Dianne Usher, Broker
Vice President & Division Manager

Dianne is a high profile and respected real estate professional who has tremendous management, training and industry knowledge. With a real estate career that began in 1978 as a sales representative, Dianne quickly climbed the management ranks at Royal LePage and attained the prominent position as Area Manager for the Central Toronto Core.

Dianne has also served as President of the Ontario Real Estate Association, the President of York Region Real Estate Board; Director of the York Real Estate Association, a Director of the Ontario Real Estate Association, numerous committee memberships with the Real Estate Council of Ontario, numerous committee memberships with the Toronto Real Estate Board as well as being a Director of the Canadian Real Estate Association.

Dianne is a non-competing manager providing special focus on agent training/development, business practices and ethics, along with being a Brian Buffini certified mentor.

Don Kottick, Broker
Vice President & Division Manager

Don has had an extensive career focused specifically in real estate industry. Prior to Don’s return to Royal LePage, he held a number of prominent senior management positions in both the residential and commercial real estate realms.

Don has served as the Vice President, Products & Services for an Orlando, Florida based Real Estate HR consulting firm; General Manager, North American Real Estate for Paris, France, based Trader Classified Media; General Manager for the Commercial Real Estate Exchange (CREX), President of Imagemaker360; Vice President, Business Development and Technology for The Toronto Real Estate Board; and Director of Products & Services for Royal LePage Residential Real Estate Services. Don is also a periodic contributor to REM – Real Estate Marketing Magazine and RISMedia Real Estate Magazine.

Don is a non-competing manager providing a special focus on technology and Internet marketing, along with being a Brian Buffini certified mentor.

Janice Clarke, Broker
Manager, Operations

Janice is responsible for general operations, human resources, technological infrastructure and facilities management for the Johnston & Daniel Division.

Prior to her arrival at Johnston & Daniel, Janice held several management positions within a variety of service industries, including key positions with Manulife Financial and CNC Global. She has received a number of service awards throughout her career, Service Excellence at Manulife and Rookie of the Year & Manager of the Year at CNC Global. 

Janice holds a Business Degree from Ryerson University and is a non-selling, non-competing manager.