The Board Development Committee, which operates independently of the Board of Directors, ensures that there is an adequate number of qualified nominees to fill the vacancies for election to the Board of Directors.
John Barbisan as Chair of the committee shared through video the rewards of serving on the Board and encouraged members to fill out the online FVREB Director Application Form should they wish to be considered by the Board Development Committee. As a follow up, a further communication was sent to all members with a “Call for Nominations” and a link to the FVREB Director Application Form.
The committee personally reached out to a number of members who had noted interest as well as members that they considered would be a valuable addition to the Board of Directors. The committee considered applications submitted by interested candidates and conducted interviews with those that they believed would best serve the Board before making its decision.
In accordance with the By-laws, ARTICLE FOUR, Section 2, the following report of the 2023 Board Development Committee is submitted to all Active, Honorary Members and Special Individuals (voting members). The Member-Link in each Active Member office is asked to ensure that this report is received by each voting licensee in your office. Please refer to Memorandum #4230 circulated to Member Links on February 15, 2023, for the list of voting members in your office. (Please note that Probationary members are not entitled to vote.) The Committee nominates the following as Officers and Directors for 2023:
OFFICERS (to be elected for a one-year term)
President-Elect
| Jeff Chadha | (Representative) | Century 21 Supreme Realty | Surrey |
Vice-President
| Ishaq Ismail | (Managing Broker) | RE/MAX Blueprint Realty | Surrey |
DIRECTORS
To fill the remaining four vacancies for a two-year term the Committee nominates as Directors the following:
| Larry Anderson | (Representative) | Sutton Premier Realty | Surrey |
| Manny Chatha | (Representative) | Stonehaus Realty Corp. | Langley |
| Rob Christensen | (Representative) | Macdonald Realty | Surrey |
| Gin Dhillon | (Managing Broker) | Keller Williams Ocean Realty | Surrey |
| Angela Evennett | (Representative) | Royal LePage Wolstencroft | Langley |
| Gurtej Gill | (Representative) | Royal LePage Global Force Realty | Surrey |
| Sharon Greysen | (Representative) | Sutton Group – West Coast Realty | Surrey |
Continuing to serve the second year of a two-year elected term as Director:
| Dale Barker | (Managing Broker) | Sutton Group — Alliance R.E.S. | Surrey |
| Tore Jacobsen | (Managing Broker) | Macdonald Realty | Surrey |
| Linda Sue Peaker | (Representative) | Macdonald Realty | Delta |
The following positions are automatically assumed:
President
Narinder Bains (Representative), RE/MAX Blueprint Realty, Surrey as the 2022 President-Elect will automatically assume the position of President for 2023.
Past President
Sandra Benz (Representative), RE/MAX Performance Realty, Delta as immediate Past President, will serve as ex-officio member of the Directorate.
Broker Division
The Chairman of the Broker Division will be elected at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Broker Division for a one-year term and will by virtue of such office be a Director of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board.
A form for further nominations, which must be received by the Chief Executive Officer, FVREB, not later than the close of business day (4:30 p.m.) March 8, 2023, is linked in eMemo #4232. Should there be any changes to the nominations, the Board Development Committee will issue a supplementary eMemo to inform members.
The hybrid Annual General Meeting of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board is scheduled for Thursday, March 23, 2023 beginning at 9:00 a.m. @ the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel located at 15269 – 104th Avenue, Surrey, BC.
At the Annual General Meeting on March 23, 2023, and prior to the election proceedings, each candidate for a contested position will be called upon to give a brief speech which will be presented either in person or via a pre-recorded video. All votes must be cast online remotely or in-person during the meeting. Please note that members joining the meeting online cannot hold or exercise proxy votes on behalf of other members, as it is not possible for proxies to be validated remotely. The 2023 proxy form will be made available two weeks before the 2023 AGM. Proxies must be submitted on the prescribed 2023 proxy form — no other proxy forms will be accepted.