REALTOR® Mike Drews, GRI, of Aurora was the 2016 President of the Illinois REALTORS® and the 2019 Regional Vice President for the National Association of Realtors. Active in the real estate industry since 1979, Drews has donated his time and expertise to the REALTOR® organization at the local, state and national level. A past president of the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®, he also has served as chairman of various local committees. He was named REALTOR® of the Year in 2011 by the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® and REALTOR® Associate of the Year in 1990 by the Greater Aurora Association of REALTORS®. He was the Illinois Realtors’ 2019 Realtor of the Year. For the Illinois REALTORS®, Drews has served on numerous committees and working groups including: the Executive, Finance, Broker/Lawyer Liaison and Strategic Planning committees and the Professional Development Member Involvement Group. On the statewide and national level, Drews has been committed to the issue of industry ethics and professional standards. He is a three-time chair of the Illinois REALTORS® professional Standards Committee and has served repeated appointments as a member of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Professional Standards Committee. He is one of seven Realtors from NAR who authored the model for the Ethics Citation Program. In 2011, Drews was awarded the Illinois REALTORS® Political Involvement Award honoring members who have shown outstanding achievement in the political and legislative activities of the REALTOR® association and grassroots involvement. He is a Major Investor to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) and is a member of NAR’s RPAC Hall of Fame. He has served as the Federal Political Coordinator for Congressman Randy Hultgren and to Congressman Bill Foster and was the key State Legislative Contact for State Representative Keith Wheeler. Drews chaired the Illinois REALTORS® Political Involvement Committee in 2011 and was a member of NAR’s REALTORS® Political Involvement Committee, now known as the REALTOR® Party Member Involvement Committee, from 2008-2016. In 2019, for his over 40 year commitment to the local, state and national associations he was awarded Realtor Emeritus status. Drews is a graduate of Western Illinois University and has earned the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) professional designation. Active in his local community, he has served on the board of directors for the Aurora Family YMCA and the New England Congregational Church. He and his wife, Kay, live in Aurora and are the parents of two grown children and have four grandchildren.