REALTOR®: 2023 Silicon Valley REALTORS® Leadership Installed
The Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS® (SILVAR) 2023 leadership team was installed on February 2, 2023 at the Los Altos Golf &
Country Club. 2002 California Association of REALTORS® President Robert Bailey administered the oath of office to 2023 SILVAR President
Jim Hamilton and 2023 C.A.R. President Chris Kutzkey installed SILVAR’s 2023 officers and board directors. 2021 C.A.R. President Dave Walsh served as master of ceremonies. 2007 C.A.R. President Colleen Badagliacco led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance, and 2022 C.A.R. President Otto Catrina delivered the Inspiration Message. Other distinguished guests included 2006 C.A.R. and 2020 NAR President Vince Malta, 2013 C.A.R. President Don Faught, and C.A.R. CEO John Sebree.
Joining Hamilton as lead officers are Eileen Giorgi, a REALTOR® with Christie’s International Sereno, President-elect; and Jeff Bell, broker manager of Coldwell
Banker Realty Cupertino, Treasurer.
SILVAR’s 2023 board directors are Brett Caviness (Compass), Past President; Joanne Fraser (Compass), Region 9 Chair; Denise Welsh (Christie’s International
Real Estate Sereno), National Association of REALTORS® Director; District Chairs Jasmine Lee (Coldwell Banker Realty), Menlo Park-Atherton District; Stacey
Woods (Compass), Palo Alto District; Patricia Robison (Intero), Los Altos-Mountain View District; Tracey McNeely (Compass), Cupertino-Sunnyvale District, and Tammie Peters (Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno), Los Gatos-Saratoga District; and Directors At-large Alan Barbic (Barbic Real Estate Group,
Elizabeth Doyle (Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno), Jimmy Kang (eXp Realty of California), Sunita Merchia (Merchia Realty), Navneet Parmer (Real
Estate Experts) and Suzanne Yost (Compass).
A broker associate at Compass Los Gatos, Hamilton has extensive involvement in REALTOR® association leadership at the local, state and national levels.
At SILVAR, he has served as president-elect, board director, and chair of the Los Gatos-Saratoga District. He also served as 2002 treasurer and 2005 C.A.R. president and as an NAR director and regional vice president. He was president of the South Bay Association of REALTORS®, and named REALTOR® of the Year by SILVAR in 2019 and the South Bay Association.
Denise Welsh (Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno) was recognized as 2022 REALTOR® of the Year for her longtime service to SILVAR as president, board director, C.A.R. and NAR director and member of various committees, along with her service to the community. She was praised for her “generous servant leadership, her passion, truthfulness, and kindness.”
Caroline Wolf (Wells Fargo Home Mortgage) was named 2022 Affiliate of the Year. Wolf was recognized for being “a hardworking, hands-on leader and a great proponent of SILVAR.”
Katherine Frey (Katherine Frey Real Estate) received the 2022 Spirit of SILVAR Award for her spirit of volunteerism, “always working behind the scenes, recognizing the services of others while never drawing attention to herself.”
Selena Young (Coldwell Banker Realty) received the 2022 President’s Award for “selflessly contributing to the community for the last several years, without asking anything in return. … (She is) always good to her word, getting things done wherever asked or needed.”
SILVAR would like to convey a special thank you to this year’s Installation Sponsors for their generosity. They include MLSListings Inc., Los Gatos-Saratoga
District, Compass, Sentrilock, KW Bay Area Estates, DeLeon Realty, Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno, Supra, Coldwell Banker Realty, Intero, Menlo
Park-Atherton District, Los Altos-Mountain View District, Palo Alto District, Cupertino-Sunnyvale District, Off Price Carpet & Flooring, and TourFactory.