CIRE : WORKING IN THE NORTHEAST U . S ., YOU HAVE SUCCEEDED IN A MATURE , DEVELOPED MARKET COMPARED TO OTHER REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY . ALL THE WHILE , THE CCIM DESIGNATION COULD ARGUABLY BE SEEN AS LESS ESSENTIAL CONSIDERING THE COMPET- ITIVELY SATURATED NATURE OF THE MARKET . WHAT DOES THE CCIM PIN MEAN TO YOU ? HOW HAVE YOU SEEN ITS VALUE IN YOUR BUSINESS ?
COLEMAN : As a woman of color in CRE , at times I do feel isolated . But with the CCIM designation , that is not the case . I did the work , I earned the pin , and I belong . Period . The end . That sense of belonging is liberating . Other CCIMs that I meet along the way , as clients or colleagues , understand what it took . There is a shared unspoken credibility . It is true the CCIM designation may be seen as less essential in the Northeast . To me , that doesn ’ t matter . I have the education . The
As a woman of color in CRE , at times I do feel isolated . But with the CCIM designation , that is not the case . I did the work , I earned the pin , and I belong . Period .
value is in applying that education to my work every day . Not only do I have analytics , methods , and models , I have a vocabulary . CCIM Institute teaches a specific language in a world where two different people use the same word or phrase for two different things . This used to drive me crazy ! It does not anymore .
CIRE : AS AN INSTRUCTOR WITH CCIM INSTITUTE , YOU GET TO PARTICIPATE IN
THE ACTIVE TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF CRE EXPERTS . WHAT LED YOU TO PURSUE TEACHING ? WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED IN YOUR TIME AS AN INSTRUCTOR ?
COLEMAN : I did not have a formal education in real estate finance , and I wanted to understand the concepts so well that I could teach them , too . Also , teaching for the institute gave me another visibility point as a diverse CRE practitioner — again , “ If they can see me , they can be me .” Aside from the expectation that online learning would only expand , I specifically chose to teach online because I imagined the groups would be less homogeneous . I have found that to be true . I learned that teaching is humbling ; teaching is a craft to refine over time ; teaching takes an exorbitant amount of preparation ; teaching is an exchange of respect between student and teacher . When I took my CCIM classes , I thought the teaching staff was amazing . I never imagined I would be or could be an instructor . I am so proud to be one of the cadre . It is an honor .
Nicholas Leider
Senior content editor of Commercial Investment Real Estate Contact him at nleider @ ccim . com .
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