Madeline Sarafinchan receives her award from Sheldon Johnston, director with the Realtors Association of Edmonton.
The Realtors Association of Edmonton recently presented the highest honour of the industry, the Realtor of the Year Award, to Madeline Sarafinchan, broker at Jayman Realty in Edmonton.
Sarafinchan has held a real estate license since 1989 and has been a Realtor since 1996. As well as being the broker for a new home building company, she has won numerous sales performance awards. “Sarafinchan has earned the respect and admiration of her fellow Realtors who have recognized her optimistic spirit, boundless enthusiasm and skills with this award,” says the association in a news release.
Doug Singleton
Fiore Vecchio
Ken Johnston
In addition, life memberships in the association were awarded to six active Realtors including three who celebrated 50 years of service to the real estate industry. They were:
– Edwin Koester, who many know as Gerry, the broker at Koester Realty.
– Ken Johnston, associate broker at K. W. Johnston Real Estate operating as Liv Real Estate. His son Sheldon Johnston carries on the family business as broker and also received a long-service award.– Fiore Vecchio, sales rep with Pat Mooney Real Estate.
Gary Krutzfeldt, who was presented with a life membership as “someone who exemplifies all the characteristics of a true industry professional,” says the association. He is the broker/owner of Re/Max Real Estate Centre.
Past-president Doug Singleton, an associate broker at Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate in Edmonton, who also received a life membership.
The life membership in the Board Builder category is presented each year to a Realtor who has served the real estate board and the industry with distinction and commitment. This year’s recipient was Harold Schmidt of Realty Executives North.
Geneva Tetreault
Wayne Heine
Harold Schmidt
In another ceremony, the association presented its Marketing Excellence and Leadership Awards.
The Marketing Excellence Award went to Wayne Heine of Realty Executives Leading. He was recognized for his unique marketing plan, which involved a mobile office that travelled to lake destinations west of Edmonton to promote his real estate business as a “seasonal lake specialist”.
The Realtors Community Foundation Volunteer of Distinction went to Geneva Tetreault, broker of Century 21 Vantage, who “has gone above and beyond expectations and proven to be a tireless and hardworking supporter of the foundation, giving of her time, her talent and her heart,” says the association.
James Mabey
Chad Griffiths
Ben Oosterveld
The Rookie of the Year 2014 award was presented to Ben Oosterveld of Royal LePage Arteam Realty.
The Young Professional award went to Chad Griffiths of N.A.I. Commercial Real Estate, who is not yet 35 but has already served on local and national real estate association committees and chaired local business associations. He has a successful commercial sales record and teaches commercial real estate courses.
James Mabey of Realty Executives Masters was presented with the Broker/Manager Leadership Award. He received 21 nominations and support letters from four other brokers. He merged his brokerage with another office in St. Albert this year and is well regarded for his community and organized real estate activities.
