Join your colleagues in honoring Illinois REALTOR® of the Year Michael Gobber and 20 local association ROTYs, including Baylee Gambetti, Shari Haefner, Danell Moberly and Ann Schuler.

Order your tickets now for the Illinois REALTOR® of the Year Banquet, April 28 in Springfield.

This annual award recognizes members who have done exceptional work to advance their association and the real estate industry.

Gambetti is the Peoria Area Association of REALTORS® (PAAR) ROTY and the designated managing broker for RE/MAX Traders Unlimited in Pekin. She has served on the PAAR Board of Directors, as well as on numerous local committees, task forces and in leadership roles. This lifelong Pekin resident willingly volunteers for the local Kiwanis Club and Chamber of Commerce and supports local community development.

Haefner is the Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS® (NICAR) ROTY and a broker associate for Premier Commercial Realty in Lake in the Hills. She serves on NICAR’s executive board, co-chairs its education and sponsorship committees and is the association’s Immediate Past President. She serves on two committees for Illinois REALTORS® and is a graduate of its Leadership Development Program.

Moberly is the Mid-Illinois REALTORS® Association (MIRA) ROTY and a broker associate for RE/MAX Rising in Bloomington. She served on multiple committees for MIRA, including the 2024 Policy and Procedures Committee, which worked to make significant governance changes. The former MIRA president is a graduate of the Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Development Program.

Schuler is the Three Rivers Association of REALTORS® ROTY and a broker for Century 21 Circle in Joliet. She has chaired multiple Three Rivers committees and serves on the association’s board of directors. An active member of her neighborhood homeowner association, Schuler volunteers for the Plainfield Parent Teacher Student Organization, Plainfield School District Athletic Booster Club and a youth bowling league.

Local association ROTYs and Gobber, the managing broker and partner of Century 21 Circle in Westchester, will be honored during the banquet at the President Abraham Lincoln DoubleTree Hotel. The reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner and program at 6:30 p.m.

The ROTY banquet is sponsored by the Illinois REALTORS® to support the Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF).