CEO'S MESSAGE
A Victory For All
You’ve hopefully heard by now that
one of our own, Mike McGraw
(current ORRA director and past
ORRA president), has been elected
2019 Florida Realtors® Secretary. I could not
be more pleased for Mike, for ORRA, and
for the months-long concerted effort that
made up his successful campaign.
Having a member elected to a state
leadership position is a significant achievement
for a local REALTOR® association.
We haven’t had an Orlando REALTOR® in a
Florida Realtors® top-tier leadership spot
since Dean Asher was president of the organization
in 2013.
Being on the campaign trail is tough and
time consuming. Because of his willingness
to visit every district during his campaign,
Mike became familiar with the voices and
the concerns of REALTORS® throughout the
state. And as a result, Mike received votes
from Pensacola to the Florida Keys. He also
received endorsement from the Florida Realtors
® Nominating Committee in addition
to endorsements from eight local REALTOR®
associations (including ORRA, of course).
Mike’s victory is a victory not just for
ORRA members, but for all Florida REALTORS
®. Mike truly cares about the interests
of members, and I am fully confident that
we all will benefit from his thoughtful and
committed leadership.
Much of the credit for Mike’s campaign
goes to President Lou Nimkoff’s guidance
of both the ORRA Leadership Strategy Team
and the ORRA/Florida Realtors® Action
Forum. These two entities are responsible
for setting out long-term plans of action
that result in ORRA members in leadership
positions at both Florida Realtors® and
NAR. The volunteers not only came up
with a winning strategy, they did a ton of
footwork: writing letters, shooting testimonial
videos, sharing on social media, and
even campaigning in person before the
vote. Every ORRA member who in any way
supported Mike’s campaign deserves kudos
and gratitude from us all.
Of course, I’m also proud to point out
that Mike’s campaign was supported
behind the scenes by ORRA staffers. They
spent the better part of a year designing different
marketing pieces, arranging targeted
mailings, producing videos, coordinating
an intense social media offensive, etc. Even
the National Association of REALTORS® took
notice of their work and kept samples for
their own reference!
As always, please feel free to contact me
at CliffL@orlandorealtors.org at any time
with your concerns.
Cliff Long
Additional ORRA members
who were successful in their
Florida Realtors® election
races include:
Lou Nimkoff
Brio Real Estate Services LLC
Florida Realtors Vice President,
District 12
Dick Fryer
Southern Style Real Estate
NAR Director
Zola Szerenceses
Keller Williams Winter Park
NAR Director
Christian Bohyn
Windmaker Realty
NAR Director Alternate
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