Concord Mass Broker Installed as 2011 Massachusetts Association of Realtors President
Concord, MA – January 31, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Laurie Cadigan, broker/owner of Barrett & Company in Concord, MA was installed on November 30, 2010 as president of the 19,000-member Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) for 2011.
The event took place at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge and included the installation of the MAR Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Cadigan’s term officially begins on January 1, 2011.
As president, Cadigan will direct the internal and external activities of the Association; preside at all meetings of the MAR Board of Directors and Executive Committee; represent the Association at important meetings and business functions; and act as the official spokesperson for the Association on issues related to the real estate industry and local housing market. In addition, she will represent MAR and its members on the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Board of Directors and the New England REALTORS® Committee this year, and also will serve as an ex-officio member of all state Association committees and work groups.
Prior to being elected president, Cadigan served as president-elect in 2010. An MAR director since 2005, Cadigan was the vice-president of professional development in 2008 and 2009, a member of the Leadership Development and Business Development Committees in 2007, and the Executive, Finance and Government Affairs Committees in 2006. Cadigan was the recipient of the MAR REALTOR® of the Year Award in 2007.
At the local level, Cadigan served as president of the Greater Boston Association of Realtors® from 2004 to 2006, was chair of the GBAR Nominating Committee in 2007, and was named GBAR REALTOR® of the Year in 2007.
Active at the National Association of REALTORS®, Cadigan has served on the NAR board of directors since 2005, and was a member of the 2007 Business Issues Committee.
A REALTOR® since 1988, Cadigan has successfully earned the Council of Residential Specialists (CRS), Certified Buyer’s Representative (CBR), and Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES) professional real estate designations.
A resident of Concord, Mass., Cadigan is active in a number of local organizations including Concord Chamber of Commerce, serving as its president from 2004-2006.
About Barrett & Company Real Estate
Since 1977, Barrett & Company has grown into one of the most successful independently owned and operated real estate companies in Massachusetts. For over 30 years our outstanding reputation and ethical standards have begun with our agents, who join the Barrett team by invitation only. Our excellence in service and dedication to the consumer extends through in-house marketing, technology, and new construction departments, and continues all the way to company president Laurie Cadigan, who is always accessible to agents and clients alike.
Headquartered in Concord MA, Barrett & Company has offices in Carlisle and Lincoln MA and specializes in residential home buying and selling in the cities and towns North and West of Boston. Our national and international reach is unmatched with our in-house relocation division and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World network.
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