The REALTOR® of the Year award is given to a REALTOR® who has made a commitment to contribution to their community, clients and the local and state REALTOR® Associations.
2023 REALTOR® of the Year
Todd Waller
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Snyder & Company, REALTORS®
Professionally, this year’s award recipient co-founded a local, creative, non-traditional real estate team, was in the 2022 Top 7% of his brokerage’s international network of agents and 2022 Top 5% of the Metro Detroit real estate agents. Our REALTOR® of the Year serves on the Michigan REALTORS® Public Policy Committee and was honored as part of the Michigan REALTORS® Leadership Academy 2023 Class.
At the local association level, the REALTOR® of the Year is in his sixth year as an RPAC Major Investor and has served on the Government Affairs Committee for many years, including two years as chair. He is facilitator and host of the board’s popular coffee hours with elected officials. He serves on the Board of Directors and is the current Treasurer-Elect.
The REALTOR® of the Year serves as Secretary of the Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund, is a Veteran Housing Advisor and an elder at his church.
In the 21 years of his real estate practice, this year’s award recipient has learned how to best serve his clients while working with fellow REALTORS®. He is deeply interested in the implications that housing has on the public at large, and thanks to his prior work experience in elections, he has the ability to influence local and state public policy as well as facilitate clearer lines of communication with elected officials. His involvement at the local and state level associations shows his dedication and drive to improve our industry, increase our advocacy for private property rights, and create a strong sense of professionalism within our association.
The 2023 REALTOR® of the Year is Todd Waller of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Snyder & Company, REALTORS®!
Who's Who of Past REALTORS® of the Year
Ann Arbor Area Board of REALTORS®
1986 - 2019
Year | Name | Year | Name | Year | Name |
1986
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Jean Willing
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1998
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Michelle Derr
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2010
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Vance Shutes
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1987
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William Cornish
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1999
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LaTanya Keith
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2011
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Joe Peoples
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1988
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Bev Sikorski
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2000
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William Miliken
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2012
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Alex Milshteyn
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1989
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William Kinley
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2001
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Susan Snyder
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2013
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None
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1990
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Edward Surovell
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2002
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Dennis Pearsall
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2014
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Linda Lombardini
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1991
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Jeff Stabnau
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2003
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Paul Frisinger
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2015
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Kay Merx
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1992
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Rick Jarzembowski
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2004
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Peter M. Cornell
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2016
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Jodie Franklin
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1993
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Eunice Burns
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2005
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Helen Corey
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2017
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Tonya Ireland
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1994
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Robert Andrus
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2006
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Pat Williams
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2018
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Todd Lands
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1995
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James Anderson
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2007
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Sandi Smith
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2019
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Matt Miller
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1996 |
David Lutton |
2008 |
Laura Dykstra |
2020
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Laurie Buys |
1997 |
Dawn Foerg |
2009 |
Mary Helen Gilbert (in memoriam) |
2021 |
Megan Mazurek |
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2022
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Chrissie George |
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Ann Arbor Board of REALTORS®
1967 - 1985
Year | Name | Year | Name | Year | Name |
1967
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Robert Davis
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1974
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John Swisher, Jr.
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1980
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David Gillies
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1968
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Charles Reinhart
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1975
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Richard Caldwell
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1981
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Carl Brauer, Jr.
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1969
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Ruth Hobbs
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1976
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Robert Thornton, Jr.
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1982
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Bart Hamilton
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1970
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Fred Eibler
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1976
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George Fahmie (REALTOR® Associate of the Year)
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1983
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Peter Cornell
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1972
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Lawrence Larson
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1977
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Carolyn Lewis
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1984
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Randolph White
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1973
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Warren McLean
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1978
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Jerry Klein
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1985
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Robert Thornton, Jr.
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1979
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Janice Caldwell
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Ypsilanti Board of REALTORS®
1967 - 1985
Year | Name | Year | Name | Year | Name |
1967
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Maurice Obermeyer
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1974
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Wendell Barnes
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1980
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David Hamilton
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1969
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Ruth Murray
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1975
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1981
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William Cornish
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1970
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Harold Lawson
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1976
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John Simpkins
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1982
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Allen Elmer
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1971
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Norman Abercrombie
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1977
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Gerard Elmer
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1983
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Larry Collins
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1972
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Keith Metty
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1978
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David Simpkins
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1984
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Franklin McVeigh
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1973
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Lucille Compton
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1979
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Marion Starwas
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1985
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Patricia Ballard
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