COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP ORIENTATION
2013 January Meetings
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Gary Thomas
2013 NAR President
Welcome!
“Continuity gives us roots; change gives us
branches, and both allow us to stretch and grow
to reach new heights.” ~Pauline R. Kezer
2013 Officers
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2013 President: Gary Thomas
2013 President-Elect: Steve Brown
2013 First Vice President: Chris Polychron
2013 Treasurer: Bill Armstrong
2013 Immediate Past President: Moe Veissi
2013 Vice President: Leslie Rouda Smith
2013 Vice President: Bill Brown
2013 Treasurer Nominee: Michael McGrew
2013 Committee Liaisons
• Association Executives Liaison: Bill Martin
• Commercial & Business Specialties Liaison: Jim
Helsel
• Consumer Relations Liaison: Mike Brodie
• Global, Resort & Second-Home Real Estate
Liaison: Mike Flynn
• Large Residential Firms Relations: Jeff Barnett
• Law & Policy Liaison: Linda Page
• Member Services Liaisons: JoAnne Poole and
Sarah Taylor
2013 Committee Liaisons, cont.
• Public & Federal Issues Liaison: Bob Kulick
• REALTOR Party Community Engagement Liaison:
Christina Clemans
• REALTOR Party Disbursement Liaison: Charlie
Oppler
• REALTOR Party Fundraising Liaisons: Iona
Harrison and Jim Liptak
• REALTOR Party Member Involvement Liaison:
Kenny Parcell
• Second Century Ventures and Special Projects
Liaison: Beth Peerce
Leslie Smith
2013 Vice President
The Ideal Chair, Vice Chair and
Committee Liaison
Problem Solvers &
Consensus Builders
Motivators
The Ideal Chair, Vice Chair and
Committee Liaison
• Problem Solvers and Consensus Builders
– Share direction, goals and objectives
– Withhold personal opinions
– Establish pace and tone
– Follow Robert’s Rules of Order
– Act as facilitator
The Ideal Chair, Vice Chair and
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
Chris Polychron
2013 First Vice President
The Premier Partnership:
Members & Staff
• Chair, Vice Chair, Committee Liaison, Staff
– Everyone works together before an action
happens
• Philosophy of collaboration
– Best interest of organization and all members
The Premier Partnership:
Members & 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
• Refer to Committee Liaison for
advice/clarification
Steve Brown
2013 President-Elect
Committee Structure Definitions:
Ongoing Groups
Advisory Group
• A group of issue experts reporting directly to
the NAR Leadership Team on either:
– Overarching issues
• Public Advocacy Advisory Group and the Multicultural
Real Estate Leadership Advisory Group
– A specific program
• Leadership Academy Advisory Group, the Large
Residential Firms Advisory Group, and the Large
Commercial Firms Advisory Group
Types of Committees
• Committee (full)
– Evaluates existing programs
– Makes recommendations for the committee and the
advisory boards in its purview for policies and
programs
• Coordinating Committee
– Evaluates public policy recommendations
• Trustees Committee
– Responsible for raising and/or disbursing voluntary
and/or dues dollars for REALTOR Party candidates
Council
• May or may not report to a full committee
• Primarily performs a task.
• May make policy recommendations according to
its reporting structure; however, this is not its
primary purpose.
• NAR Councils
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Idea Exchange Council for Brokers
Broker Involvement Council
RPAC Major Investor Council
Corporate Investor Council
RPAC Participation Council
Local Leadership Idea Exchange Council
State Leadership Idea Exchange Council
Distinguished Service Award Council
Advisory Board
• Group of issue experts appointed to make
recommendations to the Committee or Advisory Group
to which it reports
• NAR Advisory Boards
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AEC Recommendations and Recognition Advisory Board
AEC-AE Institute Advisory Board
AEC-RCE Certification Advisory Board
CIPS Advisory Board
Commercial Legislation and Regulatory Advisory Board
Commercial Real Estate Research Advisory Board
Federal Technology Policy Advisory Board
Global Alliances Advisory Board
MLS Technology and Emerging Issues Advisory Board
PS Interpretations and Procedures Advisory Board
Reserves Investment Advisory Board
Young Professionals Network Advisory Board
Forum
• To disseminate information and to encourage discussion
among members
• Provide feedback of the discussion to the full committee
• NAR Standing Forums:
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AEC/State EO Forum
Commercial Economic Issues & Trends Forum
Commercial Leadership Forum
Emerging Business & Technology Forum
Federal Legislative and Political Forum
Multiple Listing Service Forum
Professional Standards Forum
Property Management Forum
Regulatory Issues Forum
Residential Economic Issues & Trends Forum
Risk Management and License Law Forum
RPAC Fundraising Forum
State and Local Forum on Global Business
Strategic Planning Forum
Valuation Forum
Committee Structure Definitions:
Temporary Groups
Types of Temporary Groups
• Informal Working Group
– Members are drawn from the full committee
– Purpose of examining a specific topic
• Formal Working Group
– Members are drawn from the full committee and other
committees
– Purpose of examining a specific topic
• Presidential Advisory Group
– Appointed by the President
– Evaluates activities or projects assigned by the
President
• Note: A special meeting is when there is a need for a
group to meet between annual meetings.
