CORFAC News

CORFAC International announced its annual Charlie King MVP Award, Thomas B, Hayes Award, Olen Monsees Award and Standard of Excellence Awards at its recent Fall Summit held September 9-12 in Minneapolis, MN.

CORFAC 2015 President Scott Savacool, SIOR, CCIM, presented Tom Martindale, SIOR, President of San Francisco, CA-based TRI Commercial/CORFAC International, with the Charlie King MVP Award. He received the award for exemplary leadership as a member of CORFAC’s Executive Committee and past chair of its Communications Committee.

Charles B. “Charlie” King is one of the founders of CORFAC International (1989), as well as the founder of King Industrial Realty/CORFAC International based in Atlanta, GA. The award was created to recognize King’s dedication to CORFAC. Savacool is also a Senior Associate with St. Louis, MO-based Sansone Group/CORFAC International.

Savacool also presented the Thomas B. Hayes Award to Phill Tomlinson, a sales and leasing consultant with Commercial Properties Inc./CORFAC International based in Phoenix, AZ. The Thomas B. Hayes Award is named for a former CORFAC affiliate who was consistently the most technologically savvy brokerage practitioner among his CORFAC colleagues. In recent years, Tomlinson has led Best Practices Workshops at CORFAC conferences on the use of social media and new apps to better market himself, his firm and his property listings.

Finally, James “Jim” E. Klements, CPA, SIOR, with Cleveland OH-based Weber Wood Medinger/CORFAC International was honored with the Olen Monsees Award. The Olen Monsees Award originated in 2014 and recognizes an individual member who goes above and beyond the call of duty without being asked and is the ‘Unsung Hero’ of the network. Olen Monsees (1940-2012) was the president of Karbank Real Estate Company/CORFAC International in Kansas City, MO. Throughout his distinguished career, he worked with a natural sense of responsibility, without complaint or excuses. Klements formerly served on CORFAC’s Executive Committee and has been a consistent participant in CORFAC matters for many years and is also one of the top referring brokers in multimarket transactions.

2015 Standards of Excellence Awards

The Standards of Excellence Awards recognize CORFAC firms that exceed industry standards and operate with the CORFAC Core Values, Mission, and Vision in mind. The winning firms are the CORFAC affiliates who participate the most in the CORFAC network, are recognized in the industry for their excellence and leadership, and consistently represent the CORFAC brand. CORFAC International recognized seven firms in three categories: Platinum, Gold, and Silver.  The winning firms are:

Platinum Award Winners

·  Patterson Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International – Wilmington, DE

·  Podolsky|Circle CORFAC International – Chicago, IL

Gold Award Winners

·  Joel and Granot/CORFAC International – Atlanta, GA

·  TRI Commercial/CORFAC International – San Francisco, CA

·  Weber Wood Medinger/CORFAC International – Cleveland, OH


Silver Award Winners

·  Piedmont Properties of the Carolinas/CORFAC International – Charlotte, NC

·  L. Mason Capitani/CORFAC International – Detroit, MI

Congratulations to all CORFAC 2015 Award winners.