ELIZABETH GOODCHILD
YURI BLANCO
Goodchild Homes Liz@GoodChildHomes.com
RE/MAX Executives Yuri@IdahoHomeShop.com
N Magazine Chair
Elizabeth Goodchild has been licensed in real estate since 1989 and the Broker Owner of Weichert Realtors Goodchild Homes since 2008, an independent franchise of Weichert Realtors Affiliates. Goodchild is Minority and Women-Owned Certified by the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council. She has been voted as one of the “Top Realtors in the Chicagoland Area” by Chicago magazine in 2011, she holds a CPA degree, MBA, and a number of real estate designations: ABR, CDPE, CRP, CRB, CRS, GRI, and SRES. Goodchild is a mother to Grace (12) and twin boys Darien and Daniel (9), and wife to Broker Associate David at Weichert.
RENEE SMITH
Woman With Access Representative
Smith & Associates Title Services, Inc. Renee@SmithTitleServices.com Attorney Renee Marie Smith is a 15year real estate industry expert; author of My Short Sale Guru’s Guide listed on Amazon. com, and Host of Fox29 TV’s 2012 Short Sale Guru Show. In 2007, Renee opened her own real estate firm and in 2009, she founded the statewide title company, Smith & Associates, to be an advocate for discouraged homeowners. She has counseled thousands of short sale participants and her company has handled in excess of a thousand short sales. She has been a guest speaker at conventions around the country as well as radio. Smith is shaping the short sale landscape and we expect to see her influence on the national real estate industry to continue to increase.
Member at Large
Yuri Blanco is the Broker/Owner of Idaho Homes and obtained her real estate license in October of 2004. Her real estate career began with RE/ MAX Advantage as a new construction specialist managing and selling new construction homes in Caldwell, Idaho. The subdivision she manages has 279 homes and she sold out the community in less than a year. After that she was a warded three other communities for the same builder in the Meridian, Idaho area. With the shift in the market in late 2006, Blanco turned to short sales and REOs. She started to market to asset management companies and got her first opportunity with a outsourcing vendor for Fannie Mae direct. She continues to strive for excellence and looks forward to continuing to grow.
BRANDY NELSON Member at Large
Nelson Realty RedTopRealty@gmail.com Brandy Nelson was featured as N Magazine’s CEO Center(fold) in 2012’s March/April issue because of her passion and dedication as a top ranked residential and commercial broker in the Palm Springs and Desert cities of California. In addition, she is 2012’s Roaring Twenty Entrepreneur of the Year in recognition of the formation of Red Top Realty, a women-owned business that offers the full spectrum of real estate services. Nelson is also with KW Commercial and Keller Williams Realty. She has managed multimillions in building acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, building renovation, and tenant improvements. She is active in the commercial real estate community, on the agent leadership council with
Keller Williams, and on the Board of the Women Council of Realtors as Membership Chair. She is constantly striving to improve and grow her business and community around her.
HEIDI ROBINSON
Woman With Access Representative
Thunderbird Real Estate Heidi@CalWestREO.com
Heidi Robinson, with Thunderbird Real Estate in Santa Cruz County, Calif., has 10 years of fulltime professional experience in specialized real estate services. She has extensive knowledge with all types of real estate including beach front property, high end luxury homes, rural land and distressed properties. Heidi is a founding member of the CalWest REO Team, a successful organization dedicated to default services. In addition, Heidi’s knowledge of the real estate industry continues to develop through her commitment to education at conferences and events. Heidi has been an invited speaker at her local real estate board, as well as the 2011 and 2012 California Association of Realtor conferences. She has vast experience in management, employee training and twenty years of experience in organizing community events.
DIANNE LANGSTON
Membership & Events Chair
Quality Real Estate Services, Inc. Dianne@DianneLangston.com Dianne Langston hails from Northern California, with 29 years experience in the real estate industry. She is the owner of Quality Real Estate Services, Inc. and has worked extensively in REO and residential resale. Langston is a huge Miami Heat fan. N Magazine | 37