A sneak preview of video specially produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Federal Fair Housing Act and a panel discussion with six noteworthy Illinois REALTORS® will be part of 90-minute forum Jan. 17 at the Public Policy Meetings in East Peoria.

The panel discussion will be led by Genie Birch, former Chicago Association of REALTORS® president and former chair of the National Association of REALTORS® diversity committee. Birch is with Century 21 Affiliated in Lincolnwood.

Other members of the panel are:

  • Tommy Choi of Keller Williams Chicago-Lincoln Park,
  • Nykea Pippion-McGriff of Dream Town Realty Chicago (president Women’s Council of REALTORS® Chicago),
  • Jessica Barrera of West Town Realty Chicago (president-elect National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals),
  • Courtney Jones of Chicago Homes Realty Group (2017-18 Dearborn Realtist president) and
  • Vicky Silvano of Century 21 SGR, Inc., in Chicago (NAR Global Real Estate Committee Liaison).

For more information on the Public Policy Meetings, see the schedule or read the other blog posts.