HOUSTON—At last week's SIOR fall conference in Chicago, Bill Ginder was named the SIOR Foundation's 2017/2018 president. Ginder is a senior vice president/brokerage services with Houston-based Caldwell Cos. He brings more than 30 years of experience in industrial distribution and managing facilities throughout the Southwest. GlobeSt.com spoke with Ginder after the conference to learn more about his plans and goals during his tenure at the helm of the Foundation.
GlobeSt.com: First of all, what does the SIOR Foundation do as 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and what is its mission?
Ginder: The SIOR Foundation promotes and funds programs that advance the real estate profession through educational scholarships, critical research projects, and publishing and development of real estate curricula for higher education. The charitable giving supports students enrolled in college undergraduate and graduate real estate studies, and in pursuit of degrees associated with commercial real estate.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