Committee Structure Oversight
and Committee Purposes
President
Distinguished Service
Award Committee
Executive Committee
Board of Directors
Delegate Body
President-Elect
Strategic Planning
Committee
Strategic Planning
Forum
First Vice President
Regional Vice Presidents*
Chair of Institute Advisory
Committee
Affiliate Relations*
Chair of Multicultural Real
Estate Leadership Advisory
Group (New)
* Asterisked items are part of the Governance Oversight, but
are not part of the Committee Structure.
Treasurer
Chair of Finance Committee
Chair of Reserve
Investment Advisory Board
Real Property Operations
Committee
Treasurers Forum*
* Asterisked items are part of the Governance Oversight, but
are not part of the Committee Structure.
Immediate Past President
Member of Nominating
Committee
Member of Past
Presidents’ Advisory Group
Public & Federal Issues Group
Public Policy Coordinating
Committee
Business Issues Policy
Committee
Conventional Financing &
Policy Committee
Federal Financing &
Housing Policy Committee
Federal Taxation
Committee
Land Use, Property Rights
& Environment Committee
Federal Legislative &
Political Forum
Regulatory Issues Forum
Federal Technology Policy
Advisory Board
REALTOR® Party Community
Engagement Group
Housing Opportunity
Committee
State & Local Issues
Policy Committee
Diversity Committee
Smart Growth
Advisory Board
REALTOR® Party
Fundraising Group
RPAC Major Investor
Council
RPAC Trustees Fundraising
Committee (New)
RPAC Participation Council
(New)
Corporate Investor Council
(New)
RPAC Fundraising Forum
REALTOR® Party
Disbursement Group
RPAC Trustees Federal
Disbursement Committee
State & Local Issues
Mobilization Support
Committee
REALTOR® Party Trustees for
State and Local Campaign
Services Committee (New)
Federal Independent
Expenditures Advisory
Board (New)
REALTOR® Party Member
Involvement Group
REALTOR® Party
Member Involvement
Committee
(Federal Political
Coordinator Program
& Calls for Action)
Broker Involvement
Council (New)
Consumer Relations Group*
Consumer Communications
Committee
*Oversight over House Logic, Consumer Relation Strategies,
Real Estate Today Radio, Public Advocacy Campaign
Group for Large Residential
Firm Relations
Large Residential Firms Real
Estate Services Advisory
Group
Idea Exchange Council for
Brokers (New)
Top 75 Large Residential
Firms NAR Directors
Forum*
* Asterisked items are part of the Governance Oversight, but
are not part of the Committee Structure.
