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December 7, 2005

NJAR® Honors 96 GRI Graduates for 2005

(Atlantic City, NJ) The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) honored 96 REALTORS® and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE®s who received the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation today at the Triple Play Convention and Trade Expo.

"The GRI designation courses give both new and experienced agents practical information on everything from the basics of presenting an offer to the complexities of property management and taxation," said NJAR® President Mary Davis. "I congratulate each of the graduates for continuing their education and showing a true commitment to the industry."

REALTORS® earn the nationally recognized GRI designation after successfully completing a rigorous program of course work covering various areas of real estate. The GRI course consists of 90 hours of classroom instruction on ethics, technology, business development, financing, fair housing, legal issues and more. NJAR® offers GRI courses throughout the year at various locations in New Jersey.

The 2005 GRI graduates (as of December 1, 2005) are:

Lisa Aiken, Weichert, REALTORS®, Watchung
Sharareh Amarante, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Westfield
Michelle Anderson, Crossroads Realty Inc., Jackson
Ecio Arruda, Exit Realty Lucky Associates, Newark-Ironbound
Doris Baril, Diane Turton, REALTORS®, Spring Lake
Julie Boldridge, Bayshore Agency, Tuckerton
Maria Boza, RE/MAX Metropolitan Home Professionals, Rutherford
Gregory Broome, RE/MAX At Barnegat Bay, Forked River
Richard Burke, Weichert, REALTORS®, Princeton
James Chung, Coldwell Banker, Pompton Plains
Barbara Clark, Dodd & Company, REALTORS®, Gibbsboro
Filipe Couto, RE/MAX Professionals, Linden
Nader Dadgostar, Peterson Real Estate, Secaucus
Jennifer Darby, ERA Justin Realty Co., Rutherford
John Dasilva, Neno-Rosa Agency, Kearny
Genevieve Di Modica, Stevens Real Estate, Inc., Brant Beach
Lynn Dicton, Weichert, REALTORS®, Warren
Allan Diva, R.R.M Realty Inc., Emerson
Shawn Dunn, RE/MAX The Real Estate LEADERS, Red Bank
Kenneth Edgeworth, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Princeton Junction
Matthew Erny, Burgdorff ERA, Hope
Yolanda Escobar, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Union
Cheryl Etheridge-Farmer, Weichert, REALTORS®, Watchung
Melanie Fajardo, RE/MAX Villa REALTORS®, Jersey City
Marianne Flannery, Century 21 Schilare Realty, Rutherford
Patrick Fox, American Realty Svs Group, Kenilworth
Marcia Franco, Exit Realty Lucky Associates, Newark-Ironbound
Lengxi Gao, RE/MAX Central, Manalapan
Diana Garrett, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Princeton
Joyce Gatling, Burgdorff ERA, Warren
Allen Gerber, Weichert, REALTORS®, Branchburg
Michelle Gilmore, Weichert, REALTORS®, Watchung
Barry Goldman, Century 21 Picciuto Realty, Union
Eileen Hall, Bonnie O'Malley, REALTORS®, Spring Lake
Carol Hanson, Century 21 Schilare Realty, Rutherford
Joe Hayoun, Stephen N. Frankel Real Estate, Ventnor
Linda Hoeh, Bayshore Agency, Tuckerton
Evaristus Ikpe, Blue Realty, Pinebrook
Dennis Jackson, Weichert, REALTORS®, Watchung
Laura Jecker, Century 21 Gross & Jansen REALTORS®, Vernon
Allen Jenkins, RE/MAX Homeland REALTORS®, Freehold
Carlos Jesus, Exit Golden Realty, North Arlington
Adrian Jordan-Ford, REMAX/Preferred, Voorhees
John Jurgens, Van Dyk Group, Inc., Beach Haven Terrace
Gina Kassak, Edgar & Son LLC, Moorestown
Charles Kennedy, Diane Turton, REALTORS®, Manasquan
Elizabeth Keyloun, Burgdorff ERA, Short Hills
Stephen Krug, Birchler, REALTORS®, Lavallette
Victoria Kupec, Weichert, REALTORS®, Summit
Rosalie LaFramboise, Richard A. Weidel Corp. REALTORS®, Ewing
Magdalena Lam, Jackson Realty Group, Jackson
Soraida Lara, Exit Realty Lucky Associates, Newark
Suzan Lauritano, Century 21/Worden & Green, Hillsborough
Michael Meixsell, Henry S. Schwier, Inc., Sea Girt
Yolanda Mendez, RE/MAX Properties Unlimited, Cranford
Terry Mertens, ERA Justin Realty Co., Rutherford
Shannon Morton, RE/MAX Affiliates, Sewell
Antoinette Murphy, RE/MAX Atlantic, Absecon
Mariana Muzzillo, Century 21 Semiao & Associates, Secaucus
Louis Nigro, Keller Williams-Jersey Shore, Toms River
Wiclyson Nunes, Exit Realty Lucky Associates, Newark-Ironbound
Patricia O'Connell, Burgdorff ERA, Princeton
Israel Ocasio, Century 21 Gemini Realty, Upper Montclair
Dora Omana, RE/MAX Property Center, Ridgewood
Mittal Patel, Payless Realty, North Brunswick
Blanche Paul, Prudential New Jersey Properties, Princeton
Brenda Probasco, RE/MAX Premiere Properties, Pennington
Anne Marie Roach, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Princeton Junction
Margaret Romeo, RE/MAX Journey, Parlin
Donna Rongo, Bayshore Agency, Tuckerton
Josephine Rost, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Princeton Junction
Nicole Sabarese, RE/MAX At Barnegat Bay, Forked River
Joan Samuels, Coldwell Banker Moss Mill Realty, Galloway
Robert Schmitt, Century 21/ B & R Realty, Cream Ridge
Shanni Schuman, Prudential Zinn Associates, Montclair
Yuliya Shinkorenko, Chen Agency, Fort Lee
Barbara Smith, Weichert, REALTORS®, Moorestown
Virginia Snook, Peyton Associates, Pennington
John Steeper, Ridge Realty, Toms River
Susan Steinberg, Coldwell Banker, Ramsey
Lori Ann Stohn, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Princeton Junction
Patricia Sullivan, Century 21 Abrams, Hutchinson & Associates, Plainsboro
Christopher Tausch, Marron & Gildea REALTORS®, Ridgewood
Karen Van Diver, Richard A. Weidel Corp REALTORS®, Lawrenceville
Kenneth Verbeyst, Prudential New Jersey Properties, Princeton
Elisabete Villarino, RE/MAX 2000, Elizabeth
George Walsh, Weichert, REALTORS®, Livingston
Nancy Willever, Peyton Associates, Pennington
Tammy William-Blackwell, Weichert, REALTORS®, Upper Montclair
Brian Wittlin, Keller Williams Princeton R E, Princeton
Jane Wittmann, Burgdorff ERA, Summit
Jenny Yao, Paramount Properties Unlimited, Marlboro
Cornell Zet, City View Realty, Guttenberg
Robert Zorechak, Coldwell Banker, Chester

*Contingent upon successful completion of course and/or exam

The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® is a non-profit organization serving the professional needs of approximately 52,000 REALTOR® and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® members in the state. REALTOR® is a registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate professionals who subscribe to the REALTOR® organization's strict Code of Ethics and are members of the National, State and Local REALTOR® organizations.

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