Karen Singbeil

Rob Shaw

Rob Shaw of Vernon, B.C. is the new president of The Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB). He was installed along with 11 directors representing the Central Okanagan, North Okanagan and Shuswap zones at OMREB’s Annual General Meeting recently. Shaw replaces outgoing president George Cwiklewski of Kelowna, who stays on as past-president.

Shaw has been an active Realtor and member of OMREB since 1995, and has been a director for seven years, serving from 2003 through 2009, and returning in 2011.

A Vernon resident since 1993 and a Realtor for 17 years, he has worked with Royal LePage Downtown Vernon and its predecessors since 1995.

Karen Singbeil of Re/Max at Mara Lake in Sicamous was installed as vice-president of the Board of Directors. An OMREB member for eight years, Singbeil has served as a director since 2009.  She is an associate broker and has been a Realtor for 16 years (1996).

The other members of the board are: Kent Jorgenson (Re/Max Kelowna – Central Zone);  Scott Mayne (Points West Realty Group, Kelowna – Central Zone); Cliff Shillington (Re/Max Kelowna – Central Zone); Tanis Read (Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty – Central Zone); Christopher Miller (Royal LePage Kelowna – Central Zone); Darcy Griffiths (Re/Max Vernon – North Zone); Rorie Holton (Royal LePage Downtown Realty, Vernon – North Zone); Sharon Dahl (Century 21 Executives, Enderby – North Zone); and Steve Lewis (Shirley Real Estate, Salmon Arm – Shuswap Zone).