Last Updated on March 17, 2020 by Luke Feldbrugge
In 2019, our caring community of real estate and mortgage specialists excelled toward our mission of thanking every hero in the nation! The commitment to their community heroes and the Homes for Heroes Circle of Giving was unparalleled. Collectively in 2019, Homes for Heroes and our affiliate specialists served nearly 7,700 heroes nationwide and gave back over $14.1 million to community heroes in Hero Rewards® savings. A select group went above and beyond for the heroes in their community.
We are honored to present each of these extraordinary Homes for Heroes affiliates with 2019 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Awards in recognition of their committed effort to the mission of Homes for Heroes, for representing our core values, and for providing exceptional service and Hero Rewards savings 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, and mortgage specialists nationwide. They are calculated based on the number of hero closings (buy, sell or refinance) in 2019.
TOP REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST AWARDS
- Lorenzo Bell-Thomas in South Dakota served 46 heroes
- Kevin McCauley in Florida served 43 heroes
- Andrea Rouse in Alabama served 40 heroes
- Ryan Moberly in Colorado served 37 heroes
- Kim Roark in Texas served 36 heroes
- Ellie George in Oregon served 35 heroes
- Jessica Devore in Illinois served 33 heroes
- Aruna G. Hagen in North Dakota served 30 heroes
Debbie Thurman in Missouri served 30 heroes - Allison Glennie in Georgia served 29 heroes
George and Julie Green in Kentucky served 29 heroes - Paulina Longenbaugh in Texas served 28 heroes
TOP REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST TEAM AWARDS
- Navy to Navy Homes in Florida served 213 heroes
- McKinnies Team in Indiana served 157 heroes
- VoigtJohnson in Minnesota served 118 heroes
- Shaw Realty Team in Texas served 102 heroes
- The Craig McKenzie Team in Washington served 99 heroes
TOP MORTGAGE SPECIALIST AWARDS
- Margo Krogulski and Marissa French in Tennessee served 136 heroes
- Craig Wells in Missouri served 118 heroes
- Teresa Clark in Colorado served 108 heroes
- Jamie Harrington in North Carolina served 92 heroes
- Gianni Cerretani in Georgia served 90 heroes
- Kristy Van Lanen in Wisconsin served 88 heroes
- Angie Turley in Indiana served 83 heroes
- Randy Raven in Wisconsin served 70 heroes
- Lori Saucier in Ohio served 65 heroes
Russell Murphy in Texas served 65 heroes - Shawna Kleinwolterink in South Dakota served 55 heroes
Kimi Ortega in Texas served 55 heroes
OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD
The 2019 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Awards includes an Outstanding Service Award. It is given to affiliate specialists each year who embody the Homes for Heroes’ mission and core values. They consistently serve the heroes in their communities well beyond the real estate transaction. They exemplify all Homes for Heroes core values; together a team, driven by cause, do the right thing, caring and positive; but there is one they do exceedingly well, as noted below.
- TOGETHER A TEAM: Megan Johnson, Real Estate Specialist in Illinois
- DRIVEN BY CAUSE: Navy to Navy Homes, Real Estate Specialist in Florida
- CARING: Jamie Harrington, Mortgage Specialist in North Carolina
- CARING: Janet Saunier, Real Estate Specialist in Florida
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS
The 2019 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Awards also includes Rookie of the Year awards, honoring select affiliate specialists that knocked it out of the park their first year with Homes for Heroes. They embraced all five Homes for Heroes core values and have shown they are fully committed to the mission of serving heroes and saving them money on their real estate transactions.
- Russell Murphy, Mortgage Specialist in Texas
- Allison Glennie, Real Estate Specialist in Georgia
CIRCLE OF GIVING AWARDS WINNERS
Our Circle of Giving awards are earned by affiliate specialists that have set the bar extremely high and surpassed a certain milestone in number of heroes closed within the calendar year. The Circle of Giving tiers include Diamond (100+ hero closings), Sapphire (75-99 hero closings), Ruby (50-74 hero closings) and Crystal (25-49 hero closings).
