ASHBURN, Va. – The Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® (DAAR) celebrated the success of its members on Wednesday, April 19, at the 2022 DAAR REALTOR® Awards, which are held annually.
The ceremony included the presentation of many prestigious awards, including REALTOR® of the Year which recognizes a member who has achieved the highest level of professionalism in terms of community service, education and industry involvement. This year’s top honor was awarded to Sue Puleo of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty.
Award Winners
2022 REALTOR® of the Year
Sue Puleo, BHHS/PenFed Realty
2022 Circle of Excellence
Chelsea Betah, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Beckwith Bolle, Carter Braxton Preferred Properties
Mary Dionisio Brixius, McEnearney Associates
Sharon Buchanan, RE/MAX Executives
Kelly Gaitten, BHHS/PenFed Realty
Tania Gonda, Weichert, Realtors
Chrissie Goodrum, Hunt Country Sotheby’s International Realty
Pamela Jones, Long & Foster Real Estate
Sue Puleo, BHHS/PenFed Realty
Scotti Sellers, Compass
Ned Stock, BHHS/PenFed Realty
Jeanette Newton Community Leadership Award
Greg Wells, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
2022 Top Producers
1st – Jeddie Busch, Compass
2nd – Kevin LaRue, Century 21 Redwood Realty
3rd – Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s International Realty
2022 Top Producer Team
The Carolyn Young Team, RE/MAX Gateway (Carolyn Young, Lisa Bergman, Mona Botwick, Traci Brunner, Lindsey Cook, Melissa Donnelly, Maribel Duarte, Madeline Fortin, William Fowler, Ruth Jacobsen, TracyLynn Pater, Sara Phelps, Leisa Rice, Hans Schenk, Kerry Stagman, Heather Stauffer, Tammi Tulloch, Helena Wilson, Nicholas Zarou)
2022 Rookie of the Year
Tania Argueta, Coldwell Banker Realty
2022 Educator of the Year
Sonia Downard, Vesta Settlements
2022 Affiliate of the Year
Melissa Fones, Vesta Settlements
Award Nominees
Top Producers Nominees ($6M+)
Beckwith Bolle, Carter Braxton Preferred Properties
Angie Bresnahan, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Mary Dionisio Brixius, McEnearney Associates
Sharon Buchanan, RE/MAX Executives
Jeddie Busch, Compass
Katie Cawood, Keller Williams Chantilly Ventures
Gina Chatham, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Annie Coughlin, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Lisa Cromwell, Middleburg Real Estate – Atoka Properties
Deb Crosley, Keller Williams Realty
Bobbi Desai, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Kristen Develli, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Kathrin Donovan, Keller Williams Realty
Kelly Ettrich, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Ariana Gillette, Pearson Smith Realty
Shannon Gilmore, Washington Fine Properties
Tania Gonda, Weichert, Realtors
Chrissie Goodrum, Hunt Country Sotheby’s International Realty
Daniel Gwak, Pearson Smith
Margaret Halseth, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Francine Harmon, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Mona Hope, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Jennifer Hoskins, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Keren Jayne, Pearson Smith Realty
Kerrie Jenkins, Middleburg Real Estate – Atoka Properties
Kathy Jones, Long & Foster
Kim Kashmira Kroner, Washington Dulles Real Estate Group
Kevin LaRue, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Laura Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co.
Jackie Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co.
James Lemon, Washington Fine Properties
Peter Leonard-Morgan, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Cynthia LoPresti, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Debbie Meighan, Washington Fine Properties
Marcelo Mori, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Diane Northern, Coldwell Banker Realty
Michelle Palomo, Pearson Smith Realty
Nancy Pav, Century 21 Redwood Realty
David Pena, Middleburg Real Estate – Atoka Properties
Chloe Powell, Hunt Country Sotheby’s International Realty
Curt Schaber, On The Market Properties
Rasha Shammout, Pearson Smith Realty
Amy Sikora, Weichert, Realtors
Ann Smith, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Leila Smith, Pearson Smith
Jennifer Solomon, Pearson Smith
Glenn Stakem, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Ned Stock, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Christy Stuart, Real Broker, LLC
Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Rebecca Vittitow Truslow, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Holly Weatherwax, Momentum Realty, LLC
Michael Wilson, eXp Realty
Top Producer Team Nominees
Boyer RE Group, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
The Carolyn Young Team, RE/MAX Gateway
Dandridge Realty Group
Extraordinary Transitions, Long & Foster Real Estate
The Garrell Group, Keller Williams Realty
The Greg Wells Team, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
The Hannan-Moody Team, Century 21 Redwood
The Local Group, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
The Lutkins Group, Real Broker, LLC
Sellers & Co, Compass
Summit Realtors
Tanya & Co, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
VA Homes for You Team, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Top Producer ($3M to $6M)
Jill Adler, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Suzanne Ager, Middleburg Real Estate – Atoka Properties
Kam Brar, Real Broker, LLC
Karen Broussard, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Rose Marie Chabaneix, Long & Foster
Marcia Coss, Weichert, Realtors
Ida Dennis, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Charlotte Ferrigno, Century 21 Redwood
Jen Fox, Coldwell Banker Realty
Janice Israel, Coldwell Banker Realty
Somphane Jones, Pearson Smith Realty
Espe Labate, Pearson Smith Realty
Jennifer McWhirter, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Bill Milletary, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Lauren Milner, Carter Braxton Preferred Properties
Britta Neel, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Alanna Nichols, Atoka Properties
Paul Orphanides, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Sherry Santmyer, Hunt Country Sotheby’s International Realty
Cindy Schmidlin, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Michael Seidl, Compass
Jim Shebest, Coldwell Banker Realty
Gloria Sheridan, Keller Williams Realty
DAAR Anniversaries
50 Years
Pablito Alarcon, Samson Properties
Ray Cheronis, Weichert, Realtors
Sandra Fletcher, Coldwell Banker Realty
Thomas Jewell, Jewell Realty LLC
Bill Thomas, Keller Williams Realty
40 Years
William Roth, Middleburg Real Estate – Atoka Properties
Carolyn Thomas, Long & Foster
35 Years
Sue Smith, Compass
30 Years
Sue Puleo, BHHS / PenFed Realty
25 Years
Ian Anderson Anderson Commercial Real Estate
Marcia Faircloth, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Michael Gardner, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Leroy Jacobsen, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Pamela Jones, Long & Foster Real Estate
Guillermo Patino, Long & Foster Real Estate
Rohani Stewart, Weichert, Realtors
20 Years
Shelly Amor, Samson Properties
Shirley Barber, Samson Properties
John Beal, NOVA Realty LLC
Bradley Boland, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Mary Dionisio Brixius, McEnearney Associates
Dwight Brooks, Weichert, Realtors
Jane Burnett, Pearson Smith Realty
Bob Butcher, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Brent Campbell, Campbell Brook LLC
Lisa Cromwell, Middlburg Real Estate – Atoka Properties
Suchada Davis, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Jane Dene, ERA-Teachers, Inc.
