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CIBS of Long Island honors Strober and Osborne with awards at annual meeting

Kyle Strober

 

Ryan Osborne

 

Syosset, NY The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society (CIBS) of Long Island, the region’s largest commercial real estate group, honored Kyle Strober, executive director of the Association for a Better Long Island (ABLI), with its annual Achievement Award. 

CIBS also honored Ryan Osborne, principal and COO of Waldner’s Office Environments, with its 2019 Associate of the Year Award.

The Achievement Award, presented at the CIBS annual meeting at the Fox Hollow in Woodbury, Long Island, on November 7, recognizes Strober’s efforts to assist the activities of the real estate brokers group, including his work on two annual events, the annual Long Island Real Estate Dinner and the annual holiday party, that bring together Long Island developers and commercial real estate brokers. 

“Kyle Strober’s efforts have resulted in ever-growing cooperation between CIBS and ABLI, and he has been instrumental in helping our organization to thrive, grow, and provide a voice for the commercial brokerage community,” said CIBS president David Leviton.

Strober, a resident of Long Beach, has been executive director of in Hauppauge-based ABLI, a real estate developers group serving the region since 2016.

Osborne’s 2019 Associate Award recognizes and encourages the support and involvement of CIBS members and associate members in the activities of the real estate brokers group. Osborne, a resident of Malverne, has been with Waldner’s for almost three decades, starting out as a teamster in the office furniture firm’s Farmingdale warehouse. He has been COO since 2016.  

“Ryan Osborne and Waldner’s have long been staunch supporters of CIBS, and this award recognizes their contributions and continued involvement in our organization,” said CIBS president David Leviton.

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