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Congratulations to the new 2024 NAR Leadership Academy class!

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Class of 2025

James Britto

James Britto
California

Nakia Brooks

Nakia Brooks
Georgia

Donna Cade

Donna Cade
Georgia

Omar Capellan

Omar Capellan
Florida

William Curtis

William Curtis
Texas

Esteban Flores

Esteban Flores
Texas

Jennifer Flynn

Jennifer Flynn
New York

Danielle Fontes

Danielle Fontes
California

Jennifer Higgins

Jennifer Higgins
California

Jessica Kish

Jessica Kish
Indiana

Betsy Laughlin

Betsy Laughlin
Colorado

Caron Ling

Caron Ling
Hawaii

Tyson Lynch

Tyson Lynch
Massachusetts

Heather Mull

Heather Mull
Virginia

Lee Porter

Lee Porter
Minnesota

Jennifer Swendiman

Jennifer Swendiman
Kentucky

Jenny Viger

Jenny Viger
Georgia

Tiea Vincent

Tiea Vincent
Florida

Kara Wisely

Kara Wisely
Florida

Soo Yu

Soo Yu
New Jersey

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Class of 2024

2024

Susan Annoura
Texas

Marvette Artis
North Carolina

Janette DeWitt
Kentucky

Marc Dickow
California

Todd Henson
Missouri

Felicia Mares
California

Christopher Matos-Rogers
Georgia

Tikola McCree
North Carolina

Carlos Melendez
Florida

Jason Miller
Minnesota

Suzanne Miller
Illinois

Billie Parrott
Montana

Chandra Patterson
Virginia

Crissy Rumford
Colorado

PJ Smith
Florida

Erin Stumpf
California

Annette Wedgewood
Wyoming

Katherine Wright
Georgia

Brandy Wuensch
Texas

Class of 2023

2023

Carmen Bauman
New York

Elizabeth Campbell-Chase
California

Myssie Cardenas-Barajas
Texas

Shane Cook
Arizona

Ben Cushing
New Hampshire

Anthony Domathoti
New York

Kimberly Endre
North Carolina

Michael Fischer
Georgia

Daniel Guerra
Florida

Ryan Hass
California

Jenifer Hoffman
Vermont

Alexandria Kebalo Hughes
Connecticut

Tia Hunnicutt
California

Denise Lo
Georgia

Amanda Lott
Tennessee

Johnny Mowad
Texas

Eric Rehling
Pennsylvania

AshLee Vaughn
Alabama

Dallison Veach
Virginia

Class of 2022

2022

Carlos Alleyne
Boca Raton, FL

Lacy Browne
Bozeman, MT

Kama Burton
Moreno Valley, CA

Rebecca Byers
McAllen, TX

Michelle Doherty
Arlington, VA

Nicola Esposito
Wyckoff, NJ

Melanie Gamble
Washington, D.C.

Brian Gomillion
Walnut Grove, MS

Anthony Harrington
Wilmington, NC

Ines Hegedus-Garcia
Miami Shores, FL

Senia Johnson
Birmingham, AL

James Major
Wilmington, MA

Amy McCoy
Douglasville, GA

Joshua McGrath
Charleston, WV

Robert Morris
Murfreesboro, TN

Tracey Royal
Oak Park, IL

Jeff Smart
Kennewick, WA

Georgia Stevens
Kirkland, WA

Michelle Walker
St. Peters, MO

Class of 2021

2021:

Brian Anzur
Highlands Ranch, CO

Michelle Bailey
Boise, ID

Cheri Daniels
Yakima, WA

Ryan De Guzman
Tamuning, Guam

Nina Dosanjh
San Francisco, CA

Gaspar Flores
Bolingbrook, IL

Andrew Fristoe
Fredericksburg, VA

Karem Gallo Garcia
Liberal, KS

Christy Gessler
Liberty Hill, TX

Michael Gobber
Westchester, IL

Alisha Harrison
Belfair, WA

Cynthia Haydon
Seminole, FL

Michael Inman
Salvisa, KY

Bakhsish Khalsa
Newhall, CA

William Klein
Saint Peters, MO

John LeTourneau
Naperville, IL

John McPherson
Winston Salem, NC

Gonzalo Mejia
Jacksonville, FL

Eileen Oldroyd
Mission Viejo, CA

Lorena Pena
San Antonio, TX

Jairo Rodriguez
Woodland Park, NJ

Derek Sprague
Bakersfield, CA

Peggy Todd
Newport News, VA

Heather Zimmaro
Kettering, OH

Class of 2020

2020:

