Curt Reichstetter is an Associate Broker with Two Dog Realty Group in Richmond, Virginia. During his over 30 years of experience as a REALTOR^®, Curt has helped over a thousand people buy and sell property, practicing in both the residential and commercial fields of real estate.

In 2025, Curt served as President-Elect of Virginia REALTORS^®. He also served as the 2019 President of the Richmond Association of REALTORS^®. Currently, Curt serves on the REALTORS^® Political Action Committee (RPAC) at the state level and also sits on the RPAC Participation Committee nationally as the state representative for Virginia. Curt has served in numerous capacities including the Virginia REALTORS^® Vice President in 2024 and Treasurer in 2023, State Board of Directors since 2018,  as well as being a state delegate for NAR from 2016-2019. In addition, Curt received his C2EX and AHWD certifications from NAR.

For the first 15 years of his career, Curt worked in new construction. He helped sell out many of Richmond’s iconic neighborhoods and condo buildings. He was a board member of the Sales and Marketing Council for the Richmond Home Builders and taught their certified sales professional and advanced courses.

During the housing market crash of the early 2000s, Curt found that he had to reimagine his career and learn the residential resale, foreclosure, and commercial markets. Recently leaving a well-known, larger, and established brokerage, Curt chose to move his license to a small brokerage that he established with his wife Heather – Two Dog Realty.

On the side, Curt is on the Board of Directors of REACHcycles, a local nonprofit that gives bikes to kids with disabilities. They have provided over 1000 bikes in the past eight years. Having had a daughter with special needs and helping her to try and learn to ride and seeing the challenges these kids have to overcome, Curt understood that riding a bike is therapeutic and freeing. He feels there is nothing more heartwarming than watching a child ride a bike for the very first time.

Curt is also on the Board of Directors of Friends of Richmond K9, a nonprofit that provides assistance in meeting the needs of retired and active-duty police dogs in the City of Richmond. Currently, there are no local or state funds for the support of a retired police dog, so this organization tries to bridge that gap.

Sherry is a lifelong resident of Chesapeake and has been a full-time REALTOR^® in the Hampton Roads area since April 1998. She started her career with Rose & Krueth Realty, which merged with Womble Realty to become Rose & Womble Realty. There, she specialized in new construction and earned multiple Circle of Excellence awards, Peninsula Sales & Marketing Council awards, and was twice awarded the Eagle Award for Customer Service Excellence. She later went on to start a new office in Chesapeake for ERA Real Estate Professionals. For the past eleven years, she has been a Managing Broker for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services (formerly William E. Wood & Associates). She is licensed in both Virginia and North Carolina.

Sherry has been a proud member of the Hampton Roads REALTORS^® Association (HRRA) for 27 years. She has served on numerous committees, including the Government Affairs Committee, Realtor/Lawyer Committee, Owners/Managers Council, Circle of Excellence Advisory Committee, CEO Search Committee, and many others. Sherry served on the Board of Directors from 2013-2014 as Chair of the New Homes Council. She served as 2015 Finance Chair, 2016 Incoming President, 2017 President, and 2018 Immediate Past President. She also served on the HRRA BOD from 2022-2023, representing Chesapeake At-Large. Sherry is the recipient of numerous Hampton Roads REALTORS^® Association awards, including 2017 Broker of the Year, 2022 REALTOR^® Code of Ethics Award, and 2022 Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Services.

At the state level, Sherry was the 2025 Vice President, and in 2025 served as Chair of the Strategic Advisory Council and was a member of the Professional Standards Committee, Risk Management Committee, Strategic Plan Task Force, Board Competencies Presidential Advisory Group (PAG) and was elected to the 2026 Board of Directors member Nominating Committee. She served as Virginia Realtors 2024 Treasurer and 2025 Vice President, Chair of the Budget Committee and was a member of the VAR CEO search committee. She was a member of the 2024 member Investment Management Committee. She served two two-year terms on the Board of Directors from 2020–2023. She was a board mentor for the two years. She chaired the Professional Standards and Grievance Committee in 2022 and was Vice-Chair in 2021. She served on the Virginia Leadership Academy Alumni Council for the two years. In addition, she is a graduate of the 2015 Virginia Leadership Academy.

In 2023, Sherry was a founding member and first President of the Southeastern Virginia (SEVA) Network of the Women’s Council of Realtors.

