Celebrating the accomplishments of Staten Island’s top producing Realtors are, from left, Inna Vayser, recipient of the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR) 2015 Rising Star Award; Salvatore Carola, SIBOR Top Producer Hall of Fame inductee; Claire Bisignano Chesnoff, president of SIBOR; Denise Tarkenton, SIBOR Top Producer Hall of Fame inductee, and Sandy Krueger, CEO of SIBOR.
Staten Island Board of Realtors annual Agent Day showcases the latest innovations in real estate products, services and technologies
Staten Island, N.Y. (March 25, 2016) – The Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR) honored its best-achieving members yesterday during an awards breakfast at the start of its annual Agent Day & Trade Show at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield.
The breakfast, which recognized SIBOR’s Top Producers of 2015, was followed by a daylong event that featured a keynote presentation by Bruce Gardner, a renowned real estate trainer, author and coach.
The expo featured nearly 100 national and local exhibitors showcasing the latest developments in real estate products, services and innovative technology.
The day’s events were sponsored by Freedom Mortgage; ShowingTime; US Mortgage; Residential Home Funding; EverBank, and Realtor.com. Agent Day chairperson was Realtor Annmarie Triolo.
Top Producer designations are annually awarded to associate brokers and sales associates for exceptional listing and selling activity.
HALL OF FAME
Among those honored were two new inductees into SIBOR’s Top Producer Hall of Fame: Salvatore Carola and Denise Tarkenton. Each was recognized for being a Top Producer for a minimum of 10 consecutive years.
Inna Vayser received SIBOR’s 2015 “Rising Star” Award, which is presented to the Top Producer with the least amount of industry experience.
“I congratulate all of our award winners, and thank each of them for their unrelenting devotion to our community, our profession and the American Dream of homeownership,” said Claire Bisignano Chesnoff, president of SIBOR. “SIBOR Top Producers excel at customer service, and are our best Realtor ambassadors.”
The following Top Producer awards for performance in 2015 were presented at yesterday’s breakfast gathering:
GOLD
Salvatore Carola; Cindy Cheung; Kawing Chiu; Elizabeth Del Priore; Scott Dobrin; Dritan (Tony) Gashi; Maged Girgis; Ann Grande; Bella Grossman; Matthew Jablonsky; Irene L. Lee; Gaetano Marasa; Scott O’Brien; Lauren M. Orosz; Gary Papirov; Margaret Power; Anthony Ragucci; Gail R. Sweeney; Salvatore Taormina; Joseph Tsomik; Natalia Zukhovich; the American Homes Group Team, including team leader Ron Molcho, Tito Amesquita, Pamela Desouza, Richard Dun, Tanisha Perry, Callie Robinson and Louis Vargas.
SILVER
Eric Bacelli; Kathleen Barzal; Maryann Batiancela; Albert Benzaken; Mahabubul Bhuiyan; Robert Bianco; Edward M. Bruno; Teresa Carmona; Sandra Cascio; Laura Catuogno; Becky Chum; Chanpen Cronin; Raya Daniels; MaryAnn DeMagistris; Cynthia Dgheim; Theresa Ferrara; Skender “Alex” Fici; Teresa Ieraci; Joseph Lebron; Li Liu; Renee Maggio; Zalton Mapp; Jessica Matute; Allison Mireau; Nicole Molinini; Richard Nichilo; Mary Jane O’Connell; Marylou Palladino; Therese Panarella; Svetlana Pascarella; Kristina Patafio; Nancy Pezzolla; Eileen Pinto; Joyce A. Powers; Giovanni Randazzo; Michael Santangelo; Lori Sinagra; Marina Sulava; Dale Taranto; Vicki Tassone; Nina Timpone; Nicholas Tortora; Yan Fen (Fanny) Yang; Diane Yetman; Pamela Zappulla; Stephanie Zhang; the McKenna Team, including Judith McKenna, Rosanne La Fata, Elyse Rivera and Eric Rivera.
BRONZE
Ayman Aid; Jesse Aronovich; Sandra Ashton; Valerie Bartolone; Renee Bocignone; Richard Camerlengo; Dominick Canova; Lori Ciappina; Robert Coppolino; Cristina Dattolo; Jeannine Del Gaudio; Jo Anne Della Rocca; Linda DeZego; Santina Di Stefano; Kathleen Feola; Rosanne Fischer; Douglas Franks; Kathleen Garbarino; Kristina Gershteyn; Robert Giliberto; Gaye Granice; Joseph Haskell; Tianting Huang; Kryzsztof Kania; Toni Lynn Kirby; Vivian Kokkinos; Gerbert Magzul; Diane J. Malagreca; Dorene Marino; Anthony Masucci; Catherine McKeon; Maria Medina; RoseAngela Moore; Constance Nixon; Neila Nuzzi Angelo Pappalardo; Michele Picciallo; Alison Ponterio; Louis Rizzo; Frank Selovic; Mira Simanovsky; Virginia Spaventa; Cosimo Tacopino; Jessica Taccetta; Tiffany Y. Tam; Denise Tarkenton; Josephine Vaccaro; Laura Vallone; Inna Vayser; Antonio Vega; Lee Venezia; Catherine Volpe; Elizabeth Walsh; Anthony Whalen; Pollyanna Wong; Valerie Wonica; the Thomas DeLese and SallyAnn Malfi Team.
About The Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR)
Having marked its 100th anniversary in October 2015, the Staten Island Board of REALTORS® (SIBOR) is the largest not-for-profit professional and trade association in Staten Island, N.Y.
SIBOR exists to enhance the ability and opportunity of its members to conduct their business successfully and ethically, and promote the preservation of the public’s right to own, transfer and use real property.
Comprised of approximately 1,800 members, SIBOR serves real estate agents, brokers and affiliated professionals throughout the borough and surrounding areas.
SIBOR is the provider of the Staten Island Multiple Listing Service Inc. (SIMLS), which works as a clearinghouse through which more than 250 local real estate firms exchange information on properties they have listed for sale. Together, its members participate in over 3,700 real estate transactions every year.
All SIBOR Realtors belong to the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR) and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).
SIBOR may be reached at 718-928-3220 and viewed online at www.SIBOR.com. SIBOR may also be visited on Facebook at “Staten Island Board of Realtors” and on Twitter via @SIBOR.
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