2025 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Awards

It is an honor to present the 2025 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Awards to these top performing affiliate members who went above and beyond in 2025! Thanks to the effort of our network of talented affiliate real estate and mortgage specialists, Homes for Heroes assisted more than 5,500 heroes in buying or selling a home, and gave back $14 million in Hero Rewards savings!

2025 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Awards

Some of our affiliate members really moved the needle in helping us achieve our shared mission to thank every hero in the nation, and we’re proud to present each of them with a 2025 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Award. The award is given in recognition of our affiliate member’s commitment to the Homes for Heroes mission, core values, and never ending dedication to the heroes in their community.

Top Affiliate Award Winners

Top Affiliate Awards are presented to the top performing real estate specialists, real estate specialist teams, mortgage specialists, and mortgage specialist teams nationwide. The awards are based on the number of hero closing (buying, selling, or refinancing) transactions that occurred in 2025.

Top Real Estate Specialist Individual Awards

1. Chris Parrish in South Carolina served 45 heroes

2. Melissa Matus in Arizona served 33 heroes

3. Tammy Frye in Ohio served 32 heroes

4. Tony Duncan in Georgia served 30 heroes

4. Maria Godfrey in South Carolina served 30 heroes

5. Andrea Rouse in Alabama served 27 heroes

6. KayLa Forret-Munoz in Iowa served 26 heroes

7. Alexis Brown in Tennessee served 25 heroes

8. Amy Bartolucci in Connecticut served 22 heroes

9. Christina Holmes in Virginia served 21 heroes

10. Diane Casey-Luong in Massachusetts served 20 heroes

10. Carly Pederson in Oregon served 20 heroes

Top Real Estate Specialist Teams Awards

1. McKinnies Realty in Indiana served 154 heroes
2. Navy to Navy Homes in Florida served 130 heroes
3. Kristi Fox Satsky in Texas served 87 heroes
4. Dave & Co. Real Estate Team in South Dakota served 55 heroes
5. Briar Patch Heroes in Florida served 54 heroes

Top Mortgage Specialist Awards

1. Dawn VanNieuwenhuyzen in South Dakota served 155 heroes
2. Angie Turley in Indiana served 116 heroes
3. Caroline Groves in Texas served 83 heroes
   Margo Krogulski & Marissa French in Tennessee served 83 heroes
4. Gianni Cerretani in Georgia served 80 heroes
5. Cornerstone Mortgage in Wisconsin served 74 heroes
6. Elan Adams in Missouri served 71 heroes
7. Isabella Barbee in South Dakota served 57 heroes
8. Jason Smith in Arizona served 52 heroes
9. Kelly Manderscheid in California served 50 heroes
10. Chris Catania in California served 49 heroes

Top Mortgage Specialist Teams Awards

1. Breton Macdonald in California served 209 heroes
2. Craig L. Wells in Missouri served 76 heroes
3. Randy Vance in Oregon served 73 heroes
4. Double H Mortgage in Wyoming served 72 heroes
5. MeChelle Lang in South Dakota served 71 heroes

Outstanding Service Award

The 2025 Outstanding Service Award is given to affiliate members who embody Homes for Heroes’ mission and core values: Together a Team, Driven by Cause, Do the Right Thing, Caring, and Positive. These award winners certainly exemplify them all, but strongly demonstrate one core value the most.

DRIVEN BY CAUSE: Mario Montoya, real estate specialist in New Mexico

TOGETHER A TEAM: Heidi Ives, mortgage specialist, and Viola Kotulak, real estate specialist, in New York

DRIVEN BY CAUSE: Kathy Colkitt, mortgage specialist in Washington

Rookie of the Year

The Rookie of the Year Affiliate Award honors a rookie real estate and mortgage specialist whom performed exceptionally well their first year with Homes for Heroes. They encompass the five core values, and demonstrate their dedication to serving their local heroes.

The real estate specialist Rookie of the Year is Jenny Smithson in Oklahoma with 14 heroes served.

