DBDonna Bacher, President
Donna joined RAHB in 1983 and is a Broker with Royal LePage State Realty. Donna has served as Chair of the Finance and Communications/Government Relations committees and the Joint (RAHB/HDAA) Rental Licensing Task Force. She has also served on various other RAHB committees.

Donna served as a director for the Ontario Goat Breeders Association and as a Founding Members’ Association Rep to the Toronto Livestock Land Development Board from 2001-2003. She is an avid fundraiser for various charities and a volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters annual bowl-a-thon. Donna holds a Canadian Private Pilots license and has completed her Canadian Commercial Pilots written exam.

 

KAKim Alvarez, President-Elect
Kim is a Salesperson with Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services and has been a member of RAHB since 2009. In serving members, Kim believes strongly in innovation, fiscal responsibility, thorough analysis, transparency, effective communication, equal opportunity and accountability. Her key strengths are her strategic, critical thinking and communication skills.

Prior to real estate, Kim earned her MBA with a marketing specialization and a B.A. in Political Science. She has taken additional courses in Financial Planning, Architectural Technology and Pure Mathematics. She has worked in a variety of industries including management consulting.

Kim believes in building community.  She is a member of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, proud supporter of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre and assists various charities.  Family, friends, travel, and music balance out her life.

 

LPLou Piriano, Vice President
Lou is Broker of Record of L. Piriano Real Estate. He first joined RAHB in 1973; he was elected a director in November 2013, served on the Finance and Audit committees last year and previously chaired the Technology Task Force and served on a number of RAHB committees. He is looking forward to chairing the MLS® committee in 2015 and serving as RAHB’s representative on the Governors’ Group of the Regional MLS® system.

Lou is in his fifth decade in the real estate profession and believes it is critical to prepare our organization for the rapid oncoming changes in the next few years. Lou sees serving the members one at a time as a great opportunity to ensure all members are heard equally; he hopes that by offering his knowledge and experience, both members and he can achieve personal and professional growth.  Although Lou has a keen interest in and keeps updated on new technological tools, he notes that some aspects of brokerage really haven’t changed that much over time. It’s still a people business. Lou’s main interests lie in his family (which includes his dogs), playing hockey and squash and donating time and money to animal rescue organizations.

 

TMTim Mattioli, Immediate Past President
Tim has been member of the Association since 1987 and is a Salesperson with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.  Tim has served on many association committees, and chaired the Finance, MLS®, Nomination and Government Relations committees as well as the RCC and Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (HOAP).   As Chair of the RCC, Tim was appointed to the RAHB Board of Directors in 2009, and was then elected to the Board in 2010.

Volunteering is important to Tim; he realized that it is important to give back and found that helping others becomes addictive. He believes the association will only be as strong as the people who step up to keep it moving forward. Tim enjoys spending time with his three grown sons, grandson and granddaugher. He has tried sky diving and whitewater rafting and is an avid motorcyclist, touring around North America with friends.

 

AFAAnn Forbes Arndt
Ann is a Past President of RAHB and is returning to the Board for a second round. She has been a member of the association since 1990 and is a Broker with Homelife Macro Realty Inc. She has served as Chair of Finance and the Member Area Representation committees, as a member of numerous RAHB committees and task forces and on OREA and RECO committees. Ann was named RAHB Volunteer of the Year in 2005.

Ann is a member of the Coaching Association of Canada and the Ontario Coaches Association, and has a Level 3 in the National Coaching Certification program.

 

 

GHGary Herron
Gary has been a RAHB member since 1993 and is a Broker at Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Real Estate.  Gary is no stranger to the RAHB Board of Directors; he served on the Board from 2003-2007 and was President in 2006.  He has also served as Chair of the Election, Finance, Executive and Professional Standards committees and as a member on many other RAHB Committees.

Gary became a director again because he felt it is important “to give back to the association that has been so good” to him. He also sees there will be significant changes to the real estate industry over the next several years and wants to be part of it.  Gary has a passion for cooking and fishing, and laments he doesn’t do as much of either as he would like.

 

PHPeter Holgate
Peter joined RAHB in 2012 and is the Area Manager/Broker at Right at Home Realty Inc. He was a Director of the Georgian Triangle Association of REALTORS® and chaired the Professional Development committee of that association. Peter is a “Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of Canada “ and holds many other distinguished accreditations. Peter is also a 25 year member of TREB and has served several years on the ethics committee, and a two-year member of OMDREB.

Peter is a motorcycle enthusiast and prides himself on being involved with motorcycle charity fund raising events for a woman’s shelter, the Sick Children’s Hospital and the REALTORS Care® Foundation. With over 30 years in the business Peter feels it’s time to give back and being a director of the board enables Peter to do just that.

 

JLJack Loft
Jack has been a RAHB member since 2004 and is a Broker at RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.  He has served on RAHB’s Professional Standards Committee for five years.

Jack is a retired police officer and loves the outdoors.  He golfs, hikes, cycles, fishes and camps and is an avid reader and traveller.

 

 

SMSean Morrison
Sean has been a member of RAHB since 2006 and is a Salesperson with Royal LePage State Realty.  During his time with RAHB, he has chaired the MLS® and Joint MLS® Committees, was appointed RAHB’s representative to the Regional MLS® System Governors’ Group and served on various RAHB committees.

In addition to his work in real estate, Sean also volunteers with the Rotary Club of Burlington and serves on the board of directors of R.A.S.A.R, a local charity. Giving back to the community and to the real estate industry is important to him. Sean has a sincere desire to help improve two-way communication with the membership, explore and expand on new ideas brought forward and help empower every REALTOR® in RAHB. Outside the office, Sean loves sports and has been involved with rugby most of his adult life, having played for 18 years on five teams in three countries.

 

DNDave Nichols
Dave is a Salesperson with Royal LePageBurloak Real Estate Services and has been a RAHB member since 2007.  He has served on the Professional Standards Committee, MLS® & IT Committee and Statistics Subcommittee.

Dave volunteers with RAHB to help makeour association the best it can be. He feels his time volunteering with RAHB gives him a better understanding of how RAHB serves its members.  Dave thinks that our community is a great place to live but enjoys traveling to other parts of Canada and the world.  Dave also enjoys canoeing and camping and has had the privilege of canoeing the South Nahanni River on two different occasions.

 

GPGloria Payton
Gloria, a Broker with Century 21 Heritage Group Ltd, is another of our Directors who has previously served on the Board (1995-2000). In her 29 years of membership, Gloria has chaired the Arbitration Committee and Sales Division and has been part of almost every RAHB committee.  She has also served on numerous task forces and ad hoc committees and chaired the RECO and Agency task forces.

Gloria has especially enjoyed teaching the RAHB New Members’ Orientation course for over 16 years. She feels that we are “arguably one of the finest boards in all of Canada” and is proud to call our association home.

 

HVHeidi Van Der Marel
Heidi has been a RAHB member since 2007 and is a Broker with M. Marel Real Estate Inc. Heidi is a member of the Regional Commercial Council and is Chair of the RCC for 2015.

Heidi likes to spend her free time with her family – her husband and two little girls, ages 4 and 1, and the newest addition who was expected to arrive in time for New Years.