NYRS elects Fox, Kivlan, and Bacodari

New York Residential Specialists (NYRS), the REBNY-certified program that recognizes top N.Y.C. residential real estate agents with the highest professional credential, has revealed three new appointments to its board of advisors and executive committee. Barbara Fox, president of Fox Residential, and Elizabeth Ann Kivlan, president of Stribling & Associates, are the newest members of the now nine-member board of advisors, and Iman Bacodari, associate real estate broker with Douglas Elliman, is the 12th person to be named to the executive committee. "The NYRS program aims to set and maintain a high professional bar in residential brokerage. We're committed to advanced education," said Shirley Hackel, NYRS co-chair and associate broker at Warburg Realty. "We look forward to the insightful contributions Barbara, Elizabeth and Iman will bring to further developing the program and to raising awareness for the credential," added NYRS co-chair Frank Russo, a Halstead associate broker. Fox's experience dates from 1980 when she opened Fox Residential Group, which today has more than 40 brokers assisting buyers, sellers and renters. After joining Stribling in 2003, Kivlan was promoted several times before being named its president earlier this year. An Elliman agent since 2005, Bacodari holds real estate certifications from New York Real Estate Institute and Ivy Real Estate Education in New York. Offered twice a year in the fall and spring, the NYRS educational program limits enrollment to no more than 35 associate brokers per semester. The Fall 2013 session, which begins September 16, 2013, sold out in days of being posted online. "We've had to turn away some very qualified veteran agents because one of our objectives is to keep class size small to foster an intimate camaraderie and encourage a mutual exchange of ideas," Hackel said. Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2014 session, which starts February 25, 2014.