The mortgage specialist Rookie of the Year is Bridgett Menard in Louisiana with 27 heroes served.

2025 Circle of Giving Awards

Circle of Giving awards are earned by affiliate specialists whom surpassed a specific milestone number of hero closings within the 2025 calendar year. The Circle of Giving tiers are:

DIAMOND Circle of Giving Awards (100+ Hero Closings)

• Breton Macdonald, mortgage specialist in California, served 209 heroes
• Dawn VanNieuwenhuyzen, mortgage specialist in South Dakota, served 155 heroes
• McKinnies Realty, real estate specialist in Indiana, served 154 heroes
• Navy to Navy Homes, real estate specialist in Florida, served 130 heroes
• Angie Turley, mortgage specialist in Indiana, served 116 heroes

SAPPHIRE Circle of Giving Awards (75-99 Hero Closings)

• Kristi Fox Satsky, real estate specialist in Texas, served 87 heroes
• Caroline Groves, mortgage specialist in Texas, served 83 heroes
• Margo Krogulski & Marissa French, mortgage specialists in Tennessee, served 83 heroes
• Gianni Cerretani, mortgage specialist in Georgia, served 80 heroes
• Craig L. Wells, mortgage specialist in Missouri, served 76 heroes

RUBY Circle of Giving Awards (50-74 Hero Closings)

• Cornerstone Mortgage, mortgage specialists in Wisconsin, served 74 heroes
• Randy Vance, mortgage specialist in Oregon, served 73 heroes
• Double H Mortgage, mortgage specialists in Wyoming, served 72 heroes
• MeChelle Lang, mortgage specialist in South Dakota, served 71 heroes
• Elan Adams, mortgage specialist in Missouri, served 71 heroes
• Lori Saucier, mortgage specialist in Ohio, served 65 heroes
• Isabella Barbee, mortgage specialist in South Dakota, served 57 heroes
• Dave & Co. Real Estate Team, real estate specialists in South Dakota, served 55 heroes
• Briar Patch Heroes, real estate specialists in Florida, served 54 heroes
• Jason Smith, mortgage specialist in Arizona, served 52 heroes
• Kelly Manderscheid, mortgage specialist in California, served 50 heroes

CRYSTAL Circle of Giving Awards (25-49 Hero Closings)

• Chris Catania, mortgage specialist in California, served 49 heroes
• Kevin and Niki Campbell, mortgage specialist in Oregon, served 46 heroes
• Casa Montoya Realty, real estate specialists in New Mexico, served 45 heroes
• Chris Parrish, real estate specialist in South Carolina, served 45 heroes
• Kim Gasca, mortgage specialist in Texas, served 44 heroes
• Dave Mettler Team Real Estate, real estate specialists in South Dakota, served 43 heroes
• Nathan Poole, mortgage specialist in Kentucky, served 43 heroes
• Teresa Clark, mortgage specialist in Colorado, served 42 heroes
• BHG McKenzie Realty, real estate specialists in Washington, served 41 heroes
• Kortnee Garcia, mortgage specialist in Arizona, served 38 heroes
• Patience Oldakowski, mortgage specialist in Minnesota, served 37 heroes
• VoigtJohnson, real estate specialists in Minnesota, served 37 heroes
• Shaw Realty Team, real estate specialists in Texas, served 37 heroes
• Cason Pointe Real Estate, real estate specialist in Tennessee, served 36 heroes
• Randy Raven, mortgage specialist in Wisconsin, served 36 heroes
• Justin Morris, mortgage specialist in Oregon, served 35 heroes
• Morgan Cassidy, mortgage specialist in Florida, served 33 heroes
• Brandon Smith, mortgage specialist in New Mexico, served 33 heroes
• Cardinal Heroes, real estate specialists in Wisconsin, served 33 heroes
• Melissa Matus, real estate specialist in Arizona, served 33 heroes
• Tammy Frye, real estate specialist in Ohio, served 32 heroes
• Jennifer Mantai, mortgage specialist in Indiana, served 32 heroes
• Shawna Kleinwolterink, mortgage specialist in South Dakota, served 32 heroes
• Ryan Ambrose, mortgage specialist in Ohio, served 31 heroes
• Tony Duncan, real estate specialist in Georgia, served 30 heroes
• Maria Godfrey, real estate specialist in South Carolina, served 30 heroes
• Laurinda Conrad, mortgage specialist in Colorado, served 30 heroes
• Emily Machetta, mortgage specialist in Oklahoma, served 29 heroes
• Kathy Colkitt, mortgage specialist in Washington, served 27 heroes
• Kenneth Flieger, mortgage specialist in Kentucky, served 27 heroes
• Bridgett Menard, mortgage specialist in Louisiana, served 27 heroes
• Andrea Rouse, real estate specialist in Alabama, served 27 heroes
• KayLa Forret-Munoz, real estate specialist in Iowa, served 26 heroes
• Thomas Storino, mortgage specialist in Illinois, served 26 heroes
• Cristi Moore, mortgage specialist in Oregon, served 26 heroes
• Alexis Brown, real estate specialist in Tennessee, served 25 heroes
• Josh Timko, mortgage specialist in Ohio, served 25 heroes
• Paul Stanley, mortgage specialist in Oklahoma, served 25 heroes
• Kevin McSwain, mortgage specialist in Wisconsin, served 25 heroes

