Several industry members, community partners and elected officials joined us in celebrating the official launch of Columbus REALTORS® Hispanic Professionals Network (CrHPN) at Arepazo in downtown Columbus on Wednesday, Oct. 20.

The festivities began with remarks from Columbus REALTORS® President Michael Jones, CrHPN Founding Chair and Ohio REALTORS® Director Frank Herman, Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano, and Columbus City Councilwoman Shayla Favor.

We also heard from our generous event sponsors: Tom Nichols, Choice Home Warranty; Marshall McCormick, Chase Title Services; and Theresa Saelim, Chase Bank. whose support helped make this kick-off a huge success!

Established as a space to elevate each other and our community, CrHPN is structured as an official committee of Columbus REALTORS®, and will operate very much like the YPN Committee with the same operational purpose to serve our demographic.

Our members are REAL (Real Estate Advocate Leaders) passionate about making the American Dream of homeownership a reality for the Latino Community through networking, education and action.

Membership is open to everyone, and if not already a member, we invite you to join. Meetings are held every other month. Dates and times can be found atCrHPN's Facebook Pageorcolumbusrealtors.com.

Delicious food and drink, prize giveaways and the opportunity to break bread and network with our industry peers was an exciting, productive and fun way to celebrate this momentous occasion.

A special note of thanks goes out to Dean Gouty, who lead us in prayer, and to all who came out to support the newly established CrHPN!

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