Sherry is also involved at the national level. She served as 2025 Immediate Past Chair, 2024 Chair of the Resort and Second Home Committee, 2023 Vice-Chair and as a member for two year prior. She was a 2023 member of the Insurance Committee and served on the Public Policy Coordinating Committee in 2023 and 2024. She served on the 2024 Sustainability Advisory Group and the 2024 Single Family Investment Management Committee. She served on the Broker Idea Exchange Council in 2021 and 2022. She earned the (Omega Tau Rho) award in 2018, an award recognizing exemplary dedication and service.

Diron is a Danville, Virginia native who was educated in Danville Public Schools. After graduating from George Washington High School, he obtained an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts from Danville Community College, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Averett University, and then a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Averett University. Diron has been a full-time REALTOR^® since 2009 at Wilkins & Co. REALTORS^® in Danville, where he is now the Vice President of the company. He has been Rookie of the Year, REALTOR^® of the Year (twice), served on the Board of Directors, and has held every office, including serving as the President in 2019—all within the Dan River Region Association of REALTORS^® (DRRAR).

Diron is a leading producer and one of the top REALTORS^® in his market, specializing in marketing residential, farmland, and commercial real estate. He is licensed in both Virginia and North Carolina.

Diron is the owner and founder of Clements Forestry & Land Management. He started this company after buying a forestry mulcher to clean up around one of his farms. After years of seeing clients struggle to find a company to have their properties cleared, pines thinned, trails cut or maintained, and not having an option for smaller jobs, he decided to hire a few people to run his equipment full time. Now, his crew runs a skid steer, forestry mulcher, several large tractors, excavator, and several other pieces of heavy equipment daily, depending on the current job. He continues to expand his forestry equipment and heavy equipment fleet to help the public get their real estate ready to market and help new landowners achieve their goals post purchase. This business has allowed Diron to offer another service to the public to help people maintain their land, be able to market their property in their best light, and/or simply enjoy their investment without having to do the work themselves or invest in lots of expensive equipment.

Diron also owns and operates Clements Quarter Horses where he specializes in training and selling champion barrel racing horses. With over 35 years’ experience in the equine industry, he is a nationally ranked and known competitor, competing at the highest levels of barrel racing events. He is an active member of the Barrel Futurities of America (BFA), National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA), and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). He has local, state, national, and world championships under his belt while continuing to compete in barrel racing events nationally.

Diron and Justine live on their horse farm outside the city limits of Danville, in Pittsylvania County. In his spare time, he enjoys hunting and fishing with his twin sons Riley & Cole. He loves planting, maintaining, and creating food sources as well as habitat for the deer, turkey, and ducks on several of his farms and duck impoundments in both Virginia and North Carolina. He serves on several local boards, including the Danville Regional Foundation, Bellevue, and is the “Lead Independent Director” on the Movement Bank Board of Directors.

Chandra Patterson: A Distinguished Professional in Real Estate and Community Leadership

A respected and active real estate professional in Hampton Roads, Virginia since 1994, Chandra Patterson has earned consistent recognition as an Outstanding Salesman throughout most of her career. As a licensed REALTOR since 1994 and a member of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), a REALTIST, since 1995, her dedication to the industry and her community is evident in her extensive leadership roles.

Chandra’s influence extends across the local, state, and national levels of the real estate profession. At the local level, she is a member of the board of directors for the Hampton Roads Association of Real Estate Brokers and previously served as its Treasurer. For the Virginia Peninsula Association of Realtors (VPAR), she has been an active leader, serving as President in 2017, Treasurer from 2014-2016, and as a board member and committee chairperson. Her contributions to the VPAR Charitable Foundation include serving as President in 2020 and Treasurer in 2018.

Her leadership on the national stage is equally impressive. Chandra is the immediate past Regional Vice President for NAREB’s Region IV, which includes Washington D.C., Virginia, and Maryland. She has served on numerous NAREB committees, including the Budget and Finance Committee, Membership Committee, and Credentials Committee, which she currently chairs. In 2015, she was appointed to a special task force to help architect NAREB President Ron Cooper’s 2Mn5 vision. She also helped plan and facilitate the 2019 NAREB Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. and its virtual versions since 2021.

