, Mountainside
Teresita Torres-Velez, Realty Xpress Dennis Gaggini Agency, LLC, Millville
The 2009 NJAR® GRI graduates are as follows:
Maria Amaral, ERA Best Choice, Hamburg
Wendy Arcure, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Metuchen
Sonia Bafna-McDougal, Prudential New Jersey Properties, Metuchen
Elizabeth Burns, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Sparta
Thomas Burrell, Keller Williams Cornerstone Real Estate, Belle Mead
Alison Callow, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Sparta
Grace Chung, M3 Realty, Edison
Daniel Corrigan, RE/MAX Platinum Group, Sparta
Deborah Cox, Weichert, REALTORS®, Sparta
Rochelle Dempsey, Lois Schneider, REALTOR®, Summit
Darryl G. Edwards, Platinum Realty Services, Mount Freedom
Derek P. Eisenberg, Continental Real Estate Group, Hackensack
Alan Erickson, First Mountain Real Estate, Montclair
Jeffrey J. Fiedler, Fiedler Realty, LLC, Hackettstown
Nina Fradl, Realty Executives Exceptional, REALTORS®, Sparta
Anita Garro, Weichert, REALTORS®, Cherry Hill
Anthony Gioielli, Prudential Fox & Roach, REALTORS®, Turnersville
Suzanne M. Green, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Metuchen
Michael E. Gronau, Fiedler Realty, LLC, Hackettstown
Ana Maria Grove, Boraie Realty, LLC, New Brunswick
Alison Hennessy, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Metuchen
Elizabeth Jones, Diane Turton, REALTORS®, Manasquan
Lori Intoccia, RE/MAX Platinum Group, Sparta
Mark Iussig, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Sparta
Kenneth Kawash, M3 Realty, Edison
Atmaranja Kulshreshtha, Century 21/Alliance, Pemberton
Christine LaSala-Bahmer, GMAC Gloria Nilson, REALTORS®, Monroe Twp.
Barry Lasner, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Metuchen
Debra J. Leskow, Edgar & Son LLC, Moorestown
Nancy R. MacDermott, Weichert, REALTORS®, Moorestown
Daniel Martinez, J.J. Elek Realty, Woodbridge
John J. McDonald, Gloria Zastko, REALTORS®, North Brunswick
Naoji Moriuchi, Edgar & Son LLC, Moorestown
Teyvanai D. Nagappan, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Warren
William J. O'Rourke, Keller Williams Cornerstone Real Estate, Belle Mead
Heijung Park-Colameco, By The Sea Realty - Lee Marcotte, Inc., Cape May
Maria Polito, Exit Towne & Country Realty, Augusta
Kim Primus, RE/MAX Diamond, REALTORS®, Kendall Park
John Ribeiro, Exit Realty Premier, Linden
Joseph Sarkar, Terrie O'Connor, REALTORS®, Allendale
Axel H. Schroeder, Keller Williams Elite, REALTORS®, Metuchen
Jane B. Siegel, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Morristown
Sunil K. Singh, Keller Williams, Atlantic Shore, Northfield
Nancy Swanson, Century 21 Gross & Jansen, REALTORS®, Branchville
Douglas J. Swearengin, Century 21/Worden & Green, Hillsborough
Sherry J. Tamasco, RE/MAX Hometown, Metuchen
Chrystal Warrington, Weichert, REALTORS®, Moorestown
Katrina Wyatt,
Prudential
Fox & Roach, REALTORS®,
Haddonfield
Graduate lists as of December 10, 2009.
The New Jersey Association of REALTORS®, with approximately 50,000 REALTOR® and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® members, is one of the largest trade organizations in the state. NJAR®'s membership is comprised of real estate professionals who subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics and are members of the national and local REALTOR® organizations. As the leading advocate for the real estate industry and private property rights in New Jersey, NJAR® is committed to protecting the dream of homeownership. For more information, please visit www.njar.com.
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