Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Good Neighbor Awards
Jason Koenig, Odd Couple Realty
Shane Montoya (left) and Jason Koenig (right) started their journey together in Saint Paul 19 years ago. They opened their Real Estate office on Grand Avenue in 2015.
Both Shane and Jason have been involved with the Grand Avenue Business Association (GABA) over the years. Jason, Shane, and their team chaired and sponsored the Summit Hill House Tour in 2018. The countless hours they put in to make our most important fundraiser a huge success can not be overstated.
Their business has also supported community building events like National Night Out block parties, Neighborhood Shred Events, Grand Old Day, Grand Meander, Paws on Grand and more. Shane, Jason and their team support Ronald McDonald House at Children’s hospital by serving meals twice a month. Through the pandemic they replaced this event with a “Stock The Pantry Food Drive" benefiting RMH. Today through December 5th they are accepting coats for Joseph’s Coat on West 7th.
Jason says, “We get energy from serving the community that has taken such great care of us over the years. It is our responsibility to give back.”
Jason and Shane have been consistently good neighbors and the Summit Hill Association is pleased to honor their commitment to our neighborhood!!
BRIAN WAGNER, COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
Brian Wagner, works as a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty–Crocus Hill. He has a M.Ed. in Education Administration and Counseling from SDSU and a BA in Creative and Performing Arts from Grand View University. In his prior career, he worked in higher education at Walden University and Macalester College.
Since 2018, he has served as an At-Large Business Representative for Mac-Groveland Community Council. He is the past chair and a current member of the MGCC Community Building Committee and a member of the MGCC Inclusivity Task Force. He served for the past two years as the MGCC liaison to the Grand Avenue Business Association (GABA) and a past Secretary of the GABA Board of Directors; he is currently the chair of the GABA Events Committee. Brian also served as a co-chair of the Future is Grand Task Force – a collaboration between the Summit Hill Association, GABA and MGCC. His contributions to the Grand Avenue Task Force fundamental to its success.
This summer, Brian helped coordinate the fast response purchase and delivery of plywood boards to businesses across our neighborhoods from Highland Park to Summit Hill. He then helped coordinate dozens of volunteer “installers” to go around and help install them.
Brian is constantly going out of his way to promote our neighborhood and is a helpful voice in every situation. Thank you, Brian, for being such a great neighbor!