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Massey Knakal Realty Services honors the firms' best and brightest

Massey Knakal Realty Services (MK) recently honored some of the best and brightest in the firm. The event was held at the MK Brooklyn Heights office and was attended by the entire company. 2007 trophy winners:: * MK Brooklyn 5th Annual Stephen B. Siegel Salesperson of the Year award: Director of sales Kenneth Freeman; * MK Brooklyn 5th Annual Michael Fuchs/Aby Rosen award for outstanding business development and goodwill promotion: Director of sales Jeffrey Shalom; *MK Manhattan 17th Annual Gerald W. Bridges Salesperson of the Year award: Director of sales Paul Smadbeck; * MK Manhattan 13th Annual Louis Brause award for outstanding business development and goodwill promotion: Director of sales Meyrick Ferguson; * MK Northern Manhattan/Bronx 4th Annual Harry Macklowe Salesperson of the Year award: Director of sales Robert Shapiro; * MK Northern Manhattan/Bronx 4th Annual Steven Spinola award for outstanding business development and goodwill promotion: Director of sales John Barrett; * MK Queens 8th Annual John H. Holler Salesperson of the Year award: Director of sales Nikolay Diankov; * MK Queens 8th Annual Nicholas T. Donovan award for outstanding business development and goodwill promotion: Director of sales Swain Weiner; * MK Brooklyn 5th Annual Richard Marcinko tenacity, loyalty and single-mindedness of purpose in the pursuit of excellence award: Director of sales Matthew Rudert; * MK Manhattan 8th Annual Richard Marcinko tenacity, loyalty and single-mindedness of purpose in the pursuit of excellence award:Director of sales Thomas Gamino, Jr.; * MK Northern Manhattan/Bronx 4th Annual Richard Marcinko tenacity, loyalty and single-mindedness of purpose in the pursuit of excellence award: Director of sales Karl Brumback; * MK Queens 6th Annual Richard Marcinko tenacity, loyalty and single-mindedness of purpose in the pursuit of excellence award: Director of sales Stephen Preuss; *MK 5th Annual Robert A. Knakal Chairman's award for outstanding business development and goodwill promotion of the MK mission: Brooklyn Office Manager Yolanda Vega; * MK 4th Annual James Ventura President's award for the unsung hero whose efforts and accomplishments have gone above and beyond the call of duty: Graphic designer John Santoro; * MK 2nd Annual Morton Apfeldorf award for integrity and corporate citizenship award: ­­­­­­­Knakal Team manager Jonathan Hageman; and * MK Annual Charitable Foundation award for making a difference: Director of sales Christoffer Brodhead.
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