Illinois REALTORS® wants to honor 2020 Illinois REALTOR® of the Year Doug Carpenter and the 32 local association honorees for 2020 and 2021 one more time. Carpenter was saluted by colleagues and friends during the Fall Business Meetings in Naperville in October.

Watch a video tribute to all of the honorees.

Carpenter, with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group in Mokena, has a managing broker license and been involved in local, state and national levels of REALTOR® organization during his 35-year real estate career. Watch a video of his Recognition Luncheon speech during the business meetings.

Meet Illinois’ 2020 local association REALTORS® of the Year:

Lucas Albright
REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley
RE/MAX Town & Country

Cathy Anderson
Quincy Association of REALTORS®
Century 21 Broughton Team

Cynthia Bevis
Egyptian Board of REALTORS®
King City Properties

Tommy Choi
Chicago Association of REALTORS®
Keller Williams ONEChicago

Lynn Epping
REALTOR® Association of Northwestern Illinois
Broker for Choice Realty – Freeport

Deana Gauze
Champaign County Assoc of REALTORS®
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group

John Grissom
REALTOR® Association of Southwestern Illinois
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Elite Properties

Linda Hamer
Illini Valley Association of REALTORS®
Coldwell Banker Today’s REALTORS®

Karen Irace
Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
RE/MAX 10 in the Park

Kyle Killebrew
Capital Area REALTORS®
The Real Estate Group, Inc.

Becky Kirchner
Heartland REALTOR® Organization
RE/MAX Plaza

Suzanne Miller
Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®
Jim Maloof REALTORS®

Marty Norkett
Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS®
Keller Williams Success Realty

Tammy Owens
Greater Gateway Association of REALTORS®
RE/MAX Alliance

Kenneth Pytlewski
Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®
Oak Leaf Realty

Joel Raynes
North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®
Baird & Warner

Brittany Schultz
Rockford Area REALTORS®
Dickerson & Nieman-Rockford

Brandon Shaffer
Mid-Illinois REALTORS® Association
Berkshire Hathaway Central Illinois

Don St. Germaine
Kankakee Iroquois Ford Association of REALTORS®
American Universal

Carla Stonecipher
HomeTown Association of REALTORS®
BHHS Crosby Starck Real Estate

Meet Illinois’ 2021 local association REALTORS® of the Year:

Jenni Beck
Greater Gateway Association of REALTORS®
RE/MAX Alliance

Nicholas Campo
Capital Area REALTORS®
Campo Realty, Inc.

Karl Gasbarra
Rockford Area REALTORS®
Gambino REALTORS®

Michael Gobber
Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
Century 21 Affiliated

Maurice Hampton
Chicago Association of REALTORS®
Centered International Realty

Bruce Heller
Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS®
Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT

Kim Keefe
Heartland REALTOR® Organization
Keefe Real Estate Inc.

Ed Neaves
Mid-Illinois REALTORS® Association
Berkshire Hathaway Central Illinois

Wayne Paprocki
North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®
eXp Realty

Michael Simpson
REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley
Baird & Warner Algonquin

Kendra Sipes
Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group

Catherine Simon Vobornik
Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS®
Baird & Warner