Best Practices for Choosing REALTOR® Champions CourseV
Best Practices for Choosing REALTOR® Champions is a three-hour training session that provides best practices for association staff and volunteers, including RPAC Trustees, Government Affairs Committee members or other member-leaders, that disburse money to candidates at their state or local associations. This training provides hands-on assistance and time-tested templates to state and local associations that want to screen, identify and ultimately help elect political candidates who will represent the issues important to REALTORS® and real estate.
Following this class, attendees will be able to:
- Relay the policy issues and articulate the candidate selection committee’s goals for the coming year for the association they are serving;
- Outline their committee’s process and criteria for candidate support;
- Assess a candidate’s chances for winning; and
- Identify the best practice methods when selecting and supporting REALTOR® Champions for office.
Classes are sponsored by state and local REALTOR® Associations, under their association name and at their chosen facility. NAR recommends maximizing your offering by inviting volunteer leaders to be trained at a statewide meeting.
NAR provides training materials to those associations who wish to sponsor this course for their members. NAR does not charge a fee for use of the course materials. NAR asks that you alert NAR of your Best Practices for Choosing REALTOR® Champions course so that we may track the use of this offering.
There are a limited number of NAR instructor-led courses available each year. Contact NAR for details.
The state and local Government Affairs Directors listed below have participated in NAR’s Train the Trainer class are qualified to teach this offering. You may contact one of these trained facilitators directly to discuss them facilitating your program (i.e. travel, lodging, and/or compensation if necessary).
List of qualified trainers for this course:
Last Name | First Name | Prim Assoc. | Title | City | State | |
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Addington | Greg | ROGUE VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | Medford | OR | greg@addingtonconsulting.net |
Auld | Christy | GREATER CHATTANOOGA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Chattanooga | TN | Christy@GCAR.NET |
Brown | Rex | MIDDLE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Wartrace | TN | rex@mtar.org |
Brownlow | Eric | Southeast Minnesota Association of REALTORS | GAD | Rochester | MN | eric@semnrealtors.com |
Butrum | Mike | NC Association of Realtors | Government Affairs Director | Asheville | NC | mbutrum@ncrealtors.org |
Clemett | Matt | Salt Lake Board of Realtors | Public Policy Director | Sandy | UT | matt@slrealtors.com |
Cockroft | Josh | Oklahoma Association of Realtors | State GAD | OKC | OK | jcockroft@okrealtors.com |
Dailey | Alissa | UTAH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Campaign Services Manager | Sandy | UT | alissa@utahrealtors.com |
Davis | Rian | CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS® INC | Public Affairs Director | Vancouver | WA | rian@ccrealtors.com |
Dickerson | Veronica | NORTHERN KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | Florence | KY | veronica@nkar.com |
Economou | Jason | Realtors Association of Maui | GAD | Kahului | HI | Jason@RAMaui.com |
Elalamy | Sara | Delaware Association of Realtors | GAD | Dover | DE | sara@delawarerealtor.com |
Garcia | Bridget | COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Manager | Englewood | CO | bgarcia@coloradorealtors.com |
Grant | David | NJ Realtors | GAD | Trenton | NJ | dgrant@njrealtor.com |
Gross | Spencer | OHIO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | Columbus | OH | gross@ohiorealtors.org |
Hayward | Sigrid | MID SHORE BOARD OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | Easton | MD | susiehayward1@gmail.com |
Hill | Cameron | COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Englewood | CO | chill@coloradorealtors.com |
Hipskind | Francine | Tulare County Association of REALTORS | GAD | Visalia | CA | gad@tcmls.org |
Janssen | Chris | Missouri Realtors | GAD | Columbia | MO | chris@morealtor.com |
Jessop | Marcus | Salt Lake Board of Realtors | GAD | Sandy | UT | marcus@slrealtors.com |
Jones | Stephen | MAAR | Gad + Com | Mobile | AL | stephen@gcmls.com |
Klundt | Cate | UTAH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | Sandy | UT | cate@utahrealtors.com |
Kuhns | Theresa | SOUTHERN MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Hughesville | MD | theresak@somdrealtors.com |
Ledford | Jeff | Georgia Realtors | GAD | Atlanta | GA | jledford@garealtor.com |
Lounsbury | Seth | LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® INC | RPAC Liaison | West Babylon | NY | slounsbury@lirealtor.com |
Lynch | Nancy | Vermont Association of Realtors | GAD | Montpelier | VT | nancy@vermontrealtors.com |
McFall | Josh | HUNTSVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | CEO/AE | Huntsville | AL | Josh@valleyMLS.com |
McMillen | Jamie | AKRON CLEVELAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Vice President of Government Affairs | Broadview Heights | OH | jmcmillen@akronclevelandrealtors.com |
Miller | Connor | TRAVERSE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | Traverse City | MI | connor@taar.com |
Mock | Brad | Georgia Realtors | GAD | Atlanta | GA | bmock@garealtor.com |
Morton | Brenda | DULLES AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Ashburn | VA | bmorton@dullesarea.com |
O’donnell | Melissa | NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Metairie | LA | melissa@nomar.org |
Olson | Cari | Billings Association of Realtors | GAD | Billings | MT | cari@billings.org |
Palmer | Seth | NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Raleigh | NC | spalmer@ncrealtors.org |
Patten | Bo | LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® INC | VP Government Affairs | West Babylon | NY | bpatten@LIRealtor.com |
Paventi | Marlo | LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | West Babylon | NY | mpaventi@lirealtor.com |
Peetz | Elizabeth | COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Englewood | CO | epeetz@coloradorealtors.com |
Rayne | Sarah | COASTAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | Berlin | MD | sarah@coastalrealtors.org |
Roche | Jennifer | KNOXVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Knoxville | TN | jennifer@kaarmls.com |
Stark | David | BAY EAST ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Public Affairs Director | Pleasanton | CA | davids@bayeast.org |
Vogelsberg | Patrick | KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Topeka | KS | patrick@kansasrealtor.com |
Walker Starrett | Kelli | NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Metairie | LA | kelli@nomar.org |
Wise | Clarke | Mississippi Realtors | State GAD | Jackson | MS | cwise@msrealtors.org |
Zimmerman | Mark | NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Raleigh | NC | mzimmerman@ncrealtors.org |