Laura Copersino, GRI, SFR, SRES of Whitestone took the oath of office Monday, Feb. 5, for the second term as the 2018 Metropolitan Region vice president of the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR) during the association’s inauguration ceremony held in conjunction with its business meetings at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany, NY.

Copersino, a REALTOR® for 14 years, is the associate broker and sales manager at Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Bayside, NY.

Active in her local board, she was 2015 president of the Long Island Board of REALTORS® (LIBOR). She also served as chair of the Education Committee and as a member of several other committees including professional standards, legislative and REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC). She is also a recipient of LIBOR’s REALTOR® of the Year award. She is a certified real estate instructor and has served as a director for the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island. She is a long-standing member of the Chinese American Real Estate Association (CAREA), where she teaches continuing education, fair housing and ethics.

Copersino has served as a NYSAR director since 2010 and on numerous committees including education management, organizational planning, and fair housing and cultural diversity. She is a past member of the NYSAR REALTORS® Honor Society.

She currently serves on the State and Local Issues Committee and as a director for the National Association of REALTORS®.

Active in her community, Copersino has volunteered for many local charity fundraising events, helping to raise more than $50,000 to benefit St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House and Friends of Karen. 

The New York State Association of REALTORS® is a not-for-profit trade organization representing more than 55,000 of New York State’s real estate professionals. The term REALTOR® is a registered trademark, which identifies real estate professionals who subscribe to a strict code of ethics as members of the National Association of REALTORS®. These REALTORS® are also members of the New York State Association of REALTORS® as well as their local board or association of REALTORS®.