2026 Arizona REALTORS® Officer Elections
The filing period for members interested in serving as an Arizona REALTORS® Line Officer or Region Vice President (Regions 1, 3 and 5) is Open.
The 2026 Line Officer and Region Vice Presidents elections will be held during the March 2025 Arizona REALTORS® Board of Directors meeting, which will be held in conjunction with the Arizona REALTOR® Spring Conference.
Application Deadlines & Submission
Region 1
Vice President
December
27
2024*
Submit
to RVP
Region 3
Vice President
December
27
2024*
Submit
to RVP
Region 5
Vice President
December
27
2024*
Submit
to RVP
Regional Nominating Committee Deadline To Submit Nominee To Arizona REALTORS®
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025**
2026 Line Officer Candidates
TREASURER:
LAYA GAVIN, West and Southeast REALTORS® of the Valley
M. FAYE HUMPHREY, Prescott Area Association
ELISABETH ORTEGA, White Mountain Association
M. TERESA RUBIO-ACUNA, West and Southeast REALTORS® of the Valley
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT:
PAUL BAKER, Scottsdale REALTORS®
PRESIDENT-ELECT:
SHANE COOK, West and Southeast REALTORS® of the Valley
PRESIDENT:
LISA PAFFRATH, Northern Arizona Association – already elected as President-elect for 2025 and will serve as President in 2026 (AAR Bylaws, Article V, Section 1)
Region Vice President
The following Regions will hold elections for Region Vice President with the Region’s nominee to be confirmed by the Arizona REALTORS® Board of Directors:
Region 1 (Bullhead City/Mohave Valley, Kingman/Golden Valley, Lake Havasu, Yuma)
2026 Candidate: Mike Porter, Yuma Association
Region 3 (Central Arizona, Northern Arizona, Prescott Area, Sedona/Verde Valley, White Mountain)
Region 5 (Green Valley/Sahuarita, Tucson)
The RVPs will serve a two-year term beginning on December 1, 2025 and ending on November 30, 2027.
If you are interested in applying please contact your current RVP before the Friday, December 27, 2024* deadline.
“An application containing the signature of the applicant’s member board AE or President shall be submitted to the current RVP no later than ninety (90) days prior to the election date.”
(Article VII, Section 7)
Region 1 RVP Contact:
GUNNER MITCHELL, gunnerjmitchell@gmail.com
Region 3 RVP Contact:
JESI ORONA, jesi@tallpinehomes.com
Region 5 RVP Contact:
SUSAN DERLEIN, susanderlein@longrealty.com
Current RVPs must notify the Arizona REALTORS® CEO of the region candidate by Tuesday, January 28, 2025**.
** Sixty (60) days prior to the date of the election (Article VII, Section 4). Election will be on March 2025.