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ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE PRACTITIONER'S INSTITUTE |
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Richard J. DiGeronimo, MAI, SRPA, CRA is President and Founder of R.D. Geronimo Ltd. (1985), a multifaceted organization providing professional real estate advisory services on a regional basis. These services include real estate appraising, consulting, marketing and planning. Our corporate office is located in Mineola, New York.
National clients include a broad spectrum of financial institutions, law and accounting firms, pension funds, real estate developers, owners and investors, nonprofit and governmental agencies, and Fortune 500 companies.
Richard J. DiGeronimo began his appraisal career in the year 1971 for a national New York based appraisal firm. During this period, he was instrumental in the establishment of various office locations (Long Island, New York City, Chicago, and Florida), staff training, and new business resources.
Mr. DiGeronimo holds the following designations from these real estate appraisal organizations: The Appraisal Institute (MAI), The Society of Real Estate of Appraisers (SRPA), and The National Association of Review Appraisers (CRA). Affiliated memberships include: The American Right of Way Association, Urban Land Institute, Mortgage Bankers Association of New York, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Real Estate Board of New York, Long Island Board of Realtors, FIABCI – International Real Estate Federation, and National Multi Housing Council. Mr. DiGeronimo was previously appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators by the American Arbitration Association.
Mr. DiGeronimo has instructed and lectured for such real estate institutions as the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers, The Society of Real Estate Appraisers, LIBOR Appraisal Division, Suffolk County Board of Realtors, Century 21, National Coalition of Low and Moderate Income Housing, New England Manufactured Housing Association, and the New York State Society of CPA's. He has also taught as an appraisal instructor for the Department of State, State of New York Continuing Education Program, The Society of Real Estate Appraisers, and The National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers, in addition to sponsoring various education seminars on behalf of these organizations. He has also been published and written numerous articles for various trade publications.
Richard’s telecom related experience commenced with his position as a co-founder of NTA, LLC (f/k/a National Telecommunication Advisors, LLC) and Wireless Acquisitions, Inc. (WAI) in 1995 and 1996 respectively. Both of these telecommunications related organizations provided site acquisition, leasing, installation/construction, zoning, marketing, pricing, and management services to the wireless telecommunications industry. Richard’s 31 years of extensive managerial and real estate consulting experience was one of the key components of NTA’s success.
Other telecom related ventures included the formation of Concourse Communications Group, LLC (1999), in which Richard served as one of the original co-founders and CEO through June of 2003. Richard was also one of the key co-founders and President of New York Telecom Partners (NYTP), which was formed in 1997. This venture resulted in the first wireless application covering JFK, Newark Liberty and LaGuardia Airports.
Richard J. DiGeronimo is a graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook (BA). He is also a licensed New York State Real Estate Broker. Richard also serves on the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Practitioners Institute of Long Island. He is also a member of the Long Island Real Estate Group. |
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BOARD MEMBERS |
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| OFFICERS |
| Chairperson |
John J. Gutleber * |
Castagna Realty |
| Vice Chair |
Charles A. Rich * |
CA Rich Consultants, Inc. |
| Secretary |
William T. Yorio * |
Corporate National Realty, Inc. |
| Treasurer |
Peter C. Puccio, CPA * |
Madison National Bank |
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| COMMITTEES |
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| DIRECTORS |
| Ira J. Adler, Esq. * |
Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP |
| Jeffrey Barber |
State Bank of Long Island |
| Peter M. Boger * |
Ridgewood Savings Bank |
| Mark Bosswick |
Berdon, LLP |
| John R. Bransfield, Jr. |
Roslyn Bancorp. Inc. |
| Frank Brocco |
Chicago Title Insurance Company |
| Mary L. Brower |
Nassau County Assessment Dept. |
| Kenneth Buck |
The Treiber Group |
| Thomas Calabrese |
Daniel Gale Agency, Inc. |
| James Carpenter |
New York Community Bank |
| John Coffey |
Madison National Bank |
| Robert T. Coughlan * |
Tritec Real Estate Company |
| Richard J. DiGeronimo |
R.D. Geronimo, Ltd. |
| Peter Elkowitz |
Long Island Housing Partnership |
| Theresa Elkowitz |
Freudenthal & Elkowitz Consulting Group |
| Donald Eversoll |
Eversoll Associates, LLC |
| Vincent J. Ferro, Esq. |
First American Title Insurance Company of NY |
| Kathleen Giamo * |
The Giamo Group |
| Vincent Giovinco |
New York Community Bank |
| Jane Greenstein |
The Inner Circle |
| Stanley Greenstein |
The Seldin Organization, Inc. |
| William Greiner |
Greiner-Maltz Real Estate |
| Robert V. Guido, Esq. * |
Charles Wang Organization |
| Daniel Gulizio |
Suffolk County Planning Dept. |
| James R. MacCrate |
MacCrate Associates |
| F. J. McCarthy * |
Site Selection Advisory Group |
| Gerard McGuirk, Esq. |
Suffolk County National Bank |
| James M. Murphy, Esq. * |
Murphy & Lynch, P.C. |
| William J.Newham III |
Bank of Smithtown |
| Jack O'Connor |
Newmark Knight Frank |
| Peter Owens |
Owens Brokerage, Ltd. |
| Leonard Primack |
Leonard Primack Assoc., Ltd. |
| John T. Proscia |
Sutton & Edwards Management, LLC |
| Henry C. Schreiber, Jr. |
Henron Development |
| Edward Smith Jr |
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT |
| Denise M Smyth |
Bank of America |
| Stanley J. Sibell, Esq. |
Gordon, Sibell & Iannone, PC |
| Michael Harris Spector |
Spector Group |
| Barry Stein * |
Rohman Stein Associates |
| Peter Tilles |
The Tilles Investment Commpany |
| Matthew B. Whalen |
AvalonBay Communities |
| Steven M. Zarkin |
Ridgewood Savings Bank |
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| * Executive Board Member |
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