Ninoska Fernandez, Spring Hill Real Estate, LLC
Denise Ferrari, Long & Foster Real Estate
Diego Gonzalez, Realty Resource
Laraine Hombach, RE/MAX Distinctive
Hasan Ibrahim, HMI Property LLC
Nancy Laranjo, Long & Foster Real Estate
Dana Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co.
Tracy Loveless, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Julianne Malling, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Shaila Millman, Pearson Smith Realty
Ramona Rember, eXp Realty
Farida Saafi, Century 21 Redwood
Patricia Sellers, Long & Foster Real Estate
Bryan Turner, Turner Realty, LLC
Cornell Walker, Walker Realtors
Holly Weatherwax, Momentum Realty
15 Years
Simin Adham, Century 21 Redwood
Margaret Borrell, Pearson Smith Realty
Deborah Buckley, Keller Williams Realty
Marcella Cantatore, Atoka Properties
Tabitha Davis, Dulles Properties, Inc.
Robert Fallin, Weichert, Realtors
John Ferguson. J.T. Ferguson Real Estate
Christal Golston, Golston Real Estate, Inc.
Wendy Keesler, Keller Williams Realty
Abhijit Kothari, Virginia Select Homes
Kim Kroner, Washington Dulles Real Estate
Victoria Larson, Real Broker, LLC
Shannon Lauterstein, KW United
John Moinifar, Fairfax Realty of Tysons, LLC
Lisa Moroniak, Keller Williams Realty
Lisa Picciolo, Weichert, Realtors
Heather Reeder, Compass
Jacob Tyler, Blue Valley Real Estate
Rebecca Vittitow, Century 21 Redwood Realty
10 Years
Christine Adkins, eXp Realty
Mohamed Aly, United Real Estate
Mushtaq Ansari, Ikon Realty – Ashburn
Dorothy Beach, Long & Foster Real Estate
Richard Benenati, Pearson Smith Realty
Chelsea Betah, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Ray Blankenship, Pearson Smith Realty
Charlotte Bonini, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Anna Botha, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Franklin Bowers, Samson Properties
Lisa Bruner, Coldwell Banker Realty
Lori Citrenbaum, Carter Braxton Preferred Properties
Anthony Coleman, Century 21 New Millenium
Ian Conrad, Keller Williams Realty
Curtis Cooper, Golston Real Estate, Inc.
Kelsey Crossett, Samson Properties
Jill Depee, Pearson Smith Realty
Kristen Develli, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Kay Dillon, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Nicole Faust, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Charlotte Ferrigno, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Trudy Fields, Keller Williams Realty
Arianne Gharavi, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Lisa Heisler, Pearson Smith Realty
George Kamil, United Real Estate
Adila Khan, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Diane Kinnally, Weichert, Realtors
Richard Knight, Long & Foster Real Estate
Laura Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co.
Lindsay Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co.
Teji Manalel, Ikon Realty – Ashburn
Sharon Mastrianna, Pearson Smith Realty
Evelyn McMichael, Pearson Smith Realty
Debra Meighan, Washington Fine Properties
Karen Miller, Compass
Laila Moorefield, eXp Realty
Joy Muczko, Pearson Smith Realty
Abbie Platt, Pearson Smith Realty
Erika Potter, RE/MAX Distinctive
Kathryn Prime, Atoka Properties
Douglas Rapport, BHHS / PenFed Realty
Stephen Ritter, United Real Estate
Kulvir Saggi, Samson Properties
James Shebest, Coldwell Banker Realty
Guha Srivatsa, Vylla Home
Sharryse Srivatsa, Vylla Home
Gretchen Stevenson, Long & Foster Real Estate
Jennette Susavage Taylor, KW Loudoun Gateway
Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s Intl Realty
Christopher Trower, United Real Estate
Melody Visser, Real Broker, LLC
Michael Weber, Long & Foster Real Estate
May Witt, NOVA Home Hunters Realty
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