Pete Kopf receives Ohio REALTORS 2024 Vincent T. Aveni Lifetime Achievement Award
From left: Ohio REALTORS Treasurer Mic Gordon, Ohio REALTORS 2024 President Ali Whitley, Ohio REALTORS 2024 Vincent T. Aveni Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Pete Kopf, and President-elect Michelle Billings
REALTOR Pete Kopf of Cincinnati was honored with the Ohio REALTORS 2024 Vincent T. Aveni Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ohio REALTORS Convention, held September 9-11 in Columbus, Ohio. The Vincent T. Aveni Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Ohio REALTORS Past Presidents who continue to provide exemplary service to the organization. Aveni served as President of the organization in 1980, and the award was created after his passing in 2006.
The Award, created by the Ohio REALTORS Past Presidents Committee, is bestowed upon a Past President who has demonstrated a continued commitment to the same values and passion for excellence that Aveni displayed throughout his life. Pete served as Ohio REALTORS President in 2017.
On the local level, Kopf served as President of the Cincinnati Area Board of REALTORS (CABR) in 2011. He served on numerous committees, including Budget & Finance, RPAC, Strategic Planning, Legislative, Emerging Issues, MLS Operations, YPN, and Professional Standards. He has been a Circle of Excellence member since 2000 and received the CABR REALTOR of the Year-Sales award in 2005. He has been a REALTOR since 1996, following graduation with a bachelor's degree in finance from the Farmer School of Business, Miami University, in 1995.
In addition to serving as Ohio REALTORS President, Kopf has been an Ohio REALTORS Director since 2007. He served on numerous Ohio REALTORS Committees, including Legislative Steering, Local Government, Issues Mobilization, Strategic Planning, Nominating, Executive and Finance.
On the national level, Kopf served as director in 2010-11 and 2015-2019. He has served on numerous committees such as the Business Issues Committee, Meetings & Conference Committee, RPAC Participation Chair, RPAC Trustees Fundraising Committee, RPAC Participation Council Past Chair, Code of Ethics President’s Advisory Group (PAG), and Communications Committee. In 2022, he served as NAR’s Vice President of Advocacy; in 2019, he served as an NAR Member Services Liaison.
Pete plays a significant role in supporting the industry, serving as NAR’s 2020 REALTOR Party director. He was a member of the inaugural class of the Ohio RPAC Hall of Honor contributors and was inducted into the NAR RPAC Hall of Fame in 2019. He is a President's Circle Member and contributes to RPAC at the Crystal R Major Investor Level.
Kopf is very civically involved in his community. He created the Cincinnati Golfers for Charity, which raises money for local Greater Cincinnati Children’s charities. Kopf also has active roles with the Arthritis Foundation, Make-A-Wish, and REALTORS with Heart.
Kopf and his wife, Heather, have three children and live in Cincinnati's Hyde Park community.
“Pete has been a fixture in our industry, playing an important role at every level of the REALTOR organization,” said Ohio REALTORS President Ali Whitley. “We are grateful for the many contributions he has selflessly made, and we are stronger because of him.”
Previous recipients of the Vincent T. Aveni Lifetime Achievement Award include: Vince Aveni, 2007; Paul Everson, 2008; Harley E. Rouda, 2009; Owen Hall, 2010; George Smith, 2011; Steve Brown, 2012; Barbara Lach, 2013; Terry Hankner, 2014; John Lynch, 2015; Steve Casper, 2016; Bonnie Boyd, 2017, Darlene Breen, 2018; Brad Knapp, 2019, Jim West, 2020, Chris Hall, 2021, Greg Hrabcak, 2022, and Sara Calo, 2023.
Ohio REALTORS, with more than 36,000 members, is Ohio's largest professional trade association.
