Leadership Development & Awards Advisory Group

 
leadership development and awards advisory group 

Leadership Development & Awards Advisory Group

The mission of NVAR’s Leadership Development & Awards Advisory Group is to encourage volunteer leadership within the association and to ensure that qualified NVAR members and programs are recognized as recipients for local, state, national and international awards.

About

To support the diversity of the membership, the group’s purpose is to develop, support and recommend strategies for identifying and developing leadership within NVAR in order to advance the strategic plan and strengthen NVAR’s volunteer leadership model. The group is also responsible for soliciting nominations and applications from the NVAR membership constituency to guarantee the most qualified candidates are being nominated and recognized for awards and recognitions.

Goals:

  • Identify and promote a variety of “Pathways to Leadership” and award recognition opportunities within NVAR, VAR and NAR.
  • Ensure a diverse, equitable and inclusive base of volunteer leaders by identifying potential barriers impeding the inclusion of individuals from different demographic groups.
  • Cast a wide net and encourage members from a variety of business backgrounds (levels of experience, brokerage companies, areas of expertise, etc.) to get involved with NVAR and to apply for awards.
  • Develop and refine initiatives to create the next generation of qualified candidates for appointed positions.
  • Discuss how to increase leader engagement, satisfaction and recognition while facilitating the processes for identifying and selecting new NVAR leaders.
  • Monitor the many different Awards programs at local, state and national levels for submission criteria and deadlines for application.

Learn More About NVAR's Leadership Opportunities

Advisory Team Members:

Bob Adamson 
Thuy Anh Vu
Christine Angles
Venous Chinichian Jones
Indera Coggins 
Sharon Hayman (Chair)
Evan Lacopo (Vice-Chair)

Gwen Macon
Linda Sonnhalter

Staff Liasons

Grace Parr
Associate Director, Communications, Experience, and Engagement
gparr@nvar.com

Kim Price-Harwood
Director of Communications
kpharwood@nvar.com

Meeting Recaps

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Sharon Hayman
  
Chair

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Evan Lacopo
 
Vice-Chair