From The President

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From The President

ARIZONA STATE
CHAPTER WCR
NEWSLETTER
Coming Events
Apr 4th ~ 6th, 2008
National WCR Mega
Networking Summit II
St. Charles, MO
May 15th ~ 18th, 2008
National WCR Mid
Year Meeting
Washington, DC
July 11th ~ 13th, 2008
Influential Women’s Summit
Boston, Massachusetts
July 27th ~ 29th, 2008
Arizona State WCR
Summer Conference
Starr Pass Resort
Tucson, Arizona
Aug 1st ~ 3rd, 2008
Leadership Conference
Chicago, Illinois
Nov 5th ~ 9th, 2008
National WCR Annual
Conference
Orlando, Florida
Dec 3re ~ 4th, 2008
Arizona State WCR
Installation/Orientation
Hotel & City TBD
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
From the Governors
2
Introducing
“Friends of WCR”
3
Farewell to Nancy
Charles
3
An Interview
with Ann Defries
4
Local Chapter
News
513
Meeting Minutes 14
15
AZ State
Sponsors
16
18
: We of
are
a network
of successful
Mission: We
Statement
Mission Statement
are a network
successful
REALTORS
® empowering
REALTORS
® empowering
to exercise
potential
women
to exercise
their potentialwomen
as entrepreneurs
andtheir
industry
leaders.
as entrepreneurs and industry leaders.
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008
From The President
Arizona State Chapter 2008 Motto: Arizona’s C.C.C. & R’s
(Commitment, Communication, Compliment & Rewards)
The Arizona state line officers’ “Commitment” to you is to
add value to your membership.
From your “Communication/feedback” we made big changes
to the state Winter WCR conference. Most members wanted
more timely business training breakouts with more “Meat” to them. We listened to you about costs and revised our traditional two day program to one
day and your registration fee included both the WCR and AAR conferences.
“Compliments” go out to every Arizona state WCR member and our local
chapters for all the hard work you have all done this year in membership renewals. With the real estate market in the shape it is, we can be very proud
of the accomplishments we have made. True, membership is down all over
the state, but we as TEAM AZ are all working on retaining our current members and striving to bring in new ones.
Our “Rewards” can be counted by our team efforts in business training, our
member involvement on our local and state real estate boards and in our local, state and national networking we do every time we meet.
With our “rewards” we can also include information and training we receive
at meetings, on going economic updates, ideas to help us build our businesses during this challenging real estate market, environmental updates,
technology training, great speakers and wonderful networking opportunities.
Remember the more you get involved in Women’s Council the more you will
get in return.
TEAM AZ ROCKS!!!
See you all in Washington,
Jimmee McNeely
ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI, LTG, PMN, SRES, MRE Society
Commitment, Communication, Compliment & Rewards
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Bob Nachman, 2008
Arizona State
WCR Governor
EARN your PNM
Designation
For More
Information
Visit
www.arizonawcr.com
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From 2008 Governors
By the time this newsletter
comes out, we will already be
done, technically, with the
member retention efforts, and
the first quarter recruiting
contest. However, we believe
that your retention and
recruiting efforts never really
start or end...they are both
ongoing! It is NEVER too late
to go back to your not-yetrenewed list, and/or your old
chapter rosters... pick up the
phone... and call what were
once valuable members of
your chapter! At the same
t i me ,
you
should
be
CONTINUALLY spreading the
“good word” of Women’s
Council. Now... more than
ever... your Women’s Council
Chapter should be positioned
as your area’s “Business
Resource”. By “programming
to the mission”, and offering
valuable information to the
REALTOR® and Affiliate
community on a monthly,
consistent basis, you will
make your chapter an
invaluable tool to current
me mbe r s ,
as
we ll
as
prospective members.
The dynamics of the market
continue to be challenging,
but we can all turn that
negative into a positive. Case
in point... at the recent meetings in Prescott, Dee Kepp
gave two excellent presentations revolving around short
Sindy Ready, 2008
Arizona State
WCR Governor
sales. This was valuable
information to help us, as both
listing agents, and Buyer
Brokers, to assist current and
prospective clients. The market
“is what it is”, and we can’t
change it, but we CAN choose
NOT to “participate in the
negativity”! By maintaining a
positive
attitude,
and
presenting positive, valuable
information to help members
in their personal and
professional lives, you will create
an environment that will compel them to stay involved,
and “keep coming back for
more!
We are here to support your/
your chapter’s efforts in any
way we can. We are easily
accessible, by phone and
e-mail, so please feel free to
contact us at any time. We
consider it an honor to serve
you as your Governors, and
welcome the opportunity to
assist you!
Sincerely,
Bob Nachman and Sindy Ready...
“The Guvs”
2008 Arizona WCR State Governors
Bob (480-314-1868)
[email protected]
Sindy (602-478-4017)
[email protected]
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Farewell to Nancy Charles by Vicki Lind
Nancy Charles lost her courageous
3 ½ year battle against ovarian
cancer January 26th. We will truly
miss her incredible spirit. Many of
you may not know that Nancy was
diagnosed shortly after we decided
to charter our Lake Havasu
Chapter. She had agreed to take
on the role of Vice President of
Membership – not an easy position
in an established Chapter, much
less a brand new one! She came
to me and offered to step aside.
She felt like she was going to beat
“this thing” and wanted to be part
of our creating an forum for female
leaders in real estate but she didn’t
want to be a distraction. I am SO
glad that as LCP I refused her offer.
