Awards and Honors
2025 Rookie of the Year
The 2025 Rookie of the Year. The criteria are a REALTOR® who has been in the business for less than 18 months and is based on production, association participation, congeniality and professional development related classes. The candidate must also be nominated by the Designated REALTOR® of their office. This year’s recipient has not only exceeded expectations in their business but is also currently serving on the SEBAR DEI committee while selling over 4.3 million in their first 14 months. In addition to their great sales record, this recipient is involved in the community volunteering with God Works Soup Kitchen and Habitat for Humanity. This years recipient is also showing their dedication to the industry and learning and has recently completed Fairhaven 2.0. Congratulations to this year’s Rookie of the Year
Kysha Monahan, eXp Realty LLC
2025 Humanitarian of the Year
This award recognizes a REALTOR® that makes outstanding and dedicated contributions to the betterment of our community. The candidate is nominated by a fellow REALTOR® who recognizes the time and commitment this individual has demonstrated over the past year. This year’s recipient contributes many hours of their time to a variety of worthy charitable causes including Habitat for Humanity. This year’s recipient has been on several mission trips throughout the states as well as mission trips to Panama, Mexico, Africa and Anti-human trafficking trips to Moldova. While volunteering much of their time to the community, this person has served on the Legislative Committee, Forms Committee, Bylaws Committee, Litigation Task Force, YPN Committee, MLS Board of Directors, SEBAR Board of Directors, is a broker and was still able to close 1.4 million in sales during 2024 while traveling nearly every other month on behalf of the Association. Congratulations to this year’s Humanitarian award recipient
Jordan Bobbitt, Synergy Realty Group
2024 REALTOR® of the Year
The criteria for this award requires participation in the Association at the local, state and national levels as well as community service involvement. The 2025 REALTOR® of the Year has been a member for just over 4 years and during that time has served and/or chaired on the Bylaws Committee, Forms Committee, Professional Development Committee, Litigation Task Force, SEBAR Board of Directors and MLS Board of Directors. In addition to volunteering for several SEBAR committees, this recipient has also demonstrated their unwavering dedication to continuing education and professionalism by helping to lead the way in creating forms and teaching classes in response to the NAR settlement. This recipient has attended NAR Legislative meetings in DC, MR Convention and MR Capital day showing their commitment to staying atop of the legislative issues affecting our industry. This recipient has earned the GRI Designation, ABR Designation, At Home with Diversity, MRP, PSA and C2EX endorsement as well as completed NAR’s Fairhaven 2.0. They have been and continue to be a supporter of RPAC and SEBAR and currently are serving on the Michigan Realtors Public Policy Committee. They are dual licensed in Michigan and Ohio as a broker and while doing all of this and helping with fundraisers at local schools was able to close over 4.5 million in Michigan last year.
Kimberly Carey, NextHome Elevate
2025 Affiliate of the Year
The criteria are an Affiliate who is an active member of SEBAR that has demonstrated high principles and faithfulness to laws and regulations of the Code of Ethics not only to other members but the public as well. This year’s recipient has been a member for over 7 years and during that time has been very active with SEBAR serving on the Golf Outing Task Force and Affiliate Task Force. They are a strong supporter of the Association, including instructing and sponsoring many lunch & learns, attending most General Membership meetings and many other SEBAR events. This year’s recipient has also attended numerous Michigan Realtors Conventions as a sponsor and vendor.
