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The National Association of REALTORS® announced 16 featured attendees for the REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Francisco, and the list includes five Illinoisans.
Featured attendees photograph, record video and write about the four-day event so that colleagues in across the country can learn from their experiences. To read about their San Francisco experiences, go to this page daily.
Illinois REALTORS® who are participating include:
- Matt Difanis
- Carrie Little
- Marki Lemons Ryhal
- Christopher Tenggren and
- Heather Wiedrich.
Difanis was the 2018 president of Illinois REALTORS®. He is a co-owner of RE/MAX Realty Associates, with offices in Champaign, Mahomet and Monticello. This is his fifth year as a featured attendee. He’s from the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®.
Little is a managing broker and co-owner of CarMarc Realty Group, LLC, in Glen Ellyn, and a contract trainer for Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED). She’s earned the designations of CIPS, PMN, PSA and WCR. The six-time featured attendee will lead two educational sessions Saturday. She is a member of the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®.
Ryhal is a licensed managing broker for EXIT Strategy Realty in Chicago and has earned the designations ABR®, CIPS, SFR® and SRS. For the fifth time in her career, Ryhal will speak at a REALTORS® Conference & Expo. She is a six-time featured attendee and will lead five different sessions over a three-day period in San Francisco. She is a member of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®.
Tenggren helps clients through RE/MAX All Pro in St. Charles. He’s earned the ABR, CRS, GRI, PMN, SRS and GREEN designations. This appearance will mark his fifth time as a featured attendee. He is a member of the REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley.
Wiedrich is the association executive for the HomeTown Association of REALTORS® and has earned the designations RCE and e-PRO. She’s managed five local REALTOR® associations in Illinois during the last 24 years. She is the Illinois REALTORS® State Legislative Contact to state Rep. Jeff Keicher of DeKalb.
