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As a member, you receive discounted rates for various continuing education and professio pandemic, GCAAR is live-streaming its continuing education courses this fall on many topics.You c including the ins and outs of using Zoom and the Military Relocation Professional certification program.The other online continuing education opportunities to help you advance your career in specific areas.
Congratulations to GCAAR’s 2020 Annual Award winners!
And, as we know many members are at home more than usual, we are also offering a series of professional development w history of racism in real estate, part of our anti-racism educational initiative.
GCAAR is proud toEvents announce the winners of three of our annual individual awards. GCAAR hosts a number of annual events and members-only events—virtually, for the time being, including our annual board installation this Dec Congratulations, and thank you for everything youdevelopment do for GCAAR for our real estate community! your colleagues, offering 48 CE classes and 12 professional webinars —and so you definitely won’t want to miss next year’s event! Involvement opportunities
REALTOR® of the Year: Koki Adasi
Members have many opportunities to get more deeply involved in GCAAR and support other professionals in their commun service, grievances, professional standards, property management, Montgomery County public policy and political campaign
Koki Adasi is a senior vice president, team leader and listing specialist at Compass Real Estate, and a licensed REALTOR® in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Since beginning his real estate career in 2006, Koki has been committed to building his business by prioritizing service over sales. As the third of five children born to Nigerian immigrants, Koki began cultivating his commitment to service at an early age. “My family and I used to volunteer for the ‘Christmas in April’ program, where we would help rehab the houses of low-income homeowners,“ he says. “Those experiences showed me the power of community service, the power of homeownership and the necessity of helping those in need.“ To Koki, his team’s success comes down to its comprehensive approach to client care. “Our goal is to make sure we take care of everything you need throughout the entire process,“ he says. “You need your utilities switched over to your new home? Check. You need a recommendation for a great moving company? Check.“ Koki served as the 2019 president of the Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS®. He is currently an active member of the National Association of REALTORS®, serving as the co-chair of the Meetings and Conference Committee as well as serving as a member of the Risk Management Committee, Commitment to Excellent Committee, YPN Advisory Committee and the Diversity Committee. Koki is also a past recipient of Realtor Magazine’s “30 under 30.“ Koki remains committed to volunteerism and philanthropy today, through his ongoing relationships with local organizations such as Horton’s Kids, Student-Athletes Organized to Understand Leadership (SOUL), Kindred and Cornerstone Montgomery. Koki also had the honor of being named the Greater Capital Area YMCA “Philanthropist of the Year” in 2011. As a former Division I basketball player, Koki still enjoys playing basketball, traveling and spending time with his wife Jess and their children. The GCAAR REALTOR® of the Year honor is awarded to one GCAAR primary member who provides continuous, dedicated service to enhance the quality of their profession and their REALTOR® associations.
Rookie of the Year: Cassidy Burns Cassidy Burns, a REALTOR® with Trent & Co. at Compass Real Estate, believes real estate is a tool for long-term planning. When working with clients, whether they are a first-time homebuyer, developer, or a long-term buy and hold investor, his mission is to help them prepare for the future. Cassidy has been working as a REALTOR® since 2016, when he joined Compass. Prior to that, he studied exercise science and nutrition at Bridgewater College and worked as a personal trainer after moving to the district “on a whim“ to experience life in a big city for the first time. One of Cassidy’s own personal training clients, Trent & Co. lead Trent Heminger, inspired him to pursue his real estate license. Cassidy really caught “the real estate bug“ after deciding to broker his own deal to buy his first house in Bethesda, Maryland in 2016. 12 CAPITAL AREA REALTOR ® — September/October 2020
