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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services receives Los Angeles Business Journal Award

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services receives Los Angeles Business Journal Latino Business award for 2014.

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Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Cummins Real Estate was a finalist in the Los Angeles Business Journal Latino awards today!

As most of the readers here know my family is hispanic and I speak Spanish. For this reason I do a lot of business in the latino community. I also do a lot of pro bono work in these same areas. Giving back to the community is something my grandmother Maria Rivera Cummins who was born in Mexico instilled in me. We are thankful for the award. Felicidades! Gracias!

The Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2014 Latino Business Awards

The Latin Business Association,

in partnership with the

is once again proud to present
the Los Angeles Business Journal’s

taking place

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

11:00am to 1:30pm

at the

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506 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Tel: (213) 624-1011

The 5th Annual Latino Business Awards

The Latin Business Association, recognized as the premier Latin Business Trade Organization in California, is proud to have been selected as a Community Partner for the third consecutive year by the Los Angeles Business Journal in presenting the 2014 Latino Business Awards. As we celebrate the 5th annual awards, we will recognize businesses within the Latino community “Who Are Setting an Example for Excellence Throughout Los Angeles County!

Categories include:

Small Public
Large Public
Small Private
Large Private
Nonprofit
Latino Advocate
Lifetime Achievement

(TBD based on nominations)

Announcing the Finalists!

The following companies have been selected as finalists for consideration for the 2014 Latino Business Awards:

Agile Sourcing Partners; Aura Toner Supplies, Inc.*; Azteca International Corporation; Barrio Planners, Inc.; Boemba*; CA Latino Legislative Caucus Institute for Public Policy; Cummins Real Estate Services; Eco Rico Entertainment, LLC; Eddie’s Tickets; E.L.L.A.S.- Embracing Latina Leadership Alliances**; Giselle Fernandez; Golden Financial Insurance Services, Inc.*; Hit Mobile; HSG Professional Window Cleaners; Kadima Security Services, Inc.; La Amapola, Inc.*; Latin Inspired Designs; Law Offices of Juan J. Dominguez; Live, Inspire, Train; Los Altos Food Products, Inc.; Madalyn’s Cupcakes*; Meruelo Group; MAOF- Mexican American Opportunity Foundation**; MABA- Mexican American Bar Association; Mixed Up Clothing, Inc.; OneSource Supply Solutions; Power Woman Business Center; PromoShop Inc.; Quaintise; R2F Investment Bankers, LLC; Revo Payments; Reyes Winery*; Ruiz Strategies; Sazon Latin Fusion; Sensis; Sotomayor & Associates, LLP; SEWO- Southeast Women’s Organization**; The Grande Law Firm; TIG/m, LLC Modern Street Railways; Traffic Management, Inc.; Transit Systems Unlimited, Inc.; USMCC- United States Mexico Chamber of Commerce; Vaco Los Angeles

*Member of the Latin Business Association (LBA)

** LBA Community Partner

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services wins award

Mary Cummins, Cummins Real Estate Services, Los Angeles, California

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services has won the Los Angeles award program award. The Los Angeles Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Los Angeles area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

Each year, the Los Angeles Award Program identifies companies such as Cummins Real Estate Services that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Los Angeles area a great place to live, work and play.

The Los Angeles Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.

D&B listed, Active member of the US Chamber of Commerce.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

9/11 remembered - Mary Cummins

As I soundly slept around 6:00 a.m. in Los Angeles, California the phone started ringing. My now ex-husband picked it up. A co-worker told him that a plane had crashed into the twin towers. My husband repeated this to me. I thought he meant that a small two seater plane had crashed into the empty Century City twin towers. Upset at being woken up for no real reason I said with great irritation "so?" The person on the phone then said "no, no, no! Turn on the TV!" We reluctantly got out of bed and turned on the TV. The first plane had just struck one of the New York twin towers. It was hard to believe what we were seeing.

While I was watching the news the second plane struck the other tower. It was surreal. It really felt like I was watching a movie of the attack and not the actual attack. I was still watching the news when the first tower collapsed around 7 a.m. right before my eyes. I could not believe it. How is that possible? Were there bombs on the planes? I started to think that this was probably the beginning of World War III.

