Realtor® Eric Sain of RAPB Selected for NAR Leadership Academy Class of 2012
REALTORS® From Eleven States and Brazil Accepted Into Challenging Six-Month Program
CHICAGO (Date) – Seventeen REALTORS® who have demonstrated personal and professional success in their respective local markets recently were selected to participate in the 2012 class of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Leadership Academy, an initiative designed to nurture and inspire new leaders in the real estate industry.
The 2012 Leadership Academy class is comprised of REALTORS® from 11 states, and our first ever international participant from Southern Brazil. The participants will gain and expand upon existing leadership skills and abilities while learning more about NAR as the voice for real estate.
Academy participants, who had to undergo an application and interview process conducted by the Academy Advisory Board, will undergo a challenging series of team-building exercises and workshops scheduled over six months.
Since the Academy was formed in 2008, over 100 REALTORS® have graduated and many advance to serve in volunteer leadership positions within their respective state and local associations, as well as within NAR.
These REALTORS® were selected for the 2012 Class:
- Eric Sain, GRI from Palm Beach, FL
- Tray E. Bates, CCIM, SIOR, from Corpus Christi, TX
- J. Russell Boyce, CRS, GRI, from White Plains, MD
- Nikki Jean Boyd, ABR, GRI, PMN, from Twin Falls, ID
- Jennifer Branchini, CRS, GRI, SRES, from Pleasanton, CA
- Brett C. Brown, ABR, CIPS, CRB, CRS, GRI, RSPS, ePRO from Naples, FL
- Alexander R. Chaparro from Chicago, IL
- Brian Copeland, ABR, CRS from Nashville, TN
- Scott Lalli, CRS from Kaysville, UT
- Kaki Lybbert, CRS from Denton, TX
- Heather G. Ozur from La Quinta, CA
- Gary J. Reggish, CRS, SFR from Novi, MI
- Alessandro Ricardo Stüpp, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Tamara Suminski from Redondo Beach, CA
- Linda J. Trevor, ABR, CRS, PMN, SFR, ePRO from Cary, NC
- Duane “Dewey” Uhlir from Fargo, ND
- Karen Valentine-Pond from Laramie, WY
The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
