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RPAC Major Investor Spotlight
BARB RILEY
FIRST-TIME RPAC MAJOR INVESOTR IN 2021
Who are you in your professional life? I’m Barb Riley, a broker associate at Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Cherry Creek. I have 40 plus years of experience in the real estate industry, hav-ing earned my first real estate license in Seattle in 1978. I got my Managing Broker’s license in Colorado in 1981. I hold the CMRS, TRC, MRP, SFR and VA Rep designations. The direction of my business has always been people-based, not geography-based. I’ve sold properties from Firestone down to Larkspur, from Bailey to Bennett, and everywhere in between. I’m also proud to be the incoming Chair of the Board at the South Metro Denver REALTOR® Association.
Who are you in your personal life? I love to travel. I made it a goal to visit all 50 states before I was 50 and I did it. I’m also an avid fisherman. I own eighteen fishing poles—from ice fishing gear to deep sea fishing rigs. I also love the outdoors. I feel closest to God when I’m on top of a Fourteener. Finally, the military and service are both close to my heart and in my blood. I’m a daughter of an Army veteran, a sister of an active-duty Army officer, and my grandson’s dad is a disabled Marine veteran.
What’s something interesting about you that
many people might not know? I was born at a World Heritage Site in Puerto Rico, the 16th century Castillo San Felipe del Morro Fortress that guards the port of San Juan today and is protected by the National Park Service.
Why is RPAC important to you? – REALTOR® advocacy made a huge difference in our industry in the ability to stay in business in the last two years. Without advocacy and the backbone that RPAC provides at the state and federal levels, it is unlikely that we would have received the PPP Grants and other federal aid to help small businesses stay afloat. Similarly, we had to fight to earn “essential” status at the state level when many of our colleagues around the county weren’t so fortunate. With the challenges we face these days at the federal level, our involvement in advocacy is more important than ever. I’m happy to do my part and contribute to RPAC.
Notes from a Colleague: “As a REALTOR® who has invested in RPAC for over 40 years, this year, Barb stepped up to become a first-time major investor because she recognizes how detrimental the regulations on our industry could have been during the pandemic without our RPAC advocacy and she sees the true value of RPAC for REALTORS®. Congratulations on becoming a new major investor Barb!” – Bonne Smith, fellow SMDRA member.
What do you want to share with those who are
considering investing in RPAC? I believe very strongly that every REALTOR® should, at a minimum, be contributing $99 to RPAC, and hopefully more. Our investment is inexpensive political insurance for our business. It protects us and allows us to continue to do business in the future. I want all our fellow members to stand with me and fight for our industry!
