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Ross Godsoe
Ross is RAHB’s Chief Executive Officer, responsible for managing all operations of the association. He works closely with the president and board of directors and with the staff who assist him provide member services to RAHB members.
Ross is especially well-suited to the role of CEO of a real estate association. When he joined RAHB in 2001, he brought with him a wealth of experience from all facets of the real estate industry.
Ross owned a real estate brokerage in Mississauga for 26 years. He was involved in residential and commercial real estate, real estate development and property management. As a member of the Mississauga Real Estate Board, Ross started volunteering in the association and found himself serving as president in 1987. From the Mississauga Board, Ross became involved on the OREA Board (he served as president in 1994) and on the CREA Board, where he served as president in 2000. In total, Ross spent 18 consecutive years as a volunteer in three levels of organized real estate.
Just at the time Ross was considering other business opportunities, he became aware of the opening for a CEO at RAHB. As a business person who understood both the business side and member side of real estate, he believed he would be a good fit for the position and the selection committee obviously thought so, too.
Member service is Ross’s primary focus in his role as CEO and he is excited to have assembled a team of staff with the same focus. In looking at the highlights of his time at RAHB, Ross cites the move from the legacy MLS® system to MLXchange as a one of the great member services he has overseen. Other highlights include the relationships established in organized real estate coast to coast and beyond, relationships fostered with other organizations which are leaders in the Greater Hamilton-Burlington communities and – Ross’s special passion – the Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (HOAP) with the City of Hamilton and ScotiaBank.
Ross is the recipient of the prestigious W. Frank Johns Award in recognition of his “dedicated leadership, contributions and support … in developing the professional role and status of executive officers.”