10A — July 26 - August 15, 2013 — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal
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An attorney with Archer & Greiner P.C. GCBA installs Benjamin Morgan as president-elect
Sauerbrey & Mandel will transition to chairman Emeritus MBRG elects Gerard Wit of St. John Properties, Inc.
Gloucester County, NJ — Benjamin D. Mor- gan , a commercial litiga-
year upon ratification. Morgan also serves as Secretary for the Gloucester County Bar Foun- dation, the charitable arm of the GCBA. The GCBA’s mission is to facilitate professionalism in the legal community and fos- ter a better understanding of the legal system within the community at large. The Presi- dent-Elect plays a major role in guiding organization policy and operations, while prepar- ing to assume the primary leadership role the following year. Morgan is a member of Ar- cher & Greiner’s Litigation Department, has experience in all aspects of litigation related to commercial matters in fed- eral and state courts in New Jersey, including construction, insurance, appellate and intel- lectual property cases, and is also amember of theMaryland Bar. n
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ALTIMORE, MD—Ge- rard J. (Jerry) Wit , senior vice president for
conversation,” added Gover- nor Marvin Mandel. Maryland Business for Re- sponsive Government utilizes an innovative “Roll Call,” a nonpartisan flagship report card that tracks the voting record of each Maryland leg- islator as it relates to issues concerning business and over- all job creation. “Maryland Business for Responsive Government has achieved significant inroads in educating the State’s audi- ences concerning the track record of legislators when voting on issues related to job creation and attraction,” said Wit. “I am energized in finding creative and meaningful strat- egies to expand the aware- ness of these voting patterns, explain how our legislator’s actions directly impact the direction of our economy, and empower individuals and businesses to become more intimately involved in this process. Together with the Board’s assistance, we can col- lectively ‘move the needle’ to shine the spotlight on our leg- islators and hold them directly responsible for the State’s economic condition.” n as a student at the Bloustein School,” said O’Kane. “And, being specifically involved with the educational side of commer- cial real estate is a perfect fit for my skill sets and background. “My goal is to continue to im- prove the process for the deliv- ery of CEUs to commercial real estate professionals and ensure that our educational programs are of the greatest value to our core members. One of the initia- tives that I will be addressing is to continue the effort that is underway to become certified for the delivery of CEUs to professional engineers, which will enable NAIOP NJ to offer credits for a total of six profes- sions that comprise the bulk of the association’s members.” n end date of Jan. 15 will win the Bergman Broker Bowl’s MVP SUPER Reward: two VIP tickets to Super Bowl XLVIII, which will be held on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. The MVP SUPER Reward is offered for a new, five-year lease(s) with a cumulative space total of more than 20,000 s/f. n
tion attorney with Archer & Greiner P.C. in Had- donfield, NJ, was recently installed as p r e s i d en t - elect of the Gl ouces ter County Bar
marketing and leasing for St. John Properties, Inc. , has been elected Chairman of the not-for-profit Maryland Busi- ness for Responsive Govern- ment (MBRG). The organiza- tion is dedicated to the mission of educating elected officials, the general public and the regional business community about the critical need to foster economic development and job creation in the State of Maryland. MBRG is affiliated with the Maryland Business Leadership PAC and the Maryland Foundation for Research and Economic Educa- tion (Maryland FREE). Former MBRG co-chairs Ellen Sauerbrey and Marvin Mandel will transition to Chair- man Emeritus status and will remain active in the educa- tional and operational efforts of the organization. Wit will team with MBRG president Kim Burns to manage the group’s strategies and day-to-day ac- tivities, in addition to working with the other 19 Board of Directors that reflect a cross- section of state businesses and organizations.
Benjamin Morgan
“There is no greater priority to assure the long-termhealth, expansion and vibrancy of our State’s economy than to attract and create new jobs to our region, and the gen- eral public needs to be keenly aware about the stance local Legislators take to accomplish this initiative,” explained Ellen R. Sauerbrey, former Minority Leader of the House of Delegates. “Given his long-term suc- cess in the commercial real estate sector, combined with his understanding of the criti- cal role entrepreneurship and job creation plays in achieving sustainable economic growth, Jerry is the ideal candidate to expand MBRG’s involvement in this important and on-going Shown from left: Senator Ed De- Grange and Jerry Wit
Association (GCBA), putting him in line to serve as Presi- dent next year. Morgan is a Gloucester County native and has been active with the GCBA for the past six years. He most re- cently served as Chair of the GCBA’s Young Lawyers Board of Trustees before being elect- ed to his new position by the GCBAmembership. Under its bylaws, the President-elect be- comes president the following New York, NY — Rob- ert C. Moss has j o ined CohnReznick LLP , the 11th largest audit, tax, and advisory firm in the United States, as principal and national director of governmental affairs. Moss will lead the firm’s federal and state government relations ef- forts, particularly in the area of affordable housing and will be operating out of CohnReznick’s Boston and DC-metro offices. Moss has 28 years of af- fordable, multifamily housing experience including syndica- tion, preservation and develop- ment, debt financing, tax credit applications, and property management. Most recently, he was the senior vice president and director of Origination, Affordable Housing for Boston Capital. Moss’ extensive industry and government experience includes serving as the Chair- man of the non-partisan Hous- ing Advisory Group, which is active in preserving the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program in Congress and served as the Federal Leg- islative Subcommittee Chair for the Housing Credit Group of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). He recently provided testimony on the LIHTC on behalf of over 450 national housing organizations before the full House Ways and Means Committee on Tax Credit Reform and Residential
Moss joins CohnReznick as principal & national director
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Katherine O’Kane has been named education coordinator of Naiop NJ names Katherine O’Kane as education coordinator responsibilities include working with the Chapter’s Education Committee to prepare course outlines and applications for certification of NAIOP New Jersey’s seminars for continu- ing education credits (CEU) for multiple professions, including licensed brokers, accountants, architects and professional planners. She will also serve as a resource for members in un- derstanding CEU requirements and tracking their credits, and as the Chapter’s student member liaison for the NAIOP Scholars Program. Katherine O’Kane FLORHAM PARK, NJ — The Super Bowl is coming to New Jersey, and Berg- man Real Estate Group is sending one top-performing broker to the big game. The real estate investment and management firmannounced that it has partnered with Colliers International to launch the Bergman Broker Bergman RE Grp. & Colliers Int’l. announce Bergman Broker Bowl Bowl, a football-themed con- test centered around the re- maining space availabilities at Florham Park Corporate Center, Bergman’s 226,000 s/f, class A office property. Whichever broker leases the most space at Florham Park Corporate Center be- tween now and the contest NAIOPNew Jersey , an- nounced Mi- chae l Mc - Guinness , CEO of the commercial real estate development association. She is a gradu- ate of the University of Michi- gan with majors in History and Biology, and is current- ly enrolled at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. As education coordinator, her “I am excited to have the opportunity to learn about this industry and to be getting involved in business while I’m still on the academic side
Robert C. Moss
Real Estate hearings. “The firm continues to ex- pand its commitment to the affordable housing industry, specifically in protecting its in- terests through the legislative process. Bob will fulfill this role on a national basis and we look forward to his ability to expand our efforts in this important arena so we can preserve and even expand the resources available to our clients,” said Ken Baggett , co-chief execu- tive officer of CohnReznick. In addition to his focus on af- fordable housing, Moss will also support the firm’s government relations efforts in other key industries, such as renewable energy, newmarkets tax credit, financial services, technology, life sciences, and more. n
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