It’s safe to say that we all grew
more as women and as friends for
having been a part of Nancy’s life.
We worked through trips to
Scottsdale for chemo, holding a
garage sale when she sold her
home and moved in with her Mom,
the hat and scarf party of the
century and her ultimate move to
Seattle to be lose to more family. I
told her many times that I’m sure I
wouldn’t have had the grace and
supreme faith in her God that
Nancy possessed. She had really
bad days but she always worried
more about how this was affecting
her family and friends. Nancy was a
tremendous ambassador for real
estate and WCR. It wasn’t unusual
to call Nancy while she was doing
chemo and discover she had just
sent a referral or closed a deal!
She always wanted to who was
doing what and counted WCR
members (locally and state wide) as
gifts of friendships. Man you may
remember when she gave an inspiration at one of our State Meetings
talking about “How Blessed I Am”.
She honestly felt that way - that
having had to deal with cancer had
allowed her to discover how many
people cared about her, helped her
and prayed for her recovery. She
KNEW that no matter how her
battle with cancer turned out, she
would end up in a better place. To
honor Nancy’s memory, we have
renamed our local scholarship fund
“The Nancy Charles Spirit
Award” goal is to raise enough
additional funds this spring to send
a non-funded member to Tucson
for the State meeting. If you would
like to contribute, please contact
me directly. Her spirit will live on
in our Chapter for years to come.
Nancy
Charles
Daughter, Sister,
Friend, REALTOR®,
Christian
Vicki Lind’s
Contact Info
Lake Havasu
928-486-6227
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National WCR
President:
Ann DeFries,
CRS, PMN
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‘Step up or Leave’: An Interview with Ann Defries, President,
Women’s Council of REALTORS® By Marylyn B. Schwartz
RISMEDIA, Jan. 22, 2008- Speaking with Ann Defries is like
holding onto a speeding train. She is a woman of principle and
dedicated to raising the standards and image of an industry that
has had to tolerate a few “black eyes” over the past couple of
years. An agent for change, this dedicated, successful real estate
manager/coach/sales professional is also the 2008 President of
the Women’s Council of Realtors®.
MBS: It surprises many real estate sales professionals to learn
that the Women’s Council of Realtors® (WCR) is dedicated to
both men and women of the real estate industry. There are male
members of WCR who hold leadership positions throughout the
country. WCR works tirelessly on behalf of the whole industry
despite the “W” in the name.
Defries: Yes, that is very true. Men and women have equally
struggled with the challenges of the past couple of years. When
the members of WCR work in unison to effect legislation and
initiatives that better industry standards and practices, we support
everyone’s success equally. 59% of all Realtors® are women and
22% in WCR are owners or have an ownership position in his/her
company. The 9% of men who joined did so primarily because of
the wonderful education that has always been an earmark of the
organization.
MBS: What are the challenges do you see that are causing
struggles?
Defries: Many folks jumped into real estate when the going was
good. A strong market and lots of transactions proved to be very
enticing to people who would otherwise never have considered a
commission sales position as a career choice. Unfortunately,
those same people lacked the skills and knowledge necessary to
sustain themselves in various market conditions. When the market
began to show signs of trouble, those same agents expected a
“magic cure” to get productivity back on track. That didn’t happen.
Then, when they needed to get back to the basics, they had no
basics to get back to, creating a formula for failure and lowering
standards throughout the industry.
Right now, we have to step up to the plate and ensure that people
understand how to justify their commission, accurately educate the
consumer, and embrace/ adhere to the Code of Ethics.
MBS: What needs to be done about the educational failures
that have added to the rise in ethics complaints throughout
the states?
Defries: Agents have two choices. They need to either step up
and attain the skills and training needed to conduct business
professionally and successfully, or they need to leave. Many have
chosen the latter, and that is just fine. There is nothing easy about
this business when you take it seriously as a profession. There is
no need for agents to “reinvent the wheel” when it comes to
educating themselves. WCR has always been at the forefront of
educational initiatives and creative programming designed to
ensure that agents are running their businesses like pros. I
remember when computers were first being introduced in the
industry and most agents were in denial that computers would
play a big part in our profession. I went out and got one very
quickly. While I was an oddity for sure, it is always better to be
ahead of the curve instead of always playing catch up.
MBS: WCR members have always supported RPAC
(Realtors® Political Action Committees) initiatives. Tell
us why the ongoing work of RPAC is crucial to the
industry.
Defries: Currently the state of Florida is embroiled in
ongoing battles over property tax and insurance issues.
There are hundreds of state issues being debated that
affect the real estate professional and consumer. RPAC is
the best vehicle to ensure that none of us are blindsided by
the passing of legislation that we would deem to be
deleterious to our industry. Agents must get involved in
issues and initiatives that directly affect their income. All
real estate is local. Know what is going on in your community and make your professional position known, or don’t
complain when things don’t go your way.
MBS: If I were to poll the WCR members, what do you
think they would identify as the best or one of the best
returns for their membership fee?
Defries: Earlier I said that agents did not need to reinvent
the wheel when it comes to getting educated on what does
and does not work relative to building a successful
business. WCR members are generous and giving of their
time and expertise. They feel a strong commitment to
contributing to the public’s favorable image of the industry.
