Meet Christine “CJ” DelVecchio – An Experienced REALTOR® Offering Professional Advice since 1996
Warren Real Estate is proud to have an associate broker of CJ’s talent and drive in our office.
CJ consistently performs in the top 5% of agents in sales in the Ithaca Board of REALTOR®S. As a top producer, she offers a unique combination of skills including top-notch marketing combined with the experience of successful problem solving & negotiation. She attributes her success in the real estate business to excellent customer service, clear communications & a down-to-earth manner. With this competitive real estate market, both buyers and sellers benefit from CJ’s experience. Her background in marketing and communications brings a technological advantage for sellers while her in-depth research and ability to craft winning bids for buyers earned her the slogan “On The Way with CJ!”
Background/Education
CJ has lived in Ithaca since 1984. She grew up on the water, hailing from Sodus Bay, a short 90-minute drive North of Ithaca. She originally came to Ithaca to study at Cornell University where she graduated with a B.S in Natural Resources in 1988. She also earned a Master's degree in Corporate Communications from Ithaca College in 1996. Education is very important to CJ and she has earned 5 specialty REALTOR® designations throughout her career: AHWD – At Home with Diversity; PSA – Pricing Strategies Advisor; GRI-Graduate, REALTORS® Institute; and CBR- Certified Buyer Representative. She is also a NYS-approved real estate instructor, regularly teaching her colleagues the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, Fair Housing, and NYS Agency.
Awards/Leadership Experience
CJ is a long-active leader within the real estate industry, serving in the local, state and national
REALTOR® associations. Not only is she a Past President of the Ithaca Board of REALTORS®
(2004) she also served as President of the New York State Association of REALTORS® (2018).
She has been honored to be a 3-time awardee of the Ithaca Board's REALTOR® of the Year
(2001, 2016 and 2021) and in 2022, she received REALTOR® of the Year from NYS! She has
been a President’s Award Winner as well as 2-time winnder of the Mentor of The Year (2013 and 2020). In 2023, CJ is once again leading our Ithaca Board of REALTORS® as President. At the national level, she was proud to serve as Chair of the Consumer Communications Committee in 2021, which oversees the REALTOR® branding through the That’s Who We R® campaign.
Community Involvement & Hobbies
CJ is deeply connected to the Ithaca community through her volunteer activities. She was an
advocate of affordable housing in the area as both a board member and Chair of the board of
Better Housing for Tompkins County. She has served on the Tompkins County PIAB- Public
Information Advisory Board for 10 years. As an engaged Cornell Alum, she was both a board
member and President of the Cornell Club of Ithaca. She lives in the Town of Lansing with her husband Norm, a 4 th generation Lansing son and descendant of Andrew Myers (Myers Park).
Other community volunteer work included a member of the Lansing Sewer Committee (2010-
2013) which planned for the growth of the Lansing Town Centre. Her real passion is ice hockey
and has played for years with the local women’s travel team, the Ithaca Sirens. She is a Level 4
USA Hockey-certified coach, working with girls from 6-19 years old in the oldest girl’s hockey
association in New York State: Tompkins Girls Hockey Association (TGHA). She recently served
as President of TGHA from 2020 to 2022 and is still a member of their board of directors.