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The Top 100 Most Influential Women in Real Estate – List reaches 75 in 4 Days!!

In the original post we started our search for women who have reached the top of the real estate leadership pyramid or who are in other ways proving themselves to be great leaders and spokespersons for our industry.

The response has been incredible. What an impressive list!!! Here are the 75 candidates we have so far:

Adorna Caroll - Owner Realty3 Caroll Agostini

Ann Bailey - CEO, Pranix

Ann DeFreis - President, Women's Council of Realtors

Anne Randolph - Publisher, LORE magazine

Avis Wukasch - Board member Texas RE Commission

Barb Schwartz - President, Int. Assn. of Home Staging Professionals

Bernice Ross - CEO, RealEstateCoach.com

Betty Graham - Regional President Coldwell Banker Southern California

Beverly Faull - General Manager, Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions

Blanche Evans - Editor, Realty Times

Brenda Casserly - President, ERA Real Estate

Brenda Shipplett - COO, Long & Foster Companies

Carla Cross - Author and Coach

Carmen Multhauf - Author and Educator

Carol Clarke - Past President, Virginia Association of Realtors

Cathy Whatley - President 2003, NAR

Danielle Kennedy - Bestselling Author, Speaker and Coach

Darlene Lyons - President of Broker Agent Speakers Bureau

Debbie Campagnola - CEO, ARELLO

Dorcas Helfant-Browning - President 1992, NAR

Dottie Herman - CEO, Prudential Douglas Elliman

Ebby Halliday - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ebby Halliday Realtors

Frances Flynn Thorsen - CEO, Socialebb Strategies and Solutions

Frances Martinez Myers - Former Chairman, Nat. Assn. of Hispanic RE Prof.

Gail Liniger - Vice Chairman, REMAX International

Helen Hanna Casey - President, Howard Hanna Real Estate

Ilyce Glink - Bestselling real estate author

Janet Branton - Senior Vice President, NAR

Jennifer Cummings - Author and Speaker

Joeann Fossland - President, Advantage Solutions Group

Joyce Bea Sterling - Author and Educator

Joyce Paron - President, EXIT Canada

Kaira Rouda - COO, Real Living

Kelli Todd - CEO of RE/MAX Marquee Partners

Kim Ades, President, Opening Doors

Kimberly Gorsuch-Bradbury - SVP RealEstate.com

Laurie Janick - NAR, General Counsel

Laurie Keenan - President, Prudential Real Estate Affiliates

Laurie Moore-Moore - President, Inst. of Luxury Homes Marketing

Lenn Harley - ActiveRain Overall Top 10 blogger

Leslie Appleton Young - California Assn Chief Economist

Lorna Borenstein - President, Move, Inc.

Margaret Dixon - CEO, Prudential Arizona Properties

Margaret Kelly - COO, REMAX International

Marilyn Wilson - Partner, WAV Group

Mary Doyle Kimball - Excecutive Director, Nat. Assn. of Real Estate Editors

Mary Tennant - COO, Keller Williams International.

Maureen McCabe - ActiveRain Overall Top 10 blogger

Michael Saunders - CEO, Michael Saunders Real Estate

Mo Anderson - President, Keller Williams Real Estate

Niki Rapattoni - Co-Founder Rapattoni MLS

Nina Cottrel - CEO, CRS

Pam O'Connor - CEO, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World

Pamela Alexander - CEO, REMAX Europe and REMAX Quebec-Atlantic Canada

Pamela Geurds Kabati - Editorial Director, Realtor Magazine and VP of NAR

Pamela Leibman - CEO, The Corcoran Group

Pat Jensen - President,Virginia Association of Realtors

Pat Vredevoogd Combs - President 2007, NAR

Patricia Choi - President of Choi Realty

Rita Santamaria - Author and Educator

Ruth Ann Pepple - Pres. Network Solutions, Leading Real Estate Companies

Sarah Shoemaker - COO, Real Living

Shari Chase - President, Chase International

Sharon Millett - President 1999, NAR

Sharon Simms - ActiveRain Overall Top 10 blogger

Shelia Bair - Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Sherry Chris - CEO, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate

Stacey Moncrieff - Editor and Managing Director, Realtor Magazine

Susan Johnson - President, Real Estate Settlement Providers Council

Susie Hale - President, Frogpond

Sylvia Shelnutt - President, Real Estate Educators Association

Tami Bonnell - President, EXIT USA

Tara-Nicholle Nelson - Founder and Chief Visionary of REThinkRealEstate.com

Vicki Cox - Incoming President 2010, NAR

Virginia Cook - CEO Virginia Cook Realtors and former Pres. TAR and HAR

(PS: It has been very difficult to review and decide whether to include or exclude any particular nomination, so please forgive me if you feel differently. As a rule I have not included successful sales agents based on their production but only added those agents where they have shown leadership or influence on a national basis.)

