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following sessions take place once per month and cover the following topics: Understanding Leadership and Yourself, Meeting Planning, Leadership in Action, Diversity Among Us, Spokesperson Training, Balance and Renewal, and Law, Legislation and Leadership. The program culminates in a fantastic graduation celebration, most recently held at the gorgeous Marriott Resort and Spa in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. The program requires the commitment of each participant to pay a portion of the program cost as well as commit to attending each session. That level of commitment creates a desire for each participant to get as much out of the program as possible. Each class develops its own identity and I can say from experience that the program fosters lifelong friendships and enhances that special REALTOR family bond that we all love. Over 1,000 REALTORS statewide have graduated from the program, which may seem like a lot. However, considering the Texas Association of REALTORS has approximately 80,000 members, it is an elite group of professionals that devotes time and talent over eight months to grow professionally and personally. From Williamson County, we have proudly graduated the following
By Christy Gessler • 2012 President
WCAoR encourages member participation in leadership program
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he Williamson County Association of REALTORS (WCAoR) launched its fifth annual Texas REALTORS Leadership Program over the weekend of April 22 through 24. WCAoR belongs to a large geographic region set forth by the Texas Association of REALTORS. This area includes the jurisdictions of the Highland Lakes Association of REALTORS, the Fort Hood Area Association of REALTORS, the TempleBelton Board of REALTORS, the Waco Association of REALTORS, the Bryan-College Station Regional Association of REALTORS, the South Central Board of REALTORS, the Bastrop Association of REALORS, the San Marcos Area Board of REALTORS and the Central Texas Commercial Association of REALTORS. That is a very large and excitingly diverse cross-section of Central Texas. To give you a little history, under the leadership of Avis Wukasch and Harry Gibbs, the local board leadership and association executives of these associations gathered in 2007 to start planning a program that
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would be customized for our region. The group saw the incredible value in the Texas REALTORS Leadership Program (TRLP) that was operating around the state and decided to customize it to allow the associations in Region 8 to participate collectively. The first class started in 2008 and has been going strong ever since. This collaboration has several benefits: it allows smaller boards to be able to send a member or two to the program at a reasonable cost, it fosters an opportunity for participants to travel to other areas of Central Texas to expand their knowledge and experiences, and it sets up a natural connection for an ongoing referral source amongst graduates. The program is comprised of a threeday launch session, held in the BryanCollege Station area to date, which allows participants to get to know one another, have some fun, explore personality styles by taking the Birkman Assessment, engage in team building exercises and listen to some amazing economic and motivational speakers. The
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May 18: Fundamentals of Foreclosure Auctions May 24: WCAoR Golf Classic at Cimarron Hills May 23: Video: How to Get More Leads Using Video May 25: TREC Ethics and Legal Project Management Webinar Coming (Check WCAoR website calendar) Multiple offers—June (Check the WCAoR website calendar)
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members since 2008: 2008: Victoria Reviel, Mary Miner, Reba Saxon, Christy Gessler 2009: Susan Brown, Leisa Ormsbee, Mark Griffiths 2010: Cyndi McIntyre, Ruby Johnson 2011: Jack Stapleton, Shavonne Martin, Gail McClanahan In 2012, we are sponsoring Greg Hodge with RE/MAX Capital City and Susanna Boyer with 1st Source Realty. It is so exciting to not only be a graduate of the program, but I am honored to be serving this year with Cathy Cole from the South Central Board of REALTORS as the facilitator team. We volunteered to serve as facilitators to honor the service of Avis and Harry and demonstrate the power of the program. We felt there was no greater compliment to Avis, Harry, the association executives of Region 8 and the past board leadership that founded and fostered the program than to have two alumni step up and facilitate each session. We are so proud of this program and I strongly encourage you to research it, talk with a graduate and contemplate applying for a participant slot in the future. It is an investment in yourself, your business and your future that is priceless. RL
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