Advocacy Work Group
Meet the Advocacy Group Members
Joey Rovinsky
Team Lead
Joey has a passion for meeting new people, learning about their unique stories and talents, and helping connect them with others to solve complex problems or create exciting projects. He started The Seasonals Quarterly Magazine in 2014 and has hosted The Seasonals Podcast since 2018. These projects bring awareness of the Seasonal lifestyle to as many people as possible who may be better served mentally and financially by it than the traditional lifestyle they’ve come to accept.
Firm: Pinon Real Estate Group
Mobile: 614-940-9980
Office: 719-539-0200
Email: jrovinsky@pinonrealestate.com
http://www.pinonrealestate.com
Cess Retener
As of April 1st, 2025, Cess Retener is ROCC's Chief Executive Officer.
As CEO, she executes decisions of the Board of Directors and its workgroups. She is the organization's liaison with the Colorado Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®. Cess oversees ROCC accounting, and day-to-day business activities, while also interacting with members, industry partners, and the community.
Cess leads strategic direction projects, and financial operations in collaboration with the Board. Cess drives innovation and growth while upholding the organization's mission.
Planning for both short-term goals and long-term vision, Cess navigates business challenges within policy frameworks while prioritizing value creation for ROCC members through growth and retention strategies.
Cess oversees meetings, events, and education programs and ensures compliance with NAR Ethics and Fair Housing standards.
Firm: REALTORS® of Central Colorado, Inc.
Mobile: 719-850-2078
Office: 719-539-3381
Email: rocc-member@rocc.realtor
Jessica Chariton
Jessica Chariton Growing up in Rye, Colorado, and often competing against Salida high school athletes in swimming and running, Jessica Chariton spent a lot of time in Salida in her youth. She learned to ski at Monarch, hiked on the Colorado Trail, and camped all over San Isabel National Forest. Jessica left Colorado in 2000 after graduating from Rye High School to attend Southern Virginia University where she earned a BA in English with a minor in Creative Writing in 2003. From 2003-2005 she lived in Taiwan and served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She learned Mandarin Chinese while living there.
Upon graduation from college in Virginia she headed to the opposite coast to the state of Washington to attend law school at Gonzaga. She dropped out of law school but still ended up in graduate school where she got an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language. In Washington, she met her husband Nick on a boating day with friends. After ten years of teaching college classes, she obtained her real estate license and jumped into a new business with a brand-new baby. Real estate in Pueblo County taught her to a lot about rentals and property investing. After five years of Nick working at Rocky Mountain Eye Center's Pueblo offices, the company moved their family to Salida to work at the Salida office. Jessica decided to continue in real estate in her new market and has loved all the learning and experience that has brought with second homes, wells and septic systems, zoning, and so on. Jessica and her husband Nick have five children together who are all in Salida Schools and love calling Salida home."
Ryan Drengler
Born and raised in central Wisconsin, Ryan and his wife, Amy, moved to Colorado in 2019 after visiting and falling in love with the mountain life. Both avid hikers, bikers, mountaineers, skiers, and general outdoor enthusiasts, they relish new adventures and challenges. An attorney for over 8 years, Ryan made the move into real estate after having experienced his own difficulties buying and selling homes and wanting to help others avoid similar headaches. He has a degree in financial planning from the University of Wisconsin, where he was an athletic letterman and a law degree from Marquette University. When not exploring all that Colorado has to offer, Ryan enjoys playing music, writing, dog training, and volunteering in the local community. Recently Ryan was accepted for membership into the Salida Elks Lodge and hopes to join other local community and service organizations.
Kim Wilcoxson
Hello, I'm Kim Wilcoxson. I am a full time REALTOR® and a native of this vibrant community. YES, I graduated from Salida High School! As an active member of ROCC and the Advocacy, Community, and Performance Workgroups, I am dedicated to supporting our members. I am deeply invested in the advancement of our industry and the empowerment of fellow professionals. Through active participation, I strive to strengthen my knowledge and refine my skills to better assist our members and my valued clients. I am a mother, a wife, a grandmother and a photographer! Whatever your reason for stopping by, welcome! Let me know how I can help get you connected.
Ryan Morgan
Ryan Morgan was born in the San Luis Valley. He is bilingual in English and Spanish which has helped him serve clients from all over the San Luis Valley. His experience in sales and management has helped Ryan serve clients looking for agricultural, residential, and commercial properties.
He loves what he does and is committed to staying current with all aspects of real estate by continuing his education as a REALTOR®. Ryan’s goal as a member of the ROCC board is to support REALTORS® in the San Luis Valley, sharing his knowledge and experience so that the San Luis Valley is well represented as an energetic and active real estate market. He enjoys working with and learning from other REALTORS® as well.