I had scheduled to get four kittens neutered that morning at Animal Birth Control in West Los Angeles. Still in a daze I loaded up the kittens and headed off to the vet. No one was on the streets. LA was a ghost town for a few hours that day. Everyone was glued to their TV sets. In my car I heard on the news that the second tower had collapsed. Then I heard about the plane flying into the Pentagon. It really felt like the end of the world as I drove alone on the empty streets.

When I got to the vet's office it seemed no one knew what was happening in New York because there was no TV or radio. Everyone was sitting in the waiting room contentedly clueless and quiet. I didn't say a word. They would know soon enough.

I dropped the kittens off and headed back home. While I was driving home I was thinking "why am I getting kittens neutered when this may soon be the end of the world as we know it? Will cat overpopulation really be an issue after we all get nuked?" I really thought the US was going to instantly go to war.

By the time I got back home my husband was still watching the news while getting ready to go to work. I was having the bathrooms remodeled and the workmen had arrived. I kept thinking "why is he going to work? Why am I having my bathrooms remodeled if this could be the beginning of the end?" I really thought there would be more attacks on US soil and I thought Los Angeles was a prime target.

I went online and took a lap around the stock message boards. People were trying to find stock brokers who were in the twin towers. I found out that some people I knew had died in the twin towers. It was hard to believe that I'd never see them on the boards again telling everyone to buy, buy, buy some POS stock tout job. Even though I didn't like them because they were con artists I felt bad for their families.

The shorters and hedge fund managers I knew who normally would short on any bad news were telling people not to short the market. They said it'd be very un-American to short under these circumstances. They fortunately ended up closing the stock exchanges after share prices plummeted.

Later that night on the news I saw video of people in the middle east dancing and jumping for joy over the attacks. I had an intense desire to reach through the TV and beat the crap out of all of them even the little old ladies.

For the next few days I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. I really thought they might fly a plane into LA City Hall or maybe into a fully packed sports arena. I actually stayed away from City Hall for a couple of weeks for that reason. People who worked at City Hall said they had the same fear.

Over the next few weeks they started investigating 9/11. There were some middle eastern people at my husband's BMW dealership in Beverly Hills who had gone to a party in New York a few weeks before 9/11. They were questioned. They of course had nothing to do with 9/11 but if you looked middle eastern, you were going to be questioned. People were reporting just about any middle eastern person or person they just didn't like to the FBI. It was a very stressful time.

Time passed and things started to calm down. I no longer thought it would be the beginning of WWIII so I started remodeling my kitchen. Because of 9/11 I could not order the appliances I wanted because trucks were not allowed to transport them across the country. I had to buy whatever was on the show room floor. I was now a little pissed at 9/11 because I couldn't get the exact model of appliances I wanted for my kitchen.

It's now almost the ten year anniversary of 9/11. Everyone's a little worried about a repeat performance. If the bad guys were to attack us, how and where would they attack us? Maybe a monument building on the West Coast? A crowded sporting event? I'm sure I'll be looking up every time I hear a plane overhead today and tomorrow. September 12th can't come soon enough.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Mary Cummins on Google+

l'm on Google+. Email me if you want an invite to beta. Eme direct at mmmaryinla @ aol . com or click the email link in my Google profile.

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Facebook page for Cummins Real Estate Services

We just started a Facebook local business page for Cummins Real Estate Services.

We also have a Google places page.

Come visit us!

Mary Cummins is a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is also President of Animal Advocates and is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Mary Cummins, Cummins Real Estate Services, curriculum vitae

Mary K. Cummins

645 W. 9th St. #110-140

Los Angeles, CA 90015

www.MaryCummins.com

Curriculum Vitae

Abstract

Cummins is a high energy, versatile, results-oriented professional having signiﬁcant expertise in real estate sales, leasing, inspection, evaluation and expert witness testimony. In her 26 years in the business she's appraised and sold over 10,000 residential, residential income, commercial, raw land, construction projects, industrial and mixed-use properties.

