Thank you for the privilege to serve as your 2016 chairman and for entrusting me with the responsibilities for fulfilling the activities of the position.
As one of a long line of leaders, including our Immediate Past Chair Mary Bayat, I am honored to be part of one of the premiere local associations in the country. With your support, I am confident we will sustain NVAR’s momentum.

During her tenure as chair, Mary served on both the CEO search and the strategic planning committees. The results of that work, a new CEO and a new Strategic Plan, have positioned us for success. 
Our new CEO Ryan Conrad, the NVAR staff, and your Board will use the NVAR strategic plan as a guide for future initiatives. Please take a look at the highlights the plan on page 38. 

You can help us meet our goals. Please consider becoming more involved in your association’s many activities. I would not be your chairman this year had I not been asked by a colleague to take a more active role in NVAR. Consider this column your ‘ask.’ Join a committee. Attend a forum.

If you’re not sure how to take that next step, ask me. Ask any of the NVAR volunteer leaders. Ask the staff liaison to the committee or the forum that might be of interest to you. We have many opportunities for motivated and enthusiastic Realtors® to become more involved in our association’s activities.
I want to assure you that we will maintain the course that has led to NVAR’s position as a vibrant local association that significantly contributes to our industry and our local community.

I am proud that Realtors® continue to remain at the center of the real estate activities that help our clients buy and sell homes and commercial facilities and build wealth. Please read on page 22 about the important NVAR Government Affairs work that supports these efforts. 

I urge you to stay involved with NVAR. Take our classes, attend our events – and at a minimum, read your NVAR e-Newsletters and visit nvar.com! Together, let’s address and influence the changes ahead of us.

I look forward to working with all of you to that end. Email me any time at chairman@nvar.com.