December 1, 2020: Announcing the 2020 Industry Council Election Results and the Newly-Appointed Public Members

Calgary, Alberta – The first ever RECA Industry Council elections ran from November 17-23, 2020, resulting in 3,086 voters (21% of eligible voters) electing nine licensees to the four Industry Councils. In addition to the nine elected licensees, two licensees were acclaimed due to only one candidate being eligible for two particular seats, and a by-election will occur in December or January for the Urban seat of the Commercial Real Estate Broker and Commercial Property Management Industry Council, which did not have any eligible candidates during the election.

Service Alberta has also announced the public members appointed by the Minister of Service Alberta to the RECA Board of Directors (3) and to each Industry Council (2 each). Service Alberta received dozens of applications in September 2020, and interested individuals were interviewed and reviewed by Service Alberta, and ultimately approved by the Minister to ensure they were the right individuals to represent the public on RECA’s Board of Directors and Industry Councils.

The election results and publicly-appointed members are listed below.

RECA Board of Directors

(3 publicly-appointed members and 4 licensee members, one from each Industry Council)

  • Patricia McLeod (board chair and public member)
  • Jai Parihar (public member)
  • Shirish Chotalia (public member)
  • Residential Real Estate Broker Industry Council appointee *
  • Residential Property Manager Industry Council appointee*
  • Mortgage Broker Industry Council appointee*
  • Commercial Real Estate Broker and Commercial Property Manager Industry Council appointee *

*To be determined by the Industry Council from among their members

Residential Real Estate Broker Industry Council

Industry (elected candidates in bold)

  • Bill Briggs (acclaimed)
  • Brad Kopp (978 votes)
  • Sano Stante (879 votes)
  • Tom Westcott (810 votes)
  • Gary Williamson (634 votes)
  • John Carle (497 votes)
  • Jerry Rush (312 votes)

Public Members

  • Brad Hamdon
  • Erika Ringseis

Residential Property Manager Industry Council

Industry (elected candidates in bold)

  • Carrie Plett (543 votes)
  • Keith McMullen (500 votes)
  • Don Brown (430 votes)
  • Curtis Siracky (394 votes)
  • Matthew Lavergne (310 votes)

Public Members

  • Cyril Pratt
  • Don Newell

Mortgage Broker Industry Council

Industry (elected candidates in bold)

  • Gord Appel (273 votes)
  • Paul Bojakli (207 votes)
  • Clarence Lee (159 votes)
  • Brandon Kot (136 votes)
  • Dan Eisner (133 votes)

 

Public Members

  • Nkem Onyegbula
  • Guy Ouellette

Commercial Real Estate Broker and Commercial Property Manager Industry Council

Industry (elected candidates in bold)

  • Laura Sharen (acclaimed)
  • Ben Van Dyk (1080 votes)
  • David Lowe (1011 votes)
  • Vacant Urban Practitioner seat to be filled in future by-election

Public Members

  • Terry Engen
  • Brittanee Laverdure


More Info: