Illinois REALTORS® recognized 13 of its new members in the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) Hall of Fame and celebrated new milestone levels reached by seven previously inducted members Tuesday at the 2025 Capitol Conference in Springfield.

Inducted into RPAC Hall of Fame

To become Hall of Fame inductees, REALTORS® must reach an aggregate lifetime investment of at least $25,000 in RPAC. The 2024 RPAC Hall of Fame inductees are:

  • Jeff Baker, Illinois REALTORS® chief executive officer.
  • Teresa Camarato, designated managing broker for Property with TLC, LLC in Herrin.
  • Michelle Mills Clement, chief executive officer Chicago Association of REALTORS®.
  • Jordan Dunne, president and key accounts manager, REALTOR® Team Store in Palatine.
  • Michael “Joe” Hardin, broker associate for Barber Murphy Group, Inc., in Shiloh.
  • Drussy Hernandez, branch vice president at Coldwell Banker Realty in Chicago.
  • Kim McCoy, chief operating officer, Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® in Downers Grove.
  • Sandra J. Michel, managing broker at RE/MAX Alliance in Collinsville.
  • Julie Roth, regional vice president Central Region with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group in Champaign.
  • Tim Ryan, managing broker-associate at Real People Realty in Mokena.
  • Michael Simpson, vice president and designated managing broker with Baird & Warner Real Estate in Algonquin.
  • Bryson Smith, chief executive officer and designated managing broker of Keller Williams Premiere Realty in Peoria Heights.
  • Kevin Van Eck, principal at Maverix Advisory Group.

Achieving new RPAC investment tiers

Three Illinois REALTORS® were honored for reaching an aggregate lifetime investment of $50,000:

  • Dana Hybl, managing broker of Care Real Estate in Carol Stream.
  • Karen Krause-Robertson, managing broker at Crosstown REALTORS® in Plainfield.
  • Ezekiel (Zeke) Morris, owner and designated managing broker of EXIT Strategy Realty/EMA Management in Chicago.

Three Illinois REALTORS® were honored for reaching an aggregate lifetime investment of $75,000:

  • Nancy Suvarnamani, president of Century 21 SGR Inc., in Chicago.
  • Christopher Tenggren, managing broker and designated REALTOR® at Weichert Realtors Signature Professionals of Rochelle.
  • Frank Wehrstein, designated managing broker, Dickerson & Nieman in Rockford.

One Illinois REALTOR® was honored for reaching an aggregate lifetime investment of $100,000:

  • Gary Clayton, retired former Illinois REALTORS® chief executive officer.