RECO s 2016 Board of Directors

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1 RECO s 2016 Board of Directors June Mike Cusano, Chair Mike Cusano was elected Chair of RECO s Board of Directors in June, Mike is a 24-year REALTOR and is currently a registered Broker/Manager with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage, in Hamilton, Ontario. He began his career with a large independent firm, where he earned many awards for sales achievements. During the past 22 years, he has been associated with the RE/MAX brand and became a Hall of Fame member in Mike has always had an active role in organized real estate and served on many committees, task forces and boards. In 2007, he was elected president of the REALTORS Association of Hamilton Burlington. Mike has also served two terms as a provincial director from Southern Ontario for the Ontario Real Estate Association and is currently a member of the Board of Directors for RECO. He joined RECO s board in 2012, and has been a member and chair of the finance committee and a member of the legislation and regulations and Registrar s education advisory committees. Being a firm believer in REALTORS giving back to their communities, Mike has a Fellowship with the REALTORS Care Foundation and is a past RCF Finance Committee member. Timothy Barber, Vice-Chair Tim Barber was elected Vice-Chair of RECO s Board of Directors in June Tim joined the real estate industry in 2007 after a 10-year career as a professional air ambulance pilot. Originally from Montréal, Tim moved to Ontario with his family in 1977, and has called Kingston home ever since. Tim obtained his Broker s licence in 2009, and that same year, he was elected as a director for the Kingston and Area Real Estate Association. He served as president of the association in During his time in real estate, Tim has served on many local and provincial industry task forces and committees. He also currently sits as a director for The Kingston Youth Shelter, a 15-bed emergency shelter for homeless youth that provides them with both a stable environment, and the opportunities necessary to make positive lifestyle changes. Together with his business partner Jackie, Tim leads a very successful eight-member team at RE/MAX Finest Realty Inc., Brokerage, serving clients in Kingston and the surrounding area. Tim was pleased to be elected to the RECO Board of Directors in 2015, and looks forward to serving his fellow registrants in this capacity for the ensuing three years.

2 External Header Title External Subhead Title Michael Appleton Michael Appleton has distinguished himself as the top real estate trainer across Canada with three major real estate corporations. His list of clientèle reads like a Who's Who of real estate, including: Royal LePage, Re/Max, HomeLife, Century 21, Coldwell Banker and the Toronto Real Estate Board. Michael has empowered thousands of realtors across the country for the last twenty years. The author of Dialogues To Success, he is the only person in the history of Canadian real estate to win the Real Estate Institute of Canada's Morguard Literary Award for four years (2000, 2001, 2004 & 2005). Michael is also a registered salesperson for Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. He has been on RECO s Board of Directors since 2012 and was chair of the premium stabilization committee during that time. In his spare time Michael enjoys creative writing, film studies and theatre. Ashwani Bhardwaj Ashwani Bhardwaj holds a Master's degree in English Literature and a law degree from India. In 1987, he started a professional real estate support services firm which focuses on providing services to the Real Estate Law firms in the field of title searching and closings in residential and commercial real estate. Ashwani has been on RECO s Board of Directors since August 2013 and has served on a variety of committees, including governance, insurance, and legislation and regulations. He is a member of the Hindu Cultural Society and was recently inducted as a member of the Scarborough Bluffs Rotary Club. Ashwani is also a member of the Community Advisory Board for the Rouge Valley Health System, serving the community at large. Steve Boxma Steve Boxma has been a member of the Ottawa Real Estate Board since 2004, and has been a registered broker since He is currently a broker for Royal LePage Team Realty Inc., Brokerage in Ottawa. He has been a member of RECO s Board of Directors since 2014, and he currently sits on the audit and insurance committees. 2