A graduate of Hampton University with a degree in Finance, Chandra is a proud member of the 2024 NAR Leadership Academy. She holds a significant role as the Federal Political Coordinator for Congressman Bobby Scott and is the 2025 Chair of the FPC Advisory Committee. On the state level, she is a Virginia Realtors Director, serves on the Virginia Realtors Budget Committee, and was appointed Chair of the Presidential Advisory Group for Diversity and Inclusion in 2020.

Chandra’s commitment to service extends beyond her professional life. She has served as the 3rd Vice President for the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) – Newport News/Hampton Section. She is an active member of the Denbigh Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., where she is the 2025-2027 Financial Secretary and a member of the Social Action and Economic Development Committees. She also serves as Vice Treasurer for her church and actively participates in voter protection efforts during federal and state elections.

Among her many accolades and awards for sales production, Chandra is the 2025 recipient of the Evelyn Reeves Trailblazer Award. She was also recognized as the REALTIST of the Year in 2011 and the REALTOR of the Year in 2010 by VPAR.

Lorraine has been a REALTOR^® for over three decades. She came to the United States in the early 1980s to fulfill her American Dream! The eldest of five children, her parents encouraged her to pursue whatever she set her mind to accomplishing, regardless of gender.

When she saw what her parents went through when purchasing a home in Northern Virginia, she decided to get her real estate license, knowing that she and her siblings would one day also purchase homes. There was no looking back.

A member of the Dulles Association of REALTORS^® (DAAR) and the Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS^® (NVAR), Lorraine has served on many local committees over the years. Having been involved in leadership positions with NVAR since 2011, she served as the 2018 NVAR President after being their 2017 Vice President and 2016 Treasurer. She served as a NVAR RPAC Trustee, for two terms. Lorraine also sat on the DAAR Budget & Finance Committee, the Education Committee, and she chaired the 2021 DAAR D3! Annual Convention Committee.

At the state level, Lorraine was most recently a director on the Board of Directors from 2019 until 2021 and has moved into leadership roles for Virginia REALTORS^®, starting with State Treasurer, Vice President, then President-Elect, and now 2025 President.

Lorraine is also involved at the National level, having served on numerous committees since 2016. She was the 2019 Vice Chair and then 2020 Chair of the CIPS Advisory Board. She serves on the Global Business and Alliances Committee for the past four years which she Chaired in 2023 and will continue to serve through 2024. In addition, Lorraine has been elected every year since 2016 to the NAR Board of Directors and will continue to have a seat on the NAR board through 2023. She was appointed by the NAR President to a work group to create the REALTOR^® Relief Foundation for Global Assistance.

Lorraine and her husband live in Northern Virginia where she is very active in her community volunteering at her church, served as a Director of The Brain Foundation, president of her homeowners’ association, and served as Co-Chair of the Fairfax County Fair Housing Task Force.

An avid soccer fan, she coached her two sons when they were young. In her spare time, Lorraine still enjoys being “mum” to her now-grown boys, reading, gardening, cooking, and walking her Cairn Terrier, Enzo.

“To those whom much is given, much is expected in return,” is how she leads her life.

Rick Lugg was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Virginia REALTORS^® in January of 2025. Prior to his appointment, Rick served the association for 15 years as both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, where he played a pivotal role in ensuring the organization’s fiscal health and operational excellence.

Before joining Virginia REALTORS^®, Rick built a robust career that spanned multiple industries. He spent a decade in management roles with Circuit City, honing his expertise in strategic operations and customer service. Earlier in his career, Rick served in the U.S. Air Force as a programmer analyst, leveraging his technical skills to support mission-critical operations.

Rick holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Troy University and an MBA from the University of Richmond. His extensive background includes IT programming, Six Sigma process improvement, business intelligence, and strategic finance—a unique combination of skills that have consistently driven value for the association and its members. In recognition of his leadership and financial acumen, Rick was named Virginia Business Magazine’s CFO of the Year for Small Nonprofit Organizations in 2019.

Outside of the office, Rick enjoys quality time with his wife and takes pride in watching his two grown sons evolve into men. Rick also volunteers as a mentor with SCORE Richmond, providing one-on-one mentoring for current and aspiring small business owners. His commitment to professional excellence and personal integrity continues to shape his vision for Virginia REALTORS^®, ensuring the organization remains a trusted partner to its members and a leader in the industry.