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Bruce Moran, President
Bruce is the Broker of Record of Chase Realty Inc., and has been a member of RAHB since 1986. He has served as a member on the Governance and Communications committees as well as on the Awards, MLS® Futures, Branding and Revenue vs Expense task forces. Bruce chaired the Finance and MLS® & IT committees and the Quality of Life task force. Bruce was awarded the Volunteer of the Year award in 2003.
Bruce feels that volunteering in the association has allowed him to fully participate in the real estate industry and has given him a better understanding of how our association works; it also allows him to keep a closer eye on where the industry is going. Bruce enjoys ski trips with his family during the winter and time spent on his sail boat at Fifty Point in the summer.
Tim Mattioli, President Elect
Tim is a Salesperson with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., and has been a member since 1987. Tim has served on the Regional Commercial Council and has been a member of the Charity Auction, Honourary Life, Lease Review and Quality of Life task forces. He also chaired the MLS® & IT and Government Relations committees and was the RCC appointee to the Board of Directors. Tim served as Chair of the Home Ownership Affordability Partnership in 2012, and sat as a member of the Hamilton Business Leaders in 2010 and 2011 and the Hamilton Round Table on Grow Ops.
Volunteering is important to Tim; he realized that it is important to give back and found that helping others becomes addictive. He believes that the association will only be as strong as the people who step up to keep it moving forward. Tim enjoys spending time with this three grown sons and new grandson. He has tried sky diving and whitewater rafting and is an avid motorcyclist, touring around the province with friends.
Sean Morrison, Vice President
Sean has been a member of RAHB since 2006 and a Salesperson with Royal LePage State Realty. During his time with RAHB, he served on the Professional Standards, Professional Development and Bylaw committees.
In addition to his work in real estate, Sean volunteers with the Rotary Club of Burlington and serves on the board of directors for 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 hope to help to improve two-way communication with the membership, explore and expand on new ideas brought forward and help empower every REALTOR® in RAHB to succeed in 2013. 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.
Cameron Nolan, Past President
A nine-year member, Cameron is a Broker with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc. Cameron served as RAHB President in 2012. He has chaired the Finance, Governance, MLS® & IT, Communications and Bylaw committees, and served as a member of the Governance Task Force, CEO Performance Review Task Force, Government Relations, Finance, Building Task Force, Statistics Ad Hoc Committee, MLS® Open House Ad Hoc Committee, Honourary Life Committee and Task Force and the Karan Barker Memorial Scholarship Fund Task Force. He also served two years on the OREA Finance Committee.
Cameron served on several significant local Boards including the Hamilton Health Sciences where he served as Chair of the Governance Committee, Hamilton Entertainment & Convention Facilities Inc., as Chair of the Hamilton-Wentworth Housing Authority and Canadian Mental Health Association (Hamilton-Wentworth). He volunteers extensively with diverse community organizations such as Rotary and United Way, and prepares, presents and does the voice work for the Hamilton-Halton Construction Hall of Fame award. A strong community advocate, Cameron also ran in two municipal elections in the 1990’s.
Kim Alvarez
Kim is a Salesperson with Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services and has been a member of RAHB since 2009. She served on the Burlington Council prior to her election to the Board of Directors. Kim is committed to the membership and wants to ensure there are adequate means of communication for members and that their interests are addressed by the Board effectively. Prior to real estate, Kim earned her MBA with a marketing specialization and was a Marketing Manager. She has also worked in the management consulting industry.
Kim believes strongly in building community. She is a member of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce and proud supporter of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. In addition to her charity support, she started her own community group, “Happiness Project Burlington” in January 2012 to build positive and supportive relationships. Kim has a quest for knowledge so is an avid reader and also enjoys travelling and outings with her family.
