Making Moves
For such a tight-knit industry, real estate has a lot of players, and we’re keeping track of them in our Making Moves feature. Stay up to date on your colleagues in the industry, where they’ve been and where they’re going.
The new team will operate under The Lothamer Group name and work out of the COMPASS Bucktown office.
The Chicago-based leasing company Luxury Living has a new CEO: Amy Galvin, formerly the company’s chief culture officer. She replaces Luxury Living Founder Aaron Galvin, who will now concentrate on developing the business.
Mark Willis, who served as CEO of Keller Williams from 2005 to 2014, has stepped back into the role effective immediately.
RE/MAX Holdings has named a new CEO after nearly two years of searching: Erik Carlson, former CEO of the DISH Network Corporation. The firm’s last CEO, Adam Contos, stepped down in January 2022.
@properties Christie’s International Real Estate has promoted Amy Corr and Tom Downing to the roles of chief brokerage officer and executive vice president of brokerage services, respectively.
Nykia Wright has been named interim CEO for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), effective Nov. 20.
After 21 years as a broker with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, Amy Sunshine is now an advisor at Engel & Völkers Chicago.
Since entering the industry in 2019, Lina Lee has quickly made a name for herself in Chicago real estate. Now, she’s affiliated with Vesta Preferred Realty.
Anne Monckton, a top-producing agent in Chicago’s western suburbs, has affiliated with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. Two previous teammates join her: John Vinicky and Gary Rotkin.
Industry veteran and real estate educator Chris Pezza has joined Corcoran Urban Real Estate as the vice president of development. He will oversee the firm’s development arm, its asset and property management division and retail leasing as well as agent development.
Cody Horvat is transitioning from his career in public relations and returning to COMPASS — this time as a real estate agent with The Scott Group.
Sarah Leonard has started her own brokerage, Legacy Properties, a Sarah Leonard Company, covering a broad radius of the Chicago suburbs. It’s now home to The Sarah Leonard Team
Waugh most recently served as president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Real Estate Professionals.
Seasoned loan originator Angie Wozniak has joined The Joel Schaub Team with Guaranteed Rate where she will take on the position of director of business development.
Justin and Aly Tesar, a husband-and-wife team who form The Tesar Group, have joined @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. They will be based out of the firm’s Winnetka office.
Deena Zimmerman, a retail broker, has joined Baum Realty Group as a principal. There, she will focus on business development, commercial redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects across the country.