Congratulations to the eleven members of the inaugural class of the Greater Los Angeles REALTORS® Leadership Academy, who graduated from the academy last Wednesday, June 18th. They completed eight hands-on, in-depth leadership training sessions with exceptional instructors from all corners of the real estate industry including former NAR and C.A.R. Presidents, local legislators, and more.

Graduating Class:

Maurice Bell
Ian Brink
Claudia Diaz
Christian Grusq
Lala Petrosian
Lisa Salinas
Matthew Teaney
Eric Turic
Rodrigo Vargas
Craig White
Jae Wu

A special thank you to the 2025 GLARLA Advisory Council for bringing the dream of GLAR to life, our members – Chris Duff, Tica M. O’Neill, Anne Russell, Tom Swanson, Tamara Suminski, and to our inaugural Leadership Academy Dean, Ryan Ole Hass.

And thank you to Paris Coleman-Smalls, Crystal DaCosta, Jamie Tian, Anthony Vulin who were past Advisory Council members.

Keep an eye out for information about the 2026 GLAR Leadership Academy being released later this year.