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Posted: August 26, 2014
25 Year Anniversary Q&A: J.D. Parker
Name: J.D. Parker
Title: First Vice President - Regional Manager - Manhattan, White Plains, New Haven Offices
Company Name: Marcus & Millichap
Q: The approximate number of years you have been a subscriber and/or how the NYREJ has been a benefit to you and/or your business:
A: I believe I have personally been a subscriber for at least a decade. It is one of the top publications in the region and a great team of people that we have been fortunate to work with for many years.
Q: The approximate year you discovered the NYREJ and what business you were in at the time:
A: 2004, I was at Marcus & Millichap as a new agent and saw all of the senior guys in the office would get it and read it every week. I wanted to be like them so I subscribed.
Q: Your most memorable or favorite "15 minutes of fame" in the NYREJ:
A: I have worked with our design team weekly to create our advertisements in the paper for the last 5 years, so I don't know about my 15 minutes of fame, but I enjoy seeing our work product every time I open the paper.
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