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Deena Zimmerman
COMMERCIAL LIAISON
Favorite Book: Goals! by Brian Tracy
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Anywhere I can walk out the door and step onto a beach
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: ALWAYS trust your gut, it’s never wrong.
Tray Bates, CCIM CIPS, SIOR
CHAIR, COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE
Favorite Book: Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, M.D.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? I favor a warm climate with water access. Corpus Christi, TX fits the bill for me!
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: When driving through your market, never return from a meeting using the same route as you used to get there. You will notice opportunities you would have missed.
Beth Cristina, ALC
VICE CHAIR, COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE
Favorite Book: The Bible
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Washington, D.C.
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Never assume anything!
Michael Schoonover, ALC, GREEN, SFR
CHAIR, COMMERCIAL LEG/REG ADVISORY BOARD
Favorite Book: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Western Washington State
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Always pound the first nail.
Kieyasien Moore, CCIM
VICE CHAIR, COMMERCIAL LEG/REG ADVISORY BOARD
Favorite Book: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Maui, Hawaii
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Work comes in, work goes out, so learn the degree of effort required to get each job done.
Mike Vachani, ABR, CIPS
CHAIR, COMMERCIAL RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
Favorite Book: None
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Italy
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: We can always replace a job but you cannot replace your family and friends – make sure you have a good balance between the two and make your decisions based on this!
Mike Craddock
VICE CHAIR, COMMERCIAL RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD
Favorite Book: Great History Books or Historical Biographies
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? White, Blue, & Warm: White sand, Blue water, and Sun
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: You need to be more serious – oh wait, that’s never happened! It is the Golden Rule!
Alex Ruggieri, CCIM, CIPS, CRE, GRI
CHAIR, COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP FORUM
Favorite Book: Cosmos by Carl Sagan
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? St. Thomas
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Pray as if everything depended on God and then work as if everything depended on you.
Cathy Coneway, Gri
VICE CHAIR, COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP FORUM
Favorite Book: Any book by James Patterson
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Vienna, Austria
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Pick a path in real estate, be persistent, and always ask for feedback.
O. Randall Woodury, CPM
CHAIR, COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ISSUES & TRENDS FORUM
Favorite Book: Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon by Harvey Kubernik
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Hawaii
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: From my grandfather 40 yrs ago, “An Optimist will build castles in the sky. A Dreamer will live there. A Realist will collect rent from both of them!”
Soozi Jones-Walker, CCIM GRI, SIOR
VICE CHAIR, COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ISSUES & TRENDS FORUM
Favorite Book: Words That Work by Frank Luntz
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Tahiti, in a hut over the water with a glass of wine.
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Keep your ego in your pocket and your eye on the goal – get your deal done. It’s not about you, it’s about your client.
Deborah Newell
VICE CHAIR, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FORUM
Favorite Book: QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life by John G. Miller
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? France
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: “You get more bees with honey.” Advice from my mother. And the same advice I find that I give others and try to remember myself when dealing with “challenging” clients.
Paul Dizmang, CRS, GRI
CHAIR, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FORUM
Favorite Book: It changes all the time, but today it is Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Kauai, Hawaii
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Always make financial decisions first before emotional ones. And a close 2nd and my favorite, Never fall in love with something that can’t love you back.
Angela West, CCIM, SIOR
CHAIR, LARGE COMMERCIAL FIRMS ADVISORY GROUP
Favorite Book: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Vienna, Austria
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.
Dawn Carpenter, CPM
VICE CHAIR, LARGE COMMERCIAL FIRMS ADVISORY GROUP
Favorite Book: Next Generation Leader by Andy Stanley
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Bora Bora
The best piece of Career Advice you ever received: Be real and get to know people.
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