On Thursday, September 24, GEPAR members, industry partners, and exhibitors came together at the El Paso Convention Center for one of the Association’s biggest events of the year—REALTOR® Rally 2026: All Around the World!
From 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., attendees had the opportunity to connect, learn, network, and explore an exhibit hall filled with 79 exhibitors excited to be part of this year’s Rally.
The “All Around the World” theme brought plenty of creativity to the exhibit hall. Many exhibitors went all out, transforming their booths into airports, travel destinations, and countries from around the globe. The decorations added to the excitement of the day and made traveling through the exhibit hall an experience of its own.
Confidence Takes Center Stage
This year’s keynote speaker, Juan Bendana, brought an inspiring and engaging message to REALTOR® Rally with his presentation, “Make Confidence Your Competitive Advantage.”
Bendana challenged attendees to think differently about confidence and the role it can play in both their professional and personal lives. His energy, humor, and message made for a memorable session and a great addition to this year’s Rally.
Annual Membership Meeting
During lunch, GEPAR held its Annual Membership Meeting, giving members an opportunity to hear important Association updates, including a review of the year’s financials.
The meeting also included the announcement of the winners of the 2027 GEPAR and MLS Board of Directors elections.
Congratulations to the newly elected GEPAR Board of Directors:
Roger Craig • Jeffery Llamas • Michelle Medrano • Cathy Few • Grace Martinez
And congratulations to Jackie York, who was elected to the MLS Board of Directors.
We look forward to seeing each of these members bring their experience, ideas, and leadership to the Association in 2027.
DJ Mora, Alex Huereca, Ben Williams Jr., Roger Craig, Grace Martinez, Cathy Few, and Jorge Najera
Jessica Ortiz, Brent Hull, Angela Ochoa, Ashley Wright, Jackie York, and Luis Carlos Perez
And the Winners Are...
The fun continued after the Membership Meeting as exhibitors began announcing the winners of their prize drawings.
GEPAR joined in by offering two special prizes: payment of the winner’s first quarter of MLS services and first quarter of SentriKey services.
🎉 Sam Breceda was the lucky winner of the MLS services drawing, while Linda Moreno won the SentriKey services drawing. Congratulations to both!
Thank You to Our REALTOR® Rally Advertisers
An event of this size would not be possible without the support of the organizations that invest in GEPAR and our REALTOR® community. We extend a sincere thank you to every advertiser who helped make REALTOR® Rally 2026 a success.
Main Advertiser: GECU Mortgage
Major Advertiser: Prosperus Title
Auto Dealership Advertisers: Charlie Clark Nissan & Infiniti
Gold Advertisers: Bumble Bee Blinds, BIC Homes, First Community Mortgage, and Raiz Federal Credit Union
Silver Advertisers: Citizens Bank of Las Cruces, Clear Title, Homes.com, Lone Star Title, Old Republic Home Protection, and Rocket Mortgage
Centerpiece Advertiser: Citizens Bank of Las Cruces
Coffee Advertisers: Academy of Real Estate, Cadence Lending Group, Camacho Real Estate, Lone Star Title, Rocky Mountain Mortgage, Society Title, Premier Title, REALTOR.com, SentriLock, and Tint World
To all of our advertisers, exhibitors, speakers, volunteers, members, and everyone who spent the day with us—thank you! Your participation and enthusiasm are what make REALTOR® Rally such a special event year after year.
REALTOR® Rally 2026 gave us the chance to travel All Around the World without leaving El Paso, and what a journey it was!
We hope everyone walked away with new connections, new ideas, and a little more confidence.
Thank you for making REALTOR® Rally 2026 one to remember. We’ll see you next year!
