Event Coverage
SILVAR at 2015 WCR Santa Clara Valley Installation
SILVAR member Mimi Wang was installed as 2015 President of the Women's Council of REALTORS® (WCR) Santa Clara Valley Chapter on Wednesday at a special luncheon at Maggiano's restaurant in Santana Row. Wang is a REALTOR® with Century 21 M& M and Associates in Cupertino and also served as 2014 president of the WCR chapter.
Taking the oath of office along with Wang were Beatriz Supnet, a REALTOR® with Fireside Realty, president-elect; Sonia Walia, mortgage loan originator with Stearns Lending, treasurer/secretary; Claudine Rydquist, a REALTOR® with Intero Real Estate Services, membership director; and Sheryl Martinez, a REALTOR® with Aalis Platinum Properties, program director. Also joining the team are Matt Nguyen, loan officer with US Bank, vice president of marketing; and Thora Tam, interior decorator with Decorating Den Interiors, networking director.
The Women's Council of REALTORS® serves as a network and source of education and business tools focused on the needs of women REALTORS® and seeks to empower women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and industry leaders. WCR is the 12th largest women's organization in the country.
"The Leader in You" is the WCR theme this year. "My goal as 2015 president is to help others individuals grow in our industry, so that they, too, can become the great leaders found through the WCR organizations. …. The Women's Council of REALTORS® is here to help turn your potential as a leader into actual leadership ability," Wang told WCR members.
Present at the installation were officials and representatives from the state and local WCR chapters and neighboring REALTOR® and real estate professional associations. Representing SILVAR at this special event were President-elect Karen Trolan, Past President David Tonna, Region 9 Chair Carolyn Miller, Treasurer Phyllis Carmichael and Public Affairs & Communications Director Rose Meily.
Trolan congratulated Wang and the 2015 WCR leadership team on behalf of SILVAR. She commended Wang on her leadership of the WCR chapter for two years in a row and extended SILVAR's warm regards and support to the group.
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The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) is a professional trade organization representing over 4,000 REALTORS® and Affiliate members engaged in the real estate business on the Peninsula and in the South Bay. SILVAR promotes the highest ethical standards of real estate practice, serves as an advocate for homeownership and homeowners, and represents the interests of property owners in Silicon Valley.
The term "REALTOR®" is a registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® and who subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
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