ALBANY>> On Thursday, November 19, 2015 the Greater Capital Association of REALTORS® named Cathy Griffin, of Keller Williams Capital District, as the 2015 REALTOR® of the Year.
The award was presented to Griffin at GCAR’s Annual Meeting of the membership at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center where more than 200 REALTOR® members were in attendance.
Cathy Griffin is the 2015 GCAR President. Griffin has nearly three decades of experience in the real
estate profession. Her work as an agent, manager, and principal broker in the Capital District led her to Keller Williams in 2009, where she is now an Associate Broker in the Delmar Business Center, working closely with her husband, Mitchell Griffin.
Cathy has been actively involved with GCAR for more than a decade, including positions on the Board of Directors chairing events and association fundraisers, and her recent terms on the Executive Committee as Secretary/Treasurer and President-Elect.
In addition, she currently serves on the New York State Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors, and has been appointed to the National Association of REALTORS® 2015 State and Local Issues Policy Committee. Cathy also works with numerous local organizations, and is a member of the Bethlehem Township Board of Assessment Review.
Cathy completed her undergraduate degree at Catholic University, and earned a graduate degree in speech pathology at George Washington University.
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The Greater Capital Association of REALTORS® is a professional trade association officially representing the real estate industry since 1920 (formerly the Albany County Association of REALTORS®) and is the local chapter for the New York State and National Associations of REALTORS®.  GCAR is composed of a broad base of professionals including licensed real estate brokers and sales agents, multi-dwelling owners, appraisers, mortgage and banking professionals, title and abstract companies and other companies servicing the real estate industry.