From the President: Riding High

Celebrating and remembering REALTORS® who have dedicated their careers to advancing fair housing and expanding homeownership.

Kenny Parcell at the REALTOR® Party Training Conference in Philadelphia.

As we commemorate Fair Housing Month, we celebrate three REALTORS® who have dedicated their careers to advancing fair housing and expanding homeownership.

Abra Barnes, Sofia Crisp and Frank Williams are the National Association of REALTORS®’ 2023 Fair Housing Champions. These REALTORS® truly embrace the responsibility that comes with Riding with the Brand.

Another such individual was my friend, Margo Wheeler. Margo, a broker from Tacoma, Wash., served as our 2023 vice president of association affairs until her life was cut short by cancer in January. Like our Fair Housing Champions, Margo was a leader who shined the way for countless others.

I’m tremendously proud and grateful to serve this organization alongside leaders like Abra, Sofia, Frank and Margo.

And I hope you’ll see how powerful it is to ride with the REALTOR® brand by participating in one of our Riding with the Brand tour events. In May, we’ll be in Sacramento, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Hartford, Conn.; and Williamsburg, Va.—and the tour continues throughout 2023.