NVAR Welcomes Our New CEO

September is a transition month: children head back to school; there’s a hint of cool in the air; quarter three of this fast-track year ends. How quickly time flies! For many Realtors®, it’s a time to recharge for a strong year-end finish. At NVAR, changes are also coming.

Our CEO Christine Todd is retiring at the end of 2015, after 26 years of dedicated service to our association. During her tenure, NVAR has received accolades as one of the most well respected local associations in the NAR organization. Christine’s accomplishments include helping to migrate an outdated MLS into a regional one, upgrading our lock box system twice, and implementing strategic plan goals that bring greater value to our members. She has served as a role model for association executives not only in the U.S., but for the real estate communities of Poland and Peru. She helped those associations understand how to provide their members excellent industry education and benefits.  

Serving as the NAR Annual Executive Officers Institute governor from 1988 to 1992, Chris emerged as a top leader. For her contributions to real estate association management, she was the youngest recipient of the William R. Magel Award of Excellence in 1997. For two years, she served as chairman of the NAR Association Executives Committee. We all know her contributions were tireless.

After a nationwide search, the NVAR CEO Task Force recommended an outstanding candidate. At a July special meeting, your NVAR board approved the selection of Ryan T. Conrad to be Christine’s successor. Learn more about Ryan at go.nvar.com/conrad.

Christine and Ryan will work closely together for the rest of this year to ensure a smooth transition. 

These next few months will be bittersweet. We will miss Christine, but wish her well as she accepts new challenges as an industry consultant. And we are excited to work with Ryan and to learn about his priorities for NVAR’s future.

Now you have so many reasons to attend our 2015 Convention & Trade Show on Tuesday, Oct. 13. It will be your chance to congratulate Christine for her service, and welcome Ryan as the incoming CEO. Check out the Convention insert at the center of this magazine to learn about what’s in store that day. 

Whether you kept a low profile, or charged through the summer at full speed, everyone can use an educational boost to maintain momentum through year-end. You will want to attend our Economic Summit, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9. With upcoming changes to the closing process, there is much to learn.  Read more about those changes in Michele Lerner’s cover article on page 24, and also in Legal Lines.

I hope to see you at both fall events. Please join me in offering our heartfelt thanks to Christine and warmly welcoming Ryan.