Acuna Named Realtor of the Year
SPRINGFIELD — Elias Acuna, a real estate agent with Maria Acuna Real Estate in Springfield has been named the 2016 Realtor® of the Year by the Realtor® Association of Pioneer Valley (RAPV). The announcement was made during the association’s Annual Awards Banquet held recently at The Log Cabin in Holyoke.
As the highest honor given to a member, the Realtor of the Year award is bestowed upon the one person who has shown outstanding service and devotion to the 1,650-member organization during the past 17 months in the areas of Realtor activity, community service and business activity.
A Realtor since 2004, Elias serves on the Association’s Board of Directors, Finance Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and Young Professional’s Network Committee, where was the chairman in 2015. He is a co-presenter at the bi-monthly new member orientation promoting involvement and member benefits. Elias is a frequent technology instructor teaching topics such as real estate apps and social media practices.
At the state level, Elias is a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Assoc. of REALTORS® (MAR). He is the chairman of the Mass. Assoc. of REALTORS® Young Professional’s Network Committee, and a member the MAR Diversity Committee. He participated along with 400 Massachusetts Realtors® in the 2015 and 2016 Realtors® Day on Beacon Hill to lobby on behalf of homeownership and private property rights. He attended the 2015 Massachusetts Association of Realtors® (MAR) Convention and Trade Show.
