Illinois REALTORS® hosted members of its Leadership Development Program Tuesday and Wednesday in Springfield.

Participants learned about association involvement, the role of board members and their fiduciary duties, parliamentary procedures, budgets, professional standards, services provided by the state association and ways to improve meetings.

Participants in this year’s class included:

  • Sheena Baker, CarMarc Realty Group, Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®,
  • Megan Beechen, Realty Executives Elite, Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®,
  • David Bovyn, EXIT Real Estate Partners, Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®,
  • Monica Bullington, RE/MAX Rising, Bloomington-Normal Association of REALTORS®,
  • Teresa Camarato, Property with TLC, LLC, Egyptian Board of REALTORS®,
  • Miguel Angel Fernandez, Home Smart Connect Real Estate, REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley,
  • Efty Garba, Efty Realty Group, Chicago Association of REALTORS®,
  • Liz McDonald, The McDonald Group, Champaign County Association of REALTORS®,
  • Matt Persicketti, Oak Leaf Realty, Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®,
  • Kelly Simpson, Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group, Heartland REALTOR® Association,
  • Dont’a Taylor, ARE Partners, Chicago Association of REALTORS®, and
  • Connie Vavra, RE/MAX Professionals, Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®.