Georges Pahud (British Columbia)
President

Georges Pahud is President of CREA for 2010. He previously served as President-Elect, and Director-at-Large. He has been licensed in real estate for over 35 years and has been licensed as a Broker for more than 30 years. He is currently Associate Broker with Prudential United Realty in Vancouver, BC. Georges was a Director of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, and most recently served as his Board's President. He also served as a Director with the British Columbia Real Estate Association in 2003 and 2004.

Dale Ripplinger (Saskatchewan)
Immediate Past President

Dale Ripplinger served as President of the Canadian Real Estate Association in 2009. Dale has over 25 years of experience in the industry, working both as a salesperson and Broker. He is currently Broker/Owner of Realty Executives Dale Ripplinger and Associates in Regina. He was the inaugural winner in 1992 of the CMHC REALTOR® of the Year Award for Regina and in 2000 received the CMHC Distinguished REALTOR® Award for the Province of Saskatchewan. Dale has served as Director, Vice President and President of the Association of Regina REALTORS®, as well as Director, Vice President and President of the Saskatchewan Association of REALTORS®. He has also served as Regional Director for Saskatchewan and Director-at-Large on the CREA Board of Directors. Dale was the 2006 Chair of the CREA Federal Affairs Committee.

Pierre Beauchamp
Chief Executive Officer

As Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), Mr. Beauchamp is a member of the Association's Executive Committee. He is also a Fellow of the Real Estate Institute, Director of REALTOR® Canada Inc., Chair of the Retirement Income Coalition and on the International Housing Coalitions management board, which CREA is a founding member of.
     In his role as CEO, Mr. Beauchamp has both administrative and managerial responsibilities as well as serving as the primary external spokesperson on matters of major relevance with the media and with government.
     Prior to being named CEO in 1995, Mr. Beauchamp served as Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Real Estate Association for 12 years. Previously he was secretary general of the Canadian chapter of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI/Canada) as well as being given the CIPS designation (Certified International Property Specialist Network) by the National Association of REALTORS®.

Brian Naphtali (British Columbia)
Regional Director

After completing studies in business administration, Mr. Naphtali entered the real estate profession in 1978. He became a broker in 1994, and purchased his first brokerage in 1994. He was elected a Director of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver in 2003, and served as Vice-President of the Board before becoming President of REBGV in 2007. Mr. Naphtali was also elected as a Director of the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) in 2005, and remains on the provincial association Board. He has also served as Chair of the BCREA Education Committee.
     He is currently broker owner of RE/MAX Select Properties and RE/MAX Westcoast.

Cliff Iverson (Saskatchewan)
Regional Director

Cliff Iverson is the Regional Director for Saskatchewan on the CREA Board of Directors.  Since the beginning of his career in 1978, he has served on committees, specifically the Board of Directors of the Association of Regina REALTORS® from 1989-1995 and as the President in 1994. He joined the Board of Directors again from 2003-2006 and once again as the President in 2005. Cliff has been on the Association of Saskatchewan REALTORS® since 2006 and is currently the Past President.  Cliff's dedication to organized Real Estate and community involvement was recognized in 2000 when he received the Association of Regina REALTOR® CMHC REALTOR® of the year award.

Gerry Weir (Ontario)
Regional Director

Gerry Weir serves as the Regional Director from Ontario on the CREA Board of Directors.  Active in the real estate profession for 22 years, Mr. Weir is a broker of record with Sutton Group-Preferred Realty Inc., Brokerage. He is a member and past president of the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® where he chaired several committees including the executive, finance, and political affairs committees. He is also a member of the Woodstock-Ingersoll and District Real Estate Board. As well, Mr. Weir is an OREA past president and has served as a member of OREA’s broker viability task force, leadership development committee, OREA and REALTORS Care Joint Task Force and Ontario Commercial Council.

Mike Carson (Ontario)
Director-at-Large

Mike Carson is a Director-at-Large on the CREA Board of Directors and was first elected to the CREA Board in 2008. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Mike moved to London, Ontario, in 1987 and joined the London St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® in 1993. He was awarded LSTAR's Outstanding Service Award in 2003, and was President of the Association in 2007. He served on the Ontario Real Estate Association's Communications Committee and CREA's Quality of Life Task Force, and chaired LSTAR's PAC Issues Advisory Group.  Mike works at Royal Lepage Triland Realty in London.

