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TAMPA REALTOR®

Volume 7 | Issue 3 tamparealtors.org/magazine

813.879.7010

2023 OFFICERS

President: Jay Quigley

President-Elect: Adam Grenville

Vice President: Keianna Carty

Secretary - Melanie Norris

Treasurer - Tina Marie Eloian

Immediate Past President: Ruth Bryson

CEO: Jason Outman

2023 DIRECTORS

Bree Allison, Rick Fifer, Lea Lagueux, Sharonda Lawrence, John Loewy, Sonya Madden, Elaine Pumarejo, Quan Remmer, Jennie Restrepo, Tom Scaglione and Barbara Brown

EDITOR/DESIGNER

Kimberly Chin, Communications/PR Manager

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Parker Lewis, Marketing Manager

Natalia Munoz, Communications Coordinator

ASSISTANT DESIGNER

AJ Hlavac, Creative Content Coordinator

Professionalism

We are the face of Greater Tampa REALTORS® and exemplify professionalism at all times.

Unity

We support, respect and appreciate others, and embody principles of collaboration, diversity and inclusion.

Innovation

We encourage creative and inspirational ideas that challenge the status quo.

The Greater Tampa REALTORS® Inc. (GTR) is the largest Tampa Bay-based professional association of real estate brokers and sales associates conducting business throughout the Bay. GTR provides educational programs, ethical guidance and other services that enable licensed real estate professionals to help people buy and sell homes in the Greater Tampa area. For more information, please visit tamparealtors.org.

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Tampa REALTOR® magazine is published bi-monthly for members of GTR in the interest of informing, promoting, and improving the real estate industry. With the exception of articles and materials from other publications reprinted in this magazine, members and affiliate members of GTR are hereby authorized to reproduce articles appearing in this publication, provided each such reproduction gives the following credit:

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Congratulations to our very own Brad Monroe for receiving the Luminary Leadership Award from StellarMLS!

Congratulations to Deeanna Davalos on being promoted from Programs and Sponsorships Coordinator to Events Manager! Deeanna will oversee the planning and execution of all our events here at GTR.

Congratulations to Grace Smith on being promoted from Vice President of Strategy and Engagement to Executive Vice President! She will take a more active role in the vision and strategy of the association.

Congratulations to Courtney Welchor for being recognized as one of REALTOR® Magazine's 30 rising young stars in the real estate industry,

This recognition is awarded to members of the National Association of REALTORS® under the age of 30 who have demonstrated exceptional skills in areas such as sales, marketing, entrepreneurship, technology, association leadership and community involvement.

Congratulations to our 2023 Director and 2024 Secretary, Quan Remmer, for receiving the Certified Multiple Listing Volunteer (CMLXv) Executive Designation. Certification holders are part of a prestige group who set a performance precedent.

The following items were acted upon at the April Meeting:

✓ A custom RAMCO Events Website Extension was approved for $485.

✓ Motion to merge the entire Leadership Guide into the GTR Policy Manual was adopted.

✓ Motion to change the CEO’s allowable emergency expenses from $2,500 to $25,000 was adopted.

✓ BOD voted and appointed the Stellar MLS positions.

The following items were acted upon at the May Meeting:

✓ Split $502,000 to higher money market treasuries and CDs was ratified.

✓ Up to $5,000 was approved for roof repairs on the 2918 W. Kennedy building.

✓ Motion was approved to request the TB Lightning to remove the Bolts banner from the GTR building.

✓ Up to $17,000 was approved to repair the roof, remove the carport, and repair the exterior door and threshold at 2906 W. Kennedy building.

✓ Up to $22,000 was approved for server replacement.

✓ Motion approved to request code amendment to Section 27-283.6 – “Methods of providing required parking and loading” to remedy developer loophole [city-wide].

✓ Up to $10,000 was approved to replace or repair the current phone system.

✓ Motion approved a $5,000 sponsorship for the Housing and Education Alliance Residential Triumph Awards.

The following items were acted upon at the June Meeting:

✓ Motion approved to engage Marilyn Wilson from the WAV Group and the BOD for 2024 strategic planning session.

✓ Motion approved to allocate the unused budgeted RealtorQuest funds to support Marlene Cambronero in her participation in the CILA Panama 2023.

✓ Motion approved to evaluate additional payment options for our members to improve member benefit and financial profit.

✓ Up to $35,000 was approved for the complete overhaul of the GTR security system.

✓ Up to $135,000 was approved to repair and replace the first level flooring of 2918 W. Kennedy Blvd. building.

✓ Motion approved for the CEO Jason Outman to open new credit cards through Bank of America.

✓ Motion approved for CEO Responsibilities to be added to the GTR Policy Manual.

✓ Jennie Restrepo was appointed to fill the vacated seat as a voting member of the board, and the board recommend that a new Affiliate Director be appointed to fill the vacant ex-officio seat for the rest of 2023.

✓ Motion approved to fill the remaining board vacancy by succession of most recent election results.

✓ The 2024 Officers were appointed.