Women shine at Professionals awards night

THE GROWING influence of women in the Western Australian real estate market was highlighted at the recent Professionals Annual Awards Night.
Close to 500 Representatives from 64 Professionals offices throughout the state and the Northern Territory attended the gala function at the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency, Perth.
Professionals have a positive policy of encouraging women to join the real estate industry and this commitment was rewarded with a number of women winning major awards for the last financial year.
For the second consecutive year, both Helen Bond and Di Pitchford from Michael Johnson & Co – Mt Lawley won the prestigious Master Salesperson Award. Helen and Di also won awards for the Highest Gross Commission Earned in the Year and Professional of the Year –Residential (Metropolitan).
Dee Sheehan from Stirling Clark-Forrestfield won the Professional of the Year Award (combined) and the award for Highest Number of Sales Earned in the Year while Denise Wellstead from Professionals Wellstead Team won the award for Professionals Top Selling Principal.
In regional Western Australia, the hard work of Beth Chappell was recognised when she won the award for Professional of the Year – Residential (Country).
Women also featured strongly in awards for property management and administration with Vicky Knight (Property Plus Real Estate – Thornlie) winning the Award for Professionals Property Manager Of The Year while Stacey Scothern (Professionals Kwinana) took out the Award for Professionals Office Administrator of the Year.
Professionals Stephanie Hart Real Estate in Alice Springs was the first Northern Territory office to go home with the Most Improved Office Award (Country) which is a credit to their dynamite year in sales.
The efforts of younger people in the real estate industry were also recognised with Cameron Wilson (Armadale Real Estate – Armadale) winning the Rookie Of The Year Award. Cameron is part of the second generation from the Armadale office with his parents Ron and Evelyn Wilson being with Professionals for the past 20 years.
Other major award winnings at Professionals Annual Awards included:
PROFESSIONALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE YEAR 
Metropolitan Winner: MICHAEL JOHNSON & CO – MT LAWLEY
Country Winner: ARTHUR JOHNSTON SNOWBALL – ALBANY
PROFESSIONALS MOST IMPROVED SALES OFFICE (Metropolitan & Country)
Metropolitan Winner: GRANGER CLARK – BALLAJURA
 
PROFESSIONALS TOP SALES OFFICE (Metropolitan)
Winner: STIRLING CLARK – FORRESTFIELD
 
PROFESSIONALS TOP SALES OFFICE (Country)
Winner: SOUTHERN DISTRICTS ESTATE AGENCY – BUNBURY
TOP LISTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: LAURIE FYFE (Keith D Bishop & Assoc – Esperance)
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL
Winner:  DREW CARY (Southern Districts Estate Agency – Bunbury)
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – RURAL                                              
Winner: MICHAEL CRANE (Southern Districts Estate Agency – Collie)