President
RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.
Jennifer Pearce
President
RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.
Phone Number: 416-286-3993
Email: jenniferpearce@remax.net
Jennifer Pearce, President-Elect, is a Broker and Owner with RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd., a family owned and operated brokerage established in 1987. Jennifer is a second-generation Realtor and has been licensed since 2000, starting as a full-time salesperson before moving into brokerage management.
Jennifer is passionate about real estate and giving back to the industry through volunteering at TRREB and as well as the Metro East District Representative for the RE/MAX Integra Executive Council.
Jennifer lives in Durham Region with her 20-year-old son Salvatore who plans to continue the family legacy as a third-generation Realtor.
Jennifer Pearce is currently the Chair of Finance Committee and the Vice-Chair of the Professional Advancement Task Force.
President-Elect
Red Apple Real Estate
Elechia Barry-Sproule
President-Elect
Red Apple Real Estate
Phone Number: 905-853-5955
Email: ebsproule@gmail.com
Elechia Barry-Sproule, President-Elect, has enjoyed her career in real estate for almost 22 years. She has worked at many levels of real estate, including Sales Representative, Broker/Manager and Broker of Record, and is currently loving her new role as Broker/Owner at Red Apple Real Estate Inc., Brokerage.
Red Apple Real Estate is an amazing company which is growing into York Region, Simcoe County and Kawartha Lakes with the head office in Newmarket, Ontario.
Elechia has always taken an active approach in dealing with the challenges and opportunities faced by our profession. She enjoys teaching, training, coaching and mentoring many of her real estate team members and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and expertise as TRREB’s Director-at-Large.
When she is not working, Elechia is helping others in her community with her Let’s Keep it Brief Campaign, where together with the community she collects donations of socks, undergarments and outerwear to assist our homeless during the winter weather.
Elechia is excited to be representing Members and her peers as a director-at-Large for the world’s largest real estate board.
Elechia Barry-Sproule is currently the Chair of the Professional Development Committee and Vice-Chair of Communications and Member Engagement Committee.
Past President
Century 21 Leading Edge Realty Inc.
Paul Baron
Past President
Century 21 Leading Edge Realty Inc.
Phone Number: 905-471-2121
Email: paul.baron@century21.ca
Paul Baron, Past President, is a career real estate executive with over 30 years of experience working with both residential and commercial real estate. He is the Broker of Record for Century 21 Leading Edge Realty Inc., which he founded in 1993, and has since grown to encompass nine offices serving the Greater Toronto Area.
Paul has always taken an active interest in the challenges and opportunities faced by the industry, and he enjoys sharing his knowledge and expertise as TRREB’s Past President. He supports many causes in the community including Easter Seals, Markham Stouffville Hospital and the Rouge Valley Health Network.
Paul Baron is currently the Chair of the Executive Committee.
Director-at-Large
Royal LePage Supreme Realty
Manny Andrade
Director-at-Large
Royal LePage Supreme Realty
Phone Number: 647-299-2085
Email: manny@royallepage.ca
Manny Andrade, Director-at-Large, has enjoyed his career in the real estate profession for 35+ years. He has worked in various capacities of real estate including Sales Representative, Broker, and currently, the Broker of Record at Royal LePage Supreme Realty, Brokerage (formerly, HomeLife Galleria, Realty Inc), which has been serving the community (the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding areas) for over 28 years. Outside of his professional life, Manny has served on the Board of Directors for the Federation of Portuguese Canadian and Business Professionals, a non-profit organization aimed at fostering business and community development in Canada and Portugal. In this role, Manny has contributed to various organizational events that involve distributing scholarships awarded to students and budding professionals in the Portuguese community. Most recently, Manny has served as the Vice Chair of the Arbitration Committee, and a member of the Professional Standards Steering Committee and Task Force. As TRREB’s Director-at-Large, Manny looks forward to working with fellow board members to embrace and foster opportunities that expand on the technological and innovative growth of TRREB. Manny Andrade is currently the Vice-Chair of the Commercial Committee.
West Regional Director
Royal LePage RCR Realty
Peter Burdon
West Regional Director
Royal LePage RCR Realty
Phone Number: 905-836-1212
Email: peterburdon@royallepage.ca
Peter Burdon, West Regional Director, specializes in commercial and industrial real estate. Before joining our industry with Royal LePage, he studied Political Science and Economics at the University of Calgary, was a Toronto retail automobile dealer and the CEO of a construction industry trade association.
Peter Burdon is currently the Chair of the Commercial Committee and Vice-Chair of Arbitration and Professional Standards Review Task Force.
Director-at-Large
Warwick Realty Group Inc.
Raymond Chan
Director-at-Large
Warwick Realty Group Inc.
Phone Number: 416-989-9744
Email: info@warwick-rg.com
Raymond Chan, Director-at-Large, is an Owner/Broker at Warwick Realty Group Inc., Brokerage specializing in GTA investment sales with a focus on healthcare. Prior to founding Warwick Realty Group in 2019, Ray was a commercial real estate broker at CBRE on the capital markets team working with private investors in the hotel and retail space. Before making the switch to a full-time Brokerage, Ray spent over 10 years at TD Bank where he held progressively senior positions at TD Waterhouse in Options Trading, TD Commercial Banking as a Real Estate Analyst and at TD Securities in Real Estate Risk Management.
