Salt Lake City, UT Christopher Mellen, CPM, ARM of Braintree, Mass. became the 2016 president of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Mellen, the 80^th president since IREM was founded in 1933, was installed during the IREM Fall Leadership Conference in Salt Lake City. Mellen is vice president of the Simon Companies, a national real estate owner, manager and developer headquartered in Braintree, Mass. He has over 30 years of property management experience and is a CPM and ARM, in addition to holding a Massachusetts real estate broker’s license. He has been active in IREM at the national level and served on several committees as a regional vice president and as a member of the executive committee. Long active in IREM’s Boston metropolitan chapter, he has held numerous chapter leadership positions, including that of chapter president. Mellen is an IREM instructor and a faculty member of Boston University. He has twice been named “Real Estate Executive of the Month” by the New England Real Estate Journal, and was honored with induction into IREM’s Academy of Authors. Read Bisnow’s profile “What You Don’t Know About Christopher Mellen.” During his inaugural speech, Mellen said, “I’ve been in the property management industry for nearly 40 years, and IREM has been there with me almost every step of the way. I truly believe in the mission of IREM. Our job is to help real estate management professionals around the globe achieve the highest possible success, and to ensure that professional ethics remain at the forefront of our industry. As property managers, we improve the quality of life where people live, work, and shop. What we do every day has a direct impact on millions of lives. And IREM helps us succeed.”