Donna Bacher
Donna joined RAHB in 1983 and is a Broker with Royal LePage State Realty. Donna has been a member of the Sales Division, Professional Standards, Discipline, Arbitration and Government Relations 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 fund raiser for various charities and a volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters annual Bowl-a-thon. With a love for the sky, Donna holds a Canadian Private Pilots license and has completed her Canadian Commercial Pilots written exam.
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Hank Balfoort
Hank is a Broker member with Chase Realty Inc. and has been a RAHB member since 2003. Hank served on the Professional Development Committee and as an RCC Councilor. He took over the Chair of the RCC in early 2012 and served as the Council’s appointee to the Board of Directors. He is the RCC appointee again in 2013.
Hank has been in sales and marketing for over 35 years. Prior to joining RAHB, he sold investments and cemetery property and was the owner and marketing director of a lawn and tree care company. He also owned several photography studios. Hank attributes his success in business to spending about 80 per cent of his time and effort understanding and caring for people and the other 20 per cent on the technical side of his business, whether it be photography, horticulture, investments or real estate.
Rochelle Edwards
Rochelle is a Salesperson with S. Todd Real Estate Ltd.; she joined the association in 2007. She served on the Membership Area Representation Committee (MARC) prior to her election to the Board of Directors.
After studying sociology in university, Rochelle realized her true passion was helping people. She worked in a few positions and began to recognize that real estate was a great way to pursue her passion while enjoying the spontaneity of each day. Rochelle developed a knack for leadership at a young age through volunteering, refereeing and participating in an array of sports. Being a creative individual, her fresh approach to situations is often “outside the box” and has been a driving force behind her love of photography, design and social media.
Dan Gies
Dan has been a RAHB member since 1984 and is Broker of Record of Ken Gies Real Estate Limited. This is Dan’s second time as a Director; he served on the Board of Directors from 1998 to 2004 and as RAHB President in 2003. Dan has been a member of the MLS® & IT, Bylaw, Professional Standards, Legislation, Professional Development, Finance, Audit and Communications committees, chaired the Finance Committee, Awards Task Force and Statistics Subcommittee and has participated on many task forces and subcommittees. Dan received the Award of Merit in 2009.
Dan sat on CREA’s Board of Directors from 2008-2010 and was a director on CREA’s MLS® and Technology Council (MTC) from 2004-2012. He also sat on the OREA Finance and Audit Committee. He has been volunteering for over 20 years and still enjoys it as much today as when he sat on his first committee. Dan says “there are some great people in this profession across the country and volunteering is a great way to get together with them and share ideas.”
Gary Herron
Gary has been a RAHB member since 1993 and is a Broker member with Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Real Estate. Gary is also 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 the Discipline, Professional Standards, Finance and Election committees and the Ombudsman and Director Recognition task forces.
Gary wanted to become a director again because it is important “to give back to the association that has been so good” to him. In addition, he sees there will be significant changes to the real estate industry over the next several years and he wants to be a 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.
Bill Lawson
Bill is a Senior member with RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp. He has been a RAHB member since 1978 and was awarded a long service award in 2002. He served as a Director of the RAHB Board in 1997-98 and again in 2011-12. Bill has served as a member on the Burlington Council and on the Election, Information Technology, Building and MLS® & IT committees; the Purchaser Agency, MLS® Interconnectivity, Christmas Auction, RECO and Quality of Life task forces; as well as on the MLS® Open House and Statistics ad hoc committees. Bill chaired the Bylaw Committee and the RECO and Agency task forces.
Gloria Payton
Gloria, a Broker member with Century 21 Heritage Realty Group, is another of our Directors who has previously served on the Board of Directors (1995-2000). In her 26 years of membership, Gloria has been a part of the Bylaw, Finance, MARC, Discipline, Professional Standards, Professional Development, Public Relations, Computer, Law Liaison, MLS® and Member Services committees and chaired the Arbitration Committee and Sales Division. She has 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 15 years. She feels that we are “arguably one of the finest boards in all of Canada” and is proud to call our Association home.