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Nykea Pippion McGriff, Janelle McCarter and Linda Holt will be among local Illinois association REALTORS® of the Year (ROTY) honored April 24 at the 2023 REALTOR® of the Year Banquet in Springfield. Register to attend now.
The ROTY award recognizes members who have done exceptional work to advance their association and the real estate industry.
Pippion McGriff is the Chicago Association of REALTORS® (CAR) ROTY and is vice president of strategic growth for Coldwell Banker Realty in Chicago. She’s served in numerous leadership capacities for the local, state and national REALTOR® associations, including the Board of Directors for NAR and Illinois REALTORS®. She became CAR’s first Black woman president in 2020, is the State Legislative Contact for State Rep. Robert Peters and was the Federal Political Coordinator for former U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush before his retirement. She’s an instructor for CAR and was appointed to the Real Estate Administration and Disciplinary Board of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
McCarter is the Illini Valley Association of REALTORS® (IVAR) ROTY and is the co-owner and designated managing broker for Landmark Realty of Illinois, LLC, in Princeton. During her 17 years as an Illini Valley member, she’s served as a director and as treasurer. McCarter stays involved in the local community, giving her time and energy to the local March of Dimes board of directors and to the Bureau County Mothers of Preschoolers.
Holt is the Egyptian Board of REALTORS® ROTY and is a broker for Century 21 House of Realty, Inc., in Carbondale. Long before becoming a REALTOR®, Holt distinguished herself locally through community service. As a REALTOR®, she’s gravitated toward volunteer work on committees, including a stint on the Egyptian Board of Directors. She’s also an RPAC Major Investor.
Pippion McGriff, McCarter and Holt will join Illinois REALTOR® of the Year Ezekiel “Zeke” Morris, designated managing broker of EXIT Strategy Realty/EMA Management, South Side of Chicago, at the President Abraham Lincoln DoubleTree Hotel. The reception begins at 6 p.m., April 24, 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).
(This is the fourth in a series of articles featuring 23 local REALTORS® of the Year. See the previous articles now.)
