Sheena Thompson, was a Real Estate Broker with Keller Williams Legacies Realty in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from York University with a B.A. Honours in Psychology and had a background in French. These were followed by a Post-Graduate Diploma in Behaviour Science Technology from George Brown College.

She founded the Black REALTORS® Association of Canada (BRAC), which aimed to build a network of Black real estate professionals across Canada with the objective of improving their overall representation, supporting their businesses, and creating more opportunities to support their community.

BRAC is working on a member’s directory of Black REALTORS® across Canada. We had scoured 8 of the 10 provinces and completed the territories. With this directory, we aimed to create a more connected and visible network of Black Realtors® across Canada.

Sheena was also involved with OREA’s Presidential Advisory Group on Racism & Inclusion, where she helped inform, research and promote policies that aimed to solve the home ownership disparity in Ontario. Additionally, Sheena was a member of OREA’S Government Relations Committee.

She was awarded the Community Service Award in 2021 by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board in recognition of her outstanding commitment and tireless dedication to serving others and the community.

Sheena was honored with the Cultural Icon Award by Keller Williams Legacies. The Cultural Icon Award is presented to individuals that are super connected to the KW Legacies community. A true Cultural Icon is more than the sum of its parts and recognizes that engaging their local community plays an essential part in their success. The recipients of these awards are recognized for helping our agents, being productive, and making an impact.