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(L to R) Heartland CEO Jim Haisler, Illinois REALTORS® Immediate Past President Sue Miller, REALTOR® Tracey Royal, former City of McHenry Mayor Sue Low Meyer, McHenry County Board Member and former State Representative Pam Althoff, REALTOR® Sam Powell, and REALTOR® T.J. Madigan.
MIRA President Jessica Devore (L to R) Illinois REALTORS® President-elect Michael Gobber, Immediate Past President Sue Miller and Treasurer Matt Silver (L to R) RASI CEO Deb Frazier, Immediate Past President Celeste Wheeler, REALTOR® and St. Clair County Transit District Managing Director Ken Sharkey, two unidentified volunteers from other organizations and Local GAD Ron Deedrick.
Heartland REALTORS® show support for Women’s Council and growth of female leaders
Oak Park REALTOR® Tracey Royal, Chicago REALTOR® Sam Powell, McHenry County Board Chairperson Pam Althoff and former McHenry mayor Sue Low Meyer all played key roles in a three-hour event, “Elevate Women in Real Estate: Dare to Lead.”
The Heartland REALTOR® Organization and the Women’s Council of REALTORS® organized the event.
Royal, the Women’s Council of REALTORS® State President and a broker for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, gave the keynote address, “Leading By Example,” sharing lessons she’s learned about leadership through her participation in WCR activities. She encouraged members to be open to future leadership possibilities.
Powell, of eXp Realty, LLC, in Chicago, Althoff and Meyer were panelists who shared ideas about developing and supporting local female leaders. Althoff is a former McHenry mayor and Illinois State Senator for the 32nd District.
RASI members help with East St. Louis community project
The REALTOR® Association of Southwestern Illinois (RASI) helped update the Emerson Park MetroLink Station in East St. Louis. In addition to providing volunteer hours landscaping and cleaning the station in late summer, RASI donated $1,000 for the project, and the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) provided a $4,500 placemaking grant, thanks to the efforts of Local Governmental Affairs Director Ron Deedrick.
The project transformed the concrete area between the bus bays and MetroLink entrance into an interactive space that gives a nod to the history of music in East St. Louis. A mural on the pedestrian overpass also depicts the historic importance of music in the community.
MIRA celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Mid-Illinois REALTORS® Association (MIRA) held a Centennial Holiday Celebration in mid-December to commemorate 100 years of serving clients in its part of central Illinois. 2022 President Jessica Devore, MIRA’s first American-Filipino President, said, “I am so honored to lead such an amazing REALTOR® association that has had such a significant impact on our community over the past 100 years. We have so much planned for the future, and I am excited to be a part of it!”
Brown and Anderson earn RCE designation
Rockford Area REALTORS® CEO Conor Brown and Greater Gateway Association of REALTORS® CEO Kyle Anderson became the 30th and 31st Illinoisans with REALTOR® Certified Executive (RCE) designations. In November, the National Association of REALTORS® recognized Brown, Anderson and the other members of the 2021 RCE Class.
Brown has led the Rockford Area REALTORS® (RAR) since 2018. Anderson has led Greater Gateway since 2017. Both are former Local Governmental Affairs Directors for Illinois REALTORS® .