DIAMOND CIRCLE OF GIVING AWARDS
- Navy to Navy Homes, Real Estate Specialists in Florida served 213 heroes
- McKinnies Team, Real Estate Specialists in Indiana served 157 heroes
- Margo Krogulski and Marissa French, Mortgage Specialists in Tennessee served 136 heroes
- Craig Wells, Mortgage Specialist in Missouri served 118 heroes
- VoigtJohnson, Mortgage Specialists in Minnesota served 118 heroes
- Teresa Clark, Mortgage Specialist in Colorado served 108 heroes
- Shaw Realty Team, Real Estate Specialists in Texas served 102 heroes
SAPPHIRE CIRCLE OF GIVING AWARDS
- The Craig McKenzie Team, Real Estate Specialists in Washington served 99 heroes
- Jamie Harrington, Mortgage Specialist in North Carolina served 92 heroes
- Gianni Cerretani, Mortgage Specialist in Georgia served 90 heroes
- Kristy Van Lanen, Mortgage Specialist in Wisconsin served 88 heroes
- Angie Turley, Mortgage Specialist in Indiana served 83 heroes
RUBY CIRCLE OF GIVING AWARDS
- Emerald Real Estate Group, Real Estate Specialists in Washington served 71 heroes
- Randy Raven, Mortgage Specialist in Wisconsin served 70 heroes
- Lori Saucier, Mortgage Specialist in Ohio served 65 heroes
- Russell Murphy, Mortgage Specialist in Texas served 65 heroes
- Shawna Kleinwolterink, Mortgage Specialist in South Dakota served 55 heroes
- Kimi Ortega, Mortgage Specialist in Texas served 55 heroes
- Nikki Moore, Real Estate Specialist in Tennessee served 52 heroes
- Briar Patch Heroes, Real Estate Specialists in Florida served 50 heroes
CRYSTAL CIRCLE OF GIVING AWARDS
- Lorenzo Bell-Thomas, Real Estate Specialist in South Dakota served 46 heroes
- The Colorado Mortgage Team, Mortgage Specialists in Colorado served 45 heroes
- Kristi Fox Satsky, Real Estate Specialist in Texas served 45 heroes
- Kevin McCauley, Real Estate Specialist in Florida served 43 heroes
- Erika Westcott, Mortgage Specialist in Alabama served 42 heroes
- Tim Smith, Mortgage Specialist in Minnesota served 42 heroes
- Deneen Bernard, Mortgage Specialist in Virginia served 41 heroes
- Tony Peplinski, Mortgage Specialist in Washington served 40 heroes
- Andrea Rouse, Real Estate Specialist in Alabama served 40 heroes
- Hawkins Real Estate Team, Real Estate Specialists in Texas served 40 heroes
- Melanie Thompson, Mortgage Specialist in Virginia served 39 heroes
- Kelly Byrne Lee, Mortgage Specialist in Kentucky served 37 heroes
- Ryan Moberly, Real Estate Specialist in Colorado served 37 heroes
- The Prime Group, Real Estate Specialists in Illinois served 37 heroes
- Kim Roark, Real Estate Specialist in Texas served 36 heroes
- Dan Hall, Mortgage Specialist in Tennessee served 35 heroes
- Ellie George, Real Estate Specialist in Oregon served 35 heroes
- Jamie Nummer, Real Estate Specialist in Michigan served 35 heroes
- Mike Zinicola, Real Estate Specialist in Ohio served 34 heroes
- Dawn Van Nieuwenhuyzen, Mortgage Specialist in South Dakota served 33 heroes
- Jessica Devore, Real Estate Specialist in Illinois served 33 heroes
- River Valley Realtors Team, Real Estate Specialists in Wisconsin served 33 heroes
- Marla Chapa, Real Estate Specialist in Washington served 32 heroes
- Jonathan McKinnies, Mortgage Specialist in Indiana served 31 heroes
- KC Haririan, Mortgage Specialist in Alabama served 30 heroes
- Joey Mathews, Mortgage Specialist in Illinois served 30 heroes
- Aruna G. Hagen, Real Estate Specialist in North Dakota served 30 heroes
- Debbie Thurman, Real Estate Specialist in Missouri served 30 heroes
- Dawn Brown, Mortgage Specialist in South Dakota served 29 heroes
- Allison Glennie, Real Estate Specialist in Georgia served 29 heroes
- The Green Team, Real Estate Specialists in Kentucky served 29 heroes
- Lisa Teach, Real Estate Specialist in Maryland served 29 heroes
- David Larson, Real Estate Specialist in South Dakota served 29 heroes
- Patricia Seykora-Dahl, Mortgage Specialist in Minnesota served 28 heroes
- Kristina Hubbard, Mortgage Specialist in Oregon served 28 heroes
- Jeannie B. Kelley, Mortgage Specialist in Alabama served 28 heroes
- Chris Ruby, Mortgage Specialist in Florida served 28 heroes
- Tiffany Walker, Mortgage Specialist in Tennessee served 28 heroes
- The Longenbaugh Group, Real Estate Specialists in Texas served 28 heroes
- Dennisha Denney, Real Estate Specialist in Texas served 28 heroes
- Bryon Altreuther, Mortgage Specialist in Wisconsin served 27 heroes
- Joanne Hilliard, Mortgage Specialist in Virginia served 27 heroes
- Sam Williams, Mortgage Specialist in Oregon served 27 heroes
- Jim & Faye Jones, Real Estate Specialist in Tennessee served 27 heroes
- Matias Rosales, Real Estate Specialist in Arizona served 26 heroes
- Melissa Crosby, Real Estate Specialist in Montana served 26 heroes
- Chris Gettys, Real Estate Specialist in North Carolina served 26 heroes
- The Meek Team, Real Estate Specialists in Iowa served 26 heroes
- Patrick Reese, Real Estate Specialist in Wisconsin served 25 heroes
- Joy Murphy, Real Estate Specialist in California served 25 heroes
- Nicole Annis, Real Estate Specialist in Wisconsin served 25 heroes
- NJ Realty Pros, Real Estate Specialists in New Jersey served 25 heroes
THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 HOMES FOR HEROES AFFILIATE AWARD RECIPIENTS
Congratulations on your achievements and thank you all for your service and commitment to our nation’s heroes! It is an honor to present your 2019 Homes for Heroes Affiliate Awards!
AGENTS AND LOAN OFFICERS: For more information on how to become a Homes for Heroes affiliate real estate or mortgage specialist, simply register online to learn more about how you can serve your local heroes with us.
HEROES: If you’re a firefighter, paramedic, EMT, police officer, trooper, dispatcher, active military or veteran, nurse, doctor, or teacher; and you’re looking to work with one of our outstanding affiliate specialists to buy, sell or refinance a home AND receive significant savings, please register online and our specialist in your area will contact you. There’s no obligation. It would be an honor to work with you.
