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Maurice "Moe" Veissi 2010 First Vice President of the National Association of Realtors® Miami Realtor® Moe Veissi was recently named Florida’s 2003 Realtor of the Year by the 90,000-member Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). The lifetime achievement award was presented at FAR’s recent 87th annual Convention & Trade Expo in Hollywood. Veissi is owner/broker of Veissi & Associates and served as the 2002 president for FAR. Upon accepting the award at the recent convention, he thanked his fellow Realtors for the honor and said, “Generally, you think over the achievements of the year (he served as 2002 FAR president), but what I want you to know is that year could never have been accomplished had it not been for all the people who supported me.” Veissi was recognized for more than three decades of service to the real estate profession and the community. A member of the Realtor Association of Greater Miami and The Beaches, he has served as chairman and a member of nearly every committee at the local level. He also was a past president of the Coral Gables Board of Realtors and was twice selected as Realtor of the Year. Along with being the 2002 FAR president, Veissi has served in every other officer capacity for the state association, has chaired 13 FAR committees and/or task forces and served on 28 FAR committees and/or task forces. He has also served on numerous committees and groups for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Veissi has made numerous contributions to the community, including working with various youth sports groups and school activities. He was twice appointed as the economic development chairman for the city of Coral Gables by that city’s mayor and city commission. He also served a member of the city’s Property Advisory Board and as a member of the Dade County Board of Rules and Appeals. Gov. Jeb Bush appointed Veissi to his state Task Force on Cost Accounting and also to the governor’s transitional Task Force on Growth Management. |
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Thomas F. Salomone Tom Salomone, the 2003 president of the Florida Association of Realtors® and a member of the Realtor Association of Greater Fort Lauderdale, has been named FAR's 2005 Realtor of the Year. The award and others were presented by President Frank Kowalski during FAR's 89th annual Convention & Trade Expo Aug. 24-28, at the Buena Vista Palace in Lake Buena Vista. More than 2,500 Realtors from across Florida attended the convention. Upon accepting the award, Salomone said, "I believe this is the second greatest honor one can receive. The greatest honor is being president of FAR because you have the privilege of meeting and working with Realtors across Florida. I look at this award and it's not about the hours, it's about people. Please continue to work with passion and continue to do the right things that you know in your heart are right for the citizens of Florida." FAR has presented both the Realtor of the Year and Associate Realtor of the Year awards for 50 years. Winners are honored as the greatest individual lifetime contributors to their local board, community, FAR and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). From 1980 through 1994, Salomone served on or chaired every committee for the North Broward Association of Realtors and was named its Realtor of the Year in 1992. That association later merged with the Greater Fort Lauderdale organization, and he has continued to serve or chair virtually every committee with that local association. Salomone served as president of FAR in 2003, spearheading efforts that successfully defeated legislation that would have imposed a transfer tax on every real estate transaction in Florida. On the state level, Salomone also has held the positions of treasurer, president-elect and District 11 vice president, served on 25 committees, chaired 14 committees and vice-chaired five committees. Since 2000, he has served as a director for NAR and on numerous committees, including as the current chairman of NAR's Large Board Subforum. Salomone's contributions to his community include volunteering with civic, business, charitable, church and youth organizations. He has coached a total of 47 youth sports teams in local city leagues. He also has supported his local chamber of commerce, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics, the Heart Association, the Coral Springs Cancer Fund Drive and Coral Springs Muscular Dystrophy Fund Drive. In addition, Salomone spent eight years as a district supervisor for the local water control district. |
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John W. Clare
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