Celeste Wheeler was installed as the 2020-2021 president of the REALTOR® Association of Southwestern Illinois (RASI) at the Regency Conference Center in O’Fallon.

This year’s festivities looked very different from previous years due to restrictions on events, which the REALTOR® Association members abided by. “Even though everyone wore masks, you could feel the congratulatory smiles for Celeste and the rest of the RASI directors,” said Deb Conreaux of First American Title, this year’s RASI Affiliate of the Year.

Wheeler, a broker with RE/MAX Preferred, has served as a RASI board member since 2015. Wheeler unselfishly shares her talents, skills and experience with those she serves. A 2018 graduate of the prestigious Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Development Program, she is also a member of the RASI Finance Committee, RASI Community Involvement Task Force and the 2018 RASI Special Awards Task Force.

She was also a member of the 2017 Illinois Veterans Housing Task Force and 2019 Illinois RPAC Fundraising Working Group as well as a proud RPAC Major Investor. She is a wife, a mom and a retired Air Force Veteran.

Also joining the association’s 2021 board of directors are:

  • President-Elect, Karen Sheesley (RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon);
  • Secretary/Treasurer, Sam Row (KW Pinnacle, Columbia);
  • Immediate Past-President, Donna Baker (RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon);
  • Affiliate Director, Tim Garvey (Regions Mortgage, Glen Carbon);
  • Presidential One Year Appointment, Karen Cornell ( RE/MAX Signature Properties, Shiloh);
  • Director Ashley Barud (Coldwell Banker Brown REALTORS®, Belleville);
  • Director Barbara Davidson (Coldwell Banker Brown REALTORS®, Belleville);
  • Tanya Hawkins (RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon);
  • Brad Kruger (Century 21 Advantage, Columbia);
  • Stan Sieron (Stan Sieron & Co., Belleville);
  • Renee Wittenauer (Kunkel Wittenauer Group, Inc., O’Fallon);
  • Jason Buss (RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon); and
  • Naureen Frierdich (Century 21 Advantage, Columbia).