Raymond earned a Master in Business Administration (MBA) Degree from Warwick Business School and an Honours Bachelor of Arts (Hons BA) Degree in Economics from the University of Toronto. At Humber College, Ray facilitates the Commercial Real Estate Transactions Course and is also a member of their Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) for Real Estate Education. In addition, he teaches the Introduction to a Career in Commercial Real Estate Seminar at TRREB. Ray has also served on various commercial and residential condo board committees acting as President and Director.
Ray holds a Fellow of the Real Estate Institute (FRI) designation, the Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) designation, is a 4x Commercial Committee Member at TRREB and a 3x member of the CREA Technology Committee.
Director-at-Large
Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
Alexandra Cote
Director-at-Large
Real Broker Ontario Ltd.
Phone Number: 888-311-1172
Email: alex@thefoxteam.ca
Alexandra Cote, Director-at-Large, has been an active REALTOR® since 2014 and currently leads The Fox Team as “Head Fox” at Real Broker Ontario, Ltd. Alex has always made volunteering a priority in her career, having served the past 8 years consecutively on various TRREB bodies including Government Relations, Affordable Housing, Governance & By-Law, YPN, and the Climate-Risk Sub-Committee of the GRC, which she has Chaired since its inception in 2020.
Alexandra is also active in her community, having served 3 years as her condo board President prior to joining the Parkdale Community Food Bank Board of Directors in 2018, where she currently serves as Vice-Chair. In 2020, Alex was awarded TRREB’s Community Service Award for this work.
With a background in leadership and professional coaching, Alexandra is passionate about improving upon the status quo and ensuring that today’s REALTORS® are empowered to create lasting, positive impact in our industry and communities.
Outside of mentoring and volunteering, Alex likes to consider herself “a runner” and is optimistic about her future as a golfer (having recently discovered she’s been using the wrong handed clubs all along).
Alexandra Cote is currently the Chair of the Young Professionals Network Committee.
Director-at-Large
Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
Frank Farhangi
Director-at-Large
Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
Phone Number: 647-296-5489
Email: ffarhangi@sothebysrealty.ca
Frank Farhangi, a Broker with Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, has been an active REALTOR® since 2008, serving buyers and sellers of condominiums and freehold properties as their trusted real estate advisor. With outstanding sales results, he attained the title of Senior Vice President Sales at Sotheby’s International Realty Canada in 2020.
Frank has been volunteering at TRREB for over 10 years and received the David Rossi Committee Service Award in 2023 for his tireless dedication and contributions to the real estate industry.
Frank is committed to making progress on improving the organized real estate landscape for all Realtors and their clients and is grateful for the opportunity to serve on TRREB’s Board of Directors with a spirit of candor and constructiveness.
North Regional Director
Main Street Realty Ltd.
Peter Geibel
North Regional Director
Main Street Realty Ltd.
Phone Number: 905-853-5550
Email: pgeibel@live.ca
Peter Geibel was originally licensed in 2004 at the age of 24, completing his broker designation two years later. Peter also engaged in property redevelopment having restored, redesigned and rehabilitated multiple properties in the Historic Newmarket District, alongside the extensive area redevelopment in what is now regarded as one of the finest Main Street’s in Canada, with a focus on historical and century home properties. He was also a multi-residential landlord up to last year when the property was finally sold, offering a real insight into the home and housing challenges facing many people in Ontario and Canada as a whole. During Peter’s career, he has obtained numerous awards and accolades, including the Top 10 at Main Street Realty since 2017.
Central Regional Director
Royal LePage Signature Realty
Rebecca Kopel
Central Regional Director
Royal LePage Signature Realty
Phone Number: 416-443-0300
Email: rebeccakopel@royallepage.ca
Rebecca Kopel, Central Regional Director, Is a Broker with Royal LePage Signature Realty. Rebecca has been a full-time Realtor since 2014 when she joined her husband as his business partner. She is a second-generation, award-winning Realtor who has a passion for improving professionalism in the industry.
Rebecca loves to volunteer with non-profits and charities. She has been on the Board of Directors at the York Region Food Network (YRFN) for over 12 years, 10 of which she was Board Chair. She also held the role of Vice Chair. She served on the Board of Directors of the Toronto Bruce Trail Club as the Volunteer Coordinator. She volunteered for the Fill a Purse for a Sister campaign where she was a Community Lead. She has been on the Land Management Committee at the Bruce Trail Conservancy. She even writes cat profiles for Team Cat Rescue. In between these roles she runs ad hoc food drives and recently, a medical supplies drive for the people of Ukraine.
Rebecca Kopel is currently the Vice-Chair of Consumer Relations and the Professional Development Committee.
