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Ohio REALTORS Announce 2026 Leadership Team 

Ohio REALTORS Announce 2026 Leadership Team 

Sep 24, 2025

Ohio REALTORS® announced the election of its 2026 Leadership Team during the Association’s Annual Convention & EXPO, Sept. 15-17, in Cleveland. The 2026 team – comprised of Mic Gordon, President, Joanne Zettl, President-elect, and Tracy Dunne, Treasurer – will be installed into office during the Ohio REALTORS® Winter Conference in February 2026.

Ohio REALTORS® 2026 President Mic Gordon is the Operating Principal of Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty.

Gordon, licensed in 1987, leads a brokerage of nearly 330 agents and six offices. He continues to directly serve clients by listing and selling homes full-time, in addition to the leadership roles he has held since 2003.

On the local level, he served as President of Columbus REALTORS® in 2017. Additionally, Gordon has served on and chaired numerous committees, including Governance, Board of Consultants, Budget & Finance, Housing Affordability and Community Partnership, CEO Evaluation, CORPAC Governing Board, and Government Affairs Forum. He was honored as Columbus REALTORS Salesperson of the Year in 2020 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.

At the state level, he has been a member of Ohio REALTORS® Board of Directors since 2010. Gordon has chaired and served on several committees, including Strategic Planning, Legislative Steering, Enlarged Legislative, Local Government Forum, Professional Development, RPAC Trustees, License Background Check Task Force, and the Presidential Advisory Group to Study Dual Agency in Ohio. He has served as the industry’s State Political Coordinator for Sen. Michelle Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester). Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Gordon to serve as a member of the state’s Federally Subsidized Housing Taxation Study Committee.

For the National Association of REALTORS®, Gordon served on the Federal Taxation Committee and was a member of its Board of Directors (2016-2018, 2022, 2024, 2025). He is a “Golden R” RPAC Major Investor, a member of the President’s Circle and has been inducted into the NAR RPAC Hall of Fame and Ohio REALTORS® RPAC Hall of Honor.

He has earned the National Association of Realtors® Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) and At Home with Diversity Certification (AHWD).

In his spare time, Gordon enjoys spending time with his family, following all his favorite Ohio sports teams, attending Columbus Crew and Cincinnati Bengals games, and raising awareness for causes close to his family and friends.

Gordon, a lifelong resident of Central Ohio, has been married to his wife, Patty, for 33 years. They have two daughters, Claire and Paige.

Ohio REALTORS 2026® President-elect Joanne Zettl is a sales associate with The Agency Cleveland Northcoast, serving the Greater Cleveland area.

Zettl is a member of the Akron-Cleveland Association of REALTORS® (ACAR) and is affiliated with The Agency Cleveland Northcoast. She has been a REALTOR® since 1985 and was licensed as a broker in 1990.

At the local level, Zettl served as President of the Akron-Cleveland Association of REALTORS® in 2013. Additionally, she has served on and chaired a variety of ACAR committees, including Grievance, Professional Development, Equal Opportunity, Legislative, REALTOR® of the Year, RPAC Trustees, Professional Standards, Community Watchdog Program, and Rental/Property Management Forum. Zettl has also been a trustee of ACAR’s Harold L. Klarreich Scholarship Foundation since 2009.

Zettl has been an active participant in governance meetings as a member of its Board of Directors (1996-2000, 2003-2006, 2011-present), as well as serving as a member and chairing a host of Committees -- including: Executive, Communications, Political Activity & RPAC Fundraising, Enlarged Legislative, Legal Issues, Local Government, Professional Standards Forum, Political Advocacy Fund, and Issues Mobilization. She served as Ohio REALTORS® District 3 Vice President (2021-2022). Zettl graduated from the Ohio REALTORS® Leadership Academy and served on its Advisory Board from 2018-2020. She was selected as Ohio REALTORS® Realtor of the Year in 2022.

For the National Association of REALTORS®, she serves on the Risk Management Committee, was chair of the Research Committee in 2020, and has been a member of the Housing Opportunity Committee. Zettl is a current and past member of Board of Directors for the National Association of REALTORS® (2018-2020, 2021-2023).

Civically, Zettl has been active with the Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce, serving as President and is currently an advisor to the Executive Committee, and has been a member of the Village of Chagrin Falls Mayor’s Advisory Committee. Additionally, she is a current Board member for the Chagrin Documentary Film Fest, has been actively involved with Your Hometown (formerly Downtown Chagrin Falls), and Chagrin Foundation for Arts & Culture, and currently serves as Vice President of the Chagrin Valley Little Theater.

Zettl holds a Bachelor of Arts from John Carroll University and studied at the American Institute of Paralegal Studies, Hobbs Herder School of Management, Covey Leadership Center, Dale Carnegie Customer Relations & Employee Development, and Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. She has earned the following professional designations from the National Association of REALTORS®: AHWD (At Home With Diversity), CRB (Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), e-Pro, GRI (Graduate, REALTORS® Institute), PSA (Pricing Strategy Advisor), and SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist).

Ohio REALTORS® 2026 Treasurer Tracy Dunne is President and Principal Broker at Comey & Shepherd REALTORS® in Cincinnati, Ohio

Tracy was licensed in 2005 and enjoyed a successful career in real estate sales before getting her broker’s license and moving into branch management. She currently serves as President and Principal Broker for Comey & Shepherd Realtors®, based in Cincinnati, and holds her broker license in Ohio and Kentucky.

At the local level, Dunne served as the 2024 President of the REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, following service as President-Elect in 2023 and as a Director from 2020 to 2022. Dunne has contributed extensively through committee work, including service on the Contracts Committee (2018–2022) and Professional Standards (2016–2022). From 2013 to 2020, she was a Cincinnati Real Estate Ambassador and graduated from the 2015 CABR Leadership Academy.

For the Southern Ohio Association of REALTORS®, she served as Ombudsman from 2019 to 2023, was a long-standing member of the Professional Standards Committee (2018–2023), and contributed to the Nominating Committee (2015–2023) and Education Committee (2015–2020).

Dunne has been an Ohio REALTORS® Director at the state level since 2020. She has served on the Professional Development Committee (2020–2023), Communications Committee (2022), and Legislative Steering Committee (2024). Additionally, Tracy has been deeply involved in Professional Standards, serving on the Forum from 2021 to 2024, as Vice Chair in 2022 and Chair in 2023.

Nationally, Tracy has served as a Director of the National Association of REALTORS® (2023–2024). She is currently a member of the Professional Development Committee and previously served on the Business Issues Policy Committee. She will serve as 2026 Vice Chair of the Professional Standards Forum.

Tracy is committed to personal growth and professional development, and she has earned her CRB, CRS, GRI, SRS, At Home with Diversity, and ePro designations.

Tracy and her husband, Matt, have two grown children, a daughter, Courtney, and a son, Christopher.    

Ohio REALTORS®, with more than 35,000 members, is Ohio's largest professional trade association.

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