A dozen Illinois REALTORS® members have been selected to participate in the 2026 Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Development Program.

Members of the 2026 class are:

  • John Broda (Epique Realty Inc.) Heartland REALTOR® Organization
  • John Grissom (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties) Southwestern Illinois Board of REALTORS®
  • Jana Herdova (Regency Inc. REALTORS®) Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
  • Angel Kimmel (Realtopia Real Estate Inc.) Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
  • Dmytro Lakhman (Schwalb Realty Group, Inc.) Northern Illinois Commercial Association of REALTORS®
  • Adam Max (Compass) North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®
  • Theresa Mueller (Trelleum LLC) Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
  • Terri Myers (Myers Commercial Real Estate) Capital Area REALTORS®
  • Ri Prasad (Kale Realty) Chicago Association of REALTORS®
  • Sam Row (Keller Williams Pinnacle) Southwestern Illinois Board of REALTORS®
  • Ana Spadavecchia (Coldwell Banker Realty) Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®
  • Travis Williams (A.R.E. Partners Inc.) Chicago Association of REALTORS®

Class members are scheduled to meet for six modules that will include:

  • DEI training,
  • association governance,
  • general committees,
  • public policy,
  • political involvement,
  • Capitol Conference,
  • spokesperson media training,
  • interview techniques,
  • ethics in leadership and
  • a final project presentation at Fall Business Meetings.

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