Christian Barnes
Overland Park, KS 

Kelly Benton
Monroe, NC

Travis Bushaw
Oelwein, IA

Cole Cannon
Powell, OH

Drew Coleman
Lake Oswego, OR

James Dewling
Brighton, MI

Becky Karpe
Oklahoma City, OK

Jenea Kennedy
Marietta, GA

Darryl Macha
Aiea, HI

Casey McLoed
Placerville, CA

Natalie Moyer
Wichita, KS

Peter S. Murray
Frederick, MD

Louis Nimkoff
Winter Park, FL

Teresa Pitt
Raleigh, NC

Sher Powers
Nashville, TN

Adam Schwend
Manzanita, OR

Stacy Stahl
Key West, FL 

Jennifer Vucetic
Clifton Park, NY

Class of 2019

2019:

Evelyn Arnott
Fairbanks, AK

Michael J. Artelli
Merritt Island, FL

Kimberly J. Cameron
Chesterfield, MO

Jeffrey S. Conn
Lubbock, TX

L. Bikel Frenelle
LaGrange, GA

Jorge Luis Guerra, Jr.
Coral Gables, FL

Jay Jewson
Wabasha, MN

Paula Johnsen
Stockton, CA

David M. Legaz
Flushing, NY

Carrie J. Little
West Chicago, IL

Joel D. McClintock
West Palm Beach, FL

Tiffany S. Meyer
Ashland, OH

Eduardo Santos
San Juan, PR

Robert E. Strickland
Florence, AL

Micah L. Volmer
Mitchell, SD

Lisa Weaver
Enid, OK

Kim R. Zwiener
Lincoln, NE

Class of 2018

2018:

Ryan Asao
Alhambra, CA

Christopher Beadling
Abington, PA

Richard Bergdahl
Kirkland, WA

G. Randall Blankenship
Asheville, NC

Tommy Choi
Chicago, IL

Quincy Clayton
Niantic, CT

David Cox
Murphy, TX

Suzi Dunkel-Soto
Arcadia, CA

Sarah Gustafson
Holden, MA

Eric Kistner
Kingsport, TN

Pete Kopf
Cincinnati, OH

Nene Matey Keke
St. Louis Park, MN

Tanya Monroe
Chesapeake, VA

Gerard O'Connell
Portsmouth, NH

Lisa Paffrath
Flagstaff, AZ

Doug Sager
Oakland, CA

Kristin Smith
Dallas, TX

Sarah Ware
Chicago, IL

Holli Woodward
Owasso, OK

Class of 2017

2017:

Donald Allen
Joplin, MO

Russell Berry
Richardson, TX

John Blom
Vancouver, WA

Alicyn DelZoppo
Clarksville, MD

Christopher Duff
Corpus Christi, TX

Brandi Gabbard
St. Petersburg, FL

Diana Galavis
Jacksonville, FL

Emily Green
Minneapolis, MN

Laurie LaDow
South Bend, IN

Jarrod Lowe
Jensen Beach, FL

Jason Marquis
Northport, AL

Marsha McConnell
Hutchinson, KS

Yolanda Muckle
Mitchellville, MD

Steven Redmond
Tucson, AZ

Nicholas Solis
Brentwood, CA

Rita Tayenaka
Mission Viejo, CA

Barrett Upchurch
Chesterfield, MO

Katrina Wehr
Meridian, ID

Debbie Zalewski
Rochester, MI

Class of 2016

2016:

