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ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE PRACTITIONER'S INSTITUTE

Richard J. DiGeronimo


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.

 

 

BOARD MEMBERS
 
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
COMMITTEES
Education Barry  Stein
Events William T. Yorio
Financial Resource Peter  Owens
Governance/Nominating F. J.  McCarthy
Land Use Kathleen  Giamo
Marketing Kathleen  Giamo
Membership Stanley  Greenstein
White Paper Charles A.  Rich
WorkForce Housing/
Residential Real Estate
John  Coffey
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
* Executive Board Member
 
 
 
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