Realtor Association of the Pioneer Valley Executive Director Brendan Bailey, RAPV Realtor of the Year Cheryl Malandrinos of Real Living Realty Professionals, and Kelly Bowman, resident of the RAPV pose for a photo on June 13, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Realtor Association of the Pioneer Valley.

Cheryl Malandrinos of Real Living Realty Professionals in Wilbraham was named the 2019 Realtor of the Year by the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley (RAPV). The announcement was made at the association’s annual awards dinner held on June 13 at The Log Cabin in Holyoke.

Realtor of the Year is the highest honor given to a member of the association and is bestowed upon a single individual who demonstrated outstanding service and devotion to the 1,800-member organization during the past 17 months in the areas of association activity, community service, and business activity.

A Realtor since 2014, Malandrinos is currently a real estate sales associate and is a member of the board of directors and government affairs and grievance committee of the RAPV and chairs its communications committee. Her community work includes involvement with the Living Gate Community in Granby and Christina’s House in Springfield. She is a board member of the Wilbraham Friends of the Library and head of the Wilbraham Fiction Writers Group.