AMPI executives, Photo by John Glaab
Ariel Cano Cuevas is the Director General ofVivienda,Mexico’s national housing agency. He delivered the key note speech at the recent Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) Toma de Protesta (Innauguration) inMexico City. During the presentation he announced new initiatives for two social housing agencies, INFONAVIT and FOVISSTE. He concluded his remarks by predicting the housing industry in this country will remain strong throughout 2012.
Sharing the Presidium with Ariel were; Adan Laracilla from Pueblo, outgoing President of AMPI, Sergio Gomez Rabago, AMPI’s new President from the State of Mexico, Guillermo Salgada AMPI’s new Vice President from Cuernavaca ,Alfredo Rabell Manaon, Supervisor of Mortgages for INFONAVIT, Javier Gonzalez Rubio, Director General of FONATUR ( the economic arm of Mexico’s tourism industry) and Joao Teadora de Silva. Joao is President of Brazil’s Federal Council of Real Estate Agents.
Several real estate officials from outsideMexicoattended the event. These included Joao Teadora da Silva, Katia Cubel, Frederico Mendonca, Jucelia Silva and Marta Mendonca all fromBrazil. AmongU.S.representatives at the TOMA were,Jennifer Wiziarde, Coordinator for Latin America for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) andAlston Boyd, who came fromAustin,Texas. He is the International Chair of the Texas Association of Realtors, and is also NAR’s Presidential Liaison forCentral America. Thijs Stoffer, C.E.O. of the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations, came formSwitzerlandto attend the TOMA
Ariel Cano Cuevas officiated at the Inauguration ceremony. Those being sworn in were AMPI’s new President, Vice President, and ten new members of AMPI.s National Advisory Board.Linda Neilof AMPI La Paz/Los Cabos was among those taking the oath. She will head up AMPI’s International Commission. As well she has been named NAR’s Presidential Liaison toMexico. John Glaab of AMPI La Paz has been appointed Sub-Director of AMPI’s Seniors Real Estate Section (SRE) program.
Other events during the week included a breakfast of Past Presidents and a one day leadership class. Attending were members of the Advisory Council, Regional Coordinators and the Presidents of AMPI’s 75 Sections.
AMPI’s forty first years Annual Conference will be held November 1-3 inGuadalajara.
