A dozen Illinois REALTORS® members have been selected to participate in the 2025 Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Development Program.
Members of the 2025 class are:
- Renee Bills (Transcend Real Estate LLC) Three Rivers Association of REALTORS®
- Erin Bjornson (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate) Heartland REALTOR® Organization
- Aleksandra de Leon (Executive Realty Group LLC) Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
- Christopher DeSanto (Realty Executives Legacy) Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
- Deana Gauze (Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group) Champaign County Association of REALTORS®
- Megan Krowlek (RE/MAX Traders Unlimited) Peoria Area Association of REALTORS®
- Dr. William Mustafa (William Mustafa) Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS®
- Rafay Qamar (Real Broker LLC) North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®
- Deanous Reid (F.J. Williams Realty LLC) Chicago Association of REALTORS®
- Beth Stopka-Rios (Crosstown REALTORS® Inc) REALTOR® Association of the Fox Valley
- Sheila Thomas (RE/MAX Plaza) Heartland REALTOR® Organization
- Garrett VonDerHeide (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices | Central Illinois, REALTORS®) Mid-Illinois REALTORS® Association
Class members are scheduled to meet for six modules that will include:
- DEI training,
- association governance,
- general committees,
- conducting effective meetings,
- public policy,
- political involvement,
- Capitol Conference,
- spokesperson media training,
- interview techniques,
- ethics in leadership and
- a final project presentation at Fall Business Meetings.
