Michael La Prairie - President

President at Century 21 In Town Realty

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My wife, Heather, and I are the proud owners of Century 21 In Town Realty. We are Canada's #1 Vancouver office and a Grand Centurion Award winning office 11 years in a row. Located in the heart of Downtown Vancouver for over 20 years, we’re looking to grow our team of top-performing REALTORS®.

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604-685-5951 / michael.laprairie@century21.ca

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Rob Greene - Vice President

Managing Broker at LandQuest Realty

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Rob is a veteran real estate advisor (since 1993) who enjoys skiing, hiking, camping, whitewater rafting, kayaking, snowshoeing, trail running, cyclocross riding and scuba diving. What better place to live than Beautiful British Columbia to enjoy all these activities and adventures? Originally from Montreal, and fluent in French, he’s been living in BC since 1988 and believes that it’s the best place on earth!

 

Rob has been involved with residential sales throughout the lower mainland (Vancouver area up to Whistler), some land assemblies, has worked with the tourism, film & TV industries and has been involved with large infrastructure projects like the Canada Line Rapid Transit Project, the Bell Mobility 2010 Olympic Build Project and the Kinder Morgan Twinning Project.

The experience on these projects has taken him throughout the province which has brought him to the team at LandQuest®, where he gets to work with some of the best people in the province and the industry! Rob is currently the Managing Broker with LandQuest® and is actively working with clients to sell bare land, recreational and development properties, ski resorts and other alpine properties.

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604-830-2020 / rebaofbc@gmail.com

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Stephen Ellis - secretary

Managing Broker at Century 21 Prudential Estates (RMD) Ltd.

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• 42 + years serving in the organized Real Estate Industry in Executive management and operations for local and international real estate brokerages.

  • Strata management in 1977 for 10 years prior to RECBC licensing requirements

  • Licensed in 1987 for Rental Management, which also permitted strata management at that time

  • Licensed in 1989 for Trading Services

  • Licensed in 1996 as Managing Broker for Trading Services, Strata Property Management and Rental Property Management.

• Experienced and currently practicing in:

  • Residential & Commercial Property Sales

  • Rental & Strata Property Management

  • Training & Mentoring Realtors® & Property Managers

• Designations and Association Experience: 

  • Currently serving as Director and Secretary with the Real Estate Brokers Association of BC (REBA)

  • Member of the Commercial Division of the REBGV

  • Designated as a Commercial Specialist with Century 21 Canada.

  • Certified Professional Residential Property Manager (CPRPM) with the Professional Association of Managing Agents (PAMA) and Past President of PAMA for two terms and former multiple term chair of the Education Committee

  • Registered Condominium Manager (RCM) with the National Association of Condominium Managers (NACM)

  • Former member of RECBC Complaints and Discipline Committee

  • Former member of the RECBC Property Management Advisory Committee

  • Former member of the RECBC Strata Management Advisory Committee

• Work Experience prior to Real Estate:

  • Previously licensed in BC as an Insurance Nominee/Broker for Auto, General and Life Insurance.

  • Work life started in the Radio and Television industry for a period of eight (8) years as a disc jockey and news journalist for various radio stations (CKLG-FM, Vancouver; CKOK, Penticton; CFJC, Kamloops; CHNL, Kamloops and CFUN, Vancouver)

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 604-329-0753 / stephen.ellis@c21.ca 

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Adrienne hewett - Treasurer

Owner and  Managing Broker at Hewett Homes - North Shore

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Adrienne first obtained her Real Estate Salesman’s and Sub Mortgage Brokers licence in 1993 and was hired and trained by NRS Block Bros Realty in North Vancouver. 

 

She left the Real Estate Industry in the late 90’s when she married and moved out of the lower mainland.  Adrienne took on a number of Federal and Provincial Finance positions until re-focusing her education towards increasing her knowledge in Accounting and Finance Management.   She returned to her home on the North Shore in 2004 and worked in a municipal administration position until she re-entered the Private Real Estate Industry in 2009.  

 

There she worked solely with and for a Senior Retired Real Estate Developer, she was responsible for his private portfolio in Business Finance Management, Mortgage and Real Estate consulting and Property Management and maintenance on all of his sites, within and outside of Canada.  Through this work, she was introduced and was mentored from some of the most successful and powerful people in the Industry, new and old school.  

 

Adrienne’s broad knowledge base enables her to see a larger industry picture, with specialities in Finance and Administration. She returned to Sauder in 2016 and worked towards obtaining her Property Management, Trading and Brokers Business Planning and Financial Management Licenses and is now focusing on the 2018 launch of her Real Estate Brokerage, Hewett Homes.

 

She looks forward to supporting REBA, as Treasurer, while participating and encouraging growth within our unique community.  Adrienne is passionate about creating a supportive and safe forum where Managing Brokers and owners can share experience, encouragement and mentorship to those others, who are seeking. Her business knowledge is a testament and she truly believes others’ experiences, strategies and defeats can reshape our own brokerages and industry, and help everyone grow together into the future

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604-922-1934 / 

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Shelly Smee - director Membership

Managing Broker at Oakwyn Realty Ltd.

