"Scott
Brenner worked for the same developer I did, and so I followed him when he decided
to go into his own business. I was his broker and worked at a card table in someone else's
conference room;' she said.
"Since I worked for
an industrial developer, it makes sense to work for in industrial sales and
leasing. I do a lot of flex building sales and leasing and now do some condo
sales." And she likes it. Her dollar volume of transactions in 2005 was $12
million.
CCIM designated, Albertshas
earned awards as a CoStar Power
Broker for 2003, 2004 and 2005, and as the Building Owners and Mangers Association
Professional of theYear in 1993. "As you get older, hopefully, you get taken
advantage ofless and less;' she chuckled. "Because of our years of experience,
we get used and abused because people want to learn from our knowledge."
Alberts has been working
with Brenner for 20 years and has been associated with the industry for 35.
She is involved in the Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach chapter of CREW and in
the Commercial Industrial Real Estate Brokers Association.
Finding time for volunteer
work is a necessity for Alberts. She's on the board of directors for the American
Cancer Society and is the president of the Maplewood Homeowners Association. And
although she's been very busy, she sees a happy medium in her future, she says.
"I want to try to
balance life a little bit more with family and husband and grandchildren;' said
Alberts. "I am trying to enjoy life more. I am trying to take off on Fridays.
I work from home on Fridays since I can access my e-mails from there.
"Brokering is a good
living. It's exciting, and you are out meeting people and owners and managers
from businesses;' she said."It's different from residential. Residential
is dealing with peoples' personalities. I give residential Realtors a lot of
credit. We deal a lot with these people with the residential condominiums."
Gloria Balogh
of Stiles Corp., CREW’s Secretary for 2006, recently passed the CFP ®
Certification Examination given by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards,
Inc. This certification identifies her as a Certified Financial Planner, practitioner.
Bank of America
announces 2005 Spirit Award of Excellence recipient
LaJuan Messer,
who serves on the CREW Programs Committee and is Market Manager and Team Leader
for Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties for the Real Estate
Banking Group, has been recognized as a Bank of America Spirit Award of Excellence
winner for outstanding performance in 2005.
The award is based on exceptional
results for 2005 against annual performance plan. The Award of Excellence is Bank
of America's highest honor and is reserved for top associates who deliver the
greatest results and productivity gains in their line of business. In selecting
these recipients, managers look closely at what was achieved and the behaviors
that contributed to the success.
Images
from our recent February event.
The local
chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women met for the Developers Panel "What's
Happening in West Broward" where top developers showcased their projects on Thursday,
October 12, 2006.
The local
chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women met for a networking event at Wild East
Restaurant on February 23rd. Carol Cannon - Feng Shui Consultant talked about
involving feng shui in commercial projects throughout Florida and nationwide.
Approximately 20 people were in attendance for this event.
Taryn Lamp with
Colonial Properties Trust & Gloria Balough with Stiles Corporation.
Carol Cannon -
Feng Shui Consultant.
Ann Marie McCarthy, AMH Appraisal Consultants - Nicole Staples, PGAL Architecture
- Taryn Lamp, Colonial Properties Trust.
Carol Cannon - Feng Shui Consultant - Starr Brigante with Novo Arbor.
The local chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women met at the Kravis Center
in West Palm for a discussion on the Resurgence of West Palm Beach which was presented
by Mayor Lois Frankel on March 22, 2006.
Trixy Walker, Related
Group - Karen Lynch, Kolter - Kathy Grandis, Stiles.
Kimberly Rodale,
Zenith Project Management & Kathy Grandis, Stiles.
Candace Goldstein,
Procacci Development Corporation - Lindsey Martin, Shutts & Bowen
Kimberly Rodale,
Zenior Project Management - Frederick J. Schmidt, Cornerstone Realty, Inc. - Sherry
Woods, E.J. Smoker & Associates - Maureen Miranda, Sailfish Club.