I would venture to say that if a member were to send out
an e-mail asking for help or advice, within hours they would
get five back from members offering any assistance they
could render. WCR is an organization where management
and agents pool their skills and knowledge to assist new
managers and agents to create a business the right way
the first time. Let’s stop the treadmill of doing the same
things day in and day out and expecting different
outcomes.
Defries: With all that you have shared about WCR and
what we see in the industry, share with our readers why
joining WCR now is the best thing a person could do to
effectively navigate the market.
Defries: People are searching for something to believe in
and for a reason to be optimistic about the real estate
profession. When people come together for common
purposes and share uncompromising principles and integrity, the power generated is just what the doctor ordered for
us all. WCR members pride themselves on always being
solution focused and welcome like-minded people into our
folds with open arms!
MBS: On behalf of all Realtors® around the country, I
thank you for being on our team!
Marylyn B. Schwartz, CSP, is an expert in real estate and
corporate sales training/management and team
development. She is president of Teamweavers and a
trainer for Leader’s Choice.
For more information, visit www.marylynbschwartz.com, or
e-mail [email protected].
RISMedia welcomes your questions and comments. Send
your e-mail to:
[email protected].
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Local Chapter News
Bullhead City Chapter
Brandy Creel
2008 Chapter President
The New Year is one of my favorite times of
the year. Someone has suggested that a
new year is like a note book containing 365
blank pages and we then fill in the pages.
We strove to fill in each page in 2007, as we
all do, with as few errors as possible.
The Bullhead City Chapter of the Women’s
Council of REALTORS® is a young association in a small area. Current economic times
are difficult.
The membership in the
Bullhead City/Mohave Valley Association or
REALTORS® is decreasing.
We face
numerous challenges both in increasing our
membership and in improving our financial
status.
We are fortunate in having a
dedicated group of women in our
organization who are clever in devising ways
of meeting the challenges facing us.
Toni Dutton, President Elect, has been
working on our new website which should be
on line soon. We have never had an active
website
before so click on the new site in
another month. Maggie Zapotocky, VP of
Membership, has established her committee
and is on a roll with our first enrollment of
the year. Susan Birnbaum, Treasurer, has
been an invaluable asset when she stepped
up to the plate after our long time Treasurer,
Petia Prouty, resigned. Alysia Dewar, Past
President, wears the hat of our Education
Chair among other jobs. Her leadership
talents are overwhelmingly accepted to this
governing board. Our newest member to
round off “Team Bullhead” is Annette
Weggman, Secretary.
This year we have new programs planned
and several ideas for fund raisers to
enhance our local chapter. To start the
year off we are offering a meal punch card
(purchase six meals and get the seventh
one free). We have a new “Ways and Means”
Committee ready to jump at a year full of
fund raisers.
The Governing Board and I hope to see you
and your friends at our upcoming planned
events.
Flagstaff Area Chapter
Sylvie Johnson
Hello!
It’s hard to believe it is already March! This
year has flown by! We are still a relatively
new chapter and have a lot of great energy
on our team this year, so I’m really excited
for 2008! I’d like to start off by welcoming
out new Secretary for 2008, Karen Nowicki.
She is an Escrow Officer for LandAmerica
Transnation Title here in Flagstaff. She has
a wonderful spirit and is a powerful
business woman, so we are very honored
and excited to have her as a new team and
board member!
We are working on another fundraiser for
late spring, the date is still to be
announced, but we are trying to work in
conjunction with the Museum of Northern
Arizona. We have some good ideas for a
beautiful event, so keep your eyes and ears
open for more information coming out on
that!
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Flagstaff Area Chapter Continue
Our meeting topics this year include:
Persuading sellers to price their home right
based on appraisal statistics, staging a
home for showings, How to market your
business, the health of our economy based
on the housing market and Why, when and
how to do a 1031 exchange.
We had a good turn out to the Winter
Meeting in Prescott this month. Attendees
from our chapter included myself; Patti
Seese, 2008 Treasurer; Karen Nowicki, 2008
Secretary; Marilyn Mount, and Lucy Estrada!
We had a great time and really learned a lot
for the chapter!
Green Valley Chapter
Susan Derlein
So far, it’s been a GREAT ’08! Green Valley
started the year with the highest attendance
ever at our first meeting in January. Our
guest speaker, Judy Lowe, 2007 President
of the Tucson MLS and Executive Vice
President of Realty Executives Southern Arizona, talked about the current market conditions and forecast for the area for 2008.
Based on local MLS statistics and data
shared by NAR’s Chief Economist, Dr.
Lawrence Yun, she addressed the negative
statements made by the media compared
with many positive indicators shown in the
area’s market data. Judy reminded us that
homes needed to be priced realistically and
that they must show well to attract the
attention of buyers. In February, we hosted
a local lender, Ashira Davis-Love, whose
expertise in short sales and foreclosures
provided to be extremely valuable to us.
She directed us through the process and
gave us tips on how to work with banks,
sellers and buyers. Our March meeting was
all about blogging: “Born to Blog!” We
invited Frances Flynn Thorsen to offer her
passion for blogging. I have a feeling we
will start to see many new bloggers from
the Green Valley area!
Here’s a tip for other chapters on getting
more exposure for WCR while earning some
additional “Chapter Excellence Award”
points: We were able to get local newspaper
coverage for our January and February
meetings based on the topics that were
covered. Both speakers were featured in
articles that were 3 columns wide, taking up
about ¼ page. WCR was mentioned and
some of our realtor members were quoted
in the articles. Getting to know the local
editor really helped us when we contacted
the paper and advised them about our
meeting on these timely issues.
