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2021 Year in Review: Carrie Villani, LERA Consulting Structural Engineers
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
To seize an opportunity while you can. Uncertainty remains, but don’t let the moment pass while waiting for perfection. Keep pushing
2021 Year in Review: Mark Stumer, Mojo Stumer Associates
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
The biggest lesson was that staff and people are flexible and can adapt to the situation. We all worked from home and on
2021 Year in Review: Margaret Bortner, AKF Group
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
I learned that the ability to work from anywhere doesn’t mean we should be working from everywhere. Once I realized this, I
2021 Year in Review: Shahid Jafri, Jafri Group
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
The pandemic changed the world forever and during that time our firm came together and understood the importance of adjustments. We initiated and transitioned into
2021 Year in Review: Ambar Margarida, Spacesmith LLP
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
I learned how to build a project out of sequence! So many things were delayed that we had to be creative when overseeing
2021 Year in Review: Joseph Aquino, JAACRES
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
The biggest lesson I learned was not to run for the hills. Many people left the city and lived full-time in their summer homes. I remained in
2021 Year in Review: Jeffrey Hendler, Logical Buildings
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
Having a cloud software that reinforced connectivity and real time management was a key to our success during the pandemic. The fact that Logical Buildings was
2021 Year in Review: Mary Guarino, ERG Commercial Real Estate
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
While working in the real estate industry, it’s imperative to recognize that the real estate market is constantly fluctuating. However, during
2021 Year in Review: Ron Lanzo, AFR Furniture Rental & Event Furnishings Inc.
December 28, 2021
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2021?
We were once again able to do the 76th United Nations General Assembly meeting. AFR has done these in the past and it’s always an exciting project
2021 Year in Review: Yaakov Zar, Lev
December 28, 2021
What are your predictions for your industry in 2022?
I think that CRE finance is going to change a lot in the next year. I am a believer that the current capital markets environment
2021 Year in Review: Hugo Ramirez, Adler Windows
December 28, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic?
Resiliency and kindness – The biggest lessons I have learned (or reminded myself) working through the pandemic was resiliency & kindness.
2021 Year in Review: Donald Gelestino, Champion Elevator Corp.
December 28, 2021
How has your working environment changed over the last year?
Ironically Champion was able to facilitate six acquisitions in the past year and had to integrate them during these trying times. All systems and
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