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2008 Board of Directors

President: Jonathan D. Nicholas President: Jonathan D. Nicholas ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI
  • Obeo, Inc.
  • Dallas, TX
  • Senior Vice President
Nicholas is Senior Vice President of Marketing at Obeo, Inc. Prior to this, he had been in brokerage management for more than 18 years and in that time has owned three companies, acquired and merged others. He is a frequent speaker, trainer and…
President-Elect: Jim Kinney President-Elect: Jim Kinney ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI
  • Rubloff, Inc.
  • Chicago, IL
  • President
Kinney serves as President of Rubloff, number one in average sales volume per associate in Chicago. In addition to that role, he served as the Chicago Association of REALTORS® representative director at the Multiple Listing Service of Northern…
Finance Vice President: John D. Mayfield Finance Vice President: John D. Mayfield ABR, ABRM, CRB, CRS, e-PRO, GRI
  • www.RealEstateSalesMeetings.com and RE/MAX Best Choice
  • St. Louis, MO
  • Broker
John Mayfield received his real estate license in 1978. John has been a practicing broker since 1981; he owned and operated three offices in Southeast Missouri, and managed over 35 real estate agents during his tenure. John has taught both pre and…
Past President: Bonnie Sparks-Gray Past President: Bonnie Sparks-Gray ABR, ABRM, CRB, CRS, GRI
  • Mel Foster Company
  • Davenport, IA
  • President
Sparks-Gray is currently President of Mel Foster Company where she oversees seven departments and 400 sales agents. Prior to this, Sparks owned her own seminar company, was a Vice President of Ruhl & Ruhl REALTORS®, Inc., a full service…

The following members also serve in at-large positions on the Board of Directors:

  • David Cocks, CRB (Charlotte, NC)
  • Laura Duggan, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI (Austin, TX)
  • Charlie Foster, CRB (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Eugene Gibbins, ABR/M, CIPS, CRB, CRS (Port Saint Lucie, FL)
  • Bob Imperato, CRB, CRS, GRI (Boston, MA)
  • Louis Ludwig, CRB, e-PRO (Boca Raton, FL)
  • R. Brian Matza, ABR, CRB, CRS, e-PRO (San Francisco, CA)
  • Jeff Nelson, ABR/M, CRB, CRS (Sioux Falls, SD)
  • Bill Trask, ABR/M, CRB, CRS, GRI (Standish, ME)
  • Adrienne (Abe) Wagner, CRB, CRS, e-PRO (Donegal, PA)

The CRB courses have changed how we analyze our books, agents and long-term retirement plans. They allowed us to pull ourselves out of potential financial ruin and create systems that even my tax accountant has been impressed by.

Jodi Wachholz Monroe, CRB Candidate, TEAM-UP Realty LLC