Staff Profiles – Meet Nancy and Maggie

Feb 7, 2012 | RAHB News | 0 comments

Many members speak to RAHB staff over the phone or by email, but have never met them.  As a way of putting a face to a name, we will be introducing all RAHB staff over the next few months and telling you a bit about what they do.

Nancy Duce
Nancy is RAHB’s Manager, Member Products/Councils.  She is staff liaison for the Membership Area Representation Committee (MARC), the Burlington Council and the Regional Commercial Council (RCC).    She also oversees the functions of the RAHB Print Services department and the Realty Shoppe, which includes scheduling, ordering paper supplies, liaising with and setting up new suppliers, and ordering products and business forms for resale in the Shoppe.  Nancy is also responsible for special projects such as RAHB map updates and MLS® form updates.

Nancy has been with RAHB since 1978.  She started by assisting in the Print Services area. This was back in the days when RAHB members were obliged to receive dailies and we had our own pre- and post-production equipment, including an offset press.  Nancy remained in Print Services, working her way up.  The digital age brought tremendous changes to the graphic arts business, and these changing times and technologies brought changing responsibilities.  So what have the years taught her?  That change is an inevitable fact of life, and learning is a lifelong process.

Maggie Inglis
Maggie is RAHB’s Computer Graphic Designer.  Maggie has been with RAHB the longest of all staff employees.  She is the one who designs all the graphic components of every RAHB brochure, flyer, manual, sign, poster, graph, certificate, advertisement, newsletter and anything else that goes out of the RAHB office.  Maggie ensures that all RAHB branding appears as it should on all our printed and online materials.  She also works with outside graphics to make them work for RAHB.  Given her many artistic talents, it may come as a surprise that Maggie is also our internal handy person and is the keeper of the tools we might need around the office.

Maggie started with RAHB in 1975 in the information centre, typing conditional sales on MLS® listings.  From that position, she moved to the Print Services department and oversaw it’s day to day operations.  She did a temporary stint in the Computer department and from there started digitizing MLS® house photos for the image downloading system (IDS) for half the day and desktop publishing for the other half.  When the demands for desktop publishing and computer graphic design became greater, Maggie started designing full time, and that is where she uses her considerable talents today.

Please note:  Staff photos do not appear on RAHB blog just in the PDF version of REALinfo.

Meet your 2012 Board of Directors

Jan 10, 2012 | RAHB News | 0 comments

Cameron Nolan, President
An eight-year member, Cameron is a Broker with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage.  Entering his fifth year as a Director, Cameron has served as served as Chair of Finance, Governance, MLS^® & IT, Communications and Bylaw committees, and as a member of 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 Honourary Life Task Force.

Cameron served on several significant local Boards including the Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton Entertainment & Convention Facilities Inc., Hamilton-Wentworth Housing Authority Chair and Canadian Mental Health Association (Hamilton-Wentworth). He volunteers extensively with diverse community organizations such as Alexander Park Baseball, Hamilton & District Baseball and United Way, and prepares, presents and does the voice work for the Hamilton-Halton Construction Hall of Fame award.  Cameron was a one-time candidate for municipal office.

Bruce Moran, President Elect
Bruce is the Broker of Record of Chase Realty Inc., Brokerage and has been a member of RAHB since 1986.  He has served as a member on the Communications Committee as well as on the Awards, MLS^® Futures, Branding and Revenue vs Expense task forces.  Bruce chaired the MLS^® & IT Committee 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, Vice President
Tim is a Salesperson with RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc., Brokerage and has been a member since 1987.  Tim has served on the Regional Commercial Council and has been a member of the Charity Auction, Honorary Life, Lease Review and Quality of Life task forces.  He also chaired the Government Relations Committee and was the RCC appointee to the Board of Directors.  Tim 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 last year became an avid motorcyclist, touring around the province with friends and other REALTORS^®.

Ann Forbes Arndt, Past President
Ann has been a REALTOR^® for 21 years and is a Broker with Homelife Macro Realty Inc., Brokerage.  She has served as a member of the Professional Standards, Bylaw, Finance and MARC committees and as Chair of MARC and Finance.  She has also been a member of the Governance, Honorary Life, Director Recognition and Community Bike Ride task forces.  In 2005, Ann was named Volunteer of the Year.

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.

Donna Bacher
Donna joined RAHB in 1983 and is a Broker with Royal LePage State Realty, Brokerage.  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 a supporter/sponsor for the Hamilton Hornets Ladies’ Rugby team and a volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Hamilton.  An active aviator, Donna holds a Canadian Private Pilots license and is currently completing Canadian Commercial Pilots license requirements.

Dan Gies
Dan has been a RAHB member since 1984 and is Broker of Record of Ken Gies Real Estate Limited, Brokerage.  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 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 has been a director on CREA’s MLS^® and Technology Council since 2004.  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.”

Bill Lawson
Bill is no stranger to the RAHB Board of Directors as he served as a Director from 1997-98 and is now in his second term on his second time around.  He has been a RAHB member since 1978 and was awarded a long service award in 2002.  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.

Brenda McKinley
A member since 2001, Brenda is Broker of Record of Keller Williams Edge Realty, Brokerage.  She has been a member of the Finance, Professional Development, Professional Standards and Bylaw committees, the Buyer Registry and Quality of Life task forces and the Residential Forms ad hoc committee.  Brenda chaired the Burlington Council.

Brenda says that it is important to her to volunteer because she gains insight into the operations of the association and “best practices” of other members, and they have helped her to do a better job as a REALTOR^®.  She enjoys travelling to Florida with her husband and spending time with her two grown sons, who live nearby.

Sean Morrison
Sean has been a member of RAHB since 2006 and works with Royal LePage State Realty, Brokerage.  During his time with RAHB, he served on both the Professional Development and Bylaw committees prior to being elected to the Board of Directors.

In addition to his work in real estate, Sean volunteers with the Rotary Club of Burlington and serves on another 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 2012.  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.

Gloria Payton
Gloria 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 Board home.

Jenny Pearce
Jenny has been a member of the association since 2004 and is a Salesperson member with Judy Marsales Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage.  She has been a member of RAHB’s Regional Commercial Council since 2008, served as Chair-elect in 2011, and is the RCC appointee to the 2012 Board of Directors.

Jenny’s extensive business and financial background working in organizations as diverse as ScotiaMcLeod, Opera Hamilton, Theatre Aquarius and the Chemical Bank have given her a strong basis for the commercial real estate field.   Jenny’s hobbies include playing piano, reading, tennis, swimming and snowboarding.

Bob Van de Vrande
Bob is the Broker of Record of Sutton Group Results Realty Inc., Brokerage and has been a RAHB member since 1988.  Bob has served on the MLS^® and Discipline committees and the Charity Give Back, Report Solds and Lonnie Bushey task forces.

Beyond real estate sales and investment, Bob enjoys attending karate and hockey games and travelling, particularly to tropical destinations, with his son Nicholas and Nicholas’s brother Tyler.  Bob has a passion for education, having earned Bachelor of Commerce and M.B.A. degrees from McMaster University and more recently a Bachelor of Education from Brock University.  He was elected as a trustee of Halton Catholic District School Board for 10 years and has previously served as Chair of the board.  Bob’s special interest is gifted education and he has worked to promote educational options in this area.  Bob has been an active member of St. Patrick parish in Burlington for more than 40 years and is President of Project Maranatha for Youth, a charity promoting youth leadership and pro-life issues within the Catholic and broader community.  Bob’s hobbies include reading, swimming, travelling and stamp collecting.