The Heartland REALTOR® Organization (HRO) continued its year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary Monday at the McHenry County Club during its annual Installation of Officers and Directors.

The following REALTORS® will begin their 2020 terms as officers and members of the HRO Board of Directors:

  • President Kelly Simpson of Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group in McHenry,
  • President-elect Erin Dierks of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Starck in Woodstock,
  • Secretary-Treasurer Tim Sebastian of RE/MAX Connections II in Marengo and
  • Immediate Past President Becky Kirchner of RE/MAX Plaza in Woodstock.

Other REALTORS® will begin terms on the 2020 HRO Board of Directors:

  • Karen Conley of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate in Crystal Lake,
  • Arturo Flores of Success Realty Partners in Woodstock,
  • Beth Kautz of CENTURY 21 Roberts & Andrews in McHenry,
  • T.J. Madigan of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate in McHenry,
  • Rick O’Connor of Realty Executives Cornerstone in Crystal Lake,
  • Laurie Pitner of BMO Harris Bank in Woodstock and
  • Mike Rein of Baird & Warner in Cary.

HRO serves more than 1,000 REALTORS® in McHenry County. Jim Haisler is the chief executive officer.

(Photos courtesy of H Photography)

Heartland 2020 Leaders
(l to r) Mike Rein, Laurie Pitner, Beth Kautz, Jim Haisler, Kelly Simpson, Becky Kirchner, Karen Conley, TJ Madigan, Erin Dierks, Tim Sebastian and Arturo Flores. Not pictured is director Rick O’Connor.
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(l to r) Tim Sebastian, Erin Dierks, Kelly Simpson and Jim Haisler.
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REALTORS® celebrate the 75th anniversary of HRO.
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HRO members gathered at the McHenry Country Club on the Fox River.
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REALTORS® enjoyed each other’s company at the annual Officer and Director Installation.
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Three REALTORS® are better than one.