The Arizona REALTORS®, the largest trade association in Arizona representing more than 54,000 Arizona REALTORS®, installed its 2025 state and local Association officers at its annual Leadership Conference held at the DoubleTree Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Sulinda “Sindy” Ready, from RE/MAX Excalibur in Scottsdale, is set to become President of the Arizona REALTORS® for 2025. Ready will be joined by Lisa Paffrath, 2025 president-elect from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Grand View North in Flagstaff; Shane Cook, 2025 first vice president from eXp Realty in Chandler; and Paul Baker, 2025 treasurer from RE/MAX Fine Properties in Scottsdale.
As members of the Arizona REALTORS® 2025 Executive Committee these individuals will utilize their expertise, experience, and leadership abilities to mentor REALTOR® professionals across all sectors of the real estate industry including residential, commercial, property management, land, appraisal, relocation and more.
“As the 2025 President of the Arizona REALTORS®, I am truly honored to serve our members and our industry during these transformative times. Our primary initiatives will center on enhancing education and improving communication amongst both our members and consumers, underscoring the vital role that professional REALTORS® play in what is often the largest transaction of a person’s life,” says Ready. “Additionally, our advocacy team will remain steadfast in fighting for homeownership and private property rights for both REALTORS® and the clients they serve. REALTORS® are essential pillars of communities throughout Arizona, dedicated to making a difference!”
Ready has more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry and previously served as president of the Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS® in 2020, national president of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® in 2015, and executive committee member for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) in the 2022-2023 term. Additionally, Ready has served as a member of the Arizona REALTORS® Professional & Business Development, Business Technology & Communications, and RAPAC Trustees committees. In recognition of her outstanding contributions, Ready was honored with the Tyler Strout Vision Award in 2015, which recognizes a real estate practitioner who elevates the profile of REALTORS® in the community and exemplifies the Association’s vision of the best prepared real estate practitioner with the highest standards.
Paffrath is a past president of the Northern Arizona Association of REALTORS®, a former chair of the Arizona REALTORS® Risk Management Committee, and a graduate of the NAR Leadership Academy. Paffrath is also a previous honoree of the Tyler Strout Vision Award.
Cook has held leadership roles in the West and Southeast REALTORS® of the Valley and currently served as a director and committee member on the NAR Consumer Communications Committee as well as a member of the Business Technology & Communications Committee and the REALTORS® of Arizona Political Action Committee.
Baker has been in the industry for more than 37 years. During that time, he has served as a board member and chair of the Arizona REALTORS Legislative & Political Affairs Committee. He is an alumni of the Scottsdale Area Association’s leadership academy where he also served as treasurer and a member of the political action committee and the member relief committee.
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