March - April 2019

NOfofritche HNeilwlss
March & April 2019
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES

COMPANY SALES CONVENTION

The 2019 company sales convention was held from
March 9th-12th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Berkshire Hathaway
HomeServices The Preferred Realty Pittsburgh was ranked #11
out of 300 companies nationwide! We were also ranked #7 in
units out of the entire Berkshire Hathway HomeServices
network nationwide! Our North Hills office was honored to be
ranked #26 in the fourth quarter of 2018. We are all very excited
to be conquering the world of real estate!

BUNCO NIGHT

Our office held a fun filled
Bunco night on Wednesday, April
10th. Many of our staff, agents
and their spouses attended to
enjoy some friendly competition
against each other and win prizes.
Delicious snacks and drinks were
also enjoyed by all. We can’t wait
to plan the next Bunco night!

TOP DOGS April SALES & LISTING LEADERS
March March April

Kay Barchetti Justin Baker Sales Unit Leader Sales Unit Leader
Lynn Bryan Kay Barchetti Kelly Kuzemchak Melissa Faulkner &
Dave Bryant Team Krist Stebler Team
Dave Bryant Team Tina Cicero 11 Units
Tina Marie Cicero Erin Cordial 18 Units
Ann Constantine Sales Volume Leader
Lisa Elliott Dan Kite Team Sales Volume Leader
Erin Cordial Tina Fletcher $2,099,900 Kay Barchetti
Lisa Elliott Wilson Bonnie Hoffman $5,015,800
Kathryn Flower Susie Holmes Listing Unit Leader
Faulkner & Stebler Team Kay Barchetti Listing Unit Leader
Susie Holmes Dan Kite Team 7 Units Melissa Faulkner &
Norma Imhof Kelly Kuzemchak Krist Stebler Team
Darla Jobkar Team Jo Ann Milesky Listing Volume Leader
Tracy Jones Kay Barchetti 11 Units
Kelly Kuzemchak Team Dan Reed $4,213,800
Tony & Mary Scafede Betsy Smith Listing Volume Leader
Tandon & Thapar Team Tandon & Thapar Team Jo Ann Milesky
Dave Tumpa Team Dan & Dawn U’Ren $2,574,900

AGENT PRODUCTION RECOGNITION • March & April

Alexander & Clark Team 1 listing • 1 sale Dan Kite Team 6 listings • 13 sales
Kelly Kuzemchak 6 listings • 14 sales
Justin Baker 1 listing • 6 sales Nicole Liddle 1 sale
Lorraine Marak 1 listing • 2 sales
Kay Barchetti 12 listings • 15 sales Tom Martin 1 sale
Ron May 1 listing
Lynn Bryan 1 listing • 4 sales Rose McMahon 1 sale
Melle & Silverman Team 1 listing • 1 sale
Dave Bryant Team 4 listing • 10 sales Debra Merlina 1 listing • 5 sales
Jo Ann Milesky 4 listings • 3 sales
Tina Marie Cicero 6 listings • 3 sales Mark Nard 1 listing • 1 sale
Dan Reed 2 listings • 2 sales
Gina Concelman 1 sale Monica Reynolds 1 sale • 3 sales
Cindy Rezabeck 1 listing • 1 sale
Ann Constantine 3 listings • 5 sales John Roth 1 listing • 1 sale
Joe Sasala 1 sale
Erin Cordial 1 listing • 6 sales Tony & Mary Scafede 1 listing • 4 sales
Betsy Smith 3 listings • 3 sales
Jackie Cromeans 2 sales Kay Stout 1 sale
Greg Tadda 1 listing • 3 sales
Jan Eichorn 1 sale Tandon & Thapar Team 3 listings • 5 sales
Nancy Theys 1 sale • 3 sales
Lisa Elliott 3 listings • 7 sales Dave Tumpa Team 2 listings • 12 sales
Dan & Dawn U’Ren 5 listings • 5 sales
Nancy Evans 3 listings • 5 sales Richard Wagner 1 sale
Nancy Yagesh 1 sale
Maggie Fazli 1 sale

Tina Fletcher 1 listing • 3 sales

Kathryn Flower 1 listing • 4 sales

Fodi & Wyzkoski Team 2 listings • 2 sales

Renee Georgi 1 listing • 1 sale

Lisa Giordano 1 listing • 2 sales

Megan Grenek 1 listing • 1 sale

Bonnie Hoffman 1 listing

Susie Holmes 3 listings • 7 sales

Karen Huebner 1 listing • 2 sales

Norma Imhof 1 listing •

Darla Jobkar Team 5 listings • 8 sales

Tracy Jones 3 sales

Faulkner & Stebler Team 15 listings • 24 sales

TOP DOG LUNCH Thursday, April 25th.

Welcome New Agents to our Office!

