Hall of Fame, Affiliate of the Year, Honorary Life Membership Honorees Recognized

 Led by 2015 Chair Mary Bayat, NVAR honored outgoing 2015 leadership and award winners and welcomed incoming volunteers at the annual Appreciation and Installation ceremony in Fairfax this past December 3. Installing officer Tracy Pless, the 2005 NVAR Chair, administered the oath of office to 2016 Chairman of the Board Virgil Frizzell, a Realtor® with Long & Foster Real Estate in Reston. Pless took credit for urging Virgil to become involved in NVAR leadership roles and said that she was honored to administer the oath of office for the 2016 board.

After his induction, Frizzell said, “I am proud of our profession, for Realtors® remain at the center of the real estate activities that help our clients buy and sell homes and commercial facilities and build wealth.” At San Jose University, Frizzell earned an undergraduate degree in real estate. He earned his master’s and Ph.D. from Stanford University in geology, and his MBA from George Mason University. 

 “We now have a new Chairman, a new Board of Directors, a new strategic plan, a new normal in our local market,” said NVAR CEO Ryan Conrad. “I look forward to working with our leadership to bring even greater value to our members and to their clients.” 
In addition to Virgil Frizzell, the new 2016 NVAR Board of Directors includes: 

Suzanne Granoski            Chairman-Elect RE/MAX Executives, Alexandria
Bob Adamson                   Secretary/Treasurer McEnearney Associates, Arlington
Mary Bayat                       Immediate Past Chairman Bayat Realty Inc., Alexandria 

2016 DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE:
Lorraine Arora                   Weichert, Realtors®, Fair Oaks
Brian Block                        RE/MAX Allegiance, McLean
Moon Choi                        RE/MAX Executives, Fairfax
Tracy Comstock                SilverLine Realty, Vienna
Genevieve Concannon     Smith | Schnider, Arlington
Reggie Copeland               Long and Foster Real Estate, Great Falls
Nicholas Lagos                   Century 21 Gawen Realty, Arlington
Gary Lange                         Coldwell Banker Residential, Fairfax
Craig Lilly                            Long & Foster Real Estate, Vienna
Christina Macro                   KW Metro Center, Vienna
Christine Richardson            Weichert, Realtors®, Great Falls
Veronica Seva-Gonzalez      Compass, D.C.

ADDITIONAL 2015 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Affiliate of the Year:
Michele Watson              Virginia Housing Development Authority in Richmond

Hall of Fame:
Scott MacDonald             RE/MAX Gateway in Chantilly
Zinta Rodgers-Rickert      RE/MAX Allegiance in Fairfax

Honorary Life Membership:
Trish Szego                     Century 21 Redwood Realty in Ashburn