WRE News Awards · 2026

Vanguard Awards Honorees

Recognizing professionals across real estate and mortgage lending.

About the Vanguard Awards

Listed alphabetically by last name.

Florida

Jose Rafael Aguilar

LA ROSA REALTY KISSIMMEE

State Rising Professional Award; State Production Excellence Award

Washington

Hyo Yang Ahn-White

John L Scott, Real Estate, LLC

State Production Excellence Award

California

Shaun Alston

Eagle Realty

State Hall of Fame Award; National Production Excellence Award

Maryland

Jodi Altman

Keller Williams Lucido Agency

State Hall of Fame Award

Florida

Dianne Anderson

Premier Sotheby's International Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Florida

Francisco “Kiko” Angulo

National Production Excellence Award

Connecticut

John Armellino

William Raveis Real Estate Inc.

State Production Excellence Award

Washington

Lee Arnold

Lee Arnold Team

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Maryland

Linda Austin

Long and Foster

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

New Jersey

Tunctan Ayan

United Lending Team Inc

State Production Excellence Award

Florida

Toya Baruso

920Real Inc.

State Hall of Fame Award

Oklahoma

Leslie Berndt

McGraw Realtors

State Production Excellence Award

Pennsylvania

Lynne Bingham

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services

State Production Excellence Award

Idaho

Dr. Mark BOISVERT

COLDWELL BANKER TOMLINSON, GOLD TEAM

State Rising Professional Award

West Virginia

Robert Bonecutter

Epique Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Louisiana

Mary Bostelman

ERA Sarver Real Estate, Inc,

State Production Excellence Award

Virginia

Rebekah Brewster

Liz Moore and Associates

State Production Excellence Award

Washington

Scott Brown

eXp Realty

State Rising Professional Award

Georgia

Tripp Butler

Southbridge Greater Savannah Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Florida

Shawna Calvert

27North Realty

State Hall of Fame Award; National Hall of Fame Award

New Jersey

Jacqueline (Jackie) Capoferri

S . Kelly Real Estate, LLC

State Production Excellence Award

New York

Sheri Chablis

Sohn Real Estate Corp

Regional Production Excellence Award

Florida

Marcel Chevannes

Superior Quality Inspection Inc

State Production Excellence Award

South Carolina

Thomas Cheves

Coldwell Banker Caine

State Hall of Fame Award

Georgia

Sonya Conn

Chapman Hall Realtors/ Crawford Creek Communities

National Business Growth & Leadership Award

Washington

David Cook

Cook Real Estate

State Hall of Fame Award

Texas

Havilah Crider

Crider Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Colorado

Georgia Curie

HomeSmart

State Production Excellence Award

Maryland

Floretta Davis

Samson Properties

Regional Business Growth & Leadership Award

Tennessee

Rebecca DePriest

Benchmark Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Oregon

Nicole Ellis

PNW Property Princess, LLC

State Business Growth & Leadership Award; State Rising Professional Award

South Carolina

Laura Farish

MAISON REAL ESTATE

State Production Excellence Award

Texas

Sean Ferguson

Plains Land Bank, FLCA

State Rising Professional Award

New York

Giovanny Flores

Compass

State Production Excellence Award

Oklahoma

Kathleen Forrest

Metro Brokers of Oklahoma

National Business Growth & Leadership Award

Washington

Marianne Francis

Realogics Sotheby's International Realty

State Production Excellence Award

New York

Helena Gentile

Charles Rutenberg Realty

State Production Excellence Award

New Jersey

Jessica Gonzalez

Signature Realty NJ

State Production Excellence Award; National Production Excellence Award

Florida

Troy Gray

Top Choice Real Estate School

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Illinois

Jerry Grodesky

Farm and Lake Houses Real Estate Inc.

State Hall of Fame Award

Illinois

Adam Haleem

Network Commercial Real Estate

State Rising Professional Award

Oklahoma

Brianna Hawkins

Chinowth and Cohen Realtors

State Rising Professional Award

Florida

Claudienne Hibbert-Smith

NAREW The National Association of Real Estate Women

National Rising Professional Award

Texas

Cathy Hickman

My Realty Partner

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Georgia

Faylonta High

High Style Realty Team, LLC

State Production Excellence Award

Washington

Ron Horsman

RE/MAX Eastside Brokers

State Production Excellence Award

Illinois

Nancy Hotchkiss

BHHS Chicago

Regional Hall of Fame Award

New York

Rachel Hujber

Signature Homes Of NY

State Production Excellence Award

Indiana

Jazah Jones

BHHS IN Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Mississippi

Moses James Jr

Legacy Real Estate Group

State Production Excellence Award

Connecticut

Jennifer Kamens

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties

State Production Excellence Award

New York

Marguerite Karamoshos

Signature premier properties

State Production Excellence Award

Minnesota

Claire Killen

Emerald Real Estate

State Hall of Fame Award

Colorado

Laurel Kross

Independent Broker

Regional Production Excellence Award

Arizona

TeeJay Lawal

WestUSA Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Florida

Jeffrey Lichtenstein

Echo Fine Properties

State Production Excellence Award; State Hall of Fame Award

California

Boris R Lopez

Bonaventura Group and Real Estate Inc

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Georgia

Stella Maris Di Loreto

Berkshire Hathaway Home services GA Properties

Regional Hall of Fame Award

Idaho

Hillary Majors

Williams Homes

State Production Excellence Award

Utah

Misty Maki

Maki Real Estate

State Hall of Fame Award

Arizona

Shahrzad Malekpour

Tierra Antigua Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Virginia

Lisa Martin

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Premier REALTORS

State Production Excellence Award

Tennessee

Eleanore Maynard

Hobson Realtors

Regional Hall of Fame Award

North Carolina

Dr. Ericka L. McKnight

ELM School of Real Estate & ELM Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Massachusetts

