Meet Your Leadership

Third in a series highlighting the 2008 Board of Directors

Patti Petralia

Number of Years in Real Estate: 31

Real Estate is a family affair for me. My mom, Fran Kitcko, was a Realtor^® and SRAR member for over 33 years, and my son Jonathan Petralia is currently a 10 year member of our association. I started my service at SRAR in 1990, first as a member of Grievance for 3 years then moving to Professional Standards for 8 years also serving as Vice Chair for both committees. I have also served on Governmental Affairs, Events, Education, Ethics and Arbitration. SRAR Director since 2003, Executive Committee, Director Liaison for Professional Standards, Grievance and Education Committees and CAR Director since 2004. I was recently honored to be elected SRAR President-Elect 2009. I am also the Vice President and Sales Manager for my company and one of my greatest rewards is working with and for my agent's success. I love to cook, garden and I am currently in the process of writing 2 children's books. I am also a "desert lover" and try to spend as much time as I can in Palm Springs.

Charities: Toys for Needy Children, Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Pauline Tallent

Tallent & associates, REALTORS®, a sole proprietorship handling all phases of real estate, has been in business at the same location in Winnetka, since January 1979. Tallent is on the Board of Directors of the Southland Regional Association, and serves on the Commercial/Investment Committee and the Government Affairs Committee. In fact Tallent has served on various committees, holding various titles every year since 1981

Tallent was honored by the prestigious REALTOR^® of the Year Award in 2000. Tallent has also been an active member of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce for 29 years, having served in many capacities including three years as President. She is also on the Boards of Economic Alliance, Valley Vote (also on the Executive Committee), Winnetka Recreational Center, and is the Winnetka Chamber representative on the Board of the united Chambers of Commerce.

Tallent helped organize and is the Secretary/Treasurer of The Winnetka Community Foundation. Every year the Foundation send deserving youngsters from Winnetka, to Cali-Camp, an upscale, athletic-type camp. The Foundation also has provided phone cards to Sailors and Marines deploying from the Valley, so that they can keep in touch with their families, and many, many other good deeds. Tallent has also been deeply involved with the Marine Corps' toys for Tots program for the past 50 years, and last year collected more tan 600 toys.

Raquel Magro

I've been in real estate for 23 years specializing in Bank Foreclosures.

Association/Industry Highlights

Awarded: San Fernando Valley Business Journal The Best of Residential Real Estate; Fannie Mae "Premier Award" for Outstanding Performance; SRAR Grievance Committee "Outstanding Member"; Spondylitis Association of American "Award of Excellence" for her support to the cause.Pinnacle Estate Properties "Lifetime Achievement Award"; Diamond Club Award Winner, 2005, 2006 & 2007

I Find abused dogs homes through a non-profit called "Angels in Fur". She & her husband will foster an abused or abandoned dog in their home until a loving home is found.

Rodney Gallman

Served on the Equal Opportunity, Governmental Affairs, Housing & Events Committees at SRAR. Have served on the BOD since 2002 and a C.A.R. Director for two years.

Other interests have me on the LAPD Foothill Division BOD, own and operate Sober Living Home for recovering alcoholics and drug addicts; vice president trustee Board at Holy Assembly COGIC. Enjoy exercising and spending time with my daughter.