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16A — February 10 - 23, 2012 — Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal

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LandmarkJCM’s Dover & Georgetown Stronsky & McCloskey willing public servants

Smeltzer SRA, MBA has joined as director of ops. Ditio Appraisals promotes Gelman to senior appraiser at least 30 unique courses and seminars.

Center for Energy Education Training at Terry Campus. J. Solomon McCloskey,

NEWCASTLE, DE— Bruce J. Tease, President of Land- markJCM , announced the news of two s taf f mem- ber from the firm’s Dover and George- town offices t h a t h a v e been named to serve on public boards for the Town of Felton and the Smyrna Pub- lic Library Guild. Robert P. Stronsky , a Se- nior Civil Designer with the firm’s Dover and Georgetown offices, has been appointed by the Town Council to serve on the Town of Felton’s Planning and Zoning Commission, as one of its seven commission- ers. Stronsky has worked for LandmarkJCM for the past six years of his 26 years in the de- sign of civil and site engineer- ing projects. Bob is responsible for stormwater management facilities, road design, site grading, and drainage for commercial, institutional, and residential land development projects in Kent and Sussex County. Recent projects in- clude Sussex County Airport’s 500foot runway extension, the new Dollar General in Fel- ton, and Delaware Tech’s new Robert P. Stronsky HARRISBURG, PA — Bar- bara Cartwright has joined Highpointe Commercial RealtyAdvisors as Executive Sales Manager with their com- mercial real estate sales team. Barbara has 12 years experi- ence in real estate starting as procuring power and allow you to choose your provider. Most providers offer a green option that can be cheaper than your existing local utility company. Even if you already contract for your electricity, you should ask if there is a green option. It is often equal to or only slightly more expensive than the best procurement pricing. There may also be incentives for purchasing green power that offset any additional cost. 4. Put Solar on Your Roof for Free. Power purchase agree- ments (or leasing options with payments offset by energy savings) are a way to install photovoltaic on your roof at no cost. You will be required to qualify and sign a long-term

ITTSBURGH, PA — Af- ter successfully opening two appraisal offices in South Florida, Robert B. P

delegate for 8 years and the NationalAssociation of Realtors where he held the GAA Found- ling Member designation from

P.E. a Civil Project Engi- neer with the firm’s Dover office, now at 880 S. State Street, has been named to serve on the Board of Directors for

Smeltzer holds an MBA from the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Slippery Rock University. In 1985, he published “The application of multiple linear regression to the appraisal of a single fam- ily residence,” The Appraisal Review Volume 28. Along with teaching nationally for the Appraisal Institute, Smeltzer has also taught at the Realtors Educational Institute, Polley Associates, Penn State Uni- versity, and Mortgage Bankers Association of Pittsburgh and is an adjunct Professor at La- Roche College. After six years in the bank- ing industry, Mark became general manager at Gelman Appraisals for nine years and then headed his own appraisal business, Smeltzer Appraisals, for 15 years before joining Ditio Appraisals as Director of Opera- tions. We feel that Mark adds measurably to the already well known and respected profession- alism of Ditio Appraisals. ■ manager for ULI’s San Fran- cisco District Council, work- ing on its TOD Marketplace. Alia’s new responsibilities for ULI Washington include oversight of UrbanPlan, a land use learning program for high school and college students; implementation of Technical Assistance Panels for local jurisdictions and non-profit planning groups; staffing ULI Washington Re- gionalism initiatives, and more. Her expertise in TOD will bring a wealth of knowl- edge to the district council in its role in shaping the Washington region for coming growth in the next decades. Anderson received her Master of City Planning degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2009 and B.A. from the University of Vir- ginia in 2002. ■

Gelman has moved back to Pittsburgh and is now se- nior appraiser and director of marketing for Ditio Ap- praisals . G e l m a n

the Real Es- tateAppraisal Section. He is a past presi- dent of the P i t t s bu r g h Chap t e r o f the Society of Real Estate App r a i s e r s

