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Bill Espinola, of Parkview Realty in Hayward, is the new president for the Bay East Association of Realtors for 2026.
A Realtor for the past 25 years, Espinola sits on the association’s Executive, Local Government Relations and Political Activities committees, as well as serves on the California Association of Realtors Board of Directors and has been actively involved in Bay East strategic planning activities.
“Espinola’s vision for 2026 is to help strengthen the connection between real estate professionals and the public,” Bay East officials said in a press release. “He wants to continue helping real estate professionals build consumer trust, improve public understanding of real estate, and reinforce the role Realtors play to uplift the communities they serve.”
In his professional work and industry advocacy, Espinola is driven by the mindset that ” if there’s one thing Realtors truly care about, it’s the human beings involved in their transactions and the communities those people live in”, Bay East officials added.
He was sworn in during the trade association’s inaugural event at The Club at Castlewood in Pleasanton on Feb. 7. Joining Espinola as board officers are president-elect Viviana Cherman, of Elation Real Estate in Pleasanton; treasurer Paul Wong, of Fifty Hills Real Estate in Oakland; past-president Tracey Esling, of Compass in Berkeley; and CEO Tricia Thomas.
Based in Pleasanton, Bay East serves and represents more than 5,500 residential and commercial real estate professionals throughout the East Bay in Alameda County.
The 2026 Bay East Board of Directors also features Nancie Allen, Compass, Fremont; Janella Anguiano, Century 21 Masters, Castro Valley; Joe Annunziato III, Annunziato Real Estate Inc.; June Burckhardt, Legacy Real Estate & Associates, Fremont; Don Faught, Compass, Pleasanton; Louis Heystek, Compass, Oakland; Tina Jackson-Walda, Suburban Homes Realty; and Delores “Dee” Johnson, Delores Dee Johnson Realty, Oakland.
Filling out the rest of the board roster are Joe LoParo, KW Advisors, Alameda; Sharon Mancillas, KW Advisors, Alameda; Frank Quismorio, Realty Experts, Fremont; Geraldine Ramirez, Bay City Real Estate Group, Pleasanton; Eliane Selwan, JPAR Iron Horse Real Estate Group, Pleasanton; Sinath Thi, Coldwell Banker Realty, Castro Valley; Paul Wong, Coldwell Banker Realty, Oakland; Garrick Yan, EXP Realty of California, San Ramon; and platinum affiliate director Trevor Frey, Supreme Lending, Brentwood.