Alyse McNelley

William Raveis Real Estate

State Production Excellence Award

Texas

Nelly Medina

San Antonio Elite Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Massachusetts

Kennia Mejia

Realty One Group Nest

State Production Excellence Award

Texas

Kari Menchaca

Galm Real Estate, LLC

State Production Excellence Award

New York

Marilyn Miller

Weekly Real Estate News

State Rising Professional Award

Florida

Stefania Minutaglio

Brickell Brokers

State Rising Professional Award

California

Diane Navarro

Home Smart PV & associates

State Production Excellence Award

Texas

Adam Nelson

Adam Nelson Realty

State Rising Professional Award

Texas

Traci Nicodemus

RE/MAX Trinity

National Business Growth & Leadership Award

Massachusetts

Julie Ochs

LAER Realty Partners

National Business Growth & Leadership Award

California

Narmin Odesh

San Diego Homes Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Texas

Helena Ortiz

Realty One Group Mendez Burk

State Production Excellence Award

California

Michelle Panizza

ReMax Gold

National Production Excellence Award

Georgia

Melissa Paulk

Sloan & Company Real Estate

State Production Excellence Award

Florida

Adriana Pedrero

Have valley

State Production Excellence Award

Tennessee

Ashlea Pflug

Compass

State Production Excellence Award

Missouri

Lance Phillips

ReeceNichols Mount Vernon

State Production Excellence Award

California

Ryan Phillips

Shiloh Industrial Park

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

New Mexico

Robbie Puskarich

Coldwell Banker Mountain Properties

National Production Excellence Award; State Production Excellence Award; Regional Production Excellence Award

Florida

Quan Remmer

Suncoast Tampa Association of REALTORS® (STAR)

State Rising Professional Award

North Carolina

Jeff Rich

TheOne.Homes

National Business Growth & Leadership Award

Ohio

Holly Ritchie

Keller Williams Chervenic Realty

State Production Excellence Award

Illinois

Anne Sadler

Choice Realty of Freeport LLC

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Colorado

Eriqueca Sanders

303 Realty Group Inc

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Utah

Paula De Santi

Veritas Funding

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Texas

Victoria Sbarro

Monument Realty

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Missouri

Lisa Schauwecker

BHHS Seleft Properties

State Rising Professional Award

Pennsylvania

Blake Shaffer

Bennett Williams Commercial

State Production Excellence Award

Georgia

David Simpson

I Heart Atlanta Brokerage

Regional Production Excellence Award

Ohio

Evan Skinner

Turning Point Realty

State Hall of Fame Award

California

Tarra Flores Sloan

Sloan & Associates

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Texas

Shawnda Smith

Cozy Spaces-Tx

State Production Excellence Award

Texas

Mike Spears

Lee & Associates - Houston

State Business Growth & Leadership Award; Regional Business Growth & Leadership Award; National Business Growth & Leadership Award

Minnesota

Heather Spencer

LPT Realty

State Production Excellence Award

New Mexico

Marsha Strange

Top Tier Realty

National Production Excellence Award

California

Christina Thomas

GOAT+DIME

State Production Excellence Award; Regional Business Growth & Leadership Award

South Carolina

Michael Thomas

Keller Williams Preferred Realty

Regional Production Excellence Award

Maryland

Mike Thurnes

The Bob and Ronna Group of Samson Properties, LLC

State Production Excellence Award

Florida

Claudia Del Toro

Cervera Real Estate, Inc

State Rising Professional Award

Virginia

Steve Vankirk

Howard hanna

Regional Rising Professional Award

Indiana

Eduardo Viruez

Remax Results

State Hall of Fame Award

Ohio

Greg Waite

Home Central Realty - Home Connections Group

State Rising Professional Award

Arizona

Kristina Watson

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties

Regional Business Growth & Leadership Award

Florida

Mark Weissman

Lokation Real Estate

State Production Excellence Award

Nevada

Victoria Williams

Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate

State Hall of Fame Award; State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Tennessee

Christie Wilson

Wilson Group Real Estate

State Business Growth & Leadership Award

Minnesota

Brent Winkelman

Winkelman Realty Group, Inc.

State Production Excellence Award

Indiana

Laura Wright

PPG Real Estate

State Rising Professional Award

Virginia

Rina Zelaya

Samson Properties

State Production Excellence Award

Colorado

Molly Zeman

Keller Williams Realty Denver Downtown, LLC

State Hall of Fame Award

Texas

Maria Zevallos

MZ Real Estate Team - REALM Real Estate

State Business Growth & Leadership Award