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Back row (l to r): Lutalo McGee, Joel Raynes and Brian Palm. Front row (l to r): Leadership Development Working Group Chair Carrie Little, Deb Sarsany, Kathy Szram, Natalie Mulhall, Patricia Romke, Dominic Campo, Maureen Forgette, Leslie Rothan, Hillary Joy, Lyle Harlow and Shirin Marvi.

Leadership Development Class visited Springfield

For two days in early June, the Illinois REALTORS® 2022 Leadership Development Class visited association headquarters in Springfield for training on ethics in leadership, acting as a media spokesperson and developing interview skills.

Deb Frazier (second from right) at ribbon-cutting ceremony

Kristen Borgstrand (left) of Keller Williams Pinnacle and Courtney Marsh (right) of Red Door Realty Group in O’Fallon.

RASI support helps improve Belleville Transit Center

The Belleville Transit Center station was refurbished during the summer with new bike racks, benches, planters and elevated window artwork thanks to a partnership between REALTOR® Association of Southwestern Illinois (RASI), the National Association of REALTORS®, the St. Clair County Transit District, Belleville high school students, Citizens for Modern Transit and AARP. In addition to providing volunteers to help with some of the labor, RASI and NAR combined to donate $6,000 toward the project.

Joy chosen for Maple Park Village Board

REALTOR® Hillary Joy (right), managing broker for RGM Real Estate Co., was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Maple Park Village Board. Her term as village trustee lasts through April of 2023.

Eight Illinois REALTORS® will serve in NAR leadership roles in 2023

(L to R) REALTOR® Ginger Sreenan, Illinois REALTORS® Executive Vice President Kristen Butcher, REALTOR® Alli Bernardi Insko, NorthWest Illinois Alliance of REALTORS® CEO Conor Brown, REALTOR® Kyle York, REALTOR® Natalie Mulhall, GAD Neeley Erickson and Illinois REALTORS® Senior Director of Local Government & External Affairs Gideon Blustein.

Rockford Chamber honors Illinois REALTORS®

The Rockford Chamber of Commerce named REALTORS® Alli Bernardi Insko and Kyle York, of Dickerson & Nieman in Rockford, and local Governmental Affairs Director Neeley Erickson to its 40 Under 40 class for 2022. The honor highlights individuals who have distinguished themselves in their professional field or organization, are engaged citizens and provide leadership by volunteering their time and talents to community groups and causes. In June, the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® (NSBAR) opened a new office in Northbrook. Among the many visitors at the open house were (l to r) Illinois REALTORS® 2022 President Zeke Morris, NSBAR 2022 President Steve Hudson and Illinois REALTORS® Local Governmental Affairs Director Joe Roth.

Emily Kaczmarek

Two Illinoisans named to REALTOR® Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Class

Congratulations to Chicago REALTOR® Quentin Green and Arlington Heights REALTOR® Emily Kaczmarek as REALTOR® Magazine named them to its 2022 30 Under 30 Class. Kaczmarek is a member of Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® and works for Compass in Arlington Heights. Green is a member of the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and works for Downtown Realty Company of Chicago.

Lasky, Koziol and Polgar earned RCE designations

Jeffrey Lasky, CEO of the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®, and Christi Koziol and Tracy Polgar of the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® were recognized during a special luncheon at the NAR’s 2022 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings. Koziol is director of Membership and Information Technology at Mainstreet and Polgar is the director of Marketing & Communications.

O'Fallon REALTOR®’s passion is to help deaf and hard of hearing consumers

Inspired by the loss of her daughter, REALTOR® Angela Wrather of Keller Williams Pinnacle in O’Fallon is making it her mission to help deaf and hard of hearing consumers realize the American Dream of homeownership. Wrather, who is hard of hearing and trained in sign language, joined the Illinois REALTORS® podcast to talk about the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and educational resources that can improve how REALTORS® communicate with members of the deaf and hard of hearing community. Learn more at: bit.ly/HelpingHearingImpaired