Other Award Winners at the CAR Inaugural

2022 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD HONOREES:

Dana Cottrell, Summit Resort Group, Dillon, CO, for bringing even more transparency to the financial health of our organization as CAR Treasurer.

Nobu Hata, CEO of the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®, Denver, CO, for elevating CAR's Strategic Thinking Committee and CAR Business Services.

Matthew Leprino, REMINGO, Denver, CO, for taking part in CAR’s Media Spokesperson Program and reporting to the Colorado Legislature about CAR’s Market Trends report. Brenda Wild, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Signature Properties, Aspen, CO, for leading the President-Appointed Advisory Group dedicated to Meetings and Events planning.

2022 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD WINNERS: MILFORD ADAMS & KELLER WILLIAMS COLORADO WEST REALTY

The Colorado Association of REALTORS® presented Milford Adams and Keller Williams Colorado West Realty with awards dedicated to Diversity and Inclusion practices in the real estate industry. The awards were presented at CAR’s annual inaugural dinner in Snowmass, CO. “These individuals and companies are working hard to make inclusive practices an all-encompassing approach to employee training and company culture,” said Jason Witt, CAR’s 2023 President-Elect and 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Chair, who presented the awards to the winners.

Individual Award: Milford Adams dedicates countless hours volunteering to help support those who are disadvantaged and live within underserved populations. Through his various leadership positions at the Denver Metro Association of REALTORS®, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), and other real estate organizations, he has designed and lead many programs focusing on diversity in Denver real estate. Milford Adams’ main goal is to bring all minority and disadvantaged groups together, and to support these individuals in the dream of owning a home. Brokerage Award: Keller Williams Colorado West Realty of Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, and Montrose, CO, created an environment that truly embodied diversity and inclusion practices. The realty office allows its REALTORS® to learn more about the different communities in their area by hosting various educational sessions such as the bias and mistreatment of LGBTQ+ consumers and ways agents can empower the Mexican American community to achieve homeownership. REALTOR® Candi Amaya accepted the award on behalf of Keller Williams Colorado West Realty.

RACHEL ROHRIG RECEIVES THE 2022 CYPN OF THE YEAR AWARD

Rachel Rohrig, a commercial REALTOR® and owner of Market Real Estate in Boulder, CO, was named 2022 Colorado Young REALTOR® of the Year by the Colorado Association of REALTORS® (CAR) and the Colorado Young Professionals Network (CYPN) at the CAR Fall Forum in Snowmass, Colorado. One of Rohrig’s accomplishments includes developing an industry day of volunteerism to connect real estate professionals with nonprofit organizations in Denver and Boulder. She put the program together using her commercial real estate business, Market Real Estate, to recruit volunteers annually to help at food banks and family and homeless housing resource centers.

Rohrig, a Boulder native, also began an “adopt a family” program for victims of the Marshall Fire in January 2022. She and other REALTOR® YPN volunteers solicited furniture donations from businesses, and Rohrig was able to secure warehouse space for the donations by utilizing her connections in commercial real estate. Families who lost their furniture in the fire now had some basic comforts of home.

In addition to the award, CYPN donated $500 on her behalf to A Real Day for Real Estate.

WATCH A VIDEO RECAP OF THE CAR FALL FORUM