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Realtor of the Year
Yamhill County Association of Realtors® would like to congratulate Katie Russ, recently named the 2019 Realtor® of the Year. This award is based on involvement with the association as well as volunteer activities in the community.
In addition to serving on the YCAR Board of Directors for the past year as Treasurer and now 2020-2021 President, Katie has also been involved with the events committee, the auction committee and in any volunteer spots she can fill within YCAR. She is also very active in her real estate career and is regularly a top producer in her office. Before getting her broker’s license in 2014, Katie worked at Spirit Mountain Casino crafting her social and guest service skills. Katie has been an active community member placing great value in service and giving back. She has been a sponsor for the See Ya Later golf tournament in 2019 and hopes to continue doing so as well as donating to Hope on the Hill. She is a member of Church on the Hill in McMinnville and is hoping to become active within more volunteer opportunities in the Yamhill county area. Katie continues to work hard every day to make sure her clients are well taken care of and know they are important. She takes great pride in her career and volunteerism within YCAR and hopes to continue to grow within her business and find more and more opportunities to give back to Yamhill County. Katie was born in Fort Worth, TX and moved to Oregon when she was 19 years old. She has happily called Yamhill County her home for the last 15 years and hopes to call it home for the next 15! She is married to her wonderful husband, Michael, and together they are raising their gorgeous 7 year old daughter and their brand new baby boy!
Affiliate of the Year
Yamhill County Association of Realtors® would like to congratulate Casey and Angela Livingston of Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, recently named the 2019 Affiliate of the Year. This award is based on involvement with the association as well as volunteer activities in the community.
Casey and Angela Livingston have been co-owners of Pillar to Post since 2004. Casey has 4 siblings, a father, and an uncle that all own or have owned a Pillar to Post Franchise providing a valuable pool of knowledge to draw from to be a better business owner and inspector. Angela assisted for the first time on the 2019 YCAR Auction committee and will be co-chairperson for the 2020 YCAR Auction committee. She has volunteered as YCES PTO President and Secretary in recent years continuing even after her children graduated on to YCIS to ensure of its continued function. She serves as The Livingston Team Marketing Director and is responsible for cooking and preparing those amazing meals you’ve enjoyed at some of YCAR’s education classes. Casey has provided dozens of free class hours of continuing education to Realtors in the three counties he services. He and his team have performed more than 8500 inspections and has been consistently in the Top 50 Franchisees of the over 500 franchises in the Pillar to Post system. He recently completed a 3-year term representing his fellow franchisees interests on Pillar to Post’s Franchise Advisory Committee where he crafted some of the policies that ensure franchisee success and promotes improved partnerships with other fellow franchisees. Beyond the day to day stresses of being small business owners, Casey and Angela are the proud parents two great boys. Ashton is 17 years old, a Senior at YCHS and is an aspiring film maker that is also the Editor in Chief of the YCHS school newspaper. Caden is 12, a great student and is a very talented musician that can play 3 instruments and is always wanting to learn how to play even more. Casey and Angela have loved calling Yamhill County home for nearly 20 years and look forward to living and working in this community for many more with the continued support of the hardworking Realtors of YCAR.
