Award Recipients
REALTOR® OF THE YEAR
The REALTOR® of the Year award recognizes one REALTOR® member annually for their accomplishments based on the following criteria.
- REALTOR® member, in good standing, of WSGVR for a minimum of two years.
- Provide outstanding service to the Association, the Real Estate Profession and the promotion and practice of the code of Ethics of the National Association of REALTORS®. Emphasizes high ethical standards and principles of good real estate practice among other Brokers, Salespersons, and the general public, and presents a professional image.
- Actively participates on committees or leadership of the Association.
- Regular attendance at Association meetings.
- Shows an interest in Association activities and a desire to foster and promote Association ideals and goals.
- The sitting president of WSGVR is ineligible to be nominated or awarded the REALTOR® of the year award.
2023 - Nanette Ong
2022 - Vince Veneziano
2021 - Karen Kuit
2020 - Nancy Lin
2019 - Giuseppe Veneziano
2018 - Helen Marston
2017 - Kevin Kwan
2016 - Suzi Dunkel-Soto
2015 - Gigi Lee
2014 - Lee Lieberg
2013 - Yin Bihr
AFFILIATE OF YEAR
The Affiliate of the Year award recognizes one Affiliate member annually for their accomplishments based on the following criteria.
- Affiliate member, in good standing, of WSGVR.
- Provide outstanding service to the Association and the Real Estate Profession demonstrating high ethical standards, principles and presents a professional image.
- Shows an interest in Association activities and a desire to foster and promote Association ideals and goals.
- Regular attendance at Association meetings.
- The sitting Affiliate Chair of WSGVR is ineligible to be nominated or awarded the Affiliate of the year award.
2023 - Chris Haun
2022 - Sage Gomez
2021 - Brandon Savransky
2020 - Cosmo Sanchez
2019 - Alina Chu
2018 - Richard Zaleta
2017 - Annie Fan
2016 - Oriana Chan
2015 - Joseph Haggerty
2014 - Bob & Jacqueline Cheou
2013 - Marcus Jacques
WSGVR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
The WSGVR Distinguished Service Award recognizes one REALTOR® or Affiliate member for their accomplishments based on the following criteria.
- Candidates must be REALTOR® or Affiliate members, in good standing, of WSGVR.
- Candidates should have contributed to activities that service the WSGVR during the current year.
- Candidates should be a role model for other RELATORS®; have shown a significant contribution of personal time and/or use of other resources.
2023 - Nee Wong
2022 - Lorraine Clark
2021 - Mindy Yeh
2020 - Ling Chow
2019 - Karla Joseph
2018 - Nicholas Baldry
2017 - Thomas O. Berge
2016 - Brian Chen
2015 - Kevin Kwan
2014 - Gigi Lee
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
The awards committee may, from time to time, acknowledge individuals for outstanding service in our industry or in the community. Following are the award recipients for the West San Gabriel Valley REALTORS®.
2023 - Brandon Savransky
2022 - David Tran
2021 - Sage Gomez
2020 - Tomas Wong
2019 - Mindy Yeh
2018 - Tom Berge, Jr.
2017 - Chad Araki *
2016 - Robert W. Bodkin, II *
2014 - Helen Marston
2013 - Cesar Aviles
GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD
The Good Neighbor Award recognizes one REALTOR® or Affiliate member for their accomplishments based on the following criteria.
1. Candidates must be REALTOR® or Affiliate members, in good standing, of WSGVR.
2. Candidates should have contributed to a program that services the local communities.
3. Candidates should be a role model for other REALTORS®, have shown a significant contribution of personal time and/or use of other resources.
4. The award is intended to recognize individual contributions, not association or company-wide efforts.
2022 - James Chen & Lily Hoa
2020 - Marian Cavataio
2019 - Tom Berge, Jr.
2018 - Joseph Haggerty
2017 - Lee Lieberg
2016 - Helen Marston
2015 - Suzi Dunkel-Soto
2014 - Robert W. Bodkin, II *
2013 - Cecelia "Cyl" Rudar
PRESIDENTS AWARD
The outgoing President, at their discretion, may elect to give special recognition to any person(s) that he/she chooses. Following are the award recipients for the West San Gabriel Valley REALTORS®.
2022 - Shun Zhang, Nanette Ong, and Pauline Lam
2021 - Giuseppe Veneziano & James Klinkert
2020 - Albert Tran
2019 - Nick Baldry
2018 - Yin Bihr
2017 President's Award Recipients: Norman Tran, Kelly Tran, Chad Araki, Josephine Pham, Jaime Garcia, Hung Trieu, Leon Townsend, Jeff Hsieh, Karen Kuit, Joseph Haggerty, and Christine Cheng.
2016 - Suzi Dunkel-Soto
2015 - Yin Bihr
2014 - Lucia Tam & Teresa Dang
2013 - Tom Berge, Jr.
2012 - Lorraine Clark
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The 'Lifetime Achievement Award' is awarded to a REALTOR® who has had a significant impact through their contributions to the real estate industry through involvement and promotion of the local, state, and/ or national REALTOR® Associations. Following are the award recipients for the West San Gabriel Valley REALTORS®.
2022 - Arthur Shu
2021 - Carl Feldstein
2020 - Mel Wong & Marian Cavataio
2019 - Vince Veneziano
2018 - Cecelia Rudar
2016 - Esther Johnson
2015 - Thomas O. Berge
2005 - Thomas O. Berge
2000 - Henry Zahner*