Northrop Realty Leadership

Creig Northrop

Founder | CEO | Associate Broker | Associate Broker

Carla Northrop

CEO | REALTOR®

With an extensive background in marketing and law, Carla Northrop has been in the real estate industry for over 15 years. Recognized as one of the top female CEOs in Maryland, Carla is proud to have recently won SmartCEO’s 2014 Brava Award. A tireless supporter of the worthwhile causes, Carla believes strongly in giving back to the communities that have given so much to her and Creig.

Her passion for helping others is seen in her personal dedication to many organizations including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, American Heart Association, and the Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center of Howard County. In her free time, Carla has sat on the board for the Howard County Chamber of Commerce, volunteers, and enjoys interior decorating.

Will Miller

Chief Strategy Officer | Associate Broker | REALTOR®

Will is a graduate of Towson University with a Major in Sports Management and a minor in Business Administration. He is a Maryland native and has been a part of the Creig Northrop team for over 10 years. Will enjoys watching and attending sporting events, as well as playing basketball and tennis with his family and friends.

Ona Beares

Vice President | Associate Broker | Branch Manager

Ona has been in residential Real Estate sales since 1983. She is an Associate Broker and currently oversees all of the Northrop Realty locations in the Baltimore/Washington DC region. In her spare time, Ona enjoys gardening and spending quality time with her friends & family.

Ray Bularz

Chief Brand Officer

Ray Bularz is a 25+ year strategic creative marketing leader and influencer with a proven record of developing strong brands, strategies, and digital experiences for every communication platform and consumer touchpoint. He excels at ideation which inspires teams to execute high-impact, high-quality, and high-performing marketing and creative experiences for the end-user.

He provides a unique balance of vision, open communication, and an innovative leadership style. He is brain ambidextrous and a brand storyteller, taking brands from flatline boring into juicy page-turners. Through data, research, strategic planning, creativity, and, more often than not, new technology, his approach is centered on creating a strong brand. It has less to do with what’s new and more to do with what’s relevant to the goals of a business and the motivations of its consumers. Using every communication platform, his intention is to increase the brand's awareness and share it with the world.

Ray and his wife Karen enjoy spending time at their beach house with family, friends, and their dog Lucky who they adopted from AARF

Barbara Maloney

Branch Manager | Associate Broker | REALTOR®

Barbara Maloney has been a full-time REALTOR® for over three decades. She is currently the branch manager for the Annapolis, Harford Bel-Air, and Silver Spring offices. A licensed Maryland real estate agent since 1988, Barbara has kept her finger on the pulse of the Mid-Atlantic real estate market. She has had experience handling all types of properties–from one-bedroom condos to luxury homes and, before joining Northrop Realty, Barbara was the owner of Maloney Realty Group.

Aside from her market knowledge, Barbara has extensive experience in managing, teaching, training, and mentoring.

While in sales, Barbara was a Top Producer and earned numerous production awards. However, she is most proud of two professional awards with which she has been honored. She's received the Frederick County Association of REALTORS® Distinguished Sales Associate of the Year Award, and FCAR has also recognized her high ethical and professional standards with the Charles S. Sanner Memorial Award.

Barbara is currently a member of Maryland REALTORS® and its State Model Forms. She is also a member of HCAR (Howard County Association of REALTORS®) and GCAAR (Greater Capital Area Association of REALTORS®) committees, including Education and Legislative. She is a member of REEA (Real Estate Educators Association) and MREEA (Maryland Real Estate Educator's Association).

Barbara's true love is managing and training. She's currently certified to teach ABR, SRES, SFR, MRP, and PSA. Throughout her career, Barbara has been particularly proud of the mentoring services she has provided to many new sales associates.

Barbara is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and lives with her husband, David, in Frederick, MD. She has six children and eleven grandchildren.

Teresa Cho

Director of Administration | REALTOR®

Teresa was born in Toronto, Canada, but grew up in Montgomery County, MD, until she went away to Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI, where she received her B.A. in English.

Teresa has been in the real estate industry since 1996. Before immersing herself in real estate, she taught at a university in South Korea for five years before coming back to the Maryland area to pursue her interest in the legal system. She ended up working for a real estate attorney before moving on to become a licensed settlement agent. Teresa then went to work on the lender side, managing the pre-underwriting, closing, and post-closing departments. She became a licensed real estate agent in 2004, working as a Long & Foster agent before joining Northrop Realty as Creig Northrop’s Senior Sales Partner.

When she’s not working, Teresa enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and two dogs. She loves photography, cooking, baking, watching movies, and traveling.