Adel Luzuriaga
Adel Luzuriaga is the founder and CEO of nextBlock.com. She is the 'visionary heart' of the company.
As a 'small' business owner and housing provider in the Glendale community for many years, Adel identifies with neighborhood business owners and the issues they face to survive - to thrive - in the midst of competition, taxes and business regulations.
As an active civic volunteer, a property owner and long time resident of Glendale, she is cognizant of the importance of keeping the vitality of local business - to help maintain quality of life and to support public services for its residents.
Adel's civic activities include serving as president of Kiwanis Fil-Am Club (2004-05). She serves on the board of the American Red Cross Glendale Chapter, the Foothill Apartment Owners Association and The Character & Ethics Project. She has served as vice president of Public Affairs for the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club of Glendale, and as a District Chairperson for the Verdugo Hills Council Boy Scouts of America (VHBSA). She is a recipient of the VHBSA Distinguished Citizen award. She is past president and continues to be an enthusiastic member of the Glendale Executive Toastmasters Breakfast Club.
Adel entered the real estate business determined to attain financial independence. She holds a CCIM designation (Certified Commercial-Investment Member), a prestigious title awarded to commercial investment specialists who draw from market experience and advanced education to help clients analyze and meet their investment goals and objectives. She served as President of the Glendale Association of Realtors, and is a recipient of the "Realtor of the Year" award. She is also a noteworthy past president of the Women's Council of Realtors.
Prior to immigrating to the US from the Philippines, she resided in Madrid, Spain to learn the Spanish culture and language. Adel's various interests include travel, tennis, skiing, bicycling, reading, metaphysical studies, dancing, and breeding & racing thoroughbred horses. She is a four-time finisher of the LA Marathon, the last one in 2006.
Adel is also the driving force in Vision For Glendale. If you would like to see the plans for her new house on Hazbeth Lane, please go to www.hazbethlaneinfo.com.