2021
REALTOR® OF THE YEAR FRANCES BLAKELY
Fran Blakely has been a Realtor® serving clients in Bergen county for almost 30 years. She has been a RE/MAX agent for over 20 years and an active volunteer throughout her career. She is a Past President of her local board and has served as a member, co-chair, chair, and liaison on numerous Great Bergen Realtors® committees including the Community Service, Finance, Affiliate, Global Business, Awards, and MLS Users Committees. At New Jersey Realtors®, she’s been involved with committee work since
2015, most recently serving as a Division Officer for Professional Conduct in 2020 and Chair of the Risk Management Committee in 2021. She served as a National Association of Realtors® Director in 2019 and 2020. Blakely achieved the NJ Realtors® Circle of Excellence Sales Award in 1994, 1996-2009, and 2012-2020. She is an RPAC Major Investor and holds the CRS, PSA, AHWD, and C2EX designations. She is a proud member of the Women’s Council of Realtors®, National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, and also serves asa Director for the New Jersey Mulitple Listing Service.
2021 LOCAL REALTOR®
OF THE YEAR AWARDS Shawn O’Brien Atlantic City and County Board of REALTORS®
Robert Durso Metro Centre Association of REALTORS®
Carol Menz Cape May County Association of REALTORS®
Wendy Smith Monmouth Ocean Regional REALTORS®
Susan LaRue CORE Association of REALTORS®
Patricia Romano NEXUS Association of REALTORS®
Nehemias Borrero Cumberland County Board of REALTORS®
Melissa Florance-Lynch North Central Jersey Association of REALTORS®
Frances Blakely Greater Bergen REALTORS®
Frank Shoemaker Ocean City Board of REALTORS®
Carlos Jesus Liberty Board of REALTORS®
Kathryn Loizzi Sussex County Association of REALTORS®
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