
Michael Gobber and Becky Kirchner react differently to a question posed during training Thursday.
The 2017 Leadership Development Program began Wednesday in Springfield at the Illinois REALTORS® headquarters and continued Thursday for 12 individual REALTORS®.
Training included: association philosophy, structure and governance; management; committee structures and responsibilities; fiduciary duties, parliamentary procedures, professional standards, member services and strategies for conducting effective meetings.
Participants included:
- Ayn Bartok, All in One Real Estate Company (Egyptian Board of REALTORS®);
- Michael Gobber, Real Living Gobber Real Estate (Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®);
- Terri Jeffries, United Real Estate-Chicago (Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®);
- Becky Kirchner, RE/MAX Plaza (Heartland REALTOR® Organization);
- Eric Porter, RE/MAX Realty Associates (Champaign County Association of REALTORS®);
- Debbie Prodehl, Coldwell Banker Honig Bell (Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®);
- Timothy Ryan, Real People Realty, Inc., (Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®);
- Michael Simpson, Lifestyles Real Estate Inc. (REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley);
- Dena Turner, Century 21 Tucker-Swanson (Capital Area REALTORS®);
- Andy Velkme, Caton Commercial Real Estate Group (Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS®);
- Jim Waller, Coldwell Banker Honig Bell (Champaign County Association of REALTORS®); and
- Joyce Zelazik, Coldwell Banker Honig Bell (Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®).













