Houston Association of Realtors honors Rising Stars
HAR holds third annual NRG Real Estate Awards
The Houston Association of Realtors honored the winners of its third annual NextGen Realtor Group 20 Under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate Awards.
Awards went to 20 Houston- area real estate professionals age 40 or younger who demonstrated excellence throughout the past year in the areas of sales, leadership and community involvement. The winners, all members of HAR, represent what the selection committee considered an overall wellrounded Realtor.
The 2012 winners are:
A. David Schwarz IV, CCIM
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
Schwarz is a fifth- generation native Houstonian, graduate of Baylor University and has eight years experience in commercial mortgage banking. When not working, Schwarz spends time with family and friends doing anything outdoors.
Brandey Heckeroth
Heritage Texas Properties
Heckeroth is a native Houstonian and a graduate of University of Houston. In her spare time, she enjoys relaxing in Cabo with her family and dogs, training in the gym and golfing.
Caroline Schlemmer
Greenwood King Properties
Schlemmer has been rated a top producer with Greenwood King Properties since 2006 and focuses on Houston’s Inner Loop neighborhoods. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering and spending time with her husband and their two golden retrievers.
Courtney Johnson Rose
George E. Johnson Properties
Johnson Rose is broker of GEJ Properties, a full- service commercial and residential real estate company. She is a secondgeneration broker and runs a multimillion- dollar producing real estate team. Johnson Rose is active in the real estate community, past chair of NRG and the current president of the Houston Black Real Estate Association.
Daniel Parker
Greenwood King Properties
Parker, a second- generation Realtor with eight years’ experience, specializes in Inner Loop sales, first- time buyers and new construction. A native Houstonian, he loves the outdoors, traveling and remodeling houses.
David Patton
Heritage Texas Properties
Patton is a graduate of Texas A& M University and leads the award- winning Grayson- Patton Team. With his help, the GraysonPatton Team is known for volunteerism. Patton is a board member of the American Heart Association, a volunteer firefighter and past chairman of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.
Holley Madden
BethWolff Realtors Madden is a native Houstonian and an area specialist in her community of west Houston, Memorial, Walnut Bend and Briargrove Park. When not working, Madden spends time with her husband and children. She loves health and fitness, and volunteering at her church and children’s school.
JemilaWilliams
Gemstone Real Estate Inc.
Williams runs a boutique real estate agency with her fiance, Patrick. Together they lead one of the largest BPO companies in Texas. When not working, Williams enjoys spending time with their two sons, weight- lifting, writing and speaking.
Jenifer Duguay Mikeska
RE/ MAX Pearland Duguay Mikeska has been a Realtor since 2001. She runs a multimilliondollar business and enjoys learning about real estate and the market, as well as reading, and spending quality time with family.
Josh Feinberg
J. Beard Real Estate Co. Feinberg is a top producer for his CRE firm primarily focused in office, industrial and investment markets. A longtime resident of TheWoodlands, Feinberg is an avid golfer and former collegiate tennis player.
Karishma Asrani
KellerWilliams Realty — The Metropolitan
Asrani is an Inner Loop specialist and has been a multimillion- dollar producer since 2005. She has an architecture degree and loves working with clients on staging and remodeling projects. She loves to travel and lives with her husband and two dogs near Memorial Park. Kasteena Parikh KellerWilliams Realty — The Metropolitan
Parikh was the 2007 Rookie of the Year at Keller Williams and specializes inWest University and its surrounding areas. Becoming a Realtor has opened several doors for Parikh, and she’s grateful for the opportunities. She enjoys gardening, dining and spending time with her family.
Kathryn ( Katy) Walston KellerWilliams Realty Walston is a native Houstonian, Cypress resident, graduate of Texas State University and a broker associate. When not connecting buyers and sellers, Walston enjoys spending time with her husband and their two young children.
Kenya Burrell- VanWormer
Burrell Holtzapple Neal Properties
Burrell- VanWormer is a sixth- generation Texan with more than 11 years of experience in the real estate industry. She is active in her community, and when not working, enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter. Leann Salmons Martha Turner Properties
Salmons, a native Houstonian, has a passion for real estate. As a member of the Martha Turner Properties Circle of Excellence and Hall of Fame, the core of Salmons’ business includes repeat and referral clients. Leslie Sullivan RE/ MAX Hometown Sullivan runs a multimilliondollar business and is the broker/ owner of RE/ MAX Hometown. Sullivan is a wife and mother of two boys. She enjoys spending her free time with her family at theirWest Texas ranch, and camping. Randy Canales The Professional Group Canales, a native Houstonian, obtained his real estate license shortly after graduating from high school. When not working, he enjoys practicing Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu, going to concerts and simply having fun. Ray L. Wade Powell Real Estate Wade has closed transactions in six counties around Houston, but the bulk of his business is in the Spring/ Cypress/ Tomball areas. Wade enjoys living on acreage in the Northwest corridor with his wife, Katie, and their three sons. Sarah Brooks Rhoads Greenwood King Properties
Brooks Rhoads is a native Houstonian and a multimillion- dollar producer. When not working, she enjoys traveling the world, entertaining with friends, relaxing with her pug and working with various charitable organizations. Veso Kossev Intero Real Estate Services
Kossev originally is from Bulgaria and moved to Houston in 1998. He began his real estate career when he was 16 and is pursuing a business degree from the University of St. Thomas.
The 2012 winners were selected out of a competitive field of entries.
The award recipients were honored at NRG’s fall luncheon on Oct. 18 at The Rice Hotel in downtown Houston.
For more information about NRG, go to http:// nextgenrealtor. har. com.