eMemo #4364

FVREB eMemo: Report of the Board Development Committee

 

To: All Members

From: Baldev Gill, Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 30, 2026

The Board Development Committee ensures that there is an adequate number of qualified nominees to fill the vacancies for election to the Board of Directors. Committee members include John Barbisan (Chair), Michelle Carlsen, Steve Karrasch, Tom Osterberg, Kim Phillips, Brian Rock, and Joel Schacter

 

The Committee issued a Call for Nominations on September 22, 2025 (eMemo , along with a link to the FVREB Director Application Form, and followed up with reminder communications and presentations until the submission deadline on November 15, 2025. The Committee considered applications submitted by all interested candidates and conducted interviews with those that they believed would best serve the Board before making its decision.

 

In accordance with Bylaw 8.1, the following report of the 2026 Board Development Committee is submitted to all Active Members (voting members). The Member-Link in each Active Member office is asked to ensure that this report is received by each voting licensee in your office. Please refer to Memorandum circulated to Member Links on January 28, 2026, for the list of voting members in your office. (Please note that Probationary members are not entitled to vote.)

 

The Committee nominates the following as Officers and Directors for 2026:

 

OFFICERS (to be elected for a one-year term)

Chair-elect

Rob Christensen

 

Vice-Chair

Manny Chatha

Gurdip Sahota

 

Representative

 

 

Representative

Representative

 

Macdonald Realty, Surrey

 

 

Sutton Group-Alliance R.E.S., Surrey

Royal LePage Global Force Realty, Surrey

 

DIRECTORS (to fill three vacancies for a two-year term)

Mona Arora

Sherry Grewal

Roman St. Germain

Representative

Representative

Representative

eXp Realty of Canada Inc., Surrey

Sutton Group-Alliance Realty R.E.S., Surrey

Royal Le Page-Wolstencroft, Langley

 

Continuing to serve the second year of a two-year elected term as Director:

Paul Cowhig

Herb Fischer

Pam Horn

Brad Richert

Managing Broker

Managing Broker

Representative

Associate Broker

eXp Realty of Canada Inc., Abbotsford

Sutton Group-West Coast Realty, Surrey

Royal LePage-Wolstencroft, Langley

Real Broker B.C. Ltd., Surrey

 

Chair

Ishaq Ismail (Managing Broker, RE/MAX Blueprint Realty, Surrey), as the 2025 Chair-Elect, will automatically assume the position of Chair for 2026.

 

Past Chair

Tore Jacobsen (Managing Broker, Macdonald Realty, Surrey), as immediate Past Chair, will serve as ex-officio member of the Directorate.

 

Broker Division

The Broker Division will elect the Chair of the Brokers Council for a one-year term at the Annual Meeting of the Broker Division on March 2, 2026, who will by virtue of such office be a Director of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board.

 

Further Nominations

A form for further nominations, which must be received by the Chief Executive Officer, FVREB, not later than the close of business day (4:30 p.m.) February 25, 2026, is . Should there be any changes to the nominations, the Board Development Committee will issue a supplementary eMemo to inform members.

 

Annual General Meeting

The hybrid Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board is scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel located at 15269 – 104th Avenue, Surrey, BC.

 

At the AGM, and prior to the election proceedings, each candidate for a contested position will be called upon to provide brief remarks, in person.

 

All votes must be cast online remotely or in-person during the meeting. Please note that members joining the meeting online cannot hold or exercise proxy votes on behalf of other members, as it is not possible for proxies to be validated remotely. For 2026, proxy submissions will be managed electronically. Submissions will be reviewed and administered in accordance with eligibility requirements and applicable policies. Proxy forms will be made available at approximately two weeks prior to the AGM.

 

Sincerely,

 

Baldev Gill,

Chief Executive Officer

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