Realtor® of the Year

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®

Carol Menz—Cape May County Association of REALTORS®

Susan LaRue—CORE Association of REALTORS®

Nehemias Borrero—Cumberland County Board of REALTORS®

Frances Blakely—Greater Bergen REALTORS®

Carlos Jesus—Liberty Board of REALTORS®

Robert Durso—Metro Centre Association of REALTORS®

Wendy Smith—Monmouth Ocean Regional REALTORS®

Patricia Romano—NEXUS Association of REALTORS®

Melissa Florance-Lynch—North Central Jersey Association of REALTORS®

Frank Shoemaker—Ocean City Board of REALTORS®

Kathryn Loizzi—Sussex County Association of REALTORS®

2021 REALTOR–ASSOCIATE® OF THE YEAR

TERESA BARBA

Teresa Barba, ABR, SRS, CRS has been Realtor® for more than 20 years and is currently a team leader of The Barba Group at Keller Williams in Morganville. On the local level at Monmouth Ocean Regional Realtors®, Barba serves on the Associates Committee and is the Vice Chair of the NJ Realtors® Circle of Excellence Verification Committee. As Vice Chair, she spends countless hours every year verifying applications and plans the celebratory events for winners. Barba’s favorite part about being a Realtor® is helping her clients through the home buying and selling process. She feels her clients are like family and wants to help them reach their dreams of homeownership.

2021 LOCAL REALTOR® ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Casey Repetti—Liberty Board of REALTORS®

Teresa Barba—Monmouth Ocean Regional REALTORS®