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 | |
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Addington | Greg | ROGUE VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | greg@addingtonconsulting.net |
Adair | Tal | Park City Board of REALTORS® | Director of Government Relations | taladair@gmail.com |
Adcock | Ryan | Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | ryan@greaternashvillerealtors.org |
Alesii | Brenda | Buffalo Niagara Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | balesii@bnar.org |
Alexander | Nick | Placer County Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | ngalexander@comcast.net |
Allen | Matt | Land of Sky Association of REALTORS® | mallen@lotsar.org | |
Amadore | Meghan | Mobile Area Association of REALTORS® | Communications and Government Affairs Director | meg@gcmar.com |
Anderson | Kristopher | Chicago Association of REALTORS® | Vice President of External Affairs/Government Affairs Director | kanderson@chicagorealtor.com |
Atchison | Kayla | Stark Trumbull Area REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | katchison@star.realtor |
Auld | Christy | GREATER CHATTANOOGA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | Christy@GCAR.NET |
Beck | Ellen | Gallatin Association of REALTORS® | Vice President of Advocacy and Community Outreach | ellen@gallatinrealtors.com |
Bellach | Sean | California Association of REALTORS® | Local Government Affairs Relations Specialist | seanb@car.org |
Betham | Hailey | Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® | Field Representative | hbetham@parealtor.org |
Bradfield | Betsy | Georgia Association of REALTORS® | Political Affairs Manager | bbradfield@garealtor.com |
Bradford | William | North Carolina Association of REALTORS® | wbradford@ncrealtors.org | |
Brown | Rex | MIDDLE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | rex@mtar.org |
Brownlow | Eric | Southeast Minnesota Association of REALTORS | GAD | eric@semnrealtors.com |
Butrum | Mike | North Carolina Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | mbutrum@ncrealtors.org |
Callaway | Kim | Louisiana Association of REALTORS® | kim@larealtors.org | |
Cann | Kenzee | Amarillo REALTORS® | Kenzee@AmarilloREALTORS.org | |
Cardello | Veronica | Ohio REALTORS® | Local Government Affairs Director | cardello@ohiorealtors.org |
Carlson | Kelsey | Columbus REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | kcarlson@columbusrealtors.com |
Catey | Nathan | Texas REALTORS® | Central Texas Field Representative | ncatey@texasrealtors.com |
Cecil | Lauren | Tennessee REALTORS® | Government Affairs Directors | lauren.cecil@tnrealtors.com |
Ciacchi | Stephen | Ohio REALTORS® | RPAC/My REALTOR Party Director | ciacchi@ohiorealtors.org |
Clewett | Matt | Salt Lake Board of REALTORS® | Public Policy Director | matt@slrealtors.com |
Clough | James | Kitsap County Association of REALTORS® | james@kitsaprealtor.org | |
Cockroft | Josh | Oklahoma Association of Realtors | State GAD | jcockroft@okrealtors.com |
Dailey | Alissa | UTAH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Campaign Services Manager | alissa@utahrealtors.com |
Davis | Rian | CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF REALTORS® INC | Public Affairs Director | rian@ccrealtors.com |
Dickerson | Veronica | NORTHERN KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | veronica@nkar.com |
Dix | Josh | Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS® | josh@charlestonrealtors.com | |
Economou | Jason | Realtors Association of Maui | GAD | Jason@RAMaui.com |
Economou | Jason | Maui Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | jason@ramaui.com |
Forrest Streuli | Jordan | Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | jordanf@rrar.com |
Garcia | Bridget | COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Manager | bgarcia@coloradorealtors.com |
Gattenby | Will | Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® | wgattenby@okrealtors.com | |
Grady | Madison | Montana Association of REALTORS® | madison@montanarealtors.org | |
Grant | David | NJ Realtors | GAD | dgrant@njrealtor.com |
Haas | Greta | Iowa Association of REALTORS® | Advocacy Coordinator | greta@iowarealtors.com |
Haddad | Alex | Greater Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® | alex@gmaronline.com | |
Hayward | Sigrid | MID SHORE BOARD OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | susiehayward1@gmail.com |
Hebb | Jeff | Tucson Association of REALTORS® | jeffh@tucsonrealtors.org | |
Hill | Cameron | COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs DirecGrosstor | chill@coloradorealtors.com |
Hinderliter | Charles | St. Louis REALTORS® | Director of Government Affairs | chinderliter@stlrealtors.com |
Hipskind | Francine | Tulare County Association of REALTORS | GAD | gad@tcmls.org |
Janssen | Chris | Missouri Realtors | GAD | chris@morealtor.com |
Jessop | Marcus | Salt Lake Board of Realtors | GAD | marcus@slrealtors.com |
Jessop | Marcus | Salt Lake Board of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | marcus@slrealtors.org |
Jones | Stephen | MAAR | Gad + Com | stephen@gcmls.com |