We’re looking forward to a GREAT ’08 in
Green Valley!
Havasu Chapter
Angie Saltzman
Where else can you work on the three F’s? I
mean friends, fun, and fundamentals. I am
amazed again every time I attend a WCR
function. I am able to visit with friends that
I have meet thru previous meetings, gathers
or events. The fun that I have experienced
is fantastic I so much enjoy the Night Out
when we are all
together. How often do
you get to do a skit with some comedians?
Fundamentals – wow, where do I begin? I
learn so many different things during our
educational breakouts, forums, speakers,
etc.
I will never forget the first time I
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Havasu Chapter Continued
Scottsdale. I did not know who Michele
Anderson was; however, we are now hooked
at the hip. We hit if off right away and now I
am proud to say she is the President-Elect
for 2008. I am very fortunate to have the
Governing Board members that I have this
year. They are a great support system. I
know the Committee Chairs and their
members are working away insuring we give
value to our members. We had nine
members attend the Mid-Winter Conference.
That is just awesome! We have the energy to
keep us going while the market is correcting
itself. It is the members that make the difference. I am looking forward to a successful
for year.
Going to the Conference! By Judi Harris
I am not an Officer nor Committee Chair for
the Lake Havasu Area Chapter of WCR, but
was invited by our B.A.* Officers to
accompany them to the Winter Conference in
Prescott March 12. I attended once before in
2006 as Chair of Education & Program
Committee, but I had a big learning curve to
ascend as our chapter was then 9 months
old. This time I was there to learn, network
and enjoy myself.
I arrived at the Governing Board/General
Meeting. President Jimmee gave us an overview of the various sessions, meetings and
breakouts scheduled; Tucson State Summer
conference; outstanding speaker for our
Lunch: Update on Short Sales; and upcoming
Washington DC meeting. She encouraged
everyone to attend the WCR Night Out at the
Hassayampa Inn, which I recalled from 2006
as being a dandy event. The luncheon
Speaker covered an uncomfortable reality of
our market, short sales. Next, our breakout
sessions were excellent, how would one expect “Credit Scoring” to be exciting? And yet
it was. The other members of our chapter
reported the same feeling about their
sessions, great value-excellent speakers.
Night out at the Hassayampa Inn - what can
be said but WOW! Good food, great friends,
and hilarious improvisation. Afterward, a
brief foray to Whiskey Row for some
dancing, singing and laughing.
Next morning, the AAR conference speakers
Jed Smith and John Tucillo gave their
projections for the economy: stabilizing 08,
improvement 09. Then the Commish! Now
there was a surprise, Sam Wercinski going
over the improvements he has Implemented
to make our daily lives easier. Next up, his
Assistant commishes gave a brief overview
of their roles. I now have an idea of the
scope of what these individuals are tasked
with, to protect the public and we good
practitioners.
Surprises From The Conference:
The Credit Scoring breakout was handled
with humor and easily understandable
thanks to Patrick Richie. Information I can
use to assist my clients, myself personally
and even for marketing tools in newsletters
and mailings.
WCR General Session 4-5PM was provided for
discussion
of
proposed
governance
reorganization. The open exchange of ideas
and opinions was encouraged; it was
refreshing to see the passion we have. WCR
is about each of us, one of the main reasons
I was interested in becoming a member.
Tasha can really dance! That was a
remnant of the Whiskey Row experience.
Herb Guenther of AZ Dept of Water
Resources provided a snapshot of his
department. Arizona’s teachers are being
trained to educate our school students about
water planning and conservation.
Will I attend next year? Absolutely- I feel I
barely scratched the surface of what was
offered, and each time I attend a WCR
meeting, I see the bonds of respect and
friendship
are
strengthened
between
members across the state. I was reminded
again that WCR exists for Self, Family, and
Business.
*Blonde Amazons: our current line officers’ affectionate nicknames. All of them are statuesque and blonde.
I could not be an officer in 2008 since I am neither.
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Phoenix Area Chapter
Marion McGuire
We are very excited about our Business
Resource luncheon programs for 2008…
Phoenix WCR meets the third Thursday of the
month at Moon Valley Country Club with
networking starting @ 11:30am and the
meeting concluding @ 1:30pm. The speakers
to date have got us involved – participating…
Dr. Anne Borik (February speaker), shown below had all of us up doing signing to music –
“Happy, Healthy Heart”… we invite all of you
to attend our business luncheon check out
our website www.wcrphoenix.com
We are also introducing “business tips” at our
monthly luncheons… our “tip” for February …Do
you use 411 a lot on your cell phone @ $1.50
each time… instead Use “Google” text
messaging…
Google – mobile # 46645- text the name of the
business and location and within about 30-60
seconds – Google sends you back a text with the
Business location and phone number…. Besides
saving you lots of money – it is also very
convenient…
2008 Business Resource
Meetings & Workshops
April 17
Professional Credibility - Diane Scherer,
CEO, Phoenix Association of Realtors
“Update on Light Rail - Now & the Future”
May 22
Legal & Legislative Updates - Sam Wercinski, Commissioner,
Arizona Department of Real Estate
“Promoting Mutual Respect”
June 19
Cultural Awareness María-Luisa Arrivillaga,
DO Area Manager - Phoenix/Tucson
Fannie Mae, Community and
Multicultural Lending
“What’s New with Fannie Mae,
Community Programs”
Followed by a 3 Hour CE class
July 17
Business Builder - Amy Swaney, CMB
“ 2008 is half over...Where are we now???”
