Larkin of Larkin Commercial elected to the CCIM board of directors; Will serve a three-year term starting in January 2012

Joseph Larkin, CCIM, of Albany, was elected to the board of directors of CCIM Institute, the governing body of one of the largest commercial real estate networks in the world, at business meetings held recently. Those elected to the board of directors are responsible for voting on policy, procedural and financial issues pertaining to CCIM Institute, its membership and education programs. Larkin was one of 17 Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIMs) elected to the board, which is comprised of 48 elected directors, appointed officers and past Institute presidents. Larkin will serve a three-year term starting in January of 2012. Larkin is president of Larkin Commercial, Inc., an Albany-based commercial real estate firm. He is also an international instructor with the CCIM Institute. The CCIM Institute is an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors. Based in Chicago, the CCIM Institute confers the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation to commercial real estate professionals through a curriculum of 200 classroom hours, in additional to professional experiential requirements. Currently, there are 8,000 CCIMs in 1,000 markets worldwide. An additional 8,000 practitioners are pursuing the designation.