The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS-LI), Long Island’s leading organization for commercial real estate brokers and industry professionals, recently held its Annual Meeting/ Meet the Associates and 20th Year Anniversary Celebration at the Carlyle at the Palace, in Plainview. The celebratory event and meeting, attended by over 150 brokers, associate members and representatives of various industries, included the presentation of recognition awards to members who have contributed to CIBS-LI’s leadership standing in the region as well as business networking opportunities.
The CIBS 2012 Achievement Awards were bestowed to the four founders of CIBS: Herb Agin, Paul F. Amoruso, Joseph Lagano and Samuel A. Rozzi (http://www.cibs-li.org/youtube). Rising Star Awards, recognizing new committed and active sales people, were presented to Paul Leone, CBRE; Daniel Brandel, CBRE; and Nicholas Gallipoli, Cushman & Wakefield. Associate members Michael Ambrosino of Ambrosino Consulting and Salvatore Ferrara of Combined Resources were honored with Associate Member of the Year Awards for their support for CIBS’ Golf Outing and Annual Real Estate Dinner.
"Along with the celebration of our history at the annual meeting, it was fitting to recognize the individuals who contributed to the health and vitality of our organization, especially the founders of CIBS who, in 1992, believed that Long Island needed a unified voice to advocate for professionalism, ethics and camaraderie in the real estate industry. Over the past 20 years, CIBS has built its standing and reputation as the voice of the commercial real estate sector on Long Island," said CIBS-LI President Gary Joel Schacker, SIOR and Principal of United Realty.
Since its formation, CIBS has helped upgrade the industry by offering hundreds of educational programs, seminars and presentations; advocating for professional standards and offering grievance resolution; providing informal mentoring relationships; raising tens of thousands of dollars for local charities; and creating social settings in which colleagues have become friends and competitors respected peers.
For information about the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island visit www.CIBS-LI.com.
CIBS was formed in 1993 out of the shared belief among the region's leading brokers that the region needed a unified voice to advocate on behalf of professionalism, ethics and industry cohesion. Today CIBS is a leading voice and advocate for commercial development in the Long Island market. Since its formation, CIBS has helped upgrade the industry by offering hundreds of educational programs, seminars and presentations; advocated professional standards and offered grievance resolution; provided informal mentoring relationships; raised tens of thousands of dollars for local charities; and created social settings in which colleagues have become friends, and competitors respected peers. For information about the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island, visit www.CIBS-LI.org.
