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Robin Kubicki, MAI, discusses her career

Name: Robin Kubicki, MAI Title: President Company/firm: Robin A. Kubicki, MAI - Real Estate Appraisal Years with company/firm: 19 Years in field: 30 Years in real estate industry: 30 Address: 1632 South Ivy Trail, Baldwinsville, NY Telephone: 315-720-1183 Email: [email protected] Responsibilities include: Appraisal of commercial and industrial real estate. Real estate organizations / affiliations: Member of Appraisal Institute; past President and current Associates Guidance Chair of Upstate NY Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. What single event professional or personal has most significantly impacted your career? Starting my own firm in 1991. What award or recognition has been the most meaningful to you and why? My MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute. Appraisers holding the Appraisal Institute's MAI membership designation have long been respected by courts, government agencies, lenders, corporations and others seeking real estate appraisal services. Earning the designation led to an increased client base and greater financial success.
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