2014 Leaders Installed: 2013 Volunteers Recognized
Led by Jon Wolford, 2013 Chairman of the Board, NVAR feted its outgoing 2013 leadership and welcomed in the new ones. Tom Stevens, the 2006 president of the National Association of Realtors® and the 1985 NVAR chairman, conducted the installation.
Mario Rubio, owner of Rubio Real Estate in Annandale, was installed as NVAR’s 2014 Chairman of the Board. Rubio has also been appointed as the 2014 NAR President’s Liaison to Peru, an honor granted to only one NAR member each year. Rubio was born in Peru, arriving in Northern Virginia when he was 16 years old.
“Rubio will help take our association to the next level,” said NVAR CEO Christine Todd. “We are all confident that this year, our members will keep abreast of new mortgage regulations and learn about ever-changing tools and technologies to help their clients have a successful transaction experience. There will be challenges in 2014, but with Mario’s leadership and our talented Board of Directors, we are well positioned and up to the task.”
Wolford recognized his 2013 leadership team, and thanked four members retiring from the Board of Directors: Heather Embrey, Pat Kline, Thai-Hung Nguyen and Nancy Harvey Steorts.
In addition to Wolford, the new 2014 NVAR Board of Directors includes:
Mary Bayat, Chairman-Elect ....................Bayat Realty, Alexandria
Virgil Frizzell, Secretary/Treasurer ..........Long & Foster, Reston
Jon Wolford, Immediate Past Chairman ...McEnearney Associates, McLean
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Bob Adamson ..................McEnearney Associates, Arlington
Lorraine Arora .................Long and Foster, Springfield
Julia Avent ......................RE/MAX By Invitation, Arlington
Brian Block .....................RE/MAX Allegiance, McLean
Mark Bird ........................Bird & Associates, Appraiser, Oak Hill
Moon Choi ......................RE/MAX Presidential, Fairfax
Tracy Comstock ..............Comstock Realty, Vienna
Reggie Copeland ............Long and Foster Real Estate, Arlington
Frank Dillow ...................Long and Foster Real Estate Commercial, Vienna
Suzanne Granoski @Home Realty, Alexandria
Gary Lange ....................Coldwell Banker Residential, Fairfax
Christine Richardson Weichert Realtors®, Great Falls
ADDITIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2013 Affiliate of the Year:
Marcus Simon of Ekko Title in McLean
2013 Hall of Fame:
Susan Holbrook Daly, formerly of RE/MAX 100
Tom Meyer of Condo 1 in Arlington
George Mills, formerly of RE/MAX Allegiance
Honorary Life Membership:
Doris Barrell, the 1998 NVAR Chairman.
