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Markham real estate broker Dorothy Mason assumed the role of president of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) at its annual conference on March 3.

Active in the real estate profession for 32 years, Mason is a broker with Royal LePage Your Community Realty. She is a past-president of the Toronto Real Estate Board, where she served as chair of the finance committee and buyer registry system task force and as a member of the government relations, arbitration and education committees. She has served on the OREA board since 2007 and has served as chair of OREA’s Leadership Development Committee and a member of the MLS trademark task force. Most recently, Mason served as a member of the Ontario Commercial Council and the AE advisory group.

Barbara Sukkau of St. Catharines will serve as president-elect. OREA directors- at-large are Ronald Abraham of King City; Josephine Manna of Orillia and Cassandra Agnew Walker of Richmond Hill. Greg Harris of London will serve as commercial director and Mike Carson of London will continue as the director representing the association to the Canadian Real Estate Association. Tom Lebour of the Toronto Real Estate Board will serve as substantial membership director and Pauline Aunger of Smiths Falls remains on the board as past-president.

Provincial directors representing different geographic areas are: for Eastern Ontario, Patricia Verge of Ottawa; for Central Ontario, Deborah Khoury of Whitby and Maureen O’Neill of Toronto; for Northern Ontario, Richard Leroux of Timmins; for Western Ontario, Phil Dorner of Belle River; for Northeastern Ontario, Mike Douglas of Barrie; and representing Southern Ontario, Mike Cusano of Stoney Creek.

Source: REM