New Jersey Realtors Names 2019 Leadership Team

Atlantic City, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2018) — New Jersey Realtors, the largest trade association in the state serving more than 54,000 members, named Ilene Horowitz, of Rockaway, as its 2019 president during the annual President’s Installation and Gala at the Triple Play Realtor Convention and Trade Expo in Atlantic City. Also installed were president-elect Angela Sicoli (pictured above), of Fairfield; first vice president Jeffrey Jones, of Parsippany; treasurer Nick Manis, of Franklin Park; and Christian Schlueter, of Lanoka Harbor, who will serve as immediate past president.

“I am honored and humbled to serve as 2019 New Jersey Realtors President,” said Horowitz. “I’m looking forward to a year where we, as an association, but also as individuals, can communicate why now, more than ever, the Realtor is the necessary center for every transaction.”

Horowitz, ABR, AHWD, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Mountain Lakes, has been a Realtor for more than 20 years. An outstanding member of the Realtor community, she has served on dozens of local, state, and national committees and has held several leadership positions for each, including President of the North Central Jersey Association of Realtors from 2012-2014, and the 2016 NJ Realtors Realtor of the Year. She has been an NJ Realtors Circle of Excellence Award recipient from 1999-2017. She has served her community on the White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association Past Board of Directors, as well as the White Meadow Lake Festival Day Committee and White Meadow Lake Blood Drive.

Sicoli became a Realtor in 1983 has been the broker/owner of Century 21 Award Agency in Nutley since 1986. She served as NJ Realtors First Vice President 2018, Treasurer in 2014 and 2015, and is a former Division Officer of Association Operations, Professional Conduct, Industry Advocacy, Communications and Public Relations, and Professional Development. A Past President of the United Association of Realtors, Sicoli is a current trustee for the North Central Jersey Association of Realtors. She has been a National Association of Realtors director since 2014 and also serves as a Federal Political Coordinator. In 2015 she was inducted into the NAR RPAC Hall of Fame, is on the major Investors Council for NAR, and currently serves as a NJ Realtors Political Action Committee trustee. She and her husband, Michael, reside in Fairfield.

A Realtor since 1983, Jones is the broker/owner of Amerisource Realty Network, LLC in Parsippany, a commercial real estate firm specializing in office, retail, land sales, and leasing. At the state level, Jeff has served on the NJ Realtors Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and as the association’s 2017 Treasurer, 2015 Association Operations Division Officer, and 2014 Professional Conduct Division Officer. He has also chaired and served on numerous committees. Jones has been a member of the North Central Jersey Association of Realtors Board of Trustees for several years and has served as past secretary and currently as treasurer of NCJAR. For the National Association of Realtors, Jones served on the Commercial Committee, Legislative Committee, and Regulatory Committee as well as a special Presidential Advisory Group on commercial real estate in 2018. He has been an RPAC major donor since 2013. In addition to his association work, Jeff also authored a commercial course for North Central Jersey Association of Realtors continuing education classes. In addition, Jones is an instructor at the North Central Jersey School of Business. He has also served as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Ethics Committee.

Manis has held roles such as 2018 NJ Realtors Treasurer, NJ Realtors Division Officer since 2014, chairs and vice chairs of committees, has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2014, and on the Board of Directors since 2011. On the national level, Manis continues to be a member of several committees dating back from 2009, and with respect to the local level, he served on the board of directors for the Hunterdon/Somerset Association of Realtors in 2010. Manis was awarded with the National Association of Realtors Good Neighbor Award in 2013, the NAR Realtor Heroes Award in 2012, and on the state level, the New Jersey Realtors Good Neighbor Award in 2012. In his free time, Manis enjoys traveling and volunteering for several nonprofit organizations with his wife, Ioanna.

Schlueter has been a licensed Realtor since 1985 and is an associate broker with RE/MAX at Barnegat Bay in Toms River. He served as NJ Realtors First Vice President in 2016, President-Elect in 2017, President in 2018 and has also been a member of numerous committees over the years. Locally, Schlueter was the 2008 president of the Ocean County Board of Realtors and has remained active in numerous committees. He was named the 2003 Realtor of the Year for both OCBOR and NJ Realtors. Nationally, he serves as a director for the National Association of Realtors and is on the Risk Management Committee. He has previously served on the national Professional Standards and Insurance Committees. He volunteers his time teaching Realtor safety courses locally and around the state. Schlueter helps to run events that support the Children’s Miracle Network and resides in Lanoka Harbor with his wife, Sharon, also a Realtor.

Hi-resolution photos of the leadership team are available by clicking here.

New Jersey Realtors, the voice of real estate for New Jersey for more than 100 years, is a non-profit organization serving the professional needs of more than 54,000 Realtor and Realtor-Associate members engaged in all facets of the real estate business. In addition to serving the professional needs of its members, NJ Realtors is dedicated to enhancing the ability of its members to conduct their business successfully while maintaining the preservation of private property rights. Realtor is a registered collective membership mark, which may be used only by real estate professionals who subscribe to the Realtor organization’s strict Code of Ethics and are members of the national, state and local Realtor organizations. For more information, visit njrealtor.com.

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