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MetroBrokersTV: Hi. I
am Amy Chase with Metro Brokers and I am here today with Sandy Trujillo. Welcome Sandy.
Sandy Trujillo: Thank you Amy.
MetroBrokersTV: You bet.
So, Sandy
tell me a little bit about your background.
How long have you been a realtor, been in the business, and been with
Metro Brokers?
Sandy Trujillo: Absolutely.
I have been in the business since 1993 and Metro Brokers for the last
three years. Before this I was a mom and
taking care of the kids at home, but real estate has been a wonderful
career. It has given me opportunities
that I would not have had otherwise and I have been with Metro Brokers at John Scardino's
office at Littleton
and Broadway
& Dry Creek and phenomenal office. We've got over a 100 people there and there is
such a wonderful synergy there; I really love that office.
MetroBrokersTV: And do you have any broker associates working
underneath you?
Sandy Trujillo: I have a partner, Diana Graham; she and I
partner together. We just do all our
business together. With my duties this
year as Chair of the Board of Realtors, I am going to be doing quite a bit of
traveling this year. So, having a
partner is wonderful where our customers and clients will not see any
difference with me being out of town because she is there or vice versa.
MetroBrokersTV: Now, you mentioned the Board of Realtors.
Sandy Trujillo: Yes.
MetroBrokersTV: Which board do you belong to and what role do
you play there?
Sandy Trujillo: Well, I belong to the South Metro Denver
Realtor® Association where I have belonged since I have been a realtor and I am
the Chairman of the Board starting October 1st.
MetroBrokersTV: Congratulations.
Sandy Trujillo: We are having my inaugural on the 24th of
this month and our house representative Frank McNulty is actually going to be
my MC for that event. So, it is just
going to be a wonderful night.
MetroBrokersTV: How did you decide to become involved in
volunteering through SMDRA?
Sandy Trujillo: You know the CEO Carol Vieira at the time
caught me in the hallway once. I go to
the marketing sessions every Friday, almost every Friday and she was saying,
"Would you like to help with the REALTOR® rally committee?" and I thought,
"Well, sure, why not?" So, I
started helping with the rally and I must have done that eight years and then
got involved in some other things and the more you start helping at any kind of
organization, the more passionate you get about it, the more you understand the
workings of it and what goes on and how you can even be a help and make things
better for the rest of the community.
MetroBrokersTV: Can you tell us a little bit about how SMDRA
interacts with local government and its citizens?
Sandy Trujillo: Well, we've actually had several bills come
up this past year that were very critical.
We've had bills regarding water rights and property rights and
documentary fee has been the biggest thing that our legislation is trying to
introduce and they are doing that in the guise of affordable housing.
MetroBrokersTV: What do you find is the biggest issue that
SMDRA is tackling right now?
Sandy Trujillo: Oh, I think the prevailing fact out there is
people just don't understand the benefits they get from the board and we are
trying to really work on showing the members what they do get for their dues dollars.
MetroBrokersTV: Before we go, do you have any advice for our
fellow REALTOR® as far as finding out how their boards can work for them and to
their advantage?
Sandy Trujillo: You know take advantage of the classes; most
of them are free and there are forums at least once a month that you can go to
and really find out. Last month we
hosted five of the local mayors and the mayors told us what was going on in
their cities. You know to listen at
those mayors, you would go, "Wow, the economy is not as bad as the press
seems to make it out because there is stuff vitally happening everyday in each
community."
MetroBrokersTV: Thank you Sandy for coming.
Sandy Trujillo: I appreciate it.
MetroBrokersTV: Thank you so much.
Sandy Trujillo: You bet.
Posted on September 29, 2008 13:26:04 by  Mark.Eibner
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