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.

Jim Gammer (Past Chair)
Jim Gammer is currently the Past Chair of the Canadian Commercial Council. A resident of Surrey and White Rock for 43 years, and a Commercial specialist for 14 of his 17 years as a licensed real estate professional, Jim currently works with Macdonald Commercial Real Estate Services in Surrey, British Colombia. Mr. Gammer first joined the Commercial Council as the Director from British Columbia and the Yukon in 2005.

He has always been active in the real estate community; prior to joining the national council he was the Fraser Valley representative on the BC Real Estate Association’s Standard Forms Committee and represented Commercial REALTORS® on Surrey’s municipal Development Advisory Task Force. Mr. Gammer was also a founding member of the B.C. Commercial Council and served as Director of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board from 1995 to 1998, and again in 2004.

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.

Peter Sardelis (Ontario)
This is Peter’s second year as a Director on the CCC and he has been actively involved in researching the possibility of a Commercial Designation Program. He is also passionate about helping improve the use of and data on ICX.ca and promoting the services offered by the CCC to members and non-members.

Peter has been involved with the Commercial Services Division of the Ottawa Real Estate Board for over ten years. For the past four years, Peter has worked with the Board at the Director level responsible for all Board-related commercial representation. Peter strongly believes that every member has the right to receive the absolute best possible representation available and timely, up-to-date information regarding commercial-related matters.

In 2006, Peter was involved with the OREA committee that created the current Commercial Federation Model. Here, he was instrumental in the plan which garnered equal representation for Boards of all sizes across Ontario. Following this, for the next three years throughout 2007 - 2009, Peter
sat with the Ontario Real Estate Association’s Commercial Council which represented Boards across Ontario.

In addition to the above-mentioned experience with Board-related commercial services, Peter is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).

Additionally, as the Broker of Record for Century 21 Capital Realty Inc. since its inception in 2003, Peter has facilitated the company’s numerous commercial transactions ranging from commercial leasing, investments and commercial sales. As the Broker of Record and an active salesperson in receipt of Century 21’s highest Centurion Award for sales volume, it is of utmost importance to Peter that he maintain current knowledge and expertise regarding all aspects of real estate transactions.

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.

Allan Corbett (B.C./Yukon)
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.