August 21
Legal or Legislative Update - Phoenix City
Council Candidate Panel
September 18
Peggy Neely - Phoenix City Council
“What’s new with AAR & Update on Resale
Purchase Contract”
October - Phoenix WCR Charity
Fashion event
November 20
Fair Housing - Tina Robbins,
GRI Instructor
“Cultural Awareness, Fair
Housing in Leasing”
December 11
Christmas Luncheon & Silent Auction
Prescott Area Chapter
Rebeccka Bakody
Greetings from Prescott!
The first
quarter of the year has been busy and I can’t
believe April is almost here. We have had two
successful business resource meetings, the
first being our installation with our wonderful
State President Jimmee McNeely as our
speaker. She spoke about the opportunities
for our members at both the state and
national level as well as a history of WCR.
Thank you Jimmee for your insight and
wisdom!
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Prescott Area Chapter Continued
Our second speaker was one of the
owners as well as the coach from our new
arena football team – The Arizona Adrenaline.
For those who don’t know, the Prescott area is
gaining momentum. In the heart of Prescott
Valley is Tim’s Toyota Center which is the
home of not only The Arizona Adrenaline but
also our very own CHL hockey team – The
Arizona Sundogs with an affiliation to The
Phoenix Coyotes. There is another large mall
being built just outside of Prescott Valley
which will have a Sam’s Club, a Home Depot, a
Cracker Barrel and many other great stores
and restaurants. If you haven’t been up our
way in a while, come check us out!
Our board meetings have been very
productive thus far. We have voted in several
new standing rules and moved ahead with an
attorney to help us with the tax issue. Each
officer and committee chair is doing their part
to make our chapter run like a well-oiled
machine. I’m really grateful to have a great
team behind me this year.
Finally, we were very honored to host a
night out here in Prescott for all WCR
members from around the state. We had a
delicious dinner at the historic
Hassayampa
Inn in downtown Prescott with improv
comedians as entertainment.
We held a
successful silent auction with the Phoenix
chapter winning our contest for the chapter
bringing in the most money for their donated
item – a beautiful leather jacket.
Angie
Saltzman, President of the Lake Havasu chapter and the State chapter each took home
$111 from the 50/50 raffle. Thank you to
everyone who
attended and made it a
memorable night for all.
I look forward to the rest of the year as
President of the Prescott Area chapter. I have
found that the members of WCR at all levels
are truly an extended family for me. Over the
past couple of years I have traveled all over
the country and everywhere I have gone I have
been warmly welcomed and treated as a sister.
As I look ahead to Washington D.C. I know
that I will come home richer in both
knowledge and friendships. That is, after
all, the WCR way!
Scottsdale Chapter
Sue Barnes
The Scottsdale Chapter started
off to a bumpy start with the
Vice-President Elect having to step down
from her duties for personal reasons. The
Officers shifted positions with the newly
elected Vice President Elect stepping into
the President Position – Sue Barnes and the
VP
Membership becoming the Vice
President Elect – Courtland Shook. Sandy
Mager stepped into VP Membership.
Departing President Andy Kolton came to
the rescue with intensive training and
guidance. We scrambled to figure out the
web page with the help of Belinda
Raymond. We quickly gathered an awesome
committee of hardworking women to pull
the rest together. Thanks also to Susan
Bender-Ross, Michal
Joyner, Janelle
Kennedy, Lorri Feld, Kay Bar, Becky Fowler,
Cheryl Bouwens, Kim Seifert and Sharon
Christensen.
We are going to have a
terrific year together!.
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Sierra Vista/Cochise Chapter
Jack Simmons
Happy New WCR Year! I’m very excited about
the new year and the exciting plans I and the
rest of the board members have for the Sierra
Vista Cochise Chapter this year.
We are
working diligently to make our local WCR
chapter stronger and better than ever.
taxes).
In March, Robert Carreira,
Director, Cochise College Center for
Economic Research (CER), will be
providing a look at the first economic
forecast before the spring economic
forum.
We are looking to get our members
more active in the various committees
and other areas to help build up our
chapter. We are encouraging the members to attend our monthly meetings
and take advantage of all the great
benefits WCR offers.
We are looking to add lots of new members
to our chapter this year. To do that, we are SouthEast Valley Chapter
planning some membership drives; our first
one was held March 13 at the local Long
Realty office. A little later in the year, we will
hold a Wine & Cheese Membership Drive.
The chapter held one last year and it was a
Celia Maddox
rousing success. There were lots of great
silent auction items, good food, good friends,
and of course, some great new members
joined us.
In May we’ll be having our 2nd Annual Raffle
Mania. Last year’s was such a hit; we’ve
decided to make it an annual event. We’ll be
selling tickets to raffle off some really great
baskets chock full of goodies. This will be
one of our main fundraising events for the
year.
We have some other very exciting
events planned to bring the message of WCR
to all our fellow realtors.
Our monthly membership meetings continue
to have a good representation.
