Osceola ReVIEW - December 2008 - (Page 3) Knowledge Services News By Michelle Smith, Director of Knowledge Services Well, here we are ending 2008 and welcoming 2009 with open arms. 2008 was a terrific year in education. We had two very successful GRI classes, with over 20 graduates from our membership. Congratulations to you all. As you all know from the many emails this year, December 31st marks the end of the National Association of REALTORS® Quadrennial Code of Ethics Cycle 2 training, and to assist our members in fulfilling this requirement, we have conducted over 20 classes dedicated strictly to ethics. We even tried to make a typically tedious program a little more interesting by offering “Popcorn & Ethics”, our version of “Dinner and a Movie”, which was also a success. For me best thing about the quadrennial ending on December 31st was that I was able to meet many members that I had never met before, that was and is always a pleasure. We have had many excellent classes and outstanding instructors assisting our members in learning the tools of the trade such as contracts, property management and let’s not forget Short Sales. I would like to take a moment to thank all of the instructors and your 2008 Education Chairperson, Jim Schreck. Jim assisted me plenty this year in keeping me up to date as to what the educational needs of the membership are. I enjoyed working with you and look forward to your continued interest and expertise in REALTOR® education. I look forward to working with your successor and again thank you for your time. There is a new catalog for 2009 education available at the Association and the catalog is also being mailed to you by membership and it’s filled with plenty of information and classes, some new and some “seasoned” for your educational needs. Remember, registration for all classes at the Association now goes through the website at www.osceolarealtors.org. Don’t wait to register for a class, most of them fill up quickly, it is much easier to cancel a registration than to wait for an opening after the class is full. It has been my pleasure assisting you this past year with your education and I look forward to many more years. May you have a wonderful Holiday Season! ■ President’s Perspective. Continued from Page 2. Director Rosebud Kinkead has served all of us for many years on different committees, and, as she would say, “connecting the dots”, which means building relationships. Her ability to network has helped us receive many sponsorships, and her kind heart is always appreciated. Treasurer Minetta Garay has served the board for many years. In 2008 she was the Vice-Chairman of our Property Management Council and a member of several other committees. Thank you, Minetta for your years of service to the membership. Vice-President Marie Collins has always been active in our Association, bringing a wealth of experience and a voice of reason when we needed it most. Marie, thank you for your service. Finally I need to recognize the tireless work of incoming President Sean Ferguson. Sean has been involved in serving our members for many years, and he was always there to lend me a hand. His passion, dedication to the membership and innovative ideas insure the stability and growth of our organization. It was an honor working with these fine leaders. What makes me happiest about my year as President was serving all of you the - member. The Association belongs to its members and I love each one of you in our Realtor family. Take time in the coming year to enjoy your Association. Get involved. When you run into Sean, Jack, Minetta, Marie, David, Riva, Veronica, ‘Andrey, Richard, Jerry, Kemp, Denise, Rosebud and Cheryl, take a moment to thank them for their dedication to you all. The Association staff has been fantastic throughout my year. I can’t thank Gwen, Michelle, Jeri, Bob Anneris and Stephanie enough for their hard work and dedication. I know I have only touched on some of the wonderful happenings of 2008. For many of you who were not mentioned: thank you so much for all of your hard work throughout the year. Special congratulations go to Cyn Zellner as the first OSCAR member to have graduated this year from the National Association of REALTORS® Leadership Academy. Both Cyn and I also graduated this year from the FAR leadership Academy. We have so many members with so many talents! Thank you all for allowing me to be you President. Congratulations to Sean, and good luck to all of you in 2009. God Bless all of you and our Association, Hope Andrews ■ 3 December 2008 Osceola ReVIEW http://www.osceolarealtors.org
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