QUARTZ Circle of Giving Awards (10-24 Hero Closings)

• Kevin McCauley, real estate specialist in Florida, served 24 heroes
• Patrick Reese, real estate specialist in Wisconsin, served 24 heroes
• Cynthia Baker, mortgage specialist in Indiana, served 24 heroes
• Steven Brand, mortgage specialist in Minnesota, served 23 heroes
• Amy Bartolucci, real estate specialist in Connecticut, served 22 heroes
• Philip A. Giampietro Sr, real estate specialist in Connecticut, served 22 heroes
• Eric Bastian, mortgage specialist in Florida, served 22 heroes
• Liz Breaux, mortgage specialist in Louisiana, served 22 heroes
• Dawn Dilworth, mortgage specialist in Tennessee, served 22 heroes
• Christina Holmes, mortgage specialist in Virginia, served 21 heroes
• Chassity and Kevin Dawson, mortgage specialist in California, served 21 heroes
• Kelly Byrne Lee, mortgage specialist in Kentucky, served 21 heroes
• Joseph Latini, mortgage specialist in New York, served 21 heroes
• Pure Integrity Homes Team, real estate specialist in Wisconsin, served 21 heroes
• Diane Casey-Luong, real estate specialist in Massachusetts, served 20 heroes
• Carly Pederson, real estate specialist in Oregon, served 20 heroes
• Evan Hankel, mortgage specialist in Florida, served 20 heroes
• Kimi Ortega, mortgage specialist in Texas, served 20 heroes
• Team Patterson, real estate specialist in Maryland, served 20 heroes
• Evette Wilie, mortgage specialist in Washington, served 19 heroes
• Glen Baker, real estate specialist in New Jersey, served 19 heroes
• Melissa Crosby, real estate specialist in Montana, served 19 heroes
• Lisa Lessard, mortgage specialist in Colorado, served 19 heroes
• Iris Guzman, mortgage specialist in New Mexico, served 19 heroes
• Tyrell Hobbs, mortgage specialist in Oregon, served 19 heroes
• Kerrie Haskett, real estate specialist in Texas, served 18 heroes
• Bob Magiera, real estate specialist in Indiana, served 18 heroes
• Missy Neighbors, real estate specialist in Indiana, served 18 heroes
• Cory Piepkorn, real estate specialist in Minnesota, served 18 heroes
• April Coulter, real estate specialist in Alabama, served 18 heroes
• Laura Roman, real estate specialist in Arizona, served 18 heroes
• Monica Kincaid, real estate specialist in Virginia, served 18 heroes
• James DiBattista, mortgage specialist in Pennsylvania, served 18 heroes
• Deneen Bernard, mortgage specialist in Virginia, served 18 heroes
• Ruwena Healy, real estate specialist in Alabama, served 17 heroes
• Chopper Russo, real estate specialist in New Jersey, served 17 heroes
• Derek Flory, real estate specialist in Virginia, served 17 heroes
• Chase Mason, mortgage specialist in South Carolina, served 17 heroes
• Kenneth Pitts, mortgage specialist in Pennsylvania, served 17 heroes
• Felicia Smith, real estate specialist in Florida, served 16 heroes
• Jennifer Donaldson, real estate specialist in Virginia, served 16 heroes
• Joy Murphy, real estate specialist in California, served 16 heroes
• Patrick Collins, real estate specialist in Wisconsin, served 16 heroes
• Terri Lebrecht, mortgage specialist in Texas, served 16 heroes
• Tamara Pulido, mortgage specialist in California, served 16 heroes
• Steve Ennis, mortgage specialist in South Dakota, served 16 heroes
• Chad Rogers, mortgage specialist in Colorado, served 16 heroes
