The Boston Chapter held its Annual Awards Night on November 7th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. The event was attended by over 250 real estate industry professionals and, by all standards, was a great success!
We would like to extend a special thank you to our keynote speaker for the evening, senator (MA) Scott Brown. He joined us for the cocktail hour, where he mingled with guests, personalized books and was in countless photo ops! Later on in the evening, Brown spoke about the topic of his NY Times #4 bestselling book, "Against All Odds" and discussed current economic and political conditions and the importance of all parties working together. Brown also generously gave each guest a signed copy of his book. Thank you again Scott, we enjoyed your visit and would love to have you back for another event!
Another special guest who deserves recognition is IREM member Roseann Sdoia. She was awarded the ARM of the Year Award for her overall Boston STRONG attitude during this challenging year. It was great to see Sdoia and spend some time catching up with her. Thanks again for coming out to see us, the chapter continues to support you!
The agenda for the evening also included our industry recognition awards, the induction of new ARM and CPM designees and the Landscape Contest winners:
Award Recipients:
* CPM of the Year - Nancy Reno, Housing Management Resources (HRM).
* ARM of the Year: Roseann Sdoia, National Development.
* CPM Candidate of the Year: Michelle King, Housing Management Resources (HMR)
* Associate of the Year: Stephen Dinocco, Affinity Realty & Property Management, LLC.
* Student of the Year : Israel Reyes, Real Estate Professional.
* Region 1 of the Year Award : Bob Cuttle, Trinity Management.
* Friend of the Year : Paula Solemina, ProCare.
* Special Award—Stephen Marcus, Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, P.C.

CPM Designations:
Mark Cozzens CPM, Boston Properties, Inc.; Russell Johnson CPM, HallKeen Management Company, AMO; Warren Lizio CPM ARM, The Simon Companies, AMO; Erin O'Connor CPM ARM. Corcoran Management Co., Inc. AMO; Jason Pina CPM, North Shore CDC; Sophia Powell CPM ARM, Center Communities of Brookline; EdwardSullivan Jr. CPM ARM, Corcoran Management Co., Inc. AMO; and Teresa Zingales CPM ARM, Peabody Properties Inc. AMO
ARM Designations:
Nathan Dziadul ARM, Fairfield Residential; Brendan Griffin ARM, Corcoran Management Co., Inc. AMO; Karen Neff ARM, National Development; Kassandra Pappas ARM, National Development; Barbara Pizziferri ARM, Corcoran Jennison Management; Doris Rivera ARM, The Druker Company, Ltd.; Oscar Perez ARM, Real Estate Professional; and Monyette Vickers ARM, Trinity Management LLC
Landscape Contest Winners:
Suburban - $5,001 - Up Category:
* 1st Place: Arborpoint at Seven Springs, Managed by National Development
* 2nd Place: Mill Pond Apartments, Managed by Peabody Properties Inc., AMO
* 3rd Place: King's Lynne Apartments, Managed by Corcoran Jenison Management
Suburban - $1 - $5,000 Category:
* 1st Place: The Commons at Southfield Highlands, Managed by Corcoran Management Company, AMO
* 2nd Place: Nevins Manor Apartments, Managed by The Community Builders Inc., AMO
* 3rd Place: Central Grammar Apartments, Managed by The Community Builders Inc., AMO
* 3rd Place: High Point, Managed by Berkshire Property Advisors, LLC
Urban - $1 - $2,000 Category:
* 1st Place: Trinity Terrace, Managed by Trinity Management Company
* 2nd Place: Academy Associates, Managed by Corcoran Management Company, AMO
* 3rd Place: Waterview Apartments, Managed by Schochet Companies, AMO
Urban - $5,001 : Up Category:
* 1st Place: Symphony Plaza West, Management by Schochet Companies, AMO
2nd Place: Olmsted Gardens, Managed by The Community Builders Inc., AMO
* 3rd Place: Washington Beech Apartments, Managed by Trinity Management Company
Congratulations to all the award winners, members who have obtained our industry-recognized designations and those management companies that keep their properties impeccably groomed. Your hard work has certainly paid off!
The chapter could not hold events like this one without the support and sponsorship by our affiliated management companies and our vendors and friends of the chapter, we appreciate your continued participation.
Please do not miss our up-coming chapter events (sign up early!):
January 16: Economic Forecast/Past President Breakfast Meeting with Guest Speaker, Elliot Isenberg - at Montvale Plaza, Stoneham, MA.
February 7: Skiing Trip - IREM Networking Meeting & Friends of IREM Day of Skiing at Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH.
February 20: IP Networking Event at Legal Seafood Braintree, MA (new location across from SS Plaza).
March 20: Networking Event - Merrimack Budweiser Tour - Merrimack, NH - Location/speaker to follow, stay tuned!
April 3: IP Networking Event - Massachusetts Statehouse Tour, Boston, MA - followed by IP Networking Event at Cheers, Boston.
April 7-10: Leadership and Legislative Summit Conference, Washington, DC
May 8: IP Networking Event - New Hampshire Statehouse Tour, Concord, NH followed by IP Networking Event at Tandy Top Shelf Restaurant, Concord.
June, 2014: Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH : Details to follow, stay tuned!
June 12: Motivational Speaker Meeting, Gettysburg Steve Wiley, Dinner Meeting, Quincy, MA : Details to follow, stay tuned!

As 2013 comes to a close, I would like to thank the chapter for the honor of serving as president. My affiliation with IREM has resulted in tremendous personal and professional learning and growth, and I look forward to many more years of involvement. A special thank you needs to be said as well to Kelley Hannon who, as we all know, is the person who really keeps this Chapter running efficiently, I would have been lost without you!
I leave the chapter in the very capable hands of David Barrett, chapter president for 2014, and wish him and the new slate of officers and board members continued success in the upcoming year.
Wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Safe Holiday Season!
Lisa Leary, CPM is the IREM Boston Chapter #4 2013 president and is also the director of administration/regional property manager at Peabody Properties, Inc., Braintree, MA.
For more information on these upcoming events, please contact Kelley Hannon at the Boston Chapter #4 office at 617-436-7565 or email: [email protected]. Check out the full line up of 2013 and 2014 meetings, trainings and educational seminars at www.iremboston.org.