Tamara Davis Caroline Hari-Betton Arah Katz Sherry Jo Matt

New to Real Estate New to Real Estate Formerly with RE/MAX New to Real Estate

Dawn Ross-U’Ren Dan U’Ren

Formerly with Howard Hanna Formerly with Howard Hanna

Meet Our Agents

Kelly Kuzemchak Arah Katz

Born and raised in Shaler Twp., Arah is originally from Pittsburgh,

Kelly and her husband John have but has lived all over the country.

been married for 25 years. They She grew up as an “Air Force

have two daughters; Courtney is brat” as her dad served as a Lt.

graduating from West Virginia Colonel in the United States Air

University this spring and Lexi is Force. She graduated with honors

finishing up her sophomore year from Duquesne University with a

at the University of Pittsburgh. degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Turning the BIG 5-0 this year has sparked in her a After graduating college, she worked in Corporate

desire to travel. Kelly spent a week in Portugal earlier this America in several cities around the United States. Arah

year with her life-long girlfriend and she’s hoping to go to was asked by the National Sales Manager from WPXI to

Austria this summer with her Mom to visit Lexi who will do an internship for him, and that is what set her on the

be studying abroad. Focusing on work/life balance, Kelly path to a successful and rewarding career in sales. She

likes to work hard and play hard. Always ready to fill in then worked for Seneca Printing & Sales, a company that

“fun stuff” every minute she can… like running down to prints tickets for various sporting events. She has also

Oakland or Morgantown to surprise her kids or squeezing previously worked as a Manager on the PGA Tour. Arah

in a bike ride or a hike on a sunny day. Never one to sit recently moved back home to Pittsburgh for love; her best

still, she just bought her 3rd investment property and she friend from college asked her to marry him and she said

plans on renovating it and renting it out. Fun fact about yes! Upon moving back, she was recruited to our office

Kelly, in the late 80’s she worked for the marketing through General Manager Mary Ann Gibson. Prior to

department of Northwood and ran a printing press back working at Berkshire Hathaway, Arah worked for RE/MAX

before we had color printing! Her Mom, Pat George, was a for six years and was consistently ranked in the top 1% in

longtime Northwood employee, working as an admin and sales production in both the states of North Carolina and

also as the first IRRT person. In 2003 when Kelly wanted South Carolina.

to leave corporate America and become a Realtor, her -Interviewed by Nancy Mathews, Coach

Mom tried to talk her out of it! Fast forward 16 years and

Kelly is happy in her dream career.

-Interviewed by Nancy Mathews, Coach

MAY 2019 3 4
12
7pm • PTA Class Happy Birthday 10am - 1:30pm
Shari Grandizio! • Rental/Leasing
5 6 7 10am - 12pm 8 9 Certification Class
10 Open House
Open House 10am • Agent Tour 10am • PTS Class 10am • PTA Class Spectacular!
Spectacular! • Sales Meeting 12pm • Litigation Happy Birthday 2pm • PTS Class
Tom Hosack! 11
Happy Birthday Happy Birthday
Craig Melichar! 3:30pm • PTA Class 6pm • Litigation 15 Tamara Davis!

12 Happy Birthday 12pm • Litigation 16
Arah Katz! 6pm • Litigation
Happy Mother’s 1pm • PTS Class
Day! 13 14 22 2pm • PTS Class 17 18
7pm • PTA Class
19 10am • In-Office 10am - 12pm 1pm • PTS Class Happy Birthday 9am - 2pm
Training Workshop • Agent Tour 23 Kelly Kuzemchak • Pink Tag Sale @
Open House 10am • PTS Class 29 & Todd Van Horn! the Hampton Office
Spectacular! 10am • PTS Class 6pm • PTS Class
1pm • PTC Class 2pm • PTS Class @ 2250 Babcock Happy Birthday
26 3pm • PTS Class 7pm • PTA Class Dawn U’Ren!

20 21 30 24 25

10am 10am - 12pm 10am • PTA Class 1pm • PTS Class
• Sales Meeting • Agent Tour 1pm • PTS Class
1pm • PTS Class Happy Birthday
6pm 10:30am Tex Weston!
• Sales Meeting • PTS Class
1pm • PTC Class 31

27 Happy 28

Memorial Day! 10am - 12pm
• Agent Tour

Happy Birthday Happy Birthday
Deanna Redmond! Melissa Faulkner!

JUNE 2019 1

Open House
Spectacular!

2 3 4 10am - 12pm 5 67 8

Open House 10am • Agent Tour 12 1:15pm • PTS Class Happy Birthday
Spectacular! • Sales Meeting 10am • Renee Georgi!
Rental/Leasing 1pm • PTS Class
1pm • PTS Class Certification Class Happy Birthday 15
Happy Birthday Carole Hoy &
9 10 Happy Birthday Kristie Kite! Jesse Kohser! 14 22
Mark Nard!
12pm • Golf Outing 6pm • PTS Class 19 13 Open House
@ Top Golf PGH - 11 Spectacular!
Benefits NW 6pm • PTS Class 2pm • PTS Class
Charitable 10am - 12pm 6pm • PTS Class 29
Foundation • Agent Tour Happy Birthday
Nicki Lewkowicz! 20 21 Happy Birthday
16 17 18 Barb Kleppick!
26 11am • PTS Class
10am 10am - 12pm
• Sales Meeting • Agent Tour 1pm • PTS Class 6pm • PTS Class
11am • PTS Class
23 24 Happy Birthday
25 Rose McMahon!
Open House 6pm • PTS Class
Spectacular! 10am - 12pm 27 28
• Agent Tour
Happy Birthday 10am • PTS Class 2pm • PTS Class
Jen Jordan & 3:30pm • PTS Class
30 Kevin Mentel!
Happy Birthday
Kathryn Flower &

Ron May!