25 more great women to! Let's do it!

VIEW NEW POST FOR VOTE.

VOTING CLOSES FRIDAY SEP 26.

RESULTS ANNOUNCEC MONDAY SEP 29.

Posted by Stefan Swanepoel on 09/15/2008 05:36 PM

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32 Comments on The Top 100 Most Influential Women in Real Estate – List reaches 75 in 4 Days!!

SEP

2008

That's an incredible list -- looks like women have broken through the glass ceiling in real estate. ~ Evelyn

In my area, women are the MOST successful as a rule. It's definately a female dominated industry in Upstate SC.

Bonnie Mays, Executive Vice-President, Realty World

Judy Moses, Immediate Past President of WCR, President of Pathway Homes

Terry Murphy, Speaker and Author

Karel Murray, Speaker and Educator

Real estate is an emotional business and women have skills with intuiation men will never have.

Amy Chorew, Speaker and Educator

Edith Lank, Author and Columnist

Lois Weis, (New York Post) chairman of National Assn. of Real Estate Editors

@ Frances.

Wow, you're a machine. Fantastic!.

The more nominations we get the harder it becomes to think of additional names of people we may have missed or forgotten. You are doing a great job. Thanks for all the nominations.

I'm thrilled Lenn Harley made the list, she is awesome !!

Great to see Kim Ades of Opening Doors/Frame of Mind Coaching on the list! Her dynamic personality, vibrancy and intuitive understanding of people is simply incredible!! Keep up the great work!

What about Mary Frances Burleson the prseident and CEO of Ebby Halliday Realtors.

Hi Stefan

What a list of woman in the real estate industry that have made a difference. Ladies way to go.

Good luck and success

Lou Ludwig

SEP

2008

Hi Stefan, Good post. This list proves that women can do anything. Keep posting best.

Best - Sash

Heres another one for you. Donna Lee Laue. President/CEO of Unique Global Estates

Another good candidate is Robin K. Mueck, President and CEO of Heritage Texas Properties.

I love the list so far. It'd be interesting, too, to see a vote for the Top 10, or 20, or 50 from this list?

Glad Suzie got Donna .. she was on my list. How about some award-winning real estate journalists and leaders in the newspaper world?

Mary Umberger, The Chiago Tribune

Judy Stark, St. Petersburg Times

Sue Doerfler, The Arizona Republic

Oops, how about

Patti Kouri, Master Certified Coach and Author

Lee Pappa, Publisher of eRealEstateExec.com

@ Mary Ann, thanks.

@ Susie, thanks for both nominations

@ Francis, thanks for all five nominations.

We are now at 90. Wow!!!

Stefan - I am very impressed with successful women in the working world, and Real Estate, (Bonus). Thanks for the read!

Just received an email suggesting we add Judy LaDeur, a well known national speaker and trainer.

Heres another one for you. How about Maria Patterson the Managing Editor at RIS Media.

@ John - Thanks, I will add Maria.

Stefan, got you another one. What about Inman awarded top blogger Bonnie Erikson.

Received a suggestion for Dianna Kokoszka, The VP of Training at Keller Williams International.

Thank you to everyone for your huge support and participation.

We have reached the 100 mark in record time of only 4 days. Nominations are now officially closed.

The Top 100 list of nominations is being compiled and categorized and will be published later this week on ActiveRain at which time Rainers will be invited to vote for the candidates that they feel deserve to be listed as the Top 20 Most Influential Women in Real Estate.

Till then, thanks again.

Stefan

SEP

2008

My vote goes for Kaira Rouda.

This is one heck of a list....and like Missy the one name that jumps out at me (although there are many great people) is Lenn Harley :)

@ Dave, Kathy and all others.

The Vote BALLOT BUTTON at this post.

Voting is opened yesterday and closes next Friday. Don't forget to vote.

Great post, thanks for sharing. Tip of the hat to all the outstanding women.

Stefan- I voted......:)

Stephan,

Wow what an impressive list of 100. Really liked seeing Joeann, Fran, and Sharon, (all Active Rainers who I have met). The judges work is cut out for them. Good luck to all.