Biography of

John McKenzie

President/CEO

Coldwell Banker Plaza Real Estate

12221 E. Central

Wichita, Ks  67206

Ofc: 316.686.7121

jmckenzie@plazare.com

• Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Plaza Real Estate, Inc. a regional real estate company specializing in residential, commercial, farm and land and industrial real estate in south central Kansas.  The firm consists of approximately one hundred thirty licensees and staff members serving most of the south-central Kansas region with offices in Wichita and Hutchinson. 
• Graduate of Long Island University – (BS) Degree in Business Management - 1971
• Licensed Kansas Sales Associate – 1972
• Salesperson of Year at age 26 – Langston Real Estate, Co. – 1974
• Broker/Associate License – 1975
• Managing Broker of Year for Kansas/Oklahoma Region for Re/Max Realty 100 Group – 1979.
• Founder of Plaza Del Sol Real Estate, Inc. – 1981

Local and State Activities

• Multiple Listing Service Committee WAAR – 1982 to 1984
• Multiple Listing Service – “REALTOR® of the Year” – 1984 WAAR.
• Graduate of the REALTOR® Institute – GRI – 1982
• Certified Residential Real Estate Brokerage Member (CRB) – 1986
• Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) - 1995
• Chairman Professional Standards Committee; Chairman Governmental Affairs; Chairman of Multiple Listing Service Committee; 1984 through 1986 for WAAR.
• Secretary/Treasurer WAAR - 1987
• President Elect – WAAR – 1988
• President – WAAR – 1989
• Immediate Past President – WAAR – 1990
• Member of Board of Directors WAAR – 1986 through 1990; Presidential Appointee WAAR BOD 1997;  Elected Director WAAR BOD 2004 through 2008
• Kansas Association of REALTOR® - Member Board of Directors – 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992.  Lifetime Director as Past President of KAR 2000.
• Chairman of Numerous Committees for KAR – Governmental Affairs; Education Committee; Budget and Finance Committee; RPAC Chairman; 1992 through 1997
• President of Kansas CRB Chapter 1993
• Zone VI Vice President Kansas Association of REALTORS® 1990 - 1991
• Kansas REALTOR® of the Year as presented by Kansas Association of REALTORS® – 1995
• Walter Morris Broker of the Year 1995 for Wichita Area Association of REALTORS®
• First Vice President KAR – 1998
• President Elect KAR – 1999
• President KAR – 2000
• Recipient of the Distinguish Service Award – KAR – 2003
• KAR Government Affairs Committee -2020
• KAR Vision Team – 2020
• KAR RPAC Trustees – Life Member

National Association of REALTOR® Activities

• Appointed to the Presidential Advisory Group (PAG) for NAR to develop the “Owners Property Disclosure Statement” – one of ten people in the United States to serve – 1991
• Appointed to National Association of REALTORS® RESPA TASK  FORCE working group – 1991
• Member of the NAR State and Municipal Affairs Committee 1990; 1991; 1992
• NAR Risk Reduction Committee member – 1994; 1995; 1996
• NAR Housing Needs Committee member – 1997; 2000
• NAR License Law Committee – 1998; 1999
• NAR Risk Management Committee 1998; 1999
• NAR Multiple Listing Policies Committee 2005; 2006; 2007
• NAR Business Issues Committee 2006
• NAR Membership Policies and Board Jurisdiction Committee 2009, 2010
• NAR Director representing Kansas 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999;2009-2010.
• NAR Multiple Listing Policies Committee 2011, 2012
• RPAC Hall of Fame Recipient 2016 and President Circle Golden “R” member since 2016.
• NAR RPIC Chair for Kansas 2018- 2020

Civic Activities

• Past Member of Wichita Wagon masters
• Past Member of Wichita Chamber of Commerce
• Past Member of East Side Rotary
• Member of Central Christian Church