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Glenview-area REALTOR® Georgia Pierini is a member of the REALTOR® Political Action Committee (RPAC) Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
She was one of nine Illinois REALTORS® honored during a virtual ceremony April 23. She and seven of her colleagues qualified for Hall of Fame induction in 2019 after reaching $25,000 in lifetime aggregate investments.
“As a member of the real estate industry – and more importantly as a REALTOR® – I believe it is our responsibility to advocate for or against proposed laws or ordinances that have a profound effect on homeowners and people looking to purchase a home,” said Pierini, broker for Baird & Warner Residential Sales in Glenview.
A REALTOR® since 1994, Pierini has been active with local, state and national REALTOR® organizations. She was the 2003 president of the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® (NSBAR) and its 2014 REALTOR® of the Year. For Illinois REALTORS®, she has served on multiple state committees every year since 2001, including 13 years on the Professional Standards Committee and 12 years on the Business Issues and License Law Forum. In 2014, she was named to the Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Development Class.
She also played an important role in the Women’s Council of REALTORS®, including president of the state chapter and president of the North Shore Chapter.
In 2019, Pierini was a Sustaining Crystal R. She’s been an RPAC Major Investor for 14 years.
Fellow inductees included:
- Deborah Ahrens, a broker for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Elite Properties in Edwardsville and Dolan Realtors in Union, Mo.
- Nicholas H. Apostal, a broker for Keller Williams Chicago-Lincoln Park;
- Matthew Farrell, managing partner and designated managing broker for Urban Real Estate in Chicago;
- Dallas Hancock, retired CEO Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®;
- Michael Maloof, president of Jim Maloof Realty, Inc., in Peoria;
- Mark Massey, broker for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Elite Properties in Edwardsville; and
- Deborah Prodehl, Eastern Region Vice President for Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group of Homer Glen.
In addition, an Illinois member of the RPAC Hall of Fame reached the $50,000 milestone in lifetime aggregate investments: Greg St. Aubin, senior vice president of governmental affairs, Illinois REALTORS®.
Illinois REALTORS® annually recognizes new inductees in Springfield before they are officially inducted into the National Association of REALTORS® RPAC Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. The names of all nine REALTORS® will be placed on the Hall of Fame Wall at the Illinois REALTORS® headquarters and the national ceremony will be scheduled in the future.
(This is the seventh in a series of articles about nine Illinois REALTORS® members who in 2019 reached significant milestones in lifetime aggregate RPAC investments.)
