Six members are slated to serve on the Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors in 2021, including four newcomers and two who are seeking subsequent terms in office.

The slate of candidates will be presented to the association’s board at its September meeting.  The candidates are:

  • Ayn Bartok (returning), broker-owner of All in One Real Estate Company in Harrisburg,
  • Linda Dressler of RE/MAX Suburban in Schaumburg,
  • Tracey Royal, president and designated managing broker of Team Real Estate Services in Oak Park,
  • Eddie Ruettiger of Baird & Warner in Plainfield,
  • Matt Silver (returning), partner of Corcoran Urban Real Estate in Chicago and
  • Nancy Suvarnamani, president of Century 21 SGR in Chicago.

Bartok, AHWD, CIPS, GRI, SRS, e-Pro, serves on the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Board of Directors and the NAR Risk Management Issues Committee as well as numerous committees for Illinois REALTORS® for the last six years. She is the vice chair of the 2020 RPAC Fundraising Working Group, the Federal Political Coordinator for U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro and a graduate of the 2017 Leadership Development Class. She’s a past president of the Egyptian Board of REALTORS®.

Dressler, CNE, SFR, SRES, has been on multiple committees for Illinois REALTORS® since 2016 and was a member of the 2016 Leadership Development Class. She’s a past president of the Northwest Chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® and she is the president-elect for the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®.

Royal, ABR®, RIS, PSA, is the chair of the Affordable Housing and Community Involvement Committee for Illinois REALTORS® and was a member of the association’s 2018 Leadership Development Class. She is on the Chicago Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors and is the president-elect for the Women’s Council of REALTORS®-Illinois and has served in several leadership capacities on the local level, too. She is the Federal Political Coordinator to U.S. Rep. Danny Davis of Chicago.

Ruettiger, ABR, is a member of the NAR Federal Financing & Housing Policy Committee and the Housing Voucher Working Group. He’s served on numerous committees for Illinois REALTORS® over the last five years and was a member of the 2016 Leadership Development Class. He is the State Legislative Contact for State Sen. Pat McGuire of Joliet. Ruettiger is the president-elect for the Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®.

Silver, CRS, GRI, e-Pro, is on the NAR Board of Directors and serves as vice chair of the Federal Legislative and Political Forum and is a member of the Public Policy Coordinating Committee. He is the chair of the REALTORS® Political Involvement Working Group for the Illinois REALTORS® and the vice chairman of the Professional Standards Committee. He’s served on multiple committees for the state association, off and on since 2007. He is the Illinois REALTORS® Consulate General Liaison to Israel, is the State Legislative Coordinator for State Rep. Patricia Van Pelt and is the Federal Political Coordinator to U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider. He is a past president of the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and was its 2018 REALTOR® of the Year.

Suvarnamani, ABR, CIPS, CRB, CRS, is the global coordinator for the NAR Global Alliances Advisory Board and the Global Business and Alliances Committee, as well as a member of the Public Policy Coordinating Committee. Suvarnamani has served on multiple Illinois REALTORS® committees annually since 2002, and once chaired the International Working Group and the Housing Opportunity Working Group. She was a member of the 2014 Leadership Development Class. She is the State Legislative Contact for State Rep. Theresa Mah of Chicago and Federal Political Coordinator to U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth.