COLUMBIA BOARD OF REALTORS®
2309 I-70 Drive N W Columbia, MO 65202 www.cbormls.com Ph: (573) 446-2400 Fax: (573) 446-2646 Welcome - Welcome to your 2008 Membership Reference Guide. We are excited to have you as a member of the Columbia Board of REALTORS®. You are a member of a powerful voice in the community. We look forward to your participation in board task forces, education, and events. Mission Statement - It is the mission of the Columbia Board of REALTORS® to be the leading advocate of the real estate industry in our communities, to provide members with education and resources that will enable them to conduct business successfully, to promote and enforce ethical standards, to strengthen the REALTOR® image, and to encourage real property ownership. 2008 Board of Directors Jim Estes - President, MAR Director Sheri Radman - President-Elect, MAR Director Brian Toohey - Treasurer Kenny Hubble - MLS Chair Brent Jones - Im. Past Pres., MAR Director Andy Babel - Director Valerie Barnes - Director Pat Bess - Director Jody Calvin - Director Elizabeth Christian - Director Ron Coleman - Director John Gage - Director Brent Gardner - Director Dave Griggs - Director Nathan King - Director Jeff Mardoyan - Director Laura Morrow - Director Donna Neil - Director Patty O'Brian - Director Jim Yankee - Director Kim Coleman - MAR Director Lou Glauser - MAR Director Shannon O'Brien-Calvert - MAR Director CJ Strawn - MAR Director Betty Tice - MAR Director Elizabeth Mendenhall - NAR, MAR Director Richard Mendenhall - NAR, MAR Director Glen Strothman - NAR, MAR Director David Townsend - REDI Director Education - The Columbia Board of REALTORS® is your source for excellence in education, providing the best in continuing education and designation courses taught by nationally renowned instructors. We network with associations across Missouri to keep you informed of educational opportunities throughout the state. Communication - Our redesigned website, http://www.cbormls.com/, is available with invaluable information for you and the selling and buying public. Take a tour! Our main avenue of communication for you is our electronic weekly newsletter, The Weekly REAL Source. We email "The Source" to all of our REALTOR® members and our Affiliate members each Friday. We have also added an electronic CBOR News-Clipping service to share articles of interest about the local real estate industry and economy from local news sources with you. Task Forces - We have an active group of both REALTOR® and Affiliate members who participate in our Committees and Task Forces. Please let us know if you are interested in participating with any of these valuable groups. • • • • • • • • • Communications & PR Finance Forms Legislative Affairs Equality & Cultural Diversity REALTOR® and Friends Member Orientation Professional Development RPAC
Political Advocacy - Our members are extremely involved in local, state, and national legislative initiatives. We are always well represented at the MAR Capitol Conference to communicate face-to-face with our state legislators. We established http://www.hopeforcolumbia.org/, a community voice for local issues. We use VoterVoice to keep you informed and allow you to voice your opinion with local government officials on local political issues. It is through these types of communications that you are able to voice your opinion on issues related to homeownership. We "R" Columbia