Chelsea Mann, a Kamloops realtor, has been elected president of the Interior Association of Realtors for the coming year. (submitted photo/Chelsea Mann)

By Pete McIntyre

New director from Coldstream

Realtors group gets new leader

Mar 20, 2023 | 3:24 PM

The group that speaks for about 2,600 realtors in the B.C. Interior has a new leader.

Chelsea Mann, a Kamloops realtor, has been elected president of the Interior Association of Realtors (IAR) for the coming year.

Mann, a realtor for 16 years and former IAR vice president, will take over for Lyndi Cruickshank of Penticton as president on April 14.

“I am committed to serving all of our members and advocating for their interests, Mann stated. As our association now covers a wider area across British Columbia, we are poised to provide even stronger support for realtors in their communities, and I look forward to working with our members to advance our shared goals.”

Kaytee Sharun of Cranbrook succeeds Mann in the role of vice president while Cruickshank will continue as a director in the role of past president.

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Mann, Sharun and Cruickshank will be joined by newly elected directors Maria Besso of Coldstream, Jaime Briggs, Don Gagnon, Steve Jamieson and Kadin Rainville.

The IAR’s board of directors also includes Stephanie Braun, Ryan Malcolm and Bruce Seitz.