COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

ORIENTATION AND LUNCH

2015 REALTORS Conference & Expo
Thursday, November 12, 2015

2016 NAR President

TOM SALOMONE

2016 Officers
President: Tom Salomone
President-Elect: Bill Brown
First Vice President: Elizabeth Mendenhall
Treasurer: Michael McGrew
Immediate Past President: Chris Polychron
Vice President: Michael Labout
Vice President: Sherri Meadows

2016 Committee Liaisons

Association Executives: David Peretti

Commercial: Dan Wagner

Business Specialties: Jay Rinehart

Global Real Estate: Hanne Sagalowsky

Consumer Relations: Barbara Kennon

Large Residential Firms Relations: Nick DAmbrosia

2016 Committee Liaisons

(continued)

Law & Policy: Diana Bull

Outside Organizations: Moe Veissi

Member Services: Dean Asher

Public & Federal Issues: Gail Hartnett

REALTOR Party Director: Daryl Braham

REALTOR Party Community Engagement: Linda

Rheinberger

2016 Committee Liaisons

(continued)

REALTOR Party Disbursement: Russell Grooms

REALTOR Party Fundraising: Gary Reggish & Kathy

Fowler
REALTOR Party Member Involvement: Vince Malta

One Team, Working Together

2016 Vice Presidents

Sherri Meadows & Michael Labout

One Team:
Working Together
Chair, Vice Chair &
Committee Liaison

One Team: Working Together

Chair, Vice Chair & Committee Liaison
Motivators

Identify and train future leadership of the committee

Identify new talent and rising stars
Create an environment encouraging participation
Provide opportunity for members to take responsibility
Encourage electronic communication between
meetings
Lead by example

Key Responsibilities

Follow goals & objectives of NARs Strategic Plan

Create and implement consistent action items
Work in tandem with Staff Executive & Liaison
Create an environment for member input
Participate in planning sessions before meetings
Review items; formulate the meeting agenda
Identify Hot Button issues for resolution
Forward action items to Executive Committee & Board of
Directors
Leverage committees talents with workgroups

Communication Hierarchy
Elected Officers

Vice Presidents
SVP
Staff Executive

Committee Liaisons
Committee Chairs/Vice Chairs

Communication Tools

Conference Calls
WebEx
Dropbox
Basecamp

Function of a Work Group

Study an issue

Formulate a plan or recommendations

Report back to the full committee
Must be approved by NARs VPs and
President prior to establishment

Function of a Work Group

Cost summary form if there is a budgetary
impact
Disbands when task is completed or at
end of committee year, whichever is first
Full committee will decide whether to
move recommendation through reporting
process

Committee Leadership and

Staff Partnership
Philosophy of collaboration
Best interest of organization and all members
Every point of view is respected
Personal agendas are not tolerated

The Premier Partnership: Members & Staff

MEMBERS
Determine Directions,
Goals, Objectives, Thrusts,
Mission, Strategies, etc.

MEMBERS & STAFF

Evaluate and Report
Results and Progress

MEMBERS & STAFF

Implement Final Plans

STAFF
Develop Alternative Plans
for Consideration by the
Members

MEMBERS
Accept, Reject or Alter
Plans Developed By Staff

The Premier Partnership:

Members & Staff
Pre-meet with Staff Executive and Committee Liaison
Review agenda
Organize reports/actions
Review background on relating issues
Rely on Staff to provide resources and background

Refer to Committee Liaison for advice and

clarification

Committee Authority
Any action by a committee is subject to
approval of the Board of Directors
A formal recommendation is necessary when
a new, or a change to:

A member program, product, or service

Governing policies of the Association
Public policy positions of the Association
Committee structure of the Association

2016 President-Elect

BILL BROWN

2017 NAR Committee

Appointment Process
Members must apply to serve on a committee;
recommendations cannot be submitted for someone
else.
Members may submit applications for up to 5
committees.
Members can obtain up to 5 endorsements from
other leaders.
A member must have an expertise profile in GMS
prior

2017 NAR Committee

Appointment Timeline
March 1, 2016: Appointment process opens
May 23, 2016: Application website closes

June 6, 2016: State Associations review &

ranking period closes

October 14, 2016: Committee appointment

letters are emailed to members

2017 NAR Committee

Appointment Process
Some committees, particularly high profile
committees, may be excluded from the
state review period for preliminary
appointments.
Appointment letters for REALTOR Party
committees will be sent a couple of weeks
before the letters for all other

2016 REALTOR Party Director

DARYL BRAHAM

REALTOR Party Update

2012 REALTOR Party Programs Completed

Total Assn. Receiving Services: 602

Total Programs Completed:
2,643

1%
23%

27%

Community Outreach

Advocacy
Raising RPAC Money
Building REALTOR Party Strength
19%

Game Changer
30%

24

Revised: 11/04/15

REALTOR Party Update

2013 REALTOR Party Programs Completed
0%
28%

16%

Total Assn. Receiving Services: 578

Total Programs Completed:
2,349
Community Outreach
Advocacy
Raising RPAC Money
27%

Building REALTOR Party Strength

Game Changer

25
11/04/15

Revised:

29%

REALTOR Party Update

2014 REALTOR Party Programs Completed
0%
17%

Total Assn. Receiving Services: 953

Total Programs Completed:
3,605

15%

Community Outreach
Advocacy
Raising RPAC Money
30%
38%
26

Revised: 11/04/15

Building REALTOR Party Strength

Game Changer

REALTOR Party Update

2015 REALTOR Party Programs (Through November 1, 2015)
0%
17%

24%

Total Assn. Receiving Services: 689

Total Programs Completed:
1,488
Community Outreach
Advocacy
Raising RPAC Money
Building REALTOR Party Strength

15%
41%
27

Revised: 11/04/15

Game Changer

REALTOR Party Update

2012 - 2015 REALTOR Party Programs (Through November 1, 2015)
0%
22%

Total Assn. Receiving Services: 953

Total Programs Completed:
9,888

19%

Community Outreach
Advocacy
Raising RPAC Money

Building REALTOR Party Strength

27%
Game Changer
32%
7

Revised: 11/04/15

2016 Chair,
RPAC Trustees Fundraising Committee

ELLEN RENISH

Upcoming RPAC Awards

Will be awarded during Mid-Year Meetings:
Commercial Board Recognition

Local Board Recognition

Presidents Cup

Triple Crown
Highest Percentage of National Fundraising Goal

Most Improved Overall Fundraising

2016 Committee Participation

Challenge
69% of all NAR Committees have invested
56 committees so far in 2015
48 committees in 2014

95% of committee members participate

Las Vegas, Nevada

February 18 - 21

2016 PRESIDENTS CIRCLE

CONFERENCE

2016 NAR President

TOM SALOMONE

Committee Planning Session

Get to know your fellow committee leadership

Annual Meetings and between meeting

communication
Understanding your purpose
Vision
Goals

Thank You!