Greater Baltimore Board Of Realtors Installs 2009 Board Of Directors -- Vito Simone Named President, Bob Kimball Honored as REALTOR® of the Year

Baltimore, MD, October 31, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) has announced that Vito Simone will lead its board of directors as president for 2009. At the trade association’s annual installation of officers and awards ceremony at Baltimore’s Engineer’s Club, GBBR also appointed David W. McIlvaine as president-elect, Bob Kimball as vice president, and Susan Myszkowski as treasurer.

GBBR honored Bob Kimball as its 2009 REALTOR® of the Year, in recognition of his outstanding commitment to the profession and to the community. Erica Solomon was named Rookie REALTOR® of the Year, Doris Hall-Scheeler Affiliate of the Year, and Judy Morris received the association’s Community Service Award

Also at the ceremony, GBBR announced the addition of Linda C. Dieter, Candice E. Jones, Martha B. Lessner, Deborah A. Meushaw, Jay Weitzel, Gwendolyn Wynn to a two-year term on its 25-member board of directors.

As president of GBBR, Mr. Simone will spearhead its mission to promote ethical and professional standards in real estate sales and law, through professional training, continuing education, community outreach and arbitration services.

Mr. Simone is a National Association of REALTORS® Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) with Yerman, Witman, Gaines & Conklin Realty.

Throughout his 20 year career in real estate, Mr. Simone has remained a committed and passionate volunteer with a host of community organizations. He sponsors and teaches free community workshops to promote home ownership and guide people through the home buying process.

Mr. Simone is a member of Baltimore’s Flipping Task Force; treasurer of the Maryland Chapter of National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), a member of the Mayor's Council for City Living’s Existing Housing Committee, an active member of the Baltimore Economy and Efficiency Foundation (BEEF), a participant in Congressman Elijah Cummings' new Housing Council, and a member of the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR).

About the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS®
Founded in 1858 as Baltimore Board of Real Estate Brokers and Property Agents, the Greater Baltimore Board of REALTORS® (GBBR) is the nation's oldest real estate board. A founding member of the National Association of REALTORS® and the Maryland Association of REALTORS®, GBBR has strived to promote the highest ethical standards and professional practices in the real estate industry for 150 years.

GBBR serves 4,300 members in the Greater Baltimore area. GBBR provides training, public and professional education classes and workshops, arbitration and mediation services, and works in the legislative and regulatory arenas to assure that laws and policies benefit its members and preserve property owners' rights. For more information, visit www.GBBR.org.

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