Jacksonville^® Realtor Wins 2024 Spirit of Advocacy Award

This award honors a member of Florida Realtors who has demonstrated excellence in advocacy within the governmental or political arena at all levels – the local Realtor board, state association, national association and community – over their lifetime. Monetary donations are not a consideration for the award.

Galavis puts her background in political science and passion for political issues to good use. She served as the 2023 president of NEFAR and is very active in her local association. As chair of NEFAR’s Legislative Committee in 2015, she logged numerous hours attending City Council meetings with local representatives to discuss key issues impacting her community– and she continues to seek ways to support and partner on local projects and issues. For 10 years, she’s been involved in candidate screenings for local, state and federal offices. And, as a leading voice for supporting RPAC (the Realtor Political Action Committee), as NEFAR president last year, she helped with a record-breaking 40th annual RPAC auction, raising over $147,000 in one night.

At the state level, Galavis has served Florida Realtors as a key contact for various legislators since 2015. She is a Golden R investor and member of the RPAC Hall of Fame. She’s served on Florida Realtors Public Policy Committee, Legislative and Regulatory Business Issues Subcommittee and the Legislative and Political Forum, among many others, and is a 2013 graduate of Florida Realtors Leadership Academy.

Early in her Realtor career, she saw one area where she could make a difference: bridging the gap between young professionals and Realtor advocacy efforts. While serving on Young Professionals Network (YPN) Committees at the state and local levels, Galavis made sure that at all activities, the importance of being involved with advocacy and investing in the through RPAC was emphasized.

Nationally, Galavis is a 2017 graduate of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Leadership Academy and serves as NAR’s federal political coordinator for Congressman John Rutherford, who seeks her input on flood insurance and housing policy issues. She currently serves on the NAR State and Local Issues Mobilization Committee, as well as the Consumer Advocacy Outreach Advisory Board, where she will be vice-chair in 2025.

Galavis is a dedicated advocate for private property rights, a strong voice for Realtor engagement and investment, and represents the real estate profession at its best.