CHICAGO, November 2, 2015 – CCIM Institute, one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world with chapters in 50 states and seven global markets, announced its new 2016 leadership team at the organization’s annual conference in Austin, Texas, Oct. 30.
David P. Wilson, CCIM, executive vice president at Lockard Companies in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was elected to serve as 2016 First Vice President of CCIM Institute. “I am honored and humbled to be able to serve in this leadership role with this great organization,” Wilson says. “I’m excited about what lies ahead and will give 100 percent to help elevate our members to the highest levels of success in commercial real estate.”
Earning his CCIM designation in 2002, he has been moved up from leadership positions at the CCIM Iowa Chapter to a wide range of national CCIM committees. Currently, Wilson serves on the CCIM Institute Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Foundation Board of Directors. Additionally, he is a graduate of the prestigious Jay W. Levine Leadership Development Academy, which offers a nine-month intensive program through CCIM Institute.
The other 2016 executive leadership team members include President Steven W. Moreira, CCIM, president of SWM Capital Advisors in Longwood, Fla.; President-Elect Robin Webb, CCIM, managing director/principal of NAI Realvest in Orlando, Fla.; and Treasurer Louis H. Nimkoff, CCIM, president of Brio Real Estate in Winter Park, Fla.
CCIM Institute confers the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, commercial real estate’s global standard for professional achievement. Learn more about the CCIM Institute’s education and designation program at www.ccim.com.
About the CCIM Institute
Since 1969, the Chicago-based CCIM Institute has conferred the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation to commercial real estate and allied professionals through an extensive curriculum of 160 classroom hours and professional experiential requirements. The CCIM curriculum was redesigned in 2010 to reflect changing student demographics and real estate brokerage services, growth in international markets, new technologies, and new delivery models. The core curriculum addresses financial analysis, market analysis, user decision analysis, investment analysis, and negotiation—the cornerstones of commercial investment real estate.
An affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®, the CCIM Institute also offers the powerful technology tool STDB, an online site analysis and demographics resource, and the Ward Center for Real Estate Studies, which provides timely education and training to keep commercial real estate practitioners current in an ever-changing market environment.
Currently, there are nearly 10,000 CCIMs in 1,000 U.S. markets and 31 additional countries, with another 3,000+ practitioners pursuing the designation, making the institute the governing body of one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world. Visit www.ccim.com for more information.
Contact: Sara S. Patterson at 312.321.4531 or spatterson@ccim.com