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IREM Annual Awards and Holiday Celebration held December 9th

The Boston Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate management held their Annual Awards event in conjunction with their Holiday Celebration on December 9th at the Venezia Restaurant in Boston. The 2010 Award winners were recognized for their outstanding efforts in promoting and participating IREM throughout 2010. New England Affordable Housing Management Association (NEAHMA) was also recognized for their efforts in co-sponsoring educational offerings with IREM. IREM congratulates all the award winners and thank them for their support. *CPM of the Year Award, Anthony Carr, GPSN; *ARM of the Year Award, Anastasia Magnitskaia, Barkan Management Co., AMO; *AMO of the Year Award, The Simon Companies, AMO; *ACM of the Year Award, Owen Ahearn, Ahearn Realty Management; *CPM Candidate of the Year Award, Brian Calabro, Nordblom Company; *Past President's Award, Rob Crowley, Peabody Properties Inc.; *AMO, Friend of the Year 2010, Steve Sorkin, ARS Services Inc.; *Student of the Year Award, David Gabeau, Hunneman Management Co. & Development Company; *Region 1 of the Year Award Proudly recognized Robert Cuttle, The Simon Companies, AMO; and *2010 Associate of the Year Award, Trevor Reid, Nordblom Company. Congratulations to the 2011 Institute of Real Estate Management Boston Chapter Officers and Executive Councilors who were sworn in at the event. *Chapter president - Jeanmarie O'Brien, CPM, Corcoran Jennison Companies Inc. *President elect - Jonathan N. Donahue, CPM, ARM, Barkan Management Co., AMO *Vice-president - Lisa Maguire, CPM, Peabody Properties, AMO *Treasurer - David Barrett, CPM, ARM, American Property Team Management Inc. *Secretary - Colleen Costa, CPM, ARM, The Hamilton Company.
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