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Moore receives Andrew Hickey Distinguished Service award presented by Greater Boston Association of Realtors

Realtor Judy Moore of RE/MAX Landmark has received the Andrew F. Hickey Distinguished Service Award presented by the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. "I am so honored to have received this distinguished award. Andy was such a positive force at the Greater Boston Real Estate Board as well as the real estate industry in Massachusetts," said Moore.  "His spirit and legacy provide an excellent roadmap for all of us." Established in 2006, the Andrew F. Hickey Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to one local REALTOR for his or her lengthy and dedicated service to GBAR and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board (GBREB). Moore, a REALTOR for 22 years, has earned the respect of her colleagues throughout the REALTOR organization and sets herself apart with her enthusiastic volunteer spirit and loyalty to GBAR's mission and goals. Moore has served on nearly two dozen committees and task forces on the local level. She served as GBAR president in 1998 and has served on the association's Finance, Leadership, Executive and Nominating Committees. A member of the GBREB Board of Directors for five years, Moore also served as clerk of the GBREB.Equally active on the state level, Moore has been a voice for GBAR on the Massachusetts Association of Realtors Board of Directors for an amazing 16 years and twice represented GBREB as Greater Boston Region Vice President to MAR. She is also a past MAR president and has served on numerous state association committees, including a past chair of the MAR Charitable/Education Foundation. "Judy is a woman who does it all," said GBAR President David Friedberg. "She has been an inspiration to me in countless ways. I couldn't have been prouder to present her with such a prestigious award." Besides being active on committees and boards, Moore currently serves as the Realtors Federal Political Coordinator to Senator Kerry. She is also a trustee for the GBREB Political Action Committee for GBAR. Moore even makes time to sit on the Board of Directors for the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) and has done so for eight years. She currently serves as the New England Region vice president for NAR and in the past has sat on NAR's Research, Education and Issues Mobilization Committees. Finally, in her spare time, Moore has earned five professional Realtor designations: Certified Buyer Representative (CBR), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Graduate, REALTOR Institute (GRI), Leadership Training Graduate (LTG) and Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES). Organized in 1889, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board was chartered by the National Association of Realtors in 1915. A voluntary trade organization with more than 7,500 members, the Greater Boston Association of Realtors is the largest GBREB division, with over 5,500 members.  The term Realtor is registered as the exclusive trademark of members of the National Association of Realtors who subscribe to a strict code of ethics.
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