2022 GCAR AWARD WINNERS
GCAR REALTOR® of the Year Award
Willie Miranda
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc.
The GCAR Realtor of the Year Award recognizes individuals who have served not only the real estate profession in an exemplary manner, but also in their communities.
Each year a REALTOR of the Year Committee, which is comprised of the 5 past recipients, comes together to review nominees for this most honored recognition. The committee reviews civic activity, service to non-profit organizations and other charitable activities, volunteer work for the local association, business accomplishments, and state and national association activity.
Willie Miranda, Principal Broker of Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. has been recognized as GCAR’s 2022 REALTOR® of the Year. He has been a member of the Association for over twenty years and an active member in the industry and the community.
Willie is the Founder of the Real Estate Success Blueprint, a coaching company providing real estate training and coaching for brokers, team leaders, and REALTORS® across North America. He is the President of Miranda Charity, Corp., a 501(c)(3) organization, that provides various charities with goods, services, and monetary donations through charitable contributions, local business group events, civic duty, and volunteerism.
To date, Miranda Charity, Corp. has raised $415,000 for the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region.
Willie and his team have sold over 12,000 homes for over $2.5 billion dollars in real estate sales since opening in 2002. Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary this past August.
GCAR Good Neighbor Award
Sandy Nardoci
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Blake, REALTORS®
As a not-for-profit, the Greater Capital Association of REALTORS® understands the importance of garnering community support through monetary means and volunteers who contribute their time and effort towards the goals of the many organizations throughout the Capital Region. To recognize these organizations and the individuals who work for and with them, GCAR instituted a Good Neighbor Award program in 2019, a local program to recognize a GCAR member who is making an extraordinary impact through community service. Sandy Nardoci, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Blake, REALTORS® has been selected as the 2022 GCAR Good Neighbor.
Sandy is a cofounder and lead volunteer for the Capital District YMCA’s Circle of Champs, she has spent 30 years dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses.
Circle of Champs is a non-profit charity that provides monthly activities for the families of children with life threatening illnesses. The program also provides holiday parties, picnic, and summer camp for siblings and the sick child if they can attend. Over the last 30 years, Circle of Champs has served approximately 50-100 families per year and continues to grow.
Sandy’s eagerness to help those in need does not stop at Circle of Champs. She also founded the “Voices of Hope of the Capital District”. The Voices mission is to bring local charities together “bringing hope and services to children and families touched by life altering conditions”. Some of the groups involved are Circle of Champs, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Ronald McDonald House. A program that was formed called Rails to Recovery was a collaborative mission along with Amtrak and the NYS Department of Transportation. This allows patients who are receiving or seeking treatment within New York State a free fare when another companion ticket is purchased. Sandy recognized the hardship families had with travel, separation, and expense when treatment wasn’t local. Sandy’s vision, leadership, hard work and coordination to this effort made it possible. Rails to Recovery has facilitate more 1,000 trips since 2014.
Sandy has had an extraordinary impact on our community. Her traits of intelligence, honesty, compassion, and sincerity have made her a role model to fellow REALTORS®, business associates, and friends.