Cummins has worked for lawyers, expert witness companies, relocation companies, builders, credit unions, banks, mortgage brokers, factors, brokers, investment bankers and private individuals evaluating and selling property in all of California.

Education

• Beverly Hills High School 1982 - Dean's list, swim team, water polo
• University of Southern California 1984 - Dean's list, swim team

Licenses

• Real Estate Sales License 1985
• Real Estate Brokers License 1986
• Real Estate Appraisal License 1994 (1994 was first year appraisers needed to be licensed)

Work Experience

• 1985 Merrill Lynch Real Estate - Sales, Comparative Market Analysis
• 1985 to present - Cummins Real Estate Services - Real Estate Appraisal, Sales
• 1986 Apartment Owners Association - Commercial Brokerage Division
• 1986 Westside Properties - Real Estate Appraisal, Sales. 100% ofﬁce
• 1986 Forensis Group - Expert Witness

Selected Legal Cases

• 1989 Schine vs Schine - Appraisal of Ambassador Hotel as land for development
project with Donald Trump. Deposed.
• Various cases for Forensis Group 1986-2006
• 2009 Union Paciﬁc vs Jimmy Nasralla. Criminal. Court appearance.
• 2010 Don Carstens vs JP Morgan. Civil. Court appearance.

Selected Clients

• Crestview Financial, Mortgage Broker
• Don Carstens, Attorney at Law
• Home Savings, Bank
• Countrywide Home Loans, Mortgage Lender
• Chase Financial, Bank
• First Franklin, Mortgage Broker
• Forensis Group, Expert Witness
• Western Relocation Services

Selected Professional Education

• 1984 Lumbleau School of Real Estate - Real estate sales
• 1984 Merrill Lynch - Real estate sales, CMA
• 1986 Lumbleau School of Real Estate - Real estate broker
• 1988 Apartment Owners Association - Income property evaluation and sales
• 1986 to present - Various real estate schools - Expert Witness Testimony, Appraising Apartments, USPAP, FHA Appraising, Appraising Manufactured Homes, California Laws and Regulations, Environmental Issues for Appraisers, Fair Housing, LEED Real Estate, Foundations in Sustainability: Greening the Real Estate and Appraisal Industries, Review Appraisals, REO and Foreclosures, The Cost Approach.

Other Experience

• Bilingual - English/Spanish
• PC, iMac, iPhone
• PDF, Doc, Html, FTP, Power Point
• Type 100 wpm
• MLS, Homeputer, Loop Net
• Real estate photography
• E&O insurance, no claims
• Perfect driving record

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Mary Cummins Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation Los Angeles, California: California Ground Squirrel makes the alarm call - ...

Mary Cummins Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation Los Angeles, California: California Ground Squirrel makes the alarm call - ...: "A California Ground Squirrel makes the alarm call. This little boy is paralyzed. He could ultimately walk around though not that fast. He's ..."

Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates is a wildlife rehabilitator licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game. Mary Cummins is also a licensed real estate appraiser in Los Angeles, California.

Monday, January 24, 2011

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, spotted skunk on D...

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, spotted skunk on D...: "A photo of one of our spotted skunks made it on Squee! More photos of spotted skunks can be found in our Flickr account. Western Spotted S..."

Saturday, January 22, 2011

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, baby opossum calls...

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, baby opossum calls...: "This is a baby opossum calling for its mother. Her mother died so she is now being cared for by Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates a wildlife ..."

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, raccoons being rel...

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, raccoons being rel...: "These raccoons were found as orphans. Their mother had died. We took them in, bottle fed them then taught them how to be wild raccoons. They..."

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, baby raccoons in t...

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, baby raccoons in t...: "These are baby raccoons. They are in the tub while I ready their cage. They will be released back to the wild. Mary Cummins of Animal Advoca..."

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, baby skunks stomp ...

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates, baby skunks stomp ...: "These are baby skunks. They are striped skunks. This is how baby skunks play. They stomp their feet, go into a handstand then scoot back. Th..."

