LEESBURG, Va. – The Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® (DAAR) celebrated the success of its members on Thursday, April 9th, at the 2025 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 Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s International Realty.
Award Winners
2025 REALTOR® of the Year
Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
2025 Circle of Excellence
Chelsea Betah, Century 21 Redwood
Tania Gonda, Weichert, Realtors
Pamela Jones, Long & Foster
Nancy Pav, Century 21 Redwood
Christy Stuart, Real Broker
Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Charisma Ware, Samson Properties
Jeanette Newton Community Leadership Award
Nancy Pav, Century 21 Redwood
2025 Top Producers
1st – Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
2nd – Jeddie Busch, Compass
3rd – Kelly Ettrich, Century 21 Redwood
2025 Top Producer Team: Small
Dandridge Realty Group: Elizabeth McDonald, Ronny Santos, Stephanie Leitao, Jose Garcia
2025 Top Producer Team: Medium
Carolyn Young Team: Carolyn Young, Hans Schenk, Helena May Wilson, Lisa Bergman, Madeline Fortin, Reese Wilmoth, Ruth Jacobsen, Taylor Boozel
2025 Educator of the Year
Sonia Downard, Vesta Settlements
2025 Affiliate of the Year
Natasha Magrath, You’ve Got Maids!
Award Nominees
Top Individual Producer Bronze: Nominees
Jill Adler, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Veronica Aramburu, Corcoran McEnearney
Tania Argueta, Pearson Smith Realty
Karen Broussard, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Natalie Caprano, eXp Realty
Jen Fox, Coldwell Banker Realty
Tania Gonda, Weichert, Realtors
Daniel Gwak, Pearson Smith Realty
Laura Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co
Jennifer McWhirter, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Dianne Northern, Coldwell Banker Realty
Olena Odkan, Pearson Smith Realty
David Pena, Corcoran McEnearney
Lara Rhoades, eXp Realty
David Snyder, Samson Properties
Jocelyn Tweedie, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Charisma Ware, Samson Properties
Michael Wilson, eXp Realty
Kim Yotko, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Top Individual Producer Silver: Nominees
Brad Boland, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Sharon Brown, Washington Fine Properties
Sharon Buchanan, Re/Max Executives
Marie Bui, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Anne Coughlin, Pearson Smith Realty
Jim Lemon, Washington Fine Properties
Peter Leonard-Morgan, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Daniel McNiel, Pearson Smith Realty
Nancy Pav, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Chloe Powell, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Sherry Santmyer, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Jim Shebest, Coldwell Banker Realty
Amy Sikora, Weichert, Realtors
Glen Stakem, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Ned Stock, BHHS/PenFed Realty
Top Individual Producer Gold: Nominees
Suzanne Ager, Corcoran McEnearney
Kerrie Jenkins, Corcoran McEnearney
Debbie Meighan, Washington Fine Properties
Top Individual Producer Platinum: Nominees
Jeddie Busch, Compass
Kelly Ettrich, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Kevin LaRue, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Lisa Thompson, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Top Producer Team Nominees: Small
Aligned Real Estate Group, Real Broker LLC
Boyer RE Group, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Dandridge Realty Group
Extraordinary Transitions, Long & Foster Real Estate
Gabriella Group, Century 21 Redwood Realty
The Greg Wells Team, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
The Lutkins Group, Real Broker
Sellers & Co., Compass
Tanya & Co., Keller Williams Realty Loudoun Gateway
Top Producer Team Nominees: Medium
Carolyn Young Team, Samson Properties
Marquis Group, Century 21 Redwood
The Garrell Group, Keller Williams Realty
DAAR Anniversaries
50 Years
Jack Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co
45 Years
Beverly O’Toole, Long & Foster
40 Years
Maureen Dabkowski, Coldwell Banker Realty
Trudy Fields, Keller Williams Realty
Joseph Kurnos, Castle Distinctive Properties
35 Years
Helga Jantzen, Weichert, Realtors
Peter Sparks, Dulles Properties
30 Years
Barry Allbright, eXp Realty
Joseph Boddicker, Real Broker
Brian Jarvis, Jarvis Appraisal Service
Jocelyn Santiago, Century 21 Redwood
25 Years
Robert Barden, River Point Realty
Gary Bare, Samson Properties
Mary Kakouras, BHHS/PenFed Realty
Jania Short, Samson Properties
20 Years
Robert Chehadeh, Samson Properties
Coral Dickinson, Century 21 Redwood
Mark Dickinson, Century 21 Redwood
Susan French, Long & Foster
Margaret Halseth, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Windy Harris, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Jane Hensley, Washington Fine Properties
Genevieve Johnson, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Deborah Kilbride, Keller Williams Realty
Helene McCarron, Walker & Company Real Estate
Mark Miller, Long & Foster
Kristin Pangle Regan, Compass
Raj Patel, Ikon Realty-Ashburn
Fredy Rodriguez Cachay, Pearson Smith Realty
Charles Rossi, Compass
Judith Rudat, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Matthew Shumate, Tunnell Realty, LLC
Amy Sikora, Weichert, Realtors
Jim Sonnhalter, Keller Williams Realty Loudoun Gateway
Lonnie Stock, ERA Teachers, Inc.