Director-at-Large
eXp Realty
Lawrence Mak
Director-at-Large
eXp Realty
Phone Number: 416-276-4895
Email: lawrence.mak@exprealty.com
Lawrence Mak is a Director-at-Large and a real estate broker at eXp Realty. He is honoured to be elected by the TRREB Members to represent issues important to them.
Since 2018, he has volunteered on various TRREB committees and was selected for the MLS® and Technology Committee for four terms.
Lawrence is an award-winning ICON agent at eXp Realty and has given back to the Brokerage by serving on the national Canadian Agent Advisory Council as well on the provincial Ontario Agent Advisory Council.
In an effort to elevate professionalism and foster collaboration within the industry, Lawrence founded two influential groups: Real Estate Rookies and the Commercial Real Estate Agent Network of Toronto (CRETO). Both have more than 2,500+ members and contribute to the growth of the real estate community.
Director-at-Large
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
Agostino Monteleone
Director-at-Large
Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd.
Phone Number: 416-487-4311
Email: amonteleone@royallepage.ca
Agostino Gus Monteleone, a seasoned professional in the real estate sector, embarked on his career journey in 1989. His path to success began in the hospitality industry, a field where he honed his customer service skills and business acumen.
Agostino’s leadership skills are evident in his extensive involvement in various committees within the real estate sector. His roles have included Vice Chair of the Arbitration Appeal Panel, Vice Chair of both the Professional Standards Hearing Panel and the Arbitration Residential and Commercial Panels, and member of the Government Relations Committee. These positions highlight his problem-solving skills, collaborative spirit, and dedication to upholding high professional standards.
Agostino’s journey in real estate is not just a professional quest but also a personal mission to make a positive impact on society. His charitable endeavours are commendable, notably his vice-chairmanship of the Royal LePage Charity Golf Tournament, which raised $175,000 for women’s shelters. Furthermore, his efforts led to raising $10,000 for a dialysis chair at St. Joseph’s Hospital and an additional $10,000 for three baby incubators, showcasing his compassionate nature and commitment to community welfare.
Currently serving as the Director at Large for the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), Agostino is a respected figure in the real estate community. He also holds a multifaceted role at Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd. as Vice President, FINTRAC Compliance Officer, and Broker of Record, which underscores his versatility and commitment to excellence in the field. As Director at Large for TRREB, Agostino takes immense pride in working alongside like-minded professionals, all dedicated to making meaningful contributions to the industry. His commitment to collective success, both as a leader and as a team player, is driven by a desire to enhance the reputation and efficacy of TRREB and the real estate community at large.
Director-at-Large
On The Block Realty Inc.
Daniel Steinfeld
Director-at-Large
On The Block Realty Inc.
Phone Number: 416-888-2493
Email: daniel@getontheblock.com
Daniel Steinfeld, Director-at-Large is an engaged and active member of the real estate community as a broker-owner of On The Block, a Vaughan brokerage focused on innovation and professionalism in the industry. He and his wife Katie co-founded ‘Level Up’, a well-known real estate community and podcast that aired over 200 episodes for the REALTOR® community. Daniel is currently the Chair of the Government Relations Committee and TRESA Subcommittee, as well as Vice-Chair of the Finance Committee. He also has been an active member of the OREA TRESA Task Force, the TRREB REALTOR QUEST subcommittee and the YPN Committee.
Daniel is thrilled about the opportunity to serve the membership of TRREB on its Board of Directors. With 15 years of experience as a Senator and Board Member for York University, he understands the importance of good governance, a clear path and thoughtful progress.
Daniel has considerable experience in the industry, with a background rooted in finance and sales. He was the Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President of Sales for the Toronto Argonauts Football Club, leading the highest-grossing single-day event in Canadian history with the 100th Grey Cup. He is a chartered accountant, a frequent speaker at conferences and lectures, and has trained some of the largest sales teams in the country.
He’s the proud dad of four kids and enjoys drumming, golf, and all kinds of travel.
East Regional Director
Royal LePage Connect Realty
Georgiana Woods
East Regional Director
Royal LePage Connect Realty
Phone Number: 416-209-6220
Email: georgiana@georgianawoods.com
Georgiana Woods, East Regional Director, has been an active full-time REALTOR® since 1988 and is currently with Royal LePage Connect Realty in Toronto. She is a consistent award-winning REALTOR® who is passionate about the real estate industry.
Volunteering has always been her focus in order to give back to her community and to the industry. Georgiana has served on the TRREB’s Professional Standards Committee for 10 year as well as two years on the Professional Standards Appeal Committee. She also believes in the power of networking.
For over 15 years, Georgiana has created events for large groups of REATORS® to come together to learn, share and network together. Her belief is that when we learn and share information with each other, we raise the level of professionalism in the industry.
Georgiana has contributed to communities by organizing many clothing drives for Juliette’s Place and Interval House women’s shelters as well as providing new Canadian moms and their young families with much-needed clothing and baby items. Georgiana and her colleagues from various different real estate Brokerages have rallied together on many occasions to raise substantial funds for Make-A-Wish® Canada (Kids for Cancer).