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 Joseph R. Autilio
Currently the Executive Director and Legal Counsel to the
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons,
the Commonwealth’s agency that licenses real estate agents
in Massachusetts. The Board also has regulatory and disciplinary
authority over agents here in Massachusetts. In addition to a number
of duties Joe is the Board’s Hearing Officer in all adjudicatory
matters involving licensees. (1987 to present)
 Andy
Consoli
Andrew Consoli has been teaching for over 10 years and has enlightened
thousands of professionals throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
He is highly motivated
and experienced. His seminars will entertain, educate and help you better understand
the complexities of construction, mechanical systems, rules and regulations,
lead paint, septic-Title 5, Chapter 91, wet land protection, environmental issues,
21-E’s, liabilities, disclosures and more.
 Ruth
Dillingham, Esq.
Ruth is Special Counsel and Lender Liaison for First American Title Insurance
Company in the New England region. In that capacity she interacts with lenders
and title agents, keeping both sides apprised of any new developments in lending,
compliance or conveyance practices. She presents numerous training programs
for both attorney/agents and lenders with a concentration on emerging issues.
 Matthew
Ferrara
For more than 15 years, Matthew Ferrara has been a driving force
for real estate technology innovation. His clarity of thought and sharp
skills as an educator have helped thousands of real estate professionals
redesign how the real estate industry works as they take advantage of
new and existing technologies. Matthew’s philosophy is simple:
Brokers and agents need to maximize the tools they already have to succeed
in the business. He pioneered an approach to technology that focuses
on objective advice, in-depth skill training and world-class technical
support – the three pillars of his company today.
 Margy
Grant
Margaret Grant is the Associate General Counsel for the Massachusetts Association
of REALTORS®. Margy provides member assistance through the MAR Legal
Hotline daily and instructs courses for the Association on legal topics ranging
from mediation and ethics to contract law and agency. Margy is a graduate
of The University of New Hampshire and Suffolk University School of Law and
a member of both the California and Massachusetts Bars.
 Amy
Greene
Amy Greene, of Yarmouth, a state-certified real estate training instructor
and the broker-owner of Martin/Surette Realty, LLC. in Dennis and South
Yarmouth has been a REALTOR® since 1986. Greene is an instructor
of industry-related courses and seminars on the local and state levels,
and has also developed specialized real estate training seminars for
agents and brokers. Specifically, she is a state-certified continuing
education course instructor, currently serves on the faculty of the Massachusetts
Realtor® Institute, and teaches new agent training courses and salesperson
and broker pre-licensing classes at the Real Estate Institute of the
Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors®. In 2004, she was
named Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year.
 Priscilla
Harman
A REALTOR® since 1989 Priscilla, of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
in Westfield, helps people achieve their dreams of home ownership with compassion
and understanding. Serving the Western Massachusetts market, Priscilla closes
an average of 60-70 transactions per year and specializes in relocations.
Priscilla has earned her GRI, CRS, CRB, SRES designations and is actively
involved in several local charities.
 Robert
Kutner
Robert Kutner is a partner in the Boston law firm, Casner & Edwards, LLP.
He has served as outside legal counsel to MAR since 1978 and has written a legal
column for MAR’s publication, BAY STATE REALTOR®, for more than 25
years. He has also drafted many of the standard forms published by MAR as well
as more than a dozen statutes that protect real estate agents. Bob has represented
REALTORS® in more than five hundred lawsuits, both at trial and on appeal,
establishing important precedents that benefit MAR members. Following graduation
from Harvard College, he received a law degree from Columbia University.
 Mark
Lesswing
Mark is the Senior Vice President and CTO, as well as founder of NAR's
Center for REALTOR® Technology (CRT). Through Mark's vision and leadership,
the CRT organization serves REALTORS® and the real estate community
as a technology advocate and resource. Before joining NAR, he held management
positions with database vendors Sybase and Oracle and was a pioneer in
object-oriented
programming. He later founded a consultant firm and then spent three years
involved in high tech turnarounds. Mark is a frequent speaker at real estate
and technology events and holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh
University.
 Larry
Lokker
Larry Lokker has been a marketing consultant to the real estate
industry for over 27-years. He started in 1980, helping agents understand
Assessor´s
Records and Plat Maps on microfiche. In 1987, Larry was instrumental
in converting the process from microfiche to CD-ROM and on-line services.
In 1996, Larry saw the tremendous impact of the Internet and has been
teaching
thousands of agents and brokers the value of Internet Presence
with a personal website and email marketing. Larry currently is the National
Speaker for ADVANCED ACCESS and provides DRE-approved seminars on Internet
Marketing, and is also available for
agent office meetings to explain to agents what it takes to have a successful
Website and an aggressive Internet Marketing Plan.
 Moore
McLaughlin
Moore’s law practice focuses on tax and non-tax planning
and compliance with respect to real estate transactions and corporate,
partnership and LLC transactions. In particular, through his law
firm and All States 1031 Exchange Facilitator, LLC, a qualified intermediary
owned by him, Moore advises clients nationwide on a daily basis regarding
the structure of 1031 exchanges and assists in effectuating the same.
Moore is a practicing attorney in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and
California, as well as before the U.S. Tax Court. A CPA in Rhode
Island, Moore is also a member of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators,
the national organization of section 1031 qualified intermediaries.
 Dorene Menezes
Dorene Menezes, broker/owner of American Dream Realty in
Westport, is a successful REALTOR® who, with the help of a personal
assistant, has risen to the top of her market area. She has been a
100% club member and voted in the Top Eight producers in her area due
to her proven methods of success. Dorene has earned the GRI, CRS, CRB,
CBR and SRES professional designations and holds both a Massachusetts
and Rhode Island License. She was also the 2006 President of the Greater
Fall River Association of REALTORS®.