15 Years
Waleed Ahsan, Pearson Smith Realty
Anne Allbright, Century 21 Redwood
Elizabeth Allbright, eXp Realty
Anna Arze, Keller Williams Realty
Diana Austin, AM Realty
Jon Blankenship, Pearson Smith Realty
Lisa Bradford, Compass
Sandra Brill, Century 21 Redwood
Brian Burkart, Century 21 Redwood
Jeddie Busch, Compass
Jessica Cardwell, BHHS/PenFed Realty
Ronald Cawthorne, Century 21 Redwood
Lori Citrenbaum, Carter Braxton Preferred Properties
John Constant, Corcoran McEnearney
Lisa Hamilton, Weichert, Realtors
Bryan Henry, Pearson Smith Realty
Jeanne Kelly, Pearson Smith Realty
Denise Kempton, Century 21 Redwood
Kevin LaRue, Century 21 Redwood
Zubaria Latif, Vylla Home
Johanna Lillard, Pearson Smith Realty
Janice Lupia, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Cynthia Lynch, Pearson Smith Realty
Colleen McGovern, Hunt Country Sotheby’s
Judy McHenry, Real Broker
Ramona Michauskas, Century 21 New Millennium
William Milletary, Century 21 Redwood
Marcelo Mori, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Leona Nutter, Coldwell Banker Realty
Amanbir Randhawa, Samson Properties
Tracey Savage, Castle Distinctive Properties
Maureen Sheridan, Century 21 Redwood
Dawn Tollus, Century 21 Redwood
10 years
Alexis Ackermann, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Patience Addo, Century 21 Redwood Realty
Suzanne Ager, Corcoran McEnearney
Raouf Al Mufti, Samson Properties
Michele Bonner, Keller Williams Realty
Amy Casciano, Real Broker
Madeline Cockerill, Pearson Smith Realty
Melissa Donnelly, Redfin Corporation
Petru Drumea, Weichert, Realtors
Kelly Ettrich, Century 21 Redwood
Natasha Graham, BHHS/PenFed Realty
Jenifer Harmon, Pearson Smith Realty
Jacqueline Issa, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Helen Johnson, Real Broker
Dawn Lambert, eXp Realty
Maria Lawlor, Jack Lawlor Realty Co
Greg Masucci, Corcoran McEnearney
Mary McCabe, Samson Properties
Alanna McRoberts, Corcoran McEnearney
Emily Miller, Century 21 Redwood
Ray Mitchell, Keller Williams Loudoun Gateway
Said Mahammadi-Sheibani, Keller Williams Realty Dulles
Wajeeha Naeem, Pearson Smith Realty
Olena Odkan, Pearson Smith Realty
Lauren Rodgers, Pearson Smith Realty
Cynthia Shelberg, Samson Properties
Vianne Silvey, Compass
Joseph Wilkerson, Samson Properties
Lindsay Winthers, Pearson Smith Realty
Mark Worrilow, Fathom Realty
Lindsey Young, Spring Hill Real Estate, LLC