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For Immediate Release:
May 24, 2006
NJAR® Vice President of Government Affairs Jarrod C. Grasso Earns RCE Designation
(Edison, NJ) Jarrod C. Grasso, vice
president of government affairs for the New
Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®), has
earned the REALTOR® association Certified
Executive (RCE) designation from the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. The
designation is a recognition of industry
experience and association management.
Grasso is one of over 250 REALTOR®
association executives across the country
who have achieved the designation. Local and
state association executives who hold the
RCE designation represent more than 600,000
REALTORS® in 44 states.
"Earning the RCE designation demonstrates
my commitment to the New Jersey Association
of REALTORS®," said Grasso. "I look forward
to utilizing the association management
skills I have sharpened through the RCE
designation program in serving the 55,000
members of the association."
In order to earn the designation,
candidates are required to document their
professional development, achievements, and
association management and academic
experiences. Eligible candidates then must
successfully complete an exam based upon a
comprehensive understanding of association
operations and management practices,
including association law, governance, and
issues related to member services. To retain
the designation, RCEs must be recertified
every four years.
Grasso has been with the New Jersey
Association of REALTORS® for seven years. As
vice president of government affairs, he
represents New Jersey's REALTORS® in the
state legislative and regulatory arenas. In
addition to the RCE designation, Grasso
earned a certificate in nonprofit management
from Duke University through the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® in 2004.
The New Jersey Association of REALTORS®
is a non-profit organization serving the
professional needs of approximately 55,000
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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