Jones | Rick | Central Valley Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | gadcvar@gmail.com |
Kluk | Ryan | North Carolina Association of REALTORS® | rkluk@ncrealtor.org | |
Klundt | Cate | UTAH ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | cate@utahrealtors.com |
Kuhns | Theresa | SOUTHERN MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | theresak@somdrealtors.com |
Ledford | Jeff | Georgia Realtors | GAD | jledford@garealtor.com |
Liedike | Chuck | Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® | Field Operations and Grassroots Manager | cliedike@parealtors.org |
Livingston | Ivonne | St. Charles Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs and Events Manager | ivonne@stcharlesrealtors.com |
Lopez | Rick | Northern Arizona Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | ricklopez12@msn.com |
Lounsbury | Seth | LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® INC | RPAC Liaison | slounsbury@lirealtor.com |
Marquis | Alexandra | Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® | Field Representative | amarquis@parealtor.org |
McDonough | Chris | Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® | Field Representative | cmcdonough@parealtor.org |
McFall | Josh | HUNTSVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | CEO/AE | Josh@valleyMLS.com |
McMillen | Jamie | AKRON CLEVELAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Vice President of Government Affairs | jmcmillen@akronclevelandrealtors.com |
Meyers | Alexis | Indiana Association of REALTORS® | Local Government Affairs Director | ameyers@indianarealtors.com |
Miller | Connor | TRAVERSE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | connor@taar.com |
Mingo | Dwayne | Prince George Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | dmingo@pgcar.com |
Mock | Brad | Georgia Realtors | GAD | bmock@garealtor.com |
Moorhous | Erin | Indiana Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | emoorhous@indianarealtors.com |
Morton | Brenda | DULLES AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | bmorton@dullesarea.com |
Mullins | Darlene | Northeast Tennessee Association of REALTORS® | Director Finance, Government Advocacy, and Professional Standards | Darlene@netar.us |
Niyizagira | Gad | Louisville Association of REALTORS® | gad@louisvillerealtors.com | |
Nojima | Stephanie | Honolulu Board of REALTORS® | Director of Programs | stephanie.nojima@hicentral.com |
O’donnell | Melissa | NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | melissa@nomar.org |
Oliveros | Lily | Florida REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | lilyo@floridarealtors.org |
Olson | Cari | Billings Association of Realtors | GAD | cari@billings.org |
Palmer | Seth | NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | spalmer@ncrealtors.org |
Parsons | Margaret | Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | margaret@ghar.realtor |
Pascul | Fortunata | Virgin Islands Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | realtorfortunata@yahoo.com |
Paventi | Marlo | LONG ISLAND BOARD OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | mpaventi@lirealtor.com |
Peetz | Elizabeth | COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | epeetz@coloradorealtors.com |
Ponder | Mel | Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS® | mel@ecaor.com | |
Roche | Jennifer | KNOXVILLE AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | jennifer@kaarmls.com |
Sale | Hancen | Knoxville Area Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | HANCEN@KAARMLS.COM |
Shaw | Tim | Pacific West Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | tims@pwr.net |
Sigler | Bethany | Clarkeville Association of REALTORS® | Public Affairs Coordinator | bethany@clarkevilleaor.com |
Sigler | Ashton | Florida REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | ashtons@floridarealtors.org |
Smith-Watkins | Genise | Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association | Local Government Affairs Director | gsmith-watkins@ncrealtors.org |
Stark | David | BAY EAST ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® | Public Affairs Director | davids@bayeast.org |
Stroup | Kelly | Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® | Field Representative | kstroup@parealtor.org |
Thiesen | Gentry | REALTORS® of South Central Kansas | Government Affairs Director | gentry@sckrealtors.com |
Walker Starrett | Kelli | NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | kelli@nomar.org |
Ward | Brad | Michigan REALTORS® | Vice President of Public Policy and Legal Affairs | bward@mirealtors.com |
Wise | Clarke | Mississippi REALTORS® | Vice President of Government Relations | cwise@msrealtors.org |
Wood | Justin | Clark County Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | ga@ccrealtors.com |
Zari | Gina | Santa Clara Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | gina@sccaor.com |
Zimmerman | Mark | NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® INC | Government Affairs Director | mzimmerman@ncrealtors.org |
Zimmerman | Colin | Coastal Association of REALTORS® | Government Affairs Director | colin@coastalrealtors.org |