Long & Foster Real Estate is proud to announce that Donna Travis, a sales agent with the company’s New River Valley office, has been awarded Realtor of the Year from the New River Valley Association of Realtors.

The Realtor of the Year Award is given to selected Realtor association members who are faithful to the principles of good real estate practice and laws, who adhere to the Realtor Code of Ethics, show high integrity, and who have served their profession and their community. Agents chosen for the award are often involved in local civic service organizations, charitable activities, boards, committees, councils and more.

“Long & Foster is proud that the New River Valley Association of Realtors has recognized Donna’s many accomplishments and her commitment to the industry,” said Beth Dalton, managing broker of the New River Valley office. “Donna is a true professional in the real estate community, and her dedication to her buyers and sellers is a testament to her passion for real estate.”

Travis has been a professional in the real estate industry for the past nine years. Her husband, John, joined her as a licensed agent in 2014 and together they are The Travis Team. Known for a strong reputation of building relationships with her clients, Travis’ long-standing sales success has placed her in the top tier of Realtors. The Travis Team motto remains, “The first thing we build is trust.” Travis and her husband live in Pulaski County and they have called the New River Valley home for the past 26 years. Travis loves being part of the community and has served many local organizations committed to supporting local needs including Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Roanoke Rescue Mission, the Pulaski Rotary Club and the American Red Cross.

“It’s the commitment of agents like Donna that has enabled her to earn an honor such as this one, and we’re proud to have her as part of the Long & Foster family,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Our company has a reputation of honesty, integrity and best-in-class customer service that spans 45 years, and the talent of professionals like Donna is why we remain the top real estate company in the New River Valley and the Mid-Atlantic.”

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