New Board Members Announced at Convention
The NVAR Board of Directors consists of 16 volunteer leaders who meet regularly to make decisions about how best to invest member resources to implement the organization’s strategic goals. They work diligently to represent the needs of our members by delivering value through a variety of benefits, programs, products, services and events.
On Oct. 9, the 2019 Board of Directors were announced at the NVAR annual meeting during the opening session of the annual Convention and Trade Show.
Board nominations were accepted beginning in June. The nominating committee, which is appointed each year by the president of the board, selected candidates from the pool of applicants. Voting took place from Sept. 5 – Oct. 6. NVAR Bylaws provide that elected directors serve two-year terms, and the president appoints three members to serve one-year terms.
The directors who will continue their terms through the next year are: Lorraine Arora, Reggie Copeland, Heather Embrey, Gary Lange, Nicholas Lagos, Christine Richardson, Derrick Swaak and Ann Yanagihara. The five elected directors are: Rob Allen, Shirley Buford, Shelia Jackson, Peter Nguyen and Marriah Unruh. The three board members who were appointed by incoming President Christine Richardson are: Ritu Desai, Ava Nguyen and Marc Pina.
The 2019 Board of Directors will be installed at the 2018 Appreciation Awards & Installation Ceremony in December.
Christine Richardson
President
Weichert, Realtors®
Nicholas Lagos
President-Elect
Century 21 Gawen Realty
Derrick Swaak
Secretary/Treasurer
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
Lorraine Arora
Immediate Past President
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty
Rob Allen
Long & Foster Real Estate
Shirley Buford
Long & Foster Real Estate
Reggie Copeland
C.R. Copeland Real Estate
Ritu Desai
Samson Properties
Heather Embrey
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Premier
Shelia Jackson
Long & Foster Real Estate
Gary Lange
Weichert, Realtors®
Ava Nguyen
Westgate Realty Group
Peter Nguyen
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
Marc Pina
Compass
Marriah Unruh
Keller Williams Capital Properties
Ann Yanagihara
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage