Local Realtor Cassie Maas, pictured below second from left, was honored as the 2012 Chair of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors, Los Gatos/Saratoga District. The gala, in celebration of the passing of the gavel, took place on December 8th at the Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos. It was preceded by a cocktail party and was followed by a dinner.
Passing the gavel to Cassie Maas, 2012 Chair, Los Gatos/Saratoga District. Photo by Anthony Petrillo.
In attendance (and pictured above) were Chairs representing the past ten years, with several past Chairs absent. Doug Evans (far left), manager of Coldwell Banker, Los Gatos was the 2011 Chair. Also pictured above is Bill Rehbock (third from left), Ian Macrae (fourth from left), David Tonna, Dennis Byron, and Jeff Barnett (far right), and John Tripp, a local mountain resident, (second from right). Each past Chair took the gavel and ceremoniously tapped it before passing it down the line where it was handed off to Ms. Maas in recognition of her upcoming year as Chair.
Upon accepting this honor, Ms. Maas said, “I’m the only one wearing a dress up here, because it’s been a long time since a woman has had this position.” This comment was greeted with loud cheers and applause. She also said, “I was originally licensed in 1977. I ended up working for Jeff Barnett of Alain Pinel Realtors, and Jeff was very involved in real estate and he encouraged all of us to get involved and he was actually the very first person to set me on this road. I really appreciate this opportunity and I really appreciate the support that I’ve been given from the beginning. I look forward to this coming year.”
Karen Trolan, Chair Elect, and Cassie Maas, Chair, 2012 SILVAR, Los Gatos/Saratoga District. Photo by Anthony Petrillo.
Ms. Maas also acknowledged Karen Trolan who will be the Chair-Elect for 2012. Ms. Maas also expressed her appreciation for her Broker, Dennis Byron, who has supported and encouraged her.
Ms. Maas is a second-generation Realtor with Luxor Real Estate Group, in Los Gatos. She is a long-time Los Gatos resident and mother of two. She is an inaugural graduate of the Bay Area Real Estate Leadership Academy and was co-founder and Vice President of Smartphones Technologies.
John Tripp and Cassie Maas, local mountain residents with Paul Cardus, SILVAR Executive Officer. Photo by Anthony Petrillo.
Ms. Maas will be responsible for conducting over 40 meetings this coming year. She will also represent local homeowner’s interests and Los Gatos and Saratoga Realtors at the California Association of Realtors (CAR) meetings as a CAR Director.
This year’s attendees included Paul Hume, founder of Alain Pinel Realtors, his wife Helga and his children who have assumed ownership of Alain Pinel Realtors. Jeff Barnett, Managing Broker of the Los Gatos office and Carol Burnett, Managing Broker of the Saratoga Alain Pinel office were also in attendance.
Cassie Maas talking to Paul Hulme and his family at the gala. Photo by Anthony Petrillo.
Other attendees included past Presidents of SILVAR, and Suzanne Yost, 2012 President of SILVAR. If you want to learn more about SILVAR, visit their site at www.SILVAR.org.