James Blaney
Eldersburg, MD 

Christian Bohyn
Kissimmee, FL  

Travis Close
Signal Mountain, TN 

Elizabeth Dalton
Blacksburg, VA 

Heather Davis
Holland, MI 

Matt Difanis
Champaign, IL

Julie Joeckel
Lincoln, NE 

Stephen Long
Kernersville, NC 

Veronica Malolos
Orlando, FL 

Tyler McKenzie
Seattle, WA 

Maura Neill
Alpharetta, GA 

Jason O’Neil
Indianapolis, IN 

Nykea Pippion-McGriff
Chicago, IL 

Vernice Ross
San Diego, CA 

Cindy Stanton
Brentwood, TN 

Joe Stewart
Austin, TX 

Crystal Swearingen
Lawrence, KS 

Angie Tallant
Fairbanks, AK

Class of 2015

2015:

Cindi Bulla, GRI
Amarillo, TX 

Paul Dizmang, CRS, GRI
Springfield, MO

Maureen Francis, PMN, SRES, ePRO, SFS
Bloomfield Hills, MI 

Ilene Horowitz, ABR
Denville, NJ 

Tiffanie Mai-Ganske, CRS, GRI
Pocatello, ID 

Anne Meczywor, SRES, AHWD, RSPS, MRP, SRS
Lenox, MA 

Colin Mullane
Talent, OR 

Axay Parekh, AHWD, CRS, ePRO
Tulsa, OK 

Cameron Platt, CRS, ePRO
Oakland, CA 

Ingrid Prather
Athens, TN 

David Robison, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, ePRO
South Jordan, UT 

Michelle Rojas, ABR, CRS, GRI, ePRO
Miami, FL 

Jay Mac Sanders
The Woodlands, TX 

Erica Solomon
Rockville, MD 

Yoshinori Takita, ABR, CIPS, GRI, ePRO, RSPS, SFR
Briarwood, NY 

Seth Task, CRS, GREEN
Solon, OH 

Rebecca Thomson, ABR, SFR
Chicago, IL 

Christy Vail
South Ogden, UT

Class of 2014

2014:

Tom Berge, Jr. (CA)

Shannon Buss (MA)

Cathy Coneway (TX)

Pete Galbraith (OK)

Kerri Hartnett (OR)

Tim Hur (GA) 

Kit Fitzgerald (ID)

Asa Fleming (NC)

Thai-Hung Nguyen (VA)

Tracy Kasper (ID)

Steven LaRue (KS)

Sara Lipnitz (MI)

Martha Pomares (FL)

Doreen Roberts (CA),

Ryan Swinney (MT)

Sheryl Whitehurst (IL)

Deena Zimmerman (IL)

Class of 2013

2013:

Melanie Barker
Oakhurst, CA  

Terri Bersach
Weston, FL 

Eugenia Bonilla
Mount Laurel, NJ 

Nicole Brule-Fisher
Tucson, AZ 

Scott Caballero
San Antonio, TX  

Gloria Cannon
Powell, OH 

Cathy Colvin
Albuquerque, NM 

Martha Dent
Arlington, TX  

Claire Forcier-Rowe
Richmond, VA

Kathy Fowler
Oklahoma City, OK 

Mike Fracisco
Livermore, CA 

Alfonso Gordon
Madrid, Spain

Amy Hedgecock
High Point, NC 

Serena Henry
Atlanta, GA 

Miles Noennig
Springfield, MO 

Francisco ‘Chico’ Pesserl
Curitiba/PR Brazil 

Todd Woodburn
Wichita, KS 

Class of 2012

2012:

Tray E. Bates
Corpus Christi, TX 

J. Russell Boyce
White Plains, MD 

Nikki Jean Boyd
Twin Falls, ID 

Jennifer Branchini
Pleasanton, CA 

Brett C. Brown
Naples, FL 

Alexander R. Chaparro
Chicago, IL

Brian Copeland
Nashville, TN 

Scott Lalli
Kaysville, UT 

Kaki Lybbert
Denton, TX 

Heather G. Ozur
La Quinta, CA 

Gary J. Reggish
Novi, MI 

Eric Sain
Palm Beach, FL

Alessandro Ricardo Stupp
Blumenau, Santa Catarina Brazil

Tamara Suminski
Redondo Beach, CA 

Linda J. Trevor
Cary, NC

Duane “Dewey” Uhlir
Fargo, ND  

Karen Valentine-Pond
Laramie, WY  

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