2020-2021 officers, directors of Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois installed
Celeste Wheeler is the new president of the Realtor Association of Southwestern Illinois.
She was installed as 2020-2021 president at an event at the Regency Conference Center in O’Fallon, on Aug. 20.
This year’s festivities looked very different from previous years due to restrictions on events.
“Even though everyone wore masks, you could feel the congratulatory smiles for Celeste and the rest of the RASI directors” says Deb Conreaux (First American Title), this year’s RASI Affiliate of the Year.
Wheeler (shown), broker with RE/MAX Preferred in O’Fallon, Ill., has served as a board member of the Shiloh-based Realtor group since 2015. She completed the prestigious Illinois Realtors Leadership Development Course in 2018.
Wheeler is active in her church and its community outreach programs, supports several local nonprofit groups, and is a member of many RASI committees such as the Finance Committee, Community Involvement Task Force and the 2018 RASI Special Awards Task Force.
She was also an active member of the 2017 Illinois Veterans Housing Task Force, 2019 Illinois RPAC Fundraising Working Group and said she is proud to be a RPAC Major Investor. She is also a wife, a mom, and a retired Air Force veteran.
Also joining the association’s board of directors are President-Elect, Karen Sheesley (RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon); Secretary/Treasurer, Sam Row (KW Pinnacle, Columbia); Immediate Past-President, Donna Baker (RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon); Affiliate Director, Tim Garvey (Regions Mortgage, Glen Carbon); Presidential One Year Appointment, Karen Cornell (RE/MAX Signature Properties, Shiloh) and the following Directors: Ashley Barud (Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors, Belleville); Barbara Davidson (Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors, Belleville); Tanya Hawkins (RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon); Brad Kruger (Century 21 Advantage, Columbia); Stan Sieron (Stan Sieron & Co., Belleville); Renee Wittenauer (Kunkel Wittenauer Group, Inc., O’Fallon); Jason Buss ( RE/MAX Preferred, O’Fallon); and Naureen Frierdich (Century 21 Advantage, Columbia).
