2021 GCAR REALTOR® of the Year

Jay Christiana
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Blake

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.

Jay Christiana of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Blake has been selected as GCAR’s REALTOR® of the Year. He has been an active member of the Association for over twenty years.

He is extremely active in our community with several non-profit organizations, including Amtrak Rails to Recovery Program, Voices of Hope, Capital District YMCA Circle of Champs, Best Buddies Program, and the Ring of Hope Program founded by his father, Jeff Christiana.

Jay served as the president CRMLS, the GCAR Board of Directors (serving as President in 2019), and currently sits on the Global MLS Board of Directors. He also has served on the board of directors of the New York State Association of REALTORS and the National Association of REALTORS.  Through all this volunteer work, this member still has enough energy, dedication, and drive to lead one of the top four brokerages in our market.