Karen Barry (Chair)
Karen Barry is Chairwoman of the Canadian Council of REALTORS®. She is president of Barry Commercial Real Estate, a boutique investment brokerage firm and Barry Realty Advisors, specializing in the valuation of commercial property in Calgary, AB. Her 21-year career achievements, multi-year recognition as one of Canada national top 30 sales producers and recognition as the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Agent of the Year recipient.

Karen achieved the AACI designation with the Appraisal Institute of Canada in 2002 and her MRICS designation in 2008 with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the mark of professionalism worldwide. Karen is recognized nationally by many of Canada’s large and medium-sized pension funds, REITS, and private equity investors as being one of Canada’s pre-eminent results driven REALTORS®. Her firm specializes in the sale of retail, office, industrial and multi-residential income producing assets and development land. She is the author of a widely distributed industry newsletter, Karen Barry Investment Insight.

Prior to brokerage, Karen held a position with Revenue Canada as a commercial property assessor. She was also previously employed as an advertising executive assisting new home developers execute their marketing objectives through advertising and marketing programs.

Allan Corbett (Chair-Elect)
Allan has a degree in Urban Land Economics from the University of British Columbia, and has been in organized real estate since 1988. He is currently the Managing Broker for Paramount Lodging Advisors in Vancouver. From 1997 until May 2008, he was Associate Broker with NAI Commercial in Vancouver.

Allan served as President of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver in 1995, and was President of the Real Estate Institute of B.C. in 2005 and 2006. He was also a member of the Board of Governors of the REI from 1996-2008. Allan was also a Director of The Canadian Real Estate Association from 1996 to 1998.

Hodges Hamm (Atlantic)
Hodges Hamm, of Saint John, NB, is the Chair of Atlantic Commercial Council, which was created in 2007 to represent Commercial REALTORS® in the Atlantic provinces. He will also represent the Atlantic Commercial Council as a Director of the Canadian Commercial Council (CCC).

He began his real estate career in 1979 as a New Home Consultant and Designer for Acadia Contractors Ltd. and became a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in 1981 with Century 21. He obtained his Broker/Managers’ License in 1992 while under contract with Re/Max Professionals Ltd. Today, Hodges is presently under contract with Re/Max Professionals Saint John Inc. as a REALTOR® specializing in Commercial & Residential Development Sales & Consulting.

Hodges Hamm has also served as President of the New Brunswick Real Estate Association, and President of the Saint John Real Estate Board. Real estate is not his only interest: Hodges has also served as President of the Navy League of Canada (New Brunswick Division) and President of the Naval Officers Association For New Brunswick. Hodges retired from the Canadian Forces Naval Reserves in 2005 at the rank of Lieutenant Commander after serving almost 30 years of working with reserves and cadets in Atlantic Canada. He is also a past-president of the Royal United Services Military Institute of New Brunswick.

Nick Maltais (Quebec Director )
Born in 1938 in a small village 200 miles north of Quebec, Nick grew up and studied in the Saguenay region. He attended Laval University in Quebec City, completing a degree in medical technology followed by a specialty in medical biochemistry.

After spending a few years working in hospital laboratories, Nick opened and sold a private laboratory and later formed a group to buy various small businesses that manufactured or imported medical equipment and teaching aids for medical schools. It was in 1979 that Nick accepted an offer as the Industrial Development Advisor for the Government of Quebec.

During his 18-year tenure with the Quebec government, he began the path towards becoming a real estate agent upon retirement. It was in 2004 that he formally began working as an agent; first with Royal LePage and then with his own agency, Groupe Conseil Immobilier Quebec. The agency now has 11 agents with three focused on the commercial side of the business.

On top of his passion for the real estate industry, Nick enjoys skiing, golf and is the board member of a few professional and cultural organizations in Quebec.

Phil Nanavati (Ontario)
P.K. (Phil) Nanavati is a Principal, Broker of Record and President of Martel Commercial Realty Inc., Brokerage. He has been a licensed Realtor since 1980 first in Victoria, B.C. and currently in Burlington, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto).  In 1988, Phil was awarded the prestigious SIOR Specialist in Industrial and Office Real Estate designation by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors in the active office category.  He is Past-President of the Society and has been President of the Central Canadian Chapter as well as on the international board of directors.  Apart from his real estate education, Phil has passed the Canadian Securities Course, has a Bachelor of Science Degree from M.I.T. and a Master of Science Degree from the University of Calgary.  Phil is a member of the Commercial division of the Realtors Association of Hamilton/Burlington, past chair of the Ontario Real Estate Association’s Commercial Council and a past Director of the Canadian Real Estate Association’s Commercial Council.

Chad Griffiths (Prairies)
In 2009, Chad Griffiths was acclaimed as the Prairies Director for the Canadian Commercial Council (CCC), the Commercial division for the Canadian Real Estate Association. With approximately 6,500 members nationwide, Chad is truly honoured to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

Based in Edmonton, Chad is a Commercial REALTOR® with NAI Commercial. This enables Chad to represent a wide array of local and national clients in achieving their real estate goals, and to contribute to the over $45 billion in transactions NAI achieves around the world annually. Chad is a proud member of the NAI Global Office & Industrial Councils, which are internal groups of specialists within the NAI Global brand, assimilated for the main goal of helping each member become “highly recognized, formidable competitors” in the industry.

As a partner with the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Institute, Chad has completed the necessary courses, exceeded experience requirements and is a proud recipient of the commercial real estate industry’s most prestigious designation.

In the community, Chad is the current President of the South Edmonton Business Association (SEBA), serves as the Chair on the Board of Directors and is highly active in various committees within the Association.

Previously, Chad was involved in Toastmasters for several years where he served as club President, Area Governor and Assistant Division Governor, where he won Area Governor of the Year for his Division in 2005.

Throughout his involvement in local and national organizations, Chad has built strong relationships across Canada and has remained dedicated to providing pre-eminent service in the lease, sale or purchase of commercial real estate.

Sheldon Scott (B.C./Yukon)
Area of Expertise:
Sheldon has over 20 years of experience and an extensive and solid background in commercial real estate, specializing in the sale and leasing of retail properties.  Listed below are some of his education, qualification and professional accomplishments:

1. Licensed as Real Estate Agent – Real Estate Act of British Columbia, 2000
2. Licensed as Real Estate Salesperson – Real Estate Act of British Columbia, 1988
3. Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM)
4. Member of International Council of Shopping Centres
5. Elected Director of the Commercial Division of the Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board, 2009
6. Elected Director of the Canadian Commercial Council, 2011