Large Firm Involvement
Advisory Board (New)
Commercial & Business
Specialties Group
Large Commercial
Firms
Advisory Group (New)
Real Property Valuation
Committee
Real Property Valuation Forum
(New)
Commercial Legislation & Regulatory
Advisory Board
Commercial Real Estate
Research Advisory Board
Commercial Committee
Commercial Leadership Forum
(Commercial Overlay Boards
& Commercial Leadership)
Property Management Forum
Commercial Economic Issues
& Trends Forum
Global, Resort & Second
Home Group
Global Alliance Advisory Board
Global Business & Alliances
Committee
CIPS Advisory Board
Resort & Second Home Real
Estate Committee
State & Local Forum on Global
Business (formerly International
Local Council Forum)
Law & Policy Group
Legal Action Committee
Amicus Brief Advisory Board
(New)
Risk Management
Committee
Risk Management and
License Law Forum
Multiple Listing Issues &
Policies Committee/Multiple
Listing Service Forum
MLS Technology & Emerging
Issues Advisory Board
Professional Standards
Committee/Professional
Standards Forum
PS Interpretations and
Procedures Advisory Board
Membership Policy & Board
Jurisdiction Committee
Member Services Group
Social Media Advisory
Board (New)
Member Communications
Committee
Young Professionals
Network Advisory Board
Emerging Business &
Technology Forum (New)
Research Committee
Data Strategies
Committee (New)
Meeting & Conference
Committee
Professional Development
Committee
Residential Economic
Issues & Trends Forum
Association Leadership Group
AEC/AE Institute Advisory
Board
AEC/RCE Certification
Advisory Board
Association Executive
Committee
Local Leadership Idea
Exchange Council
AEC/Recommendations
and Recognition Advisory
Board
AEC/State EO Forum
State Leadership Idea
Exchange Council
Bill Malkasian
Vice President, Political Strategic
Planning
REALTOR® Party Overview
Community Involvement & Outreach
Diversity
$ Diversity Initiative Grant
 Leading with Diversity Workshop
 Diversity Toolkit
 Fair Housing Resources
Housing Opportunity
$ Housing Opportunity Grant
 Employer-Assisted Housing Initiative
 Employer-Assisted Housing Initiative Guide
 Employer-Assisted Housing Class
 Workforce Housing Forum Guide
 Expanding Housing Opportunities Initiative
 Expanding Housing Opportunities Class
 Housing Opportunity Toolkit
Smart Growth
$ Smart Growth Grant
 Smart Growth for the 21st Century Course
 Land Use Initiative, Memo Database & Growth Management Fact Book
 Customized State Smart Growth Legislation Program
 State & Local Growth Polling Program
 On Common Ground Magazine
 Smart Growth Toolkit
 Public School Toolkit
 Water Infrastructure Toolkit
 Transportation Toolkit
RPAC Fundraising
$ RPAC Conference Grant for State Associations*
$ RPAC Fundraising Grant for Local Associations*
 RPAC Fundraising Webinar*
 Online Fundraising for State Associations*
 Customized RPAC Promotional Materials
 Recognition Ribbons
 REALTOR® PAC Management System for State
Associations*
 RPAC Major Investor Event-Based Fundraising
Program
*This RPAC program offering is subject to state election law
Advocacy
Candidate Campaigns
$ Candidate Independent Expenditure Race
 Candidate Polling & Research
 Candidate Campaign Direct Mail Services
 Candidate Campaign Automated Phone Calls & Phone Banks
 Candidate Campaign Advertising Services
 Candidate Campaign Websites & Social Media
 Consultant Candidate Campaign Management
 Candidate Training Academy
 Voter Lists (public)
 Voter Activation Network (public)
 Voter Registration Initiative (public)
Issue Campaigns
$ Issues Mobilization Program
 Issue Polling & Research
 Issue Campaign Direct Mail Services
 Issue Campaign Automated Phone Calls & Phone Banks
 Issue Campaign Advertising Services
 Issue Campaign Websites and Social Media
 Consultant Issue Campaign Management
Building REALTOR® Party Strength
 REALTOR® Party Team Consulting
 Convio/REALTOR® Party Hub Grassroots Communications System &
Training
 Shared GAD Program
 Broker Involvement Program
 Polling & Research (members)
 Campaign Direct Mail Services (members)
 Campaign Automated Phone Calls & Phone Banks (members)
 Campaign Advertising Services (members)
 Campaign Websites & Social Media (members)
 Consultant Campaign Management (members)
 Voter Lists (members)
 Voter Activation Network (members)
 Voter Registration Initiative (members)
Game Changers
$ Submit your own idea for consideration &
funding in this annual competition for the
best ideas in Community Outreach, RPAC
Fundraising, Advocacy or Building
REALTOR® Party Strength.
Gary Thomas
2013 NAR President
Committee Planning Session
• Get to know your fellow committee leadership
• Annual Meetings and between meeting
communication
• Reaching for Success
• Understanding your purpose
• Vision
• Goals
Thank you!
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp,
or what’s a heaven for.” ~Robert Browning
If we reach together, we will reach for success.