PITTSBURGH, PA (Feb. 4, 2025) – Howard Hanna Real Estate Services (HHRES) is pleased to announce that multiple leaders within the Hanna Family of Companies have been honored as RISMedia 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers, a dynamic group of key influencers making headlines as a result of their contributions to the real estate industry and their efforts to positively impact the communities they serve.
RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers were selected in 2024 by its executive and editorial teams and are showcased in the following categories: Influencers, Trailblazers, Futurists, Achievers, Crusaders, Luminaries and the annual Hall of Fame inductees.
2025 Real Estate Newsmaker awards were presented to the following leaders across the Hanna Family of Companies:
- Dennis Cestra Jr., president, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland, HHRES (Futurist)
- Micheal Guthrie, president emeritus, Charlottesville, HHRES (Influencer)
- F. Duffy Hanna, president, Howard Hanna Financial Services (Futurist)
- Howard “Hoby” Hanna IV, CEO, HHRES (Luminaries)
- Alicia Kosec, president, Northern Ohio and Michigan, HHRES (Crusader)
- Lindsay Kovach, director of communications, HHRES (Influencer)
- Donna Kreps, president, real estate services, Howard Hanna | F.C. Tucker (Influencer)
- Whitney LaCosta, executive vice president, Howard Hanna | Coach Realtors (Luminaries)
- Gary Scott, president, southeast region, Howard Hanna | Allen Tate (Luminaries)
RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers will be honored during a reception and gala dinner held during its 37th annual CEO & Leadership Exchange, taking place September 3-5, in Washington, D.C.
To view the complete list, visit https://www.rismedia.com/2025-newsmakers/
About Howard Hanna: The Hanna Family of Companies proudly provide real estate, title, insurance and mortgage services to clients across 13 states. As the largest family-owned and -operated real estate brokerage in the United States, this full-service real estate company has more than 500 offices and 15,000 sales associates and staff, including many of the industry’s top-producing real estate, title, mortgage and insurance agents. The Hanna Success System provides Howard Hanna agents with 53% more business than agents at the top 1000 brokerages nationally. For more information, visit www.HowardHanna.com.
Contact: Lindsay Kovach | LindsayKovach@HowardHanna.com