• Heidi Ives, mortgage specialist in New York, served 16 heroes
• Jonathan McKinnies, mortgage specialist in Indiana, served 16 heroes
• Kathy Durbin, real estate specialist in Virginia, served 16 heroes
• Richard Tokarz, real estate specialist in Indiana, served 15 heroes
• Karla Leon, real estate specialist in Arizona, served 15 heroes
• Jayme Werning, real estate specialist in South Dakota, served 15 heroes
• Sara Bryant, real estate specialist in North Carolina, served 15 heroes
• DJ Slivka, real estate specialist in Tennessee, served 15 heroes
• Chris Gettys, real estate specialist in North Carolina, served 15 heroes
• George and Julie Green, real estate specialist in Kentucky, served 15 heroes
• Tracy Davenport, mortgage specialist in South Carolina, served 15 heroes
• Erica Siegriest, mortgage specialist in New York, served 15 heroes
• Justin Slay, mortgage specialist in Georgia, served 15 heroes
• Jennifer Jobe, mortgage specialist in Texas, served 15 heroes
• Tina Black, mortgage specialist in Florida, served 15 heroes
• Nancy Knaub, mortgage specialist in Wyoming, served 15 heroes
• Trish Matthews, real estate specialist in Texas, served 15 heroes
• Angie Holt, real estate specialist in Virginia, served 15 heroes
• Brandy Dudenhoeffer, real estate specialist in Missouri, served 15 heroes
• Jenny Smithson, real estate specialist in Oklahoma, served 14 heroes
• Shannon Toner, real estate specialist in Minnesota, served 14 heroes
• Mary Harmon Young, real estate specialist in Alabama, served 14 heroes
• Tiffany Bohac, real estate specialist in Texas, served 14 heroes
• Celeste Purdie, real estate specialist in South Carolina, served 14 heroes
• Michael Brennan, real estate specialist in Wisconsin, served 14 heroes
• Lee Kampa, mortgage specialist in Wisconsin, served 14 heroes
• Suzanne Castillo, mortgage specialist in Texas, served 14 heroes
• Melanie Thompson, mortgage specialist in Virginia, served 14 heroes
• Anthony Anderle, mortgage specialist in Connecticut, served 14 heroes
• Mike Stover, real estate specialist in Washington, served 14 heroes
• Heather Kelly, real estate specialist in Texas, served 14 heroes
• John Townsend, real estate specialist in Indiana, served 13 heroes
• Raul Munoz, real estate specialist in Texas, served 13 heroes
• Joshua Matus, real estate specialist in Arizona, served 13 heroes
• Erica Schultes, real estate specialist in Iowa, served 13 heroes
• James Huestis, mortgage specialist in New York, served 13 heroes
• Penny Charlson, mortgage specialist in Wisconsin, served 13 heroes
• Eirik Rorvig, mortgage specialist in Wisconsin, served 13 heroes
• John Giannattasio, mortgage specialist in Florida, served 13 heroes
• Robert Cromer, real estate specialist in California, served 13 heroes
• Wioleta Kotulak, real estate specialist in New York, served 12 heroes
• Jack Hamilton, real estate specialist in North Carolina, served 12 heroes
• Ruth Reed, real estate specialist in Texas, served 12 heroes
• Michael and Dawn Jenkins, real estate specialist in Alabama, served 12 heroes
• Jaye Pinckney, real estate specialist in Georgia, served 12 heroes
• Thomas Johnson, real estate specialist in Colorado, served 12 heroes
• Michele Milone, real estate specialist in South Carolina, served 12 heroes
• Travis B. Conti, real estate specialist in Michigan, served 12 heroes
