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	1	2 Tue, Sep 2, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Bylaws Committee DESCRIPTION The Bylaws Committee reviews recommendations from NAR for implementation at the local level and any local issues that may arise and contemplate a Bylaws amendment. CHAIR: Leatha Eaves DIRECTOR LIAISON: Paige Batten STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal DETAILS	3 Wed, Sep 3, 10:00am – 11:00am Forewarn Training Hosted by Forewarn LOCATION Your own location/device via Zoom! DESCRIPTION A $240 value and complimentary for our REALTOR® members, FOREWARN was built around agent safety and identity verification, it's really the whole point of the platform. However, FOREWARN is also a multi-dimensional tool that can be utilized in other areas of your business to help you be the best real estate professional you can be while helping to keep you safe in the process. The purpose of this training is to help real estate professionals gain a much better understanding of the platform along with going over some "Pro-Tips" to help you understand the various ways to leverage FOREWARN in your real estate business. We will also open up the webinar for live Q&A to end the session. Not yet subscribed to FOREWARN? Our Staff can help. Call us at 423.698.8001 to confirm we have your correct email and cell number uploaded to the FOREWARN platform. Register DETAILS Wed, Sep 3, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Consumer Education & Scholarship Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Gacomo Gunneson DIRECTOR LIAISON: Denise Murphy STAFF LIAISON: Jessica Snyder PURPOSE: Oversees an Association-funded scholarship program for first-year college students. DETAILS	4 Thu, Sep 4, 9:00am – 10:30am MLS Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR & DIRECTOR LIAISON: Steven LaMar VICE CHAIR: Travis Close STAFF LIAISONS: Bethani Miller, Matt Williams & Carol Seal PURPOSE: Establishes and maintains policies for the MLS, MLS data compilation, and related services (i.e., lockboxes, market reports, tax data). COMPOSITION: Annually, the MLS Participants elect nine Participants and two Subscribers, who serve staggered, two-year terms. DETAILS	5 Fri, Sep 5, 9:00am – 10:30am RPAC Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: James Meyers DIRECTOR LIAISON: Teresa Clegg STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Solicits RPAC contributions and educates members on their role in the REALTOR® Party to Vote, Act & Invest to protect and promote home ownership and real estate investment. Assists in the planning of RPAC-related events, including the annual Participation, Major Investor, and Red White & Thank You events. DETAILS Fri, Sep 5, 11:00am – 12:30pm Governmental Affairs Committee LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Sabrena Smedley DIRECTOR LIAISON: Mike Purcell STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Reviews ordinances and policies that may impact REALTORS® in conducting their business successfully and ethically and to promote the preservation of the right to own, use, and transfer real property. Works with elected officials on issues impacting property values and quality of life in Greater Chattanooga. DETAILS	6
7	8 Mon, Sep 8, 2:00pm – 3:30pm Cultural Awareness & Fair Housing Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Bri Moore DIRECTOR LIAISON: Karen Parris STAFF LIAISON: Fanci Moore PURPOSE: Promotes awareness of cultural diversity; Identifies ways within the Association to embrace and celebrate our differences; Promotes fair housing; and Promotes Fair Housing Month & Resources, Fairhaven, and the At Home With Diversity certification. DETAILS	9 Tue, Sep 9, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Placemaking Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Winnie Paris DIRECTOR LIAISON: Robert Baker STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Identifies local opportunities to create and/or transform an unused public space into a welcoming community destination through use of NAR grants. See gcar.net/placemaking for more details. DETAILS	10 Wed, Sep 10, 1:00pm – 2:00pm Crexi PRO Training Hosted by Crexi LOCATION Your own location/device via Zoom! DESCRIPTION Subscribers to Crexi PRO can list, manage and market your CRE listings to 20M+ users in their database. You will also have unlimited access to market and property data, such as comps and full contact ownership information. If you haven't attended a training session in the past or haven't seen one this quarter, please click on the link below to register for an upcoming session. If you have any questions about your Crexi PRO account, please contact support at support@crexi.com or 888.273.0423. Register DETAILS Wed, Sep 10, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Community Partnerships Committee DESCRIPTION CO-CHAIRS: Tim Dupuis & Kirk Ruoff DIRECTOR LIAISON: Brian Erwin STAFF LIAISON: Fanci Moore PURPOSE: Supports the ongoing partnerships with Habitat for Humanity & Hamilton County Schools Snack Packs; Plans and implements the Tee Up & Wine Down for Habitat and an annual funraiser for Snack Packs. DETAILS	11 Thu, Sep 11, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Leadership Development Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Brieanne Maya DIRECTOR LIAISON: Rolanda Daniel STAFF LIAISON: Jessica Snyder PURPOSE: Identifies, educates, and grooms futures Association leaders through their oversight of the Leadership Academy, including ongoing review of the curriculum, as well as the application and selection process. DETAILS Thu, Sep 11, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Budget & Finance Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Garrett Cox DIRECTOR LIAISON/SECRETARY-TREASURER: Jeff Nixon STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal PURPOSE: Formulates the annual budget and makes recommendations concerning financial planning and investment decisions. DETAILS	12 Fri, Sep 12, 9:00am – 1:00pm New Member & MLS Orientation DESCRIPTION New Member Orientation is required of all REALTOR® members, and MLS Orientation is required of anyone having access to the MLS system. Orientation is a chance for our newest members to get acquainted with one another and all the benefits of being a member of Greater Chattanooga REALTORS®. Following a brief overview of local program and services, we will segue into MLS Rules and an overview of the MLS platform. Course material will be provided during class. Students may bring an electronic device to follow along during the MLS portion. Register DETAILS	13
14	15	16	17 Wed, Sep 17, 1:15pm – 2:00pm Commercial Services Advisory Group DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Frazier DeVaney DIRECTOR LIAISON: Natalie Hostetler STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal PURPOSE: Provides guidance regarding commercial-specific programs and services, including but not limited to the commercial listing service, education, and networking offerings for our commercial practitioners. COMPOSITION: The President appoints the Commercial Services Advisory Group from the members of the Commercial Council. Membership in the Commercial Council is available to any REALTOR® member, who subscribes to the commercial information exchange completes a membership application. Get details here. DETAILS Wed, Sep 17, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Forewarn Training Hosted by Forewarn LOCATION Your own location/device via Zoom! DESCRIPTION A $240 value and complimentary for our REALTOR® members, FOREWARN was built around agent safety and identity verification, it's really the whole point of the platform. However, FOREWARN is also a multi-dimensional tool that can be utilized in other areas of your business to help you be the best real estate professional you can be while helping to keep you safe in the process. The purpose of this training is to help real estate professionals gain a much better understanding of the platform along with going over some "Pro-Tips" to help you understand the various ways to leverage FOREWARN in your real estate business. We will also open up the webinar for live Q&A to end the session. Not yet subscribed to FOREWARN? Our Staff can help. Call us at 423.698.8001 to confirm we have your correct email and cell number uploaded to the FOREWARN platform. Register DETAILS	18 Thu, Sep 18, 9:00am – 10:30am Board of Directors DESCRIPTION PRESIDENT: Ellis Gardner PRESIDENT-ELECT: Connie Brewer SECRETARY-TREASURER: Jeff Nixon MLS CHAIR: Steven LaMar IMMEDIATE PART PRESIDENT: Kadi Brown DIRECTORS: Robert Baker, Paige Batten, Teresa Clegg, Rolanda Daniel, Brian Erwin, Natalie Hostetler, Denise Murphy, Karen Parris, Mike Purcell STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal DETAILS	19	20
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28	29	30	Wed, Oct 1, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Consumer Education & Scholarship Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Gacomo Gunneson DIRECTOR LIAISON: Denise Murphy STAFF LIAISON: Jessica Snyder PURPOSE: Oversees an Association-funded scholarship program for first-year college students. DETAILS	Thu, Oct 2, 9:00am – 10:30am MLS Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR & DIRECTOR LIAISON: Steven LaMar VICE CHAIR: Travis Close STAFF LIAISONS: Bethani Miller, Matt Williams & Carol Seal PURPOSE: Establishes and maintains policies for the MLS, MLS data compilation, and related services (i.e., lockboxes, market reports, tax data). COMPOSITION: Annually, the MLS Participants elect nine Participants and two Subscribers, who serve staggered, two-year terms. DETAILS Thu, Oct 2, 9:00am – 12:00pm Code of Ethics Sponsored by TN REALTORS®/TREEF LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® (2963 Amnicola Highway) / ZOOM Courses: April TBD, June TBD, July TBD, & Oct 2nd DESCRIPTION Code of Ethics classes will be held IN PERSON monthly. ZOOM Courses: April TBD, June TBD, July TBD, & Oct 2nd (ZOOM link will be emailed prior to class. CLICK HERE for the real estate commissions virtual/streaming rules.) Students participating in this course will complete their mandatory ethics training requirement, while understanding how to practice real estate in the most ethical way possible, and the actions taken when ethics are in question. CLICK HERE to print and/or download course material.* This course fulfills the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training Requirement mandated by National Association of REALTORS®, to be completed once every three years. The current cycle runs January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. INSTRUCTOR Angie Stumbo (Jan, Feb, March), Susan Barnette (Oct, Nov) CE HOURS 3 Hours TN & GA COST Members: FREE / Non-Members: $30.00 Register DETAILS Thu, Oct 2, 1:00pm – 2:30pm* Budget & Finance Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Garrett Cox DIRECTOR LIAISON/SECRETARY-TREASURER: Jeff Nixon STAFF LIAISON: Carol Seal PURPOSE: Formulates the annual budget and makes recommendations concerning financial planning and investment decisions. DETAILS	Fri, Oct 3, 9:00am – 10:30am RPAC Committee DESCRIPTION CHAIR: James Meyers DIRECTOR LIAISON: Teresa Clegg STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Solicits RPAC contributions and educates members on their role in the REALTOR® Party to Vote, Act & Invest to protect and promote home ownership and real estate investment. Assists in the planning of RPAC-related events, including the annual Participation, Major Investor, and Red White & Thank You events. DETAILS Fri, Oct 3, 11:00am – 12:30pm Governmental Affairs Committee LOCATION Greater Chattanooga REALTORS® DESCRIPTION CHAIR: Sabrena Smedley DIRECTOR LIAISON: Mike Purcell STAFF LIAISON: Josh Branum PURPOSE: Reviews ordinances and policies that may impact REALTORS® in conducting their business successfully and ethically and to promote the preservation of the right to own, use, and transfer real property. Works with elected officials on issues impacting property values and quality of life in Greater Chattanooga. DETAILS