In celebration of Women’s History Month during March, Illinois REALTORS® puts the spotlight on 10 women who are serving in leadership positions as chairs of our 2023 committees, task forces and working groups.

Our 10 female chairs, in alphabetical order, are:

  1. Jayme Ahlden (Business Issues Forum),
  2. Jean Crosby (Ethics Citation Panel),
  3. Antje Gehrken (Commercial and Property Management Committee),
  4. Sue Miller (Audit Committee),
  5. Suzanne Miller (RPAC Fundraising Working Group),
  6. Debbie Pawlowicz (Local Government Affairs Committee),
  7. Debbie Prodehl (Illinois General Assembly and Statewide Independent Expenditures Committee),
  8. Tracey Royal (Public Policy Forum),
  9. Kris Rosser Schmitt (Conference & Expo Working Group) and
  10. Celeste Wheeler (Affordable Housing and Community Involvement Committee).

(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of blog posts about women in real estate. Watch this blog for a tribute to leaders of the state and local networks of the Women’s Council of REALTORS®. Review previous blog posts honoring women leaders in 2023.)