Will Consuegra, a third-year law student at the UNM School of Law, is one of a handful of young real-estate professionals throughout the United States accepted into the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties’ (NAIOP) Leadership Discovery Program for Emerging Professionals. The winners were picked from a group of 100 participants from across the country.
Photo: Will Consuegra
Consuegra will spend a weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. in August attending leadership workshops. He will also attend a second weekend workshop in Washington, D.C. in February 2008.
Consuegra was accepted after submitting his application to the New Mexico chapter of NAIOP. His application was selected and forwarded to the organization’s national headquarters for consideration. The national organization, based in Herndon, Va., then selected the winners from applications submitted by chapters across the country.
“I am very excited to have earned admission into this valuable program,” Consuegra said. “I believe that the program will live up to its stated goal of ‘propelling young executives to a level that is far beyond their years of experience’ and I will be able to become a leader in the commercial real estate industry.”
In between the two workshops, Consuegra will continue to work on assignments to sharpen the skills he will develop in Colorado Springs. He will also take part in monthly videoconferences with his peers. These videoconferences, designed to augment the training Consuegra and other participants receive, will be led by the workshop’s director, Wayne L. Strom, Ph.D.
The program was designed to improve the interpersonal skills required to influence, communicate with, and lead other professionals. Participants also learn the importance of different communications techniques and personality dynamics in business relationships. Focusing on the importance of developing lasting business relationships, many of these activities will take place as part of learning groups. These groups will provide participants the chance to network with their peers from around the country.
“I am a firm believer in education and networking,” Consuegra added. “This program will both educate me in leadership as well as allow me to develop relationships with people who I will be working with the rest of my career.”
Many of the standard legal courses at the UNM School of Law, including classes in contracts and commercial transactions, have prepared Consuegra for this program and for a successful career in commercial real estate. In addition to these, he has also excelled in Real Estate Transactions, taught by Professor John Myers.
“The class exposed me to the in-and-outs of commercial real estate,” Consuegra said. “Professor Myers is renowned in the state for his years of expertise and wisdom in real estate law and he involved real estate professionals from the community, including brokers, title officers, and developers.”
Media Contact: Benson Hendrix, (505) 277-1816; e-mail: bhendrix@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at June 27, 2007 04:40 PM