GCAAR presents the final candidates for its 2027 Board of Directors

Voting will be held electronically starting on Friday, Oct. 16.

GCAAR is proud to present the final candidates for its 2027 Board of Directors. The election will be held by electronic ballot beginning Friday, Oct. 16 at 8:30 a.m. and ending on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 11:59 p.m. 

All candidates for GCAAR's 2027 Board of Directors are GCAAR Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Champions.

Please review the following list of this year's nominees and get ready to vote! You can read more about each candidate on our website.

Candidates for election

Officers to be elected: 

First Vice President:

(in alphabetical order; one will be elected.)

  • Jessica Olevsky, Stellar Living, LLC
  • Tim Phelps, Compass

Directors to be elected:

(in alphabetical order; five will be elected)

  • Dustin Borzét, RLAH Real Estate
  • April Contee, EXQ Real Estate
  • Jeff Ganz, Century 21 Redwood Realty
  • Yves Jean Baptiste, Keller Williams Capital Properties*
  • Tony Mancuso, TTR Sotheby's International Realty
  • Theresa Nielson, TTR Sotheby's International Realty*
  • Brandon Scott, Keller Williams Capital Properties
  • Michael Taft, Coldwell Banker Realty
  • Monique Van Blaricom, RLAH Real Estate*
  • Michele Young, Compass*
* Currently serving as a board member; term expiring

Returning board members:

Officers: 

  • President: M. Jacqueline Bennett, RE/MAX Excellence Realty
  • President-Elect: Ileann Jimenez-Sepulveda, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
  • Immediate Past President: Russell Brazil, RLAH Real Estate

Directors currently serving a two-year term: 

  • Bruce Cotting, RLAH Real Estate
  • Dan Cumberland, Moyer & Sons Moving & Storage (non-voting affiliate member)
  • Nelson Fuentes, Keller Williams Capital Properties
  • Hank May, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
  • D’Ann Melnick, eXp Realty LLC
  • Jessica Olevsky, JPAR Stellar Living
  • Christopher Rhodes, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
  • Kirsten Williams, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty