NANAIMO – Nearly 130 realtors and dignitaries gathered at the Coast Bastion Hotel on February 27 to witness the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) install its 2017 board at the organization’s annual general meeting.
Margo Hoffman, 2016 VIREB President, passed the gavel to Nanaimo realtor Janice Stromar, who will serve as president in 2017. Hoffman takes on the role of past president this year, with Don McClintock from RE/MAX of Duncan serving as president-elect for 2017.
Returning to the board this year are Sandy Rantz, Kaye Broens, Marty Douglas, and Mark Clark.
New to the VIREB board for 2017 are Lovina Miller from DFH Real Estate Ltd. in the Cowichan Valley, Kevin Reid from Royal LePage Comox Valley in Courtenay, and Erika Haley from RE/MAX Check Realty in Campbell River.
During the AGM, departing board members Cholene Begin and Neil Woodrow, along with past president Jason Finlayson, were recognized for their dedication and service to VIREB and its members.
The full VIREB Board of Directors for 2017 is as follows:
- Executive
- President – Janice Stromar, Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty
- President-Elect – Don McClintock, RE/MAX of Duncan
- Past President – Margo Hoffman, Royal LePage Parksville-Qualicum
- Directors:
- Kaye Broens, RE/MAX of Nanaimo
- Mark Clark, Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty
- Marty Douglas, RE/MAX Ocean Pacific Realty, Comox
- Erika Haley, RE/MAX Check Realty, Campbell River
- Lovina Miller, DFH Real Estate Ltd., Cowichan Bay
- Sandy Rantz, RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty, Ucluelet
- Kevin Reid, Royal LePage Comox Valley, Courtenay