HRRA offers professional development through its councils which host quarterly forums covering topics that are designed to help you sell more houses or reduce your risk. The HRRA committees serve an important function in that they work towards the objectives of the strategic plan. The committees and councils also host a variety of networking and recognition events. Make the most of your dues dollar by leveraging the free professional development and attending networking events throughout the year. Events run the gamut of sales awards to kickball tournaments and chili cook-offs. Events are open to every member.
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- Affiliates Council
- Commercial Council
- New Homes Council
- Owners/Managers Council
- Property Management & Leasing Council
- Resale Council
- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee
- REALTOR®/Lawyer Committee
- Government Affairs Committee
- Professional Standards Committee
- RPAC Fundraising Committee
- Young Professionals Network (YPN)
- HRRA Foundation
- HRRA Ambassador Program
HRRA Affiliate members provide services and products that are invaluable to our REALTOR® members and the general public. This council meets to discuss how Affiliate Members can reach the REALTOR® members and home buyers/sellers with their marketing messages. Become an Affiliate member of HRRA and reach more than 4,800 REALTORS and other industry pros across Hampton Roads! Members meet the 2nd Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at HRRA Headquarters.
Affiliates Council 2023 Leadership
Moderator: Bob Mohrhusen
Vice-Moderator: Carrie Williams
Vice-Moderator: Christie Woytowitz
HRRA Staff Liaison: Rachel McEntire
This council represents REALTORS® who specialize in selling, leasing and managing commercial real estate. Members include appraisers, attorneys, title companies, lenders, developers, and other entities associated with commercial sales and leasing.
Commercial Alliance 2023 Leadership
Moderator: Katherine Gonyea
Urban Affairs Advisory Group: Tim Churchwell, Rob Waring & JC Wynkoop
Staff Liaison: Grobles@hrra.com
The commercial council works diligently to provide specialized education to our commercial practitioners and to assist in advocating for commercial legislative issues. Visit the HRRA commercial website, www.hrracommercial.com, to access all the commercial member benefits and to learn about the legislative agenda impacting the commercial market.
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Our main goal is to foster growth in the new construction arena through networking, education, and social events throughout the area. The New Homes Council is a wonderful arena to voice suggestions for the new construction industry within Hampton Roads. This council hosts the annual member expo.
New Homes Council 2023 Leadership
Moderator: Waikiki Frazier
HRRA Staff Liaison: Crystal Cronin
This Council meets quarterly to discuss issues of vital concern to brokers, owners and sales managers. Each quarter the council offers a networking breakfast followed by an informational or educational presentation featuring national speakers. In 2023, the council will feature Leigh Brown and Terry Watson.
Owners/Managers Council 2023 Leadership
Moderator: Sean Rooney
HRRA Staff Liaison: Crystal Cronin
This council offers educational sessions where area property managers can join together to discuss property management issues. The council hosts 10 forums per year and also offers the Distinguished Property Manager of the Year Award.
Property Management & Leasing Council 2023 Leadership
Members must attend and sign in to a minimum of three (3) PMLC meetings to be eligible for the Distinguished Property Manager of the Year award through Circle of Excellencesm (COE).
Resale Council 2023 Leadership
Moderator: Katie Verhalen
Vice Moderator: Mia Roberson
HRRA Staff: Samantha Jenkins
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee 2023 Leadership
Chair: Marilyn Rivera
Vice Chair: Gladys Fain
HRRA Staff Liaison: Nicole Valencia
This popular group discusses housing trends, legal issues and forms, bringing in area attorneys to speak and answer questions.
REALTOR®/Lawyer Committee 2023 Leadership
Chair: Brenda Tokarz
Vice Chair: Nelene Gibbs
Member: Linda Ross
Member: Amanda Walsh
HRRA Staff Liaison: Stacey Mason
Designed to allow REALTORS® to participate in the public policy process at the local, state and national levels, Government Affairs protects the professional interests of all Hampton Roads REALTORS®. Our primary goals are to protect private property rights, promote economic development, and maintain a pro-business environment conducive to the practice of real estate.
Government Affairs Committee 2023 Leadership
Vice Chairs : Chesapeake
Lee Halyard
Vice Chairs : Suffolk/Franklin/IOW
Waikiki Frazier
Vice Chairs : Norfolk
Beryl Plum
Vice Chairs : Portsmouth
Sherri Thaxton
Vice Chairs : Virginia Beach
Monique McClellan
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Members must meet the following criteria: REALTOR® membership is current and active; the member has received updated training in the Code of Ethics; the member has attended a Professional Standards Training Seminar within the past two years; and the member has no pending Code of Ethics charges. Any Professional Standards Committee member found in violation of the Code of Ethics shall be dismissed from the Committee for the remainder of their term.
HRRA contracts with the state association to manage its professional standards program. Members must apply and receive special training to participate.
The Hampton Roads REALTORS® Political Action Committee is the political arm of the Hampton Roads REALTORS® Association, and it exists to assist the Association in achieving its goals in the realm of politics. Stated simply, RPAC is your voice in politics! Learn more about RPAC here.
RPAC Fundraising Team 2023 Leadership
Chair: Mary Ross Ellsworth
Vice Chair: Stacey Gosiene
HRRA Staff Liaison: Nicole Valencia
YPN serves active, career-minded real estate professionals who want to serve the community, educate themselves on the latest technology and industry practices, and network with fellow REALTORS®.
Young Professionals Network (YPN) 2023 Leadership
Chair: Jenn Bryant
Vice Chairs: Tracy Vertelka
Vice Chairs: Sally Langford
HRRA Staff: Rachel McEntire
HRRA’s YPN group was the first in the state of Virginia among only six other local and state YPN chapters. Created from NAR’s REALTOR® magazine annual issue of “30 under 30”, NAR has recognized the need to reach out to younger real estate professionals who want to stay on top of the latest tools and resources. Check the HRRA Events Calendar for all upcoming events with YPN.
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HRRA Foundation
2023 Leadership
This group oversees HRRA’s “REALTORS® Have a Heart” community volunteer efforts.
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Chair: Kim Georges
HRRA Staff Liaison: Marah Chiara
REALTORS® Have a Heart is an effort of HRRA’s Community Involvement Advisory Group, which plans and organizes association volunteer events at charities and nonprofits across The 757 to give back to the community that the association serves. Events are help six times per year, including a massive one-day, “big-build” home renovation annually to benefit a local veterans, like the one featured in this video:
Past REALTORS® Have a Heart activities have included summer beach cleanups during the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Save the Bay Day; landscaping and other projects at the Virginia Zoo; spring cleanups at the local Ronald McDonald House; winter cleanups at Edmarc Hospice for Children; food distribution and pantry organization at the Judeo-Christian Outreach Center; warehouse and thrift store projects for the Union Mission and Habitat for Humanity; grounds and maintenance projects for Camp Hope Haven; and assisting in home construction during a Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads “Blitz Build,” among others.
REALTORS® Have a Heart also is prepared to do crisis projects, such as the door-to-door “bucket brigade” relief efforts to hundreds of Virginia Beach homeowners impacted by massive flooding following Hurricane Matthew.