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Mary Cummins Animal Advocates links

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates and a baby opossu...

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates and a baby opossu...: "This is a baby opossum. She is calling for her mom. If mom were nearby, she'd come and retrieve her baby. Unfortunately this baby's mom is d..."

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates and an opossum

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates and an opossum: "This opossum was found as a baby. His feet were deformed. His toes had grown together. He was unreleasable so he was used for education. Thi..."

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins rescues a baby bunny, Animal Advocate...

"Mary Cummins" Animal Advocates Wildlife Rehabilitation: Mary Cummins rescues a baby bunny, Animal Advocate...: "This baby bunny is the only surviving baby of a litter. A dog found the nest and killed the others. A kind woman delivered this baby to Mary..."

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

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Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates
The City of Los Angeles Approves a New Wildlife Policy
8/24/2004 2:50:00 PM
LOS ANGELES, Aug 24, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Los Angeles Animal Services Commission yesterday unanimously approved a new wildlife policy for the city. Under the new policy, the department will allow wildlife rehabilitators licensed by the California Department of Fish and Game to respond to calls from members of the public, and take ill, injured and orphaned wildlife from city animal shelters. Additionally, the department will only issue trapping permits to trap animals that are ill, injured, orphaned, or pose an immediate threat to public safety. Animal Services will no longer issue permits to trap healthy wildlife that pose no threat. As per Fish and Game regulations, all healthy trapped wildlife taken to the shelter legally would have been killed. Mary Cummins

LA Animal Services Commission Vice President Alex Rubalcava said, "Animal Services' new wildlife policy reflects our desire to teach city residents how to co-exist with the native wildlife in their communities, and minimize the flow of animals into our shelters. Working with rehabbers -- who have the requisite knowledge and experience, as well as licensing from Fish and Game -- was the perfect way to achieve our goal of returning animals to their habitats instead of being forced to euthanize them. Our thanks go out to Animal Advocates, The Urban Wildlands Group, and others who helped us devise this program." Mary Cummins.

Mary Cummins, President of Animal Advocates, first submitted the proposed wildlife policy over two years ago. Cummins stated "Animal Advocates is very pleased to have been able to help the city implement a plan to save the city's wildlife. We would like to thank Mayor Hahn, City Council members, LA Animal Services commissioners, members of the Wildlife Committee, The Urban Wildlands Group and the Department for their help in approving this much needed new policy." "We applaud this forward-looking effort to live more harmoniously with the City's wildlife," said Catherine Rich, Executive Officer of The Urban Wildlands Group. Mary Cummins.

The Wildlife Committee is currently looking for more licensed wildlife rehabilitators to help pick up and rehabilitate the wildlife. They also need people to answer inquiries from the public in regard to nuisance wildlife issues.
SOURCE: Mary Cummins, Animal Advocates

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Mary Cummins of Animal Advocates - Biography - Resume

Mary Cummins is President of Animal Advocates. She is licensed with the California Department of Fish & Game, was licensed with the USDA and is licensed with the city of Los Angeles to rescue and rehabilitate wildlife. Cummins speaks to local community groups and students about respecting wildlife and humane wildlife control. She is also a Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator. She has written manuals on small mammal rehabilitation besides numerous articles. Mary Cummins

She was born and raised in Southern California. She attended Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Catholic School and Beverly Hills High School. Besides being a member of Junior Mensa and on the Dean's list, she was a top ten national swimmer and competed on the men's water polo team. She began college at the age of 15 attending the University of Southern California on scholarship, majoring in Psychology/Sociology. Mary Cummins

After college Cummins became a licensed real estate agent specializing in income property in Los Angeles. She obtained her real estate appraisal license, real estate brokerage license and currently does real estate consulting, expert witness testimony and review appraisals. Mary Cummins

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2014 Latino Business Awards

The Latin Business Association,

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

506 South Grand AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90071

The 5th Annual Latino Business Awards

Categories include:

Small PublicLarge PublicSmall PrivateLarge PrivateNonprofitLatino AdvocateLifetime Achievement

Announcing the Finalists!

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