Garland
Smith, Program Director, has been arranging
speakers for these meetings. Kaylee Nix,
mortgage advisor with Countrywide Home
Loans, gave a dynamic discussion in January
on short sales. In February, Mark Browning,
CPA, spoke to us about some of the new tax
laws as well as the Tax Rebate we’ll all be
receiving (as long as we remember to file our
Greetings from SEVWCR
Southeast Valley Women’s Council of
REALTORS® extends its best wishes to
all chapters throughout the state. As
we approach the end of our first
quarter, we are anticipating a surge of
membership renewals at this continued
time of uncertainty in the current market. Our Membership Committee, under
the leadership of Mary Jo Thomas, VP of
Membership, initiated the membership
drive contest to bring new members
into the chapter with a contest. Our
affiliate members have seen a decrease
in numbers due to job downsizing with
companies merging and with other
branches and resulting downsizing.
This is probably true in all geographic
areas at present.
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Local Chapter News
SouthEast Valley Chapter Continued
In January, our Southeast Valley Regional
Association of REALTOR® held their installation luncheon of 2008 officers and directors. Jimmee McNeely, WCR State President,
installed our chapter line officers at this
event. We are proud to announce the Jimmee McNeely was voted SEVRAR REALTOR®
of the Year and long-standing member Tom
Sanders was voted Affiliate of the Year.
Both are very active in our local association
as well as Women’s Council of REALTORS®.
Our WCR night-out was well received and attended. We send our congratulations to the
Prescott chapter for hosting another outstanding evening in their great town. Chapter
presidents gathered for a breakfast meeting on
the Governance Proposal the following morning
and have decided to put forth a concerted effort in writing to make our wishes known at the
national level. I believe most chapters were
represented and those who were not have been
given the information necessary to participate.
Many in our chapter recently attended an
exciting time in Prescott with the new
format combining AAR with WCR. There
were positive comments regarding the
change. The classes presented were pertinent to our current market issues with
knowledgeable presenters. We offer a special thank-you to our member, Dee Kepp,
for her brilliant WCR presentation on Short
Sales. Dee really captured the essence of
what it takes to get a short sale through
from start to finish and it is all about knowledge of the process and the need to serve
your clients’ best interests.
Looking ahead, we have several trips upcoming with the Summit in St. Charles
followed
by Washington, DC. We wish all of you continued success for your chapter and look forward
to seeing you at the next event.
Our WCR night-out was well received and
attended. We send our congratulations to
the Prescott chapter for hosting another
outstanding evening in their great town.
Chapter presidents gathered for a breakfast
meeting on the Governance Proposal the
following morning and have decided to put
forth a concerted effort in writing to make
our wishes known at the national level. I
believe most chapters were represented and
those who were not have been given the information necessary to participate.
Looking ahead, we have several trips upcoming with the Summit in St. Charles followed by Washington, DC. We wish all of
you continued success for your chapter and
look forward to seeing you at the next
event.
Superstition Mountain Chapter
Mary Watland
I am looking forward to being President of The
Superstition Mountain Chapter this year. I know
that it will be an outstanding year! We have
many team players and lots of great ideas. I am
excited to serve this chapter and work with the
wonderful members. I am very proud of our
board and committee chairs and all of the people helping them. They are all hard workers
and will do a great job representing our chapter. Here's to a fabulous 2008!!!
Become a Arizona State “Friends of
WCR” Sponsor Today….
You’ll Be Glad You Did!
Contact Wilma Purcell
623-594-5500
[email protected]
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Local Chapter News
Tucson Chapter
Nancy Campbell
Our focus this year is to maintain our current
membership numbers.
This has been a
struggle for all chapters across the nation.
How do we keep those numbers up?
1. Soliciting full-time seasoned agents
2. Calling our current members and encouraging them to continue by utilizing our
scholarship program for education toward a
national designation. This is a great time to
work on a designation to further your career.
3. Gain knowledge by focusing on a new area
or aspect of our business.
rustic adventure a non guided cave tour
at Peppersauce Canyon (please bring a
flashlight and a ball of string or you will
be lost forever!), horseback riding with
an evening chuck wagon barbeque and
water parks just to name a few. On
Sunday we will be hosting a golf
tournament with a 7:00 am start ($75.00
at Starr Pass Country Club/Resort) and
an Afternoon Tea and Fashion Show
(Open Bar) serving a variety of tea and
tea sandwiches all family members are
invited price of this event to follow.
Registration for the pre-meeting events
will be available after April 15th on our
website at www.tucsonwcr.org,
pay-online button. The Resort also has a
day camp for children. Room rate of
$125.00 is available three days prior to
Sunday night and three days after the
state meeting.
While we will always have attrition, we can
limit the numbers we lose by showing them
White Mountain Chapter
we care and provide value.
We look forward to the Summer State Meeting
this year, and hope to have the opportunity to
meet and spend some quality time getting to
know our state membership better with some
fun events designed for our families, not just
our members. Please join us for a fun filled
weekend in Tucson prior to the Summer State
Meeting. We will be working on some events
for the younger age group of children with
the older children judging and participating
during the state meeting. Please send Vicki
Clemen’s or Miriam Bell your ideas! Some
that I have thought about: water balloons,
swimming contests, anything to keep cool.
If anyone is planning on coming up for
Saturday, I would be happy to take a group to
the Desert Museum for their evening event,
hiking in Sabino Canyon, jeep tours of the
cliffs, desert and national forest, Karchner
Caverns and those who would like a more
Nancy Jo Neff
The White Mountain Chapter of the
Women’s Council of Realtor’s is having a
great year! Our Real Estate prices are
holding strong. Of course we have had
a quiet winter but Spring is here and
people are ready to come up and get out
of the heat! We anticipate a strong
summer market.
