Realtor of the Year

REALTOR^® of the Year

The GKAR REALTOR^® of the Year is recognized by their peers for their contributions to the real estate profession and to the greater Kalamazoo community.

Gayle Zientek

2017 REALTOR^® of the Year

Broker/Owner
Network Team Homes Realty

801 E. Centre Ave.

Portage, MI 49002

(269) 366-4644

Gayle joined GKAR in 2004. In her first three years she earned her ABR, CRS, GRI, and e-PRO Designations. She also earned her associate broker’s license in 2007.

Gayle and her husband Steve are the Broker/Owners of Network Team Homes Realty in Portage which opened in 2012. She has served on at least one committee each year since joining GKAR, including two years on the Board of Directors and two years as GKAR’s Treasurer (one of her favorite memories is hand-signing over 600 checks to GKAR Members).

Over the years, Gayle’s focus has been on building relationships, networking, personal development, community involvement, and engaging on social media to inspire agents around the world to-wards success.

She has been a sought-after speaker both nationally and internationally on the power of relationship marketing as it relates to business.

You will always find Gayle with a charged cell phone capturing images and video of people and events. She values her friendships and celebrates people every day.

Past REALTOR^® of the Year Recipients

1958 Orville B Schroeder	1959 Clarence Hawthorne	1960 C Ray Clapper
1961 Ty Carter	1962 Robert Early	1963 Harry Hurni
1964 Arthur Warly	1965 Lowell A Swanson	1966 ---
1967 BW Borkenstein	1968 Robert E Greene	1969 Dale O Wheeler
1970 Kenneth S Bright	1971 Bruce R Perry	1972 Arthur C Early
1973 John W Bosch	1974 Philip C Keelan	1975 Meryl Weimaster
1976 Philip P Perry	1977 Douglas R Preston	1978 Frank R Stokes
1979 John B Olheiser	1980 John W Bosch	1981 Rod O' Brien
1982 Tom Tobin	1983 Jerry Carlson	1984 Lowell I Swanson
1985 Marian E Greene	1986 Robert L Walton	1987 Sam Cupps
1988 Woody King	1989 Phyllis Bogren	1990 Kathy King
1991 Tim Brown	1992 Nick Pratt	1993 Judy Haugh
1994 Jared Arnold	1995 Lonnie Palleschi	1996 Sally Elser
1997 Al Rowe	1998 Tim Brown	1999 Marty Wagar
2000 Ray Becker	2001 Mary Sutton	2002 Don Cain
2003 Sue Cornell	2004 Wayne Wilkinson	2005 David Maturen
2006 Dennis Field	2007 Rose Rook	2008 Rick Hoffman
2009 John Jackson	2010 Rick Berner	2011 John Buttery
2012 Audrey DeVault	2013 Cheri Schulz	2014 Cathy Gasper
2015 Nancy Fish	2016 Lee Crossley	2017 Gayle Zientek

Important Details:

Nominees must be a Primary Member of GKAR.
Nominees must possess a current Michigan Real Estate License.
Nominees must have been a GKAR Member for a minimum of five consecutive years.
Self-nominations are permitted.
Nominees cannot be a current officer, newly-elected officer, or former REALTOR^® of the Year.
The recipient will be honored at the local level and recognized at the GKAR Installation & State of the Association Holiday Luncheon.
The REALTOR^® of the Year name will be submitted to Michigan REALTORS^® (MR) for consideration as MR of the Year and shall be the guest of GKAR at the appropriate MR Convention.

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