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The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) has appointed Leo Pareja, a real estate broker for over a decade, as president-elect for this year.
Previously recognized as the No. 1 Keller Williams agent in the world, Pareja is head of the Leo Pareja Team with Keller Williams in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2011, he was acknowledged as one of the “30 Under 30 Class” by Realtor Magazine, and his team was ranked as the No. 5 team in the U.S. by unit count according to the Wall Street Journal that same year.
Pareja’s tenure at NAHREP began in 2012 with the founding of the Metro D.C. Chapter, and shortly after he was elected to become a director of the national board.
“Leo Pareja is an outstanding example of the talented, successful professionals that make up our NAHREP membership.” Gary Acosta, CEO and co-founder of NAHREP, said in a statement. “2015 was an exciting year for our members and supporters as we grew our chapter programming, launched the Hispanic Wealth Project and our ‘53 Million & One’ tour. We are excited to welcome Leo to our leadership team and look forward to an even more successful 2016.”
Other additions to the board include Luis Padilla of RE/MAX Oceanside Realty in Miami, Danny Hernandez of EVista Resources Realty in Kissimmee, Florida, David Acosta of David Acosta Group in El Paso, Texas and Pamela Valenciano of Solutions Real Estate in Carlsbad, California. all of whom have previously served as presidents of their local chapter boards. Outgoing board members include: Jason Madiedo, JJ Lopez, JR Martinez and Sergio Barajas.
Joe Nery, partner with Nery, Richardson LLC in Chicago, now serving as president elect, will be installed as the 2016 president at the association’s March conference in Washington D.C. The remaining new members to the board will also be installed at that time. The complete 2016 NAHREP board of directors and leadership team includes:
- Joe Nery, 2016 NAHREP President
- Leo Pareja, 2016 NAHREP President Elect
- Teresa Palacios Smith, Immediate Past President
- Gary Acosta, Co-founder & CEO
- David Acosta
- Helen Archer
- Jerry Ascencio
- Armando Falcon
- Danny Hernandez
- Rich Hernandez
- Daisy Lopez Cid
- Juan Martinez
- Liza Mendez
- Luis Padilla
- Pamela Valenciano