We are gearing up for our third annual
Economic Summit on October 2, 2008
held at the Hon-Dah Resort in Pinetop.
Yvonne Coelet is this years chairperson
so we know it will be packed with
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Local Chapter News
White Mountain Chapter Continued
information and FUN!
Spring in the White Mountains is beautiful.
Come visit us for a getaway week or weekend. We have a great second home market.
MEMBER RETENTION
It is time to make a serious PUSH,
within each and every Chapter for
member retention. Time is running
out. Visit the Arizona State website
and access your chapter’s “Not-YetRenewed-List”. The list is as of
March 10, 2008. It important for
all chapters to act TODAY.
Check
out
our
website
@
www.wcrwhitemountainchapter.com
for
WCR events and the
chamber
at
www.showlowchamberofcommerce.com for
Put together a calling committee,
local happenings.
Thank you to our Arizona State and the
Prescott WCR Chapters for a great March
conference once again! We are looking forward to Tucson in July!
and get a hold of each and every
member on the list and direct them
to the National WCR website to
renew their membership ASAP.
Now more than ever they need
Women’s Council of REALTORS®
and we need them.
Renew Your Membership Today
You’ll be Glad You Did!!
Ways & Mean Raffle Winner!!
The winner of the Nikon
Coolpix Camera
Joeann Fossland
Advantage Solutions Group
Arizona State Silver Sponsor
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Governing Board Minutes
WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF REALTORS
ARIZONA STATE CHAPTER
GOVERNING BOARD MEETING
PRESCOTT RESORT, PRESCOTT, AZ
MARCH 12, 2008
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
CALL TO ORDER- By State President Jimmee McNeely
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE- Mary Watland, Supperstition Mtn. Chapter President
INSPIRATION- Angie Saltzman, Lake Havasu Area Chapter, Chapter President
INTRODUCTIONS- Jimmee McNeely welcomed everyone and introduced officers, Governors,
Parliamentarian, & Member of the year
ROLL CALL OF VOTING MEMBERS- State Secretary, Kris Nelson conducted roll call and verified
that a quorum was present.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA-Motion made and seconded to approve.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Minutes from the previous meeting were approved as posted on the
web site.
TREASURER’S REPORT-State Treasurer, Yvonne Coelet , The chapter is still receiving dues money
from National. Dues increase is a vote that will be taken in D.C. at Mid-year. Tax information:
Two bids were received for the tax paper work that needs to be submitted (10-24) 1) From
Michale Haubert CPA from Tucson for flat fee of $2000.00. Second bid was a charge per hour of
$110.00 and non prime time of $80.00. Committee recommended to use Mike Haubert to due
State tax filing paper work Discussion; Call for vote as this is a item that was not budgeted for.
Vote Carried Insurance: Recommendation from committee is that we get insurance 1) Non- for
Profit Organization (covers Directors and Officers) Premium $800.00-$1000.00. 2) Employee Practices Liability Insurance $325.00 Discussion: Make sure there is no overlap on coverage already
coming from National. Call for Vote Carried Discussion: Funding of officers travel in light of
market current times: This should be handle on a local chapter level
PRESIDENTS REPORT- Jimmee McNeely, Fund raising guide lines for local chapters hosting state
meeting ready for Tucson meeting. Information from National is that WOMAN OF THE YEAR
AWARD is a Local Chapter award.
PRESIDENT-ELECT REPORT- Wilma Purcell, Sponsorships are behind. New category – Friends of
WCR - $125.00 to generate more revenue.
STATE GOVERNOR’S REPORT- Deferred to General Meeting
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Chapter of the year: Rebecca Bridgewater & Vicki Lind: Information on
each table for LCP’s Filing in at end of the year.
Audit committee- Cynthia Marin, Budget reviewed and report submitted to BOARD
BY-LAWS Committee- Judy Grammond,Recommended change to Standing rules: All scholarships
are to be awarded as soon as scholarship committee approves application. Recognition of
recipient to be at next state meeting. Discussion:
Call for Vote, Approved
Nominating committee- Sindy Ready, It is not to soon to be thinking about
stepping forward.
Ways & Means-Carolyn Cronin, Camera Raffle is going on, drawing on Friday. Winner posted in
newsletter.
Task Force to Design Pin for local chapter member of Year, Sandy Mager to Chair with Karen Kay
and Anna Bowers on the committee
Karen Franz Scholarship – Sandy Mager, none to announce
Team AZ Shirts- Cynthia Marin, Order shirts now. Be thinking on ideas for other items to have
our state chapter stand out.
NEXT BOARD MEETIN JULY 28, 2008 TUSCON: STAR PASS RESORT
ADJORNMENT- The meeting was adjourned by President Jimmee McNeely
Respectfully Submitted:
Kris Nelson
2008 AZ State Chapter Secretary.
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General Membership Meeting Minutes
WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF REALTORS
ARIZONA STATE WCR WINTER CONFERENCE
GENERAL MEETING
PRESCOTT RESORT, PRESCOTT, AZ
MARCH 12, 2008
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
CALL TO ORDER- By State President Jimmee McNeely
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE- Marion McGuire, Phoenix Chapter President
INSPIRATION- Nancy Campbell, Tucson Chapter President
APPROVAL OF AGENDA- Motion made and seconded to approve the agenda.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES- Minutes from the previous meeting were approved as
posted on the web site.
