Charlene A. Friedman is the Broker-Owner of Industrial-Commercial Realty, LLC, the holding company for the commercial, brokerage, and management division of Friedman Real Estate Group.
As its leader , Charlene and her team are focused on serving our clients. We strive to be effective communicators and to sustain solid investment returns for the properties held within the portfolio.
Prior to her affiliation with Friedman Real Estate Group, Mrs. Friedman was first an educator who took her passion for teaching into the realm of real estate practitioners and the community. She taught Property Management courses at Penn State University, State College Community Education Program and Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS .. A seasoned negotiator, Ms. Friedman has served multiple terms as both instructor and committee member for Professional Standards within the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®
Ms. Friedman has a BS from Seton Hall University and has done post graduate study at the University of Oregon and Penn State University. Has achieved several real estate designations including the Certified Property Manager (CPM) of the Institute of Real Estate Management and a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute. She has met the requirements and been awarded many other residential designations including Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) of the Real Estate Buyers Agent Council, Real Estate Cyberspace Specialist (RECS) of the Real Estate Cyberspace Society, as well as the At Home with Diversity: One America Certification of the National Association of Realtors. She is a Past President of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter 96 of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and was a recipient of the Certified Property Manager of the Year.
Charlene has previously served on the Centre County Housing Authority Advisory Commission. She served as President of the Downtown State College Partnership and was instrumental in transforming the former partnership into an assessment district (DID) . In addition to having been President of the Centre County Association of REALTORS®, she was also President of Chapter 96 of IREM. In January of 2000 she was honored as the Centre County REALTOR® of the Year. In 2024, Charlene was the honoree of the Joseph and Suzanne Paterno Community Impact Award.
When she is not representing the interest of her clients, Charlene loves travel and philanthropy . She is currently affiliated as a certified Yoga Instructor with Princeton Power Yoga.