Paula Colombo Receives SAR Lifetime Service Award

REALTOR® Paula Colombo, Lyon Real Estate Roseville, was recognized for her dedication to the profession with the Lifetime Service Award during the SAR’s annual installation of officers on Tuesday, January 5.

Paula has served the REALTOR® organization tirelessly and effectively at the local, state and national levels.

She was president of WCR in 1984, President of SAR in 1991, has served on C.A.R.’s Executive and Nominating Committees and continues to serve as a C.A.R. Director.

Paula’s strong political involvement has led to service on SAR’s Government Relations and Political Action Committees as well as C.A.R’s Federal Issues, Political Affairs and Local Government Relations Committees. She has also served at C.A.R. as CREPAC Chair and an IMPAC Trustee. Paula is C.A.R.’s Key Contact for Dave Cox and Ted Gaines. Nationally, she serves as Congressman Dan Lungren’s Federal Political Coordinator.

And she has backed up her activity with her investment. Paula is a Charter Golden R contributor.

Her additional service includes work on the S.A.R. and C.A.R. Scholarship Foundations and the local and state Housing Opportunity and Housing Affordability Committees. Paula is also a longstanding Member of the Professional Standards Committee.

Barbara Harsch, Lyon Real Estate, was installed as President. Other 2010 officers are: Charlene Singley, Lyon Real Estate, Immediate Past President; Doug Covill, Coldwell Banker, President-elect and Kathy Fox, Prudential NorCal Realty, Secretary/Treasurer.

Board Members who will serve in 2010 are: Ed Anderson, Edward V. Anderson; Judy Covington, Keller Williams; Ron Greenwood, Coldwell Banker; Jeff Jurach, Lyon Real Estate Sierra Oaks; Michelle Lehman, Century 21-Noel David Realty; Chris Little, Little Real Estate Services; Rob McQuade, McMartin Realty; Ted Russert, Lyon Real Estate Sierra Oaks; Scott Short, Empire Home Loan Corporation; Paula Swayne, Windermere Dunnigan REALTORS®; Dave Tanner, Tanner and Associates; Stephen T. Webb, Keller Williams; Bruce Werking, Werking Realty, and Linda Wood, Windermere Dunnigan REALTORS®.

Additional recognition went to: Chris Little, President’s Award; Sherri Radovich-Rubly, Affiliate of the Year; Alan Wagner, REALTOR® of the Year.

A number of Members were also recognized for their “extraordinary efforts to improve the programs and services of SAR.”

• Association Activities: Judy Covington, Kellie Swayne, Rico Rivera
• Political Affairs: Doug Covill, Chris Little, Leigh Rutledge
• Education Programs: Erin Attardi, Jeff Jurach
• Civic Affairs: Ron Greenwood, Chris Little,
• State activities: Patrick Lieuw, Leigh Rutledge, Charlene Singley
• National-level activities: Dave Tanner