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Career Summary:

Al Coppin has over forty-eight years of experience in business park and building development, management, brokerage, land sales, office, industrial and retail sales and leasing. He is also a builder-general contractor for residential and industrial projects.

Education:

Attended the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a B.S. in Operations Management (1969) and a MBA in Applied Economics (1970). He is also a licensed broker and contractor.

Experience:

Al Coppin started his career as a project manager with Johnson Construction (1963-1969), a Fortune 500 company. He started his real estate career at Grubb & Ellis Commercial Brokerage in 1971, as an industrial/investment sales agent. During his time there he took on the roles of: Manager of Marin-Sonoma Operations (1974) and East Bay Industrial Specialist (1975).

Co-founded Keegan & Coppin Company, Inc. with Jim Keegan in 1976. They developed the company to cover commercial real estate marketing and development, management and construction.

Business and Community Affiliations:

• Work Force Investment Board – Workforce Development (1984-2006)
• Task Force on the Homeless (1991-2004)
• Salvation Army Advisory Board
• California Alumni Association
• Economic Development Issues