Winter 2024 Chicago REALTOR® Magazine
The official publication of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®.
The official publication of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®.
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<strong>2024</strong> PRESIDENT<br />
DRUSSY<br />
Hernandez<br />
“Real estate happened to me,” <strong>2024</strong> <strong>Chicago</strong> Association of<br />
REALTORS ® President Drussy Hernandez said during her installation<br />
at the 140 th Inaugural Gala. Even though she inadvertently fell into<br />
real estate, Hernandez found her passion in this industry and is now<br />
aiming to make a big impact during her time as president.<br />
Born in Puerto Rico, she moved to the <strong>Chicago</strong> area as a teenager, and her family put down roots<br />
in Evanston. Her parents have always been supportive of whatever she chose to do in her life.<br />
Sadly, her dad suffered from a stroke last year, right around the same time she found out she<br />
would be serving as president this year.<br />
“I told him he needed to get better, because I was going to be president of the association<br />
and needed him as my date to the Inaugural Gala. Although I’m not quite sure he understood<br />
what being the president of this association meant, he proudly told every nurse and doctor<br />
who came into his room that his daughter was going to be president. To say they were confused<br />
is an understatement. I wouldn’t be here without my parents' support,” she said during the<br />
Inaugural Gala.<br />
p h o t o s b y KIRSTEN MICCOLI PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
L o c a t i o n c o u r t e s y o f CIRRUS CHICAGO<br />
10 <strong>Chicago</strong> REALTOR ® <strong>Magazine</strong>
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