The local
chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women met for a lecture on a 1031 Exchange by
Nace Cohen on February 9 at the Marriott Boca Raton.
Photography
by Melanie Bell, Daily Business Review
Mindy Graves –
Gresham Smith and Partners, Annette Daley – Wachovia Bank and Petros Zenieris
P.E. – ECS Florida, LLC
Greg Lyon –
INDEX Real Estate Services and and Karen M. Smyack, President of Smyack &
Associates, LLC.
Toni Farber –
Saltz Michelson Architects, Greg Lyon – INDEX Real Estate Services and Linda
Slove – Art Plus
Board Members Bill
Gutierrez – Lancore Realty, Gloria Balogh – Stiles Corporation, Randi
Schlossberg - POSI and Kathy Grandis – Stiles Corporation
Linda Slove –
Art Plus, Celestine Dunmore – Lauderdale Lakes Economic Development
Suzanne Moore –
Regent Bank, Saara Pekale – Fogel & Cohen and Susan Wilson - Sizeler
Real Estate of Florida, Inc.
The local
chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women met for a champagne tasting Aug. 24 at
the Tower Club in Fort Lauderdale.
Photography
by Melanie Bell, Daily Business Review
Deborah Gronsbell,
broker associate at Atlantic Properties International; and Carolyn D. Bodor, a
real estate appraiser for the city of Boca Raton.
Gloria Kramer,
director of business development at Woolbright Development; and CREW membership
co-chair, Randi Schlossberg, sales executive at Professional Office Interiors,
Inc.
Elizabeth Newman,
account executive at Ritter’s Printing; and Joanne T. Dee, vice president
at IronStone Bank.
Joann Reiss Soman,
director of regional asset services at CB Richard Ellis; and lawyer Elizabeth
M. Bohn of Jorden Burt.
Sherry C. Woods,
of the real estate firm E.J. Smoker & Associates; and Karen M. Smyack, President
of Smyack & Associates, LLC.
Cilia Zayas, commercial
real estate portfolio
manager at Colonial Bank; and Melissa Nemeth, director of marketing and new business
at Designers Service Bureau Inc.
Brenda S. Koon,
business development executive at Control Services Group; Diane Hansen, senior
property manager at the Regency Group; and Elizabeth Santos, senior associate
at CB Richard Ellis.
The Commercial
Real Estate Women and the Society for Marketing Professional Services recently
presented a panel on development at the Hilton Hotel in Deerfield Beach.
Photography
by Melanie Bell, Daily Business Review
Guest speakers
Scott F. Brenner, president of Brenner Real Estate Group; and Lisa Maxwell, Lennar’s
director of redevelopment.
Danealle Marshall,
an account executive with LandAmerica Financial Group; and Saara J. Pekale, a
lawyer with Fogel & Cohen in Boca Raton and president of the local CREW chapter.
Suzanne Moore,
Vice President at Regent Bank; and Joyce Werzer, relationship manager in SunTrust’s
real estate finance group.
Kevin J. Rader,
who represented Advance Insurance Underwriters; and Penny W. Wools, a Colonial
Bank vice president.
Randi Schlossberg,
a sales executive at Paramount Office Interiors; and MacKenzie Ross-Fidler, a
marketing and development executive with Retzsch Lanao Caycedo Architects.
Dorothy J. Verdon,
a commercial specialist with Shaw Contract Group; and Sharon Rosen, president
of Designer Referral Service of Florida.
Connie Williams,
a sales manager with Thomas W. Ruff & Co.; and Juli A. Edwards, a marketing
coordinator with URS Corp.
Jeffrey R. Zalkin,
Centex Construction’s director of business development; and Michael Fimiani,
vice president of Woolbright Development.
Neil Merin, Coty Fournier,
John Geisen
Karen Smyack, Ann
Marie McCarthy
Toni Farber, Gary,
Randi Schlossberg
Melissa Nemeth, Nancy
Harrison
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