• Pat Smarto, real estate specialist in Illinois, served 12 heroes
• CindiLee McTiernan, real estate specialist in Massachusetts, served 12 heroes
• Buddy Blake, real estate specialist in North Carolina, served 12 heroes
• Leslie Mealem, real estate specialist in Texas, served 12 heroes
• Tina Griffin, real estate specialist in Utah, served 12 heroes
• Brad Hetland, real estate specialist in Minnesota, served 12 heroes
• Kim Bauguess, real estate specialist in Maryland, served 12 heroes
• Maria Fernette, real estate specialist in Michigan, served 12 heroes
• Julie Nichols, mortgage specialist in Texas, served 12 heroes
• Loretta Flynn, mortgage specialist in Virginia, served 12 heroes
• Omar Celaya, mortgage specialist in Arizona, served 12 heroes
• Michelle Monnig, real estate specialist in Missouri, served 12 heroes
• Mark Dari, real estate specialist in New York, served 11 heroes
• Angie Stokes, real estate specialist in Missouri, served 11 heroes
• Jennifer Branum, real estate specialist in New Mexico, served 11 heroes
• Jill Romine, real estate specialist in Pennsylvania, served 11 heroes
• Barbara Bell, real estate specialist in Tennessee, served 11 heroes
• Greg Stroud, real estate specialist in Tennessee, served 11 heroes
• Bobby Sanford, real estate specialist in Tennessee, served 11 heroes
• Tyrone Culler, real estate specialist in Missouri, served 11 heroes
• Linda Mathers, mortgage specialist in Kentucky, served 11 heroes
• Bobbi Manzo, mortgage specialist in Colorado, served 11 heroes
• Mario Roman, mortgage specialist in Arizona, served 11 heroes
• Landon Lanier, mortgage specialist in Georgia, served 11 heroes
• Audrey Lubken, mortgage specialist in Wyoming, served 11 heroes
• Kristina Hubbard, mortgage specialist in Oregon, served 11 heroes
• Shawna Korth, real estate specialist in Montana, served 10 heroes
• Leo Hillock, real estate specialist in Florida, served 10 heroes
• Cole Mitchell, real estate specialist in California, served 10 heroes
• Timothy Taffin, real estate specialist in New Jersey, served 10 heroes
• Valerie Ellers, real estate specialist in Georgia, served 10 heroes
• Theresa Borkowski, real estate specialist in Wisconsin, served 10 heroes
• Jason Harvey, real estate specialist in Missouri, served 10 heroes
• Amy Stanley, real estate specialist in North Carolina, served 10 heroes
• Patrick Davidson, real estate specialist in Indiana, served 10 heroes
• Donnie Eggers, real estate specialist in Oregon, served 10 heroes
• Sabrina Struck, real estate specialist in Wisconsin, served 10 heroes
• Frank Coley, real estate specialist in Utah, served 10 heroes
• Cecelia Sage, real estate specialist in Maryland, served 10 heroes
• Bob DenHerder, real estate specialist in Montana, served 10 heroes
• Jamie Nummer, real estate specialist in Michigan, served 10 heroes
• Marla Chapa, real estate specialist in Washington, served 10 heroes
• Elizabeth Long, real estate specialist in Tennessee, served 10 heroes

Thank you to our 2025 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Award recipients

Congratulations on these achievements! We are honored to present these awards to you. We also thank all our Homes for Heroes Affiliates for what you do to serve your communities and local heroes.

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