3 Steve believes that having a strong sense of community makes for a better place to live. He is very active in his brokerage s charitable foundation and is involved with his branch s community relations committee. Phil Dorner Phil Dorner was elected to RECO s Board of Directors in June He has been a registered sales professional for 36 years and obtained his broker s licence in He became broker of record for Louis Parent Realty Ltd. In Windsor in Phil has also been very active in the broader real estate industry, volunteering on more than 30 committees. He is a member of the Windsor Essex County Association of REALTORS (WECAR) and was elected president twice for the organization, in 2004 and He also served as president of the Ontario Real Estate Association in 2013 and is a member of the national ad campaign committee for the Canadian Real Estate Association. He has also been a member of the OREA-RECO liaison committee, in 2013 and Harjit Singh Khalsa Harjit Singh Khalsa is a Broker with Homelife Superstars Real Estate Limited, having joined the brokerage in 2002 as a salesperson. During his real estate career, he has helped many families buy, sell or rent their homes. He has experience in commercial and investment real estate and he also mentors new and experienced sales representatives and brokers in their professional development needs and day-to-day business. Harjit was born and brought up in Punjab, India. He started his own IT service provider company in 1989 in India and immigrated to Canada in For the last 25 years, he has assisted various private, public, government and military organizations and individuals with their technology needs. He specializes in investigative (forensic) techniques and is well-known as an experienced forensic expert. In 2014, Harjit was elected to RECO s Board of Directors for a three-year term. Harjit is a married father of two young children. His wife, Narinder, is a teacher. He and his family live in Brampton, Ontario. Jody Lavoie Jody Lavoie was Chair of RECO s Board of Directors from June 2015 to June He was first elected to RECO s Board in 2010 and was elected by the Board to serve as vice-chair in He has served as a member of RECO s audit and governance 3

4 committees in addition to being chair of the finance committee. Mr. Lavoie has also served on the Registrar s education committee since Mr. Lavoie began his career as a real estate salesperson in 2005, becoming a Broker in He has extensive knowledge of construction and renovation practices and donates his time to Habitat for Humanity and Renovation Challenge projects. Mr. Lavoie is an active member of the Ottawa Real Estate Board, serving for three years on both the MLS and arbitration committees. He has been awarded various sales achievement and philanthropic awards throughout his career, including the Royal LePage Award of Excellence, the highest award in recognition of long-term achievement. Mr. Lavoie s father, David Lavoie began selling real estate in Ottawa in 1972, and the family has had a strong presence in the area for more than 40 years. Tony Ma Newly elected to RECO s Board of Directors in June 2016, Tony Ma has been a licensed sales representative since June 2000 and a licensed broker since In June 2004, he opened his own brokerage and focused on agent training, brokerage management, and new home/condo project sales. His brokerage has been growing steadily for the past 12 years, serving many communities in the GTA. Tony is actively involved in with the Chinese community and is currently an active member of CRESPO (Chinese Real Estate Professional Society of Ontario) and CCRPA (Canada-China realty Professional Association). He has also served on two committees of the Toronto Real Estate Board and was a Commercial Counsel member from Rebecca Ryder Rebecca Ryder was first elected to RECO s Board of Directors in 2011 and was served as vice-chair from 2014 to During her time on the Board, she has served as chair of the insurance committee and participated in the governance and premium stabilization committees. Rebecca began her real estate career in 1985, obtained a Broker s licence in 1998, and has held a series of successful executive management positions in real estate companies in Mississauga, Oakville and Toronto. She is currently the Vice-President and Broker of Record of Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services in Burlington. Rebecca is a past director and president of the Realtors Association of Hamilton- Burlington. She has also been a committee member of finance, professional standards, MLS & IT, and the Ontario Real Estate Association s legal resource committee. 4

5 Bill Yetman Bill Yetman owns and operates his own consulting firm, Yetman Consulting/Able Management Solutions Inc., where he provides expertise in executive support, strategic planning, event management, partnership development and operational planning to Canada s not-for-profit sector. He has broad experience in many types and sizes of not-for-profit organizations, including health, regulatory agencies, foundations, and associations. Prior to opening his own business, Bill held senior management positions at the Retail Council of Canada. He has also been a senior political advisor to cabinet ministers in both the federal government and the provincial governments of Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador. Bill joined RECO s Board of Directors as a government appointee in January He has served on various committees, including the CEO selection, finance, governance and audit committees. He is Chair of the Community Care Access Centre Toronto Central and a trustee of the Boys and Girls Club of Canada Foundation. 5