Leadership Summit Schedule

8:00 am – 5:00 pm: REALTOR® L.E.A.D Vision Course

10:30 am – 4:30 pm: Commercial Leadership Development Day

Sunday evening is open for State dinners.

7:30 am – 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast

8:30 am – 8:40 am: Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:30 am – 4:00 pm: Sessions & Display Tables Open

8:40 am – 9:00 am: AE/PE Roles & Responsibilities

Speakers: 
Breanna Vanstrom, MBA, RCE, CAE, CEO, Missouri REALTORS®
Andrea Sheridan, ABR, CRS, Immediate Past President, Missouri REALTORS®

• Review guiding principles of association volunteers and staff leadership
• Define the roles and responsibilities of each position
• Establish a collaborative, productive partnership

9:00 am – 9:20 am: Building a Strong AE/PE Relationship

Speakers: 
Theresa Hatton, CEO, Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®
Dawn Ruffini, NAR Director At-Large, Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®

• Define mutual expectations of each position
• Discover continued learning resources at NAR, including:
  • AE/Volunteer Relationship Toolkit
  • President/Chief Staff Executive Checklist

9:20 am – 9:50 am: Successful Onboarding

Speakers: 
Jeff Baker, CEO, Illinois REALTORS®
Tommy Choi, President-Elect, Illinois Association of REALTORS®

• Apply effective management principles in orientation & onboarding
• Discover continued learning resources at NAR, including:
  • Board of Directors Orientation Toolkit
  • Good Sense Governance series

9:50 am – 10:05 am: Networking Break

10:05 am – 10:35 am: Keynote: Business Leaders Handling Crisis: Battling Disinformation in the Media

• Overview of the media landscape and its influences
• High-level strategies for building resilience and managing disinformation 

Speaker: Alan Murray

10:35 am – 11:30 am: Strategic Planning & Business Planning

Speakers:
Natalie Davis, 2025 REALTOR® Party Fundraising Liaison
Tim Weisheyer, 2025 President, Florida REALTORS®
Tricia Thomas, CEO, Bay East Association of REALTORS®

• Review the purposes & components of effective plans
• Understand how to meet & exceed NAR Core Standards
• Introduce new board members to the strategic planning process
• Tablework: guided exercised & discussions

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Networking Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: CEO Performance Evaluations

Speakers: 
Jenny Pakula, Esq., CAE, RCE, CEO, Oregon REALTORS®
Drew Coleman, Founder, Opt Real Estate

• Establish a collaborative process involving the leadership review team and HR
• Hear different approaches on conducting evaluations
• Highlight NAR resources available for effective CEO evaluations

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm: Keynote: Empower Your Teams with Positive Accountability

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Kriegel, Chief Scientist of Workplace Culture, Culture Partners

• Elevate personal and professional accountability to drive growth
• Create purpose and meaning for your teams in their daily work
• Provide a clear view of how your teams contribute to your association’s goals

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm: Leading a Resilient Association Through Change

Speakers:
Kevin Sears, NAR President
Nykia Wright, CEO, NAR
Robert Campau, Esq., RCE, CAE, CEO, Michigan REALTORS®
E'toile Libbett, Past President, Michigan REALTORS®, Greater Kalamazoo Association & Detroit Association of REALTORS®

• Guide & respond to your membership with appropriate action & emotional intelligence
• Identify current & emerging trends facing association leaders
• Explore strategies to recognize & anticipate change

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Networking Break

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm: High-functioning Boards

• Review strategies for building a cohesive board
• Discuss emerging governance challenges
• Learn how to maximize your face-to-face board time & run effective meetings

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Closing Remarks

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Leadership Summit Reception: White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers Guaranteed Rate Field

7:30 am - 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 8:45 am: Welcome & Housekeeping

8:30 am - 11:30 am: Sessions & Display Tables Open

8:45 am - 9:05 am: Culture Transformation Commission Update

Speakers:
Michelle Mills Clement, FASAE, CAE, RCE, CEO, Chicago Association of REALTORS®
Christina Pappas, President, The Keyes Company

9:05 am - 9:25 am: Advocacy Update

Speakers:
Shannon McGahn, Chief Advocacy Officer, NAR
Byran Greene, Vice President, Policy Advocacy, NAR

9:25 am - 9:45 am: Legal Update

Speaker: Katie Johnson, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Member Experience Officer, NAR

9:45 am - 10:05 am: Economic Update

Speaker: Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Research, NAR

10:05 am - 10:20 am: Networking Break

10:20 am – 11:05 am: Peer Panel: Exceptional Leadership Skills

Speakers:
Jarrod Grasso, CEO, New Jersey REALTORS®
Nick Manis, Immediate Past President, New Jersey REALTORS®
Jessica Coates, CEO, Sacramento Association of REALTORS®
Erin Stumpf, 2022 President, Sacramento Association of REALTORS®

• Learn how your peers developed their own leadership styles and skillsets
• Hear how they responded to their biggest leadership challenges
• Uncover the “je ne sais quoi” of their most impactful leaders, colleagues, or mentors

11:05 am – 11:15 am: Closing Remarks

12:30 pm - 3:00 pm: NAR Building Tours