 Zan
Monroe
For over 30 years Zan Monroe has been a business man, speaker, teacher,
author and consultant. He has inspired thousands of people across the
United States with his dynamic style and thought-provoking philosophy.
He holds the ABR, ABRM, CRB, CRS, GRI and ITI designations from the National
Association of REALTORS® and is a member of the prestigious Institute
of Residential Marketing (MIRM) at the National Association of Home Builders.
He is also a member of the National Speakers Association.
 Rob
Nahigian
Robert Nahigian is principal of Auburndale Realty Company in Newton and provides
brokerage/advisory and expert witness services to public agencies, investment
portfolio groups and corporations. Rob is an NAR Mass. Certified Real Estate
Mediator and arbitrator; a Senior Instructor at Boston University and the Massachusetts
Association of REALTORS®. He has lectured at Northeastern, Harvard, MIT,
Lehigh and DePaul Universities; has spoken at numerous national and international
real estate conventions; and has co-authored three real estate books and over
150 industry articles.
 Judy
Reynolds
Judy has been successfully selling real estate in Central Massachusetts
since 1982, and started her own business in Sterling in 1987, Evergreen
Realty Associates. She has been active on the Worcester Regional Board
of REALTORS® on numerous committees and as an Officer on the Board
of Directors, as well as a Director on the MAR Board of Directors. She
created the first office website in Central Massachusetts in 1994 and
help WARA launch the Board’s site in 1997. She has earned her CRB,
CRS, CIPS, ABR, ABRM, LTG, SRES, and QSC designations and believes education
is vitally important to a successful career in real estate.
 Jerry
Rossi
Jerry Rossi of Rossi Speaks, Inc. provides interactive, motivational,
and educational workshops for companies, corporations, and associations
internationally. He's delivered 3000 plus presentations over the last
25 years. As educator, author, columnist, humorist, lifestyle motivator/coach,
program host and creator, he says, "I have the greatest sales job
of all: that is, selling rooms full of people on their ability to do
a superior job, as perception is reality."
 Linda Rotti
Linda Rotti is 2007 chairman of the MAR Education Committee and has been
a REALTOR® since 1977. She is the current president of the REALTOR® Association
of the Pioneer Valley and was a past president of the Franklin-Hampshire
County Association of REALTORS®. She has served on a number of MAR
committees including the Agency Task Force, and headed the Broker/Owner
Forum Committee in 2005. Linda is the Sales Manager of Jones Town and
Country Realty Services in Amherst.
 Steve
Ryan
Steve Ryan is General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for
The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS®. Prior to joining MAR
in 1994 he worked as a volunteer prosecutor in Middlesex County and a
conveyance attorney for First Eastern Mortgage Corporation. In his current
position, Steve is the Association’s Chief Lobbyist and has worked
for the past seven years with MAR’s Contract Lobbyist, representing
the real estate community on Beacon Hill. Steve is a graduate of Bentley
College, The New England School of Law and attended the graduate tax
program at Boston University Law School.
 Paula
Savard
Paula Savard is broker and principal of Paula K. Aberman Associates,
Inc in Lancaster. Paula is a NAR-Certified professional standards training
instructor, a mediation officer for MAR and was previously recognized
by “Agency Law Quarterly” as one of the industry’s
top 50 educators on Agency. A past president of MAR, Paula currently
chairs the Investment Committee, is a senior member of the GRI faculty
and serves as treasurer of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Council of
Residential Specialists.
 Rob
Siciliano
Robert Siciliano is president of IDTheftSecurity.com a Boston based consulting
firm and an expert on personal security and identity theft. He is a sought
after media personality and a regular guest on CNBC’s “On
The Money.” Rob is a professional speaker on topics ranging from
ID Theft to Workplace Violence. He has 18 years of security training
in white collar crimes and internet related fraud. Robert has been seen
on CNN, MSNBC, FOX, CNBC, the Inside Edition, Sally Jesse, Montel, Maury
Povich, Suze Orman, Howard Stern television shows, and quoted in Woman's
Day, Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping, New York Times,
Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune,
United Press International, Reuters and Entrepreneur.
 Dan
Thurman
Dan Thurmon began his entrepreneurial career when he was eleven years
old after learning to juggle at a Renaissance Festival. That one event
uncovered a passion for inspiring audiences that has only grown over
time. As an entertainer, Dan has appeared at thousands of events across
the country and overseas. His performing credits include national television
appearances and collaborations with major musical artists. He has also
traveled to the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan to entertain and
encourage US Armed Forces. Dan is author of the book Success in Action
and president of Motivation Works, Inc., an international speaking and
entertainment firm. He teaches audiences how to manage the demands of
their busy lives with increased focus and decisive action. His unique
programs always blend meaningful content with emotionally charged performances.
 Eleanor
White
Eleanor White has worked in the fields of affordable housing development,
property asset management and public administration since 1967, including,
from 1983-1995, as Deputy Director and Chief of Operations of the Massachusetts
Housing Finance Agency (now MassHousing), directing all activities of
this $4.2 billion quasi-public lending institution. Before MHFA, Eleanor
held a variety of positions at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development in Washington and Boston from 1967-1983. Currently, she is
president and founder of Housing Partners, Inc., a Boston area-based
national housing consulting and asset management firm. Housing Partners
is working with a wide range of public and private-sector clients on
topics relating to new housing development, multifamily housing policy
and strategic planning, property and asset management, assisted living,
organizational development, and most recently 40R Smart Growth Zoning.
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