Real Estate Association Establishes Internal Board

WASHINGTON, DC-The Society of Industrial & Office Realtors has decided to evaluate and enhance its offerings to clients by establishing an internal Advisory Board. SIOR currently boasts a membership of more than 2,800 real estate service providers in 20 countries. The Advisory Board will determine how the organization can improve and expand client services, increase prominence of the SIOR certification brand and add to the membership base.With those goals in mind, SIOR has brought together a handful of industry leaders to serve on the board. Those members include F. Joseph Moravec, commissioner for the US General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service; Sean McCourt, president of Ford Motor’s real estate division Ford Land; insurance firm USAA Real Estate Co. vice president Dirk P. D. Mosis III; Panattoni Development Co. chief executive Carl Panattoni; and John Englert, a corporate real estate consultant and former Eastman Kodak executive.SIOR’s creation of the Advisory Board was part of the 64-year-old association’s strategic plan. “It is very important for us to have fresh eyes take a look at what we as brokers do to add value to our customers,” Richard Hollander, SIOR executive vice president, tells GlobeSt.com.