Robert Nahigian, N.E. & Upstate N.Y. Chapter Appraisal Institute
Title: President, New England & Upstate New York Chapter CRE
Company: Auburndale Realty
Location: 335 Auburn St., Newton, MA 02466
Family: Wife, Donna, daughters: Jessie and Kimmie
College: Lehigh University, BA, Government & Urban Studies; Columbia University, Masters, Urban Planning
First job in appraisal or allied field: Property manager for Auburndale Realty
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Value by high level educational survival programs; value to local CRE chapter through PR, advisory assignments, profiles and promotion of chapter members. Continue with membership development.
Hobbies: Travel with family, Civil War buff
Favorite book: "Hot Flat & Crowded" by Tom Friedman
Favorite movie: "Gone With the Wind"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Warren Buffet
Keys to success: Continue to reinvent yourself, creative diversification, enhancing relationships, continue to educate yourself
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Professional baseball player, second base