Meet the 2017 OAR Leadership Team: Kopf, Meyer & Frye
The 2017 Ohio Association of REALTORS Leadership Team (from left): President-elect Tiffany Meyer, President Pete Kopf and Treasurer Anjanette Frye
Pete Kopf of Cincinnati was elected as the 2017 president of the Ohio Association of REALTORS (OAR) during the organization's 106th Annual Convention, Sept. 19-21, in Cleveland.
Elected to the post of president-elect was Tiffany Meyer of Ashland and to the office of treasurer, Anjanette Frye of Dayton.
Kopf, with Kopf Real Estate in Cincinnati, has been a licensed REALTOR since 1996.
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 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.
On the state level Kopf has been an OAR Director since 2007. He served as a member of numerous OAR Committees, including Legislative Steering, Local Government, Issues Mobilization, Strategic Planning, Nominating, Executive and Finance, among others.
Additionally, he has been a National Association of REALTORS (NAR) Director from 2010-2011, and 2015-2018. In 2014, he served on the Meetings and Convention Committee and has served on its Business Issues Committee (2011, 2013-2016). He served as a member of NAR's Member Communication Committee in 2015. He contributes to RPAC at the Crystal R Major Investor Level and is a President's Circle Member.
Civically, Kopf is a co-founder and board member of Cincinnati Golfers for Charity, a member of the Greater Cincinnati Arthritis Foundation Annual Fund Committee and chair of the St. Mary Parrish Festival from 2013-2015.
Kopf, and his wife, Heather, have three children and reside in the Hyde Park community of Cincinnati.
2017 OAR President-elect Tiffany Meyer is with Howard Hanna J.C. Meyer REALTORS in Ashland.
On the local level, Meyer served as President of the Ashland Board of REALTORS in 2005 and again in 2014. She served on numerous Board Committees, including Broker, Grievance, Public Relations, RPAC, Website, MLS, Nominating, Professional Standards and Legislative. Additionally, Meyer served on a special Board subcommittee concerning Septic System Regulations (2014-2015). She has been a REALTOR since 1995, following graduation with a bachelor's degree in real estate, urban analysis and marketing from The Ohio State University.
On the state level Meyer served as OAR District Vice President (2008-2009 and 2014-2015) and has been a Director since 2004. She served as a member of numerous OAR Committees, including Legislative, Strategic Planning, Convention, Executive, Products & Services, and Young Professionals Network. She also served on several OAR Task Forces, including Contingency Planning, Licensing and as chair of Generational Diversity. Meyer received the organization's REALTOR of the Year Award in 2015.
Additionally, Meyer has served as a member of NAR Committees, including Convention and Land Use. She has served as the industry's liaison with Congressman Bob Gibbs since 2011. Meyer was instrumental in working with Rep. Gibbs in introducing the Waters of the US legislation into Congress. She contributes to RPAC at the Sterling R Major Investor Level.
She holds NAR's Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) professional designation and is working toward the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation.
Civically, she has been involved with the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce, serving as a member of its Legislative Committee and Young Professionals Network. She has also been involved with the Ashland County Humane Society, Leadership Ashland Graduate, Future Farmers of America, Ashland County Republican Party and offers life skill training on home ownership at local high schools.
Meyer resides in Loudonville.
2017 OAR Treasurer Anjanette (AJ) Frye is with RCF Properties in Dayton.
On the local level, Frye served as President of the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS (DABR) in 2012. She served on numerous committees including: Budget & Finance, RPAC, Strategic Planning, Legislative, Emerging Issues, MLS Operations, YPN and Professional Standards. She was the DABR Broker Owner of the Year in 2014.
On the state level Frye has served as an OAR District Vice President (2014-2015) and has been a Director since 2008. She served as a member of numerous OAR Committees, including Legislative Steering, Legal Action, RPAC, Commercial Industrial, Residential Property, Communications and Finance, among others. Frye was a member of the Ohio Division of Real Estate Credentials Task Force (2013-2014)
Additionally, she was as an NAR Director in 2012 and served e served on a number of Committees, including Housing Opportunity, Commercial Real Estate Research, and Commercial Legislation and Regulatory Advisory Board. She served in leadership of the Property Management Forum and Commercial Committee. In 2014 she was a member of the NAR Environmental Summit. She contributes to RPAC at the Golden R Major Investor Level and is a President's Circle Member.
Frye holds NAR's Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), e-PRO, Broker Price Opinion Resource (BPOR), (CIPS) Certified International Property Specialist and is a candidate for the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation.
Anjanette resides in Dayton, is a second generation Realtor who partners with her father in RCF Properties Inc. and is active in Big Brothers Big Sisters and Habitat for Humanity.
The Ohio Association of REALTORS, with more than 30,000 members, is the largest professional trade association in Ohio.