VI.
TREASURER’S REPORT-State Treasurer, Yvonne Coelet – no questions since
governing board.
VII.
PRESIDENT-ELECT REPORT- Wilma Purcell, (Kris Nelson / Secretary and Yvonne
Colet / Treasurer) Sponsorships are behind. New category – Friends of WCR $125.00 to generate more revenue. Sponsorship would include listing on all state
sponsorship boards and rolling over head.
VIII.
STATE GOVERNOR’S REPORT- Bob Nachman and Sindy Ready on conference
call with National President Ann DeFries report on low membership. Membership
down 1500 in member retentions, and down 800 in new memberships. LCP should
review membership report. Regarding no-renewing members, Bob advised on ways
to contact those members for renewal. Sindy Ready suggested setting up calling
committees, also contact past presidents and officers for membership renewal.
Sindy and Bob will split visits to make visits more cost effective. Sindy, Bob and
Joanne Foslund went to Chicago and say members should get involved in forums
at national meetings.
IX.
PRESIDENTS REPORT- Jimmee McNeely discussed a three year plan that would
phase out committees and implement focus groups, and phase out chairs to be
replaced by team leaders.
X.
COMMITTEE REPORTS- Sandy Mager ;no scholarships were awarded.
XI.
NEW BUSINESS- Jimmee McNeely, dates to remember: April 4th – 6th St. Louis
Summit. May 15th – 18th Washington DC.. Jimmee McNeely distributed a hand out
for Washington DC. LCP must attend. Washington DC Night out Committee: LCP
will receive a mass email reference night out. Arizona Night Out is at the Daily
Grill, Thursday Night.
XII.
Next General Meeting is July 28, 2008 at the Tucson, Star Pass Resort. National
President Ann DeFries will be there.
Prescott Night Out Committee Report – Rebecca Bakody. Will be at the
Hassayampa Inn, corner of Marina and Gurley
ADJORNMENT- The meeting was adjourned by President Jimmee McNeely
Respectfully Submitted:
Kris Nelson
2008 AZ State Chapter Secretary.
Nancy Campbell
Tucson Chapter President
Survey for our members:
WHAT MAKES A GREAT CHAPTER?
(From National Women’s Council of REALTORS® Focus Group)
Well organized
Efficient meetings
Focused; clear purpose
Professional
Enthusiastic leaders
Current and past leaders are visible, active
Consistent leadership quality
Leaders interact as a team
Leaders mingle with members; are not separate
Supportive, friendly environment
You are cared for/missed when you are not there
High energy
Feels like ‘home’ – safe harbor from the negative
You feel welcomed
Can be yourself, share, and be supported
Tangible value for time and participation
Can get problems solved; find solutions
Personal and professional growth is evident
Members are connecting with each other
Active member involvement
Quality programs
BEST PRACTICES OF A GREAT CHAPTER in Membership Development
Recruitment
The best recruiting tool is the members themselves who have received value from the
chapter. Give members the support and encouragement to reach out and recruit others,
using their personal networks.
Publicize the successful REALTORS who are members of the chapter – success breeds influence and credibility, which breeds more success. Related strategies:
Target specific REALTORS for membership that are successful in the marketplace.
* * * *As a member do you feel this way about your chapter? Please let our officer’s know
how you feel, our best feedback is our membership. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
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2008 Arizona State WCR Sponsors
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2008 Arizona State WCR Sponsors
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Contact Wilma at:
2008 Levels of Arizona State Chapter
623-594-5500
WCR Corporate Sponsorships
[email protected]
Platinum Sponsor
$1500
(Only one platinum sponsorship per business type)
$100 Donated to the Karen Franz Scholarship fund on your behalf.
Opportunity to display company materials with a vendor table at all AZ State
Chapter Events.
For each AZ State Chapter Meetings all Platinum Sponsors will have the opportunity to
give a brief “commercial”.
1 FREE Registration to each of the three AZ State Chapter meetings.
A ½ page display ad online on the AZ State Chapter Website for one year.
A ½ page display ad in the AZ State Chapter Newsletters for 2008.
Honorary State WCR Membership for your company.
Plaque in recognition of AZ State Chapter Platinum Sponsorship.
Recognition at all AZ State Chapter sponsored PMN/Continuing Education Classes.
Link on AZ State Chapter Website to your company Website.
Name and Company logo on Sponsor display boards at all AZ State Chapter Events.
Acknowledgement in meeting programs at all AZ State Chapter Events.
Gold Sponsor
$1000
1 FREE Registration to the AZ State Chapter Orientation/Installation Dinner.
Honorary State WCR Membership for your company.
Opportunity to give “brief” commercial at one AZ State Chapter meeting (Sponsor’s
choice).
A ¼ page display ad on the AZ State Chapter Website for one year.
A 1/4 page display ad in the online AZ State Chapter Newsletters for 2008.
Plaque in recognition of AZ State Chapter Gold Sponsorship.
Opportunity to display company materials at all AZ State Chapter Events.
Silver Sponsor
$500
A 1/8 page display ad in the online AZ State Chapter Newsletters for 2008.
Certificate in recognition of AZ State Chapter Silver Sponsorship.
•
Bronze Sponsor
$350
Recognition on AZ State Chapter Website.
Certificate in recognition of AZ State Chapter Bronze Sponsorship.
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AZ StateWCR Winter Conference in Prescott for 2008

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