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Licensed Sales 1995

Licensed Property Management 1999

Licensed Managing Broker 2013

President of British Columbia Diving Association 2014-2017

Provincially Accredited Judge - Diving

Board Member Terminal City Glass Cooperative

2005 World Masters 1M & 3M Springboard Medalist

Medallion Sales Achievement REBGV 2017

Designations include ABR, SRES, CIPS

 

 

Ms. Smee has maintained a continuous dedication to service excellence in all areas of her career drawing many parallels between her sports background and her successful real estate practice.  Through her 24+ years in the industry Shelly has focused on residential sales, corporate relocation and providing lease-up services to her investor clients.  Shelly is proud to be on the leadership team at Oakwyn Realty Ltd. where she excels in providing training, mentorship, coaching and compliance to agents and our internal team.

   

Ms. Smee is excited to be serving on the Board of REBA at a time of systemic change in the BC Real Estate industry.

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604-620-6788 /

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Peter kirk- director

Owner and Managing Broker at RE/MAX Kelowna

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Peter began selling real estate with RE/MAX Kelowna in 1992.  In 2015, he and his business partner Jerry Redman, bought the Kelowna area RE/MAX offices.  As a full time Managing Broker of 165+ agents, Peter brings years of experience and a passion for the industry that encompasses high standards, quality training and strong support of his agents and their clients.  With a degree in Economics and Commerce from Simon Fraser University Peter also has a strong focus on how policy and economics drive this business.  Change is the new normal and we must be part of helping to shape that change.

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250-317-4454 / 

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Bianca Myddleton - Director

Broker Owner at Coldwell Banker Marquise Realty

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Bianca has received her Real Estate License in 2000 and her Brokers license in 2011. After working for another brokerage for 15 years she ventured out into the world of Brokerage Ownership.Bianca opened Coldwell Banker Marquise Realty in S. Surrey December 2015 and later expanded to the Sunshine Coast September 2017. Bianca is a member of both the FVREB & REBGV. She sat on the Professional Conduct Committee for the FVREB for over 12 years.

 

Bianca & her husband Craig have 15 grandchildren between them which they love spending time with.

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bmyddleton@cbmarquiserealty.com

tony letvinchuk's - Director

Managing Director at Macdonald Commercial Real Estate Services Ltd.

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Tony Letvinchuk, Managing Director, Macdonald Commercial Real Estate Services Ltd. “Macdonald Commercial” (a Macdonald Real Estate Group company) has over 30 years’ experience operating commercial real estate companies in Metro Vancouver. He is familiar with all facets of managing, leasing, selling and financing income producing properties, comprising all asset classes, and development sites in British Columbia. Prior to joining Macdonald Commercial in 1998, Tony was Vice President of a prominent downtown Vancouver based commercial real estate brokerage firm, where he enjoyed a 17 year career in the 1980”s and 1990’s. Tony is the licensed with the Real Estate Council of BC to oversee the operation of Macdonald Commercial for all its commercial real estate services offerings to the public including sales & leasing, property management and strata management.

 

Tony leads Macdonald Commercial’s team of more than 40 accomplished associates selling and leasing income properties in Metro Vancouver and throughout British Columbia; including the sale and assembly of land for commercial and residential development. He is very familiar with both local, and international, investor requirements; having worked directly with clients from Asia throughout his career involving the sale, management, and financing of their properties.

 

Graduating from the University of British Columbia in 1981 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree, Tony also received a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from UBC in 1983. He has been active in the community, previously serving as President of Commerce Undergraduate Society (CUS), UBC; President of UBC Commerce Alumni Association; Director of Arthritis Society of BC and Yukon Division; and he is recipient of the Blythe Eagles Volunteer Award from UBC Alumni Association. Tony is currently a Director of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, a non-profit organization, dedicated to revitalizing and rejuvenating Vancouver’s historic Chinatown and honouring a culture and community established in Vancouver over 100 years ago.

 

Tony is a member of the Real Estate Institute of BC (holding the RI professional designation); National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP); International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC); former REIBC Representative on the Real Estate Council of BC’s Property Management Advisory Group; as well as past Director of Urban Development Institute (UDI) Pacific Region. Macdonald Commercial is British Columbia’s affiliate of Corfac International, an alliance of more than 50 international commercial Brokerages, and Tony is one of its Canadian Directors.

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tony.letvinchuk@macdonaldcommercial.com

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Merilly Hackett - Past President

Managing Partner at Sutton Group - West Coast Realty​

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• Licensed in 1983

• Started and managed first brokerage in 1990, Sutton Group-Elite Realty

• Started and managed second brokerage in 1995, Sutton Group - West Coast Realty 

• Merged five offices into Sutton Group - West Coast Realty creating a team of 800 agents in 2009

• Responsible for the acquisition/merger/integration of 20 additional offices to grow the company to over 1900 agents and 25 locations.

• Managed Sutton Group - West Coast Realty to become the Number One Brokerage in Canada (as ranked by Real Trends in 2010-2014)

• Named by Swanepoel as one of the "Most Powerful and Influential Women in Residential Real Estate" (#16) in North America and #81 on the highly coveted "Swanepoel Power 200" list in 2016.

• As Managing Partner of Sutton Group - West Coast Realty delivered over $20 billion in real estate sales in 2016

• Served as President of the Real Estate Broker's Association of BC

• Served as President of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver's Eastside Division

• Served on numerous advisory committees including the BCREA Research Project for Managing Brokers. 

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604-800-0635 / merrily@merrilyhackett.com