Ann Cosens (Ontario)
Director-at-Large

Ann Cosens has been a REALTOR® for 25 years, and has been active for more than fve years with her local real state board. Prior to her real estate career, she worked for 10 years in the financial industry managing and planning Estates and Trusts. Ms. Cosens was a Director of the REALTORS® Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) from 2003-2009, and was President in 2008. She has served on a number of committees, including the RAHB Finance, Professional Standards, and IT Committees. She has also been a member of the Communications Committee of the Ontario Real Estate Association.

Guy Huneault, FRI (Québec)
Director-at-Large

Guy Huneault was elected to the CREA Board of Directors in 2007. A resident of Quebec, he's been working in real estate since 1973, operating a franchise for a number of years before becoming an independent Broker in 1996. Guy has also held numerous posts in organized real estate. He was President of the Chambre immobilière de l'Outaouais from 2000 until 2008, and from 2006 until 2008 was the President of the Fédération des Chambres immobilières du Québec. Guy has been on the FCIQ board since 2004.
     In 2005 Guy became President of the conseil d'administration du Collège de l'immobilier du Québec – a position he held until recently. He is now a Director with the Collège and is also the President of the Foundation of the Collège. Founded in 1993, the Collège de l'immobilier du Québec is the premiere establishment for teaching real estate in Québec.

Laura Leyser (Ontario)
Director-at-Large

Laura Leyser is starting her second term as a Director-at-Large on the CREA Board of Directors. Previously, she had represented Ontario for a two-year term starting in March 2006. Laura has been licensed in real estate for 22 years, and is currently a residential sales representative with Re/Max a-b Realty Ltd. Stratford. Laura was the 2004 President of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), and is currently Vice-Chair of the OREA Foundation Board of Governors and a certified OREA Continuing Education Instructor. Laura served as President of the Huron Perth Real Estate Board in 1996 and 1997.

Andrew Peck (British Columbia), FRI, CRB
Director-at-Large

Andrew Peck is a Director-at-Large on the CREA Board of Directors.  Andrew is a fourth-generation British Columbian who has spent his entire career as a REALTOR® in the Metro Vancouver area.
     First licensed in 1983, Andrew became a managing broker in 1987 and, in 1996 merged several companies to form Royal Pacific Realty, where he is now a broker owner, vice-president and general manager, overseeing 890 licensed REALTORS® and staff.
     Since 2001, Andrew has been a part of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, first becoming a director, serving on task forces and committees, then vice-president in 2003 and elected president in 2004. In 2007, Andrew was elected president of the BC Real Estate Association.

Brian Walker (Ontario)  
Director-at-Large

Brian Walker has been in real estate for more than 30 years, including 20 years as a broker/agent. He was President of the former York Region Real Estate Board in 1995, and served as a Director of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) from 2000 to 2009. Mr. Walker was President of the provincial association as well in 2007. He has served as Chair of seven OREA committees and task forces, dealing with issues such as technology, education and legal resources. He was also Vice-Chair of the Professional Standards Complaint Review Committee of the Toronto Real Estate Board from 2003 to 2005.
     Mr. Walker is owner of NRS Select Ltd., Brokerage in Richmond Hill

Gary Zalepa, Jr
MTC Chair

Gary Zalepa serves at the MTC Chair on the CREA Board of Directors.  Gary has been licensed to sell real estate since 1991 and specializes in the Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls residential markets. He is active in organized Real Estate and in the community, having served as a President of the Niagara Association of REALTORS in 2003 and a Director at large for the Ontario Real Estate Association (2003-2009). In the community Gary is a Councillor for the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and volunteers with minor sports and the Hospice organization Red Roof Retreat.

Hugh Foy
AEC Chair

Hugh Foy sits as the AEC Chair on the CREA Board of Directors.  He has been active in the real estate profession for over 30 years. For the past six year, he has been the Director of Commercial and Member Development for the Toronto Real Estate Board. For 25 years, Hugh was a real estate salesperson and broker in his hometown of Brantford, Ontario. He has been extensively involved in all three levels of organized real estate, serving on over 50 committees as a member or chairperson, President of his local Board and the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). Hugh has also instructed a number of courses on behalf of OREA throughout the province.

Karen Barry
CCC Chair

Karen Barry serves as the CCC Chair on the CREA Board of Directors.  Currently, Karen is the president of Barry Commercial Real Estate, a boutique investment brokerage firm and Barry Realty Advisors, specializing in the valuation of commercial property in Calgary, AB. Her 21-year career achievements include multi-year recognition as one of Canada national top ‘30’ sales producers and recognition as the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Agent of the Year recipient. Karen achieved the AACI designation with the Appraisal Institute of Canada in 2002 and her MRICS designation in 2008 with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.