J. Solomon McCloskey

the Smyrna Public Library Guild, a non-profit, charitable, all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing the new Duck Creek Regional Library to citizens of Smyrna, Clayton, Kenton, Leipsic and Cheswold. McCloskey is a graduate of Widener University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and has worked for LandmarkJCM for six of his eight years in civil and site engineering con- sulting. He is responsible for design of stormwater manage- ment facilities, road design, site grading, and drainage for commercial, institutional, and residential land development projects in Kent and Sussex County. Recent projects have included the new Kent County Courthouse expansion and the Central Middle School renovations and field house addition. ■

Robert Gelman Mark Smeltzer

started his own firm, Gelman Real Estate and Appraisal Ser- vices in 1972. He owned this firm, one of the largest in West- ern Pennsylvania, until 1997 when he sold the corporation. He opened Gelman Appraisal Services in Naples, FL in 2000, then offices in both Naples and West Palm Beach for Ditio in 2006. Gelman is a past member of the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh where he served as the 1988 president as well as being elected to the Board of Directors; the Penn- sylvaniaAssociation of Realtors where he served as regional

and was also on the Board of Directors (now the Appraisal Institute ). Ditio is looking forward to Gelman’s 45 years of commer- cial and residential appraisal experience and public relations knowledge which will be an important component of our growth in the years ahead. Ditio Appraisals announced that Mark V. Smeltzer SRA, MBA has joined as the new director of operations. Smeltzer brings with himover thirty years of experience in the appraisal industry; he is an AQB certified Appraisal Insti- tute Instructor, having taught

Bozzuto’s Slidell chairs ULI Washington & Anderson hired as director of Comm. Outreach

WASHIGNTON, DC — John Slidell , a Principal and Founding Partner of The

Armed Forces veteran who has held many leadership po- sitions throughout his career,

a residential realtor in 2000, making the move to commer- cial real estate in 2001. High- pointe Commercial Realty Advisors is a full service com- mercial, retail, and industrial real estate brokerage based in Harrisburg, PA. ■ Cartwright joins Highpointe Commercial continued from page 2A Five ways to Green your building . . .

B o z z u t o Group , was named Chair of the Urban Land Insti- tute’s Wash- ington Dis- trict Coun- cil (WDC) . Wi t h o v e r 1,800 mem-

Slidell earned a Bachelor’s degree from P r i n c e t o n Un i v e r s i t y and a Mas- ter ’s degree f r o m t h e University of North Caro- lina, Chapel

John Slidell

Alia Anderson

contract to purchase the power, but it completely removes the upfront cost and gives long- term predictability on your power cost. 5. Upgrade to Geothermal Heat Pumps. There are now alternatives with more compre- hensive retrofits that remove the upfront additional cost of geothermal retrofits. There are also options with lighting, HVAC and hot water that have zero out-of-pocket cost to building owners and are cash flow positive from day one with no additional debt added to your books. Scott Friedman is the CEO of Greenavise, a company that specializes in energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions for prop- erty owners. ■

bers, WDC is one of ULI’s largest and most active Dis- trict Councils. Slidell’s term runs through July 1, 2013. Slidell is executive Vice President of The Bozzuto Group, a Greenbelt, MD based company involved in residen- tial development, homebuild- ing, construction, and prop- erty management in the Mid- Atlantic region since 1988. An EASTON, MD — Eric Mil- hollan , senior project manag- er for WillowConstruction , LLC was recently nominated to serve on the Board of Direc- tors for the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce . The Talbot County Cham- ber of Commerce is the voice

Hill. ULI Washington also has hired Alia D. Anderson as Director of Community Out- reach. She replaces Jason Stuart, who has relocated to Fort Worth, TX. Anderson joins ULI Washington from ReconnectingAmerica in Oak- land, CA, where she worked as a policy associate. Before that, she served as a project

of business for 800 members representing 8,000 employ- ees. The goal of the Chamber is to protect, preserve and promote the free enterprise system of business and to advance the commercial, in- dustrial, civic and general in- terests of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Talbot County and the surrounding area. The Chamber encourages busi- ness and community growth and planned development by promoting economic programs designed to strengthen and expand income potential. ■ Milhollan of Willow Const. nominated to serve Talbot county

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