WOMEN’S COUNCIL OF NAREB INSIDER

Mission Statement

“To evaluate the standards of women in the real estate industry by encouraging leader-ship, education and the exchange of information through group learning techniques; and to provide the opportunity for women to expand their knowledge and expertise in all facets of

In This Issue

Installation of the 23rd President

Katrina D. Henry Scholarship Luncheon

Chapter in the Spotlight

Initiative Overview

Greetings!!! Welcome to the first edition of the Women’s Council of

NAREB “Insider”. This quarterly newsletter is designed

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Editor: Stephanie Burg-Brown, 2nd Vice President

Co-Editor: LaTisha Grant, Financial Secretary

Women’s Council of NAREB, Inc. Volume 1 Issue 1 October 2015

Women’s Council of NAREB, Inc. installs 23rd President

Rolanda Wilson from Oakland, CA was

sworn in as the 23rd President of the

Women’s Council of the NAREB on

August 17, 2015 in Houston, TX by Past

President Joan Chambers.

Women’s Council Scholarship Luncheon & Installation Women’s Council held their annual scholarship and installation luncheon. The lunch-

eon highlights included: the installation of 23rd National President, Rolanda Wilson

and her executive team; the 2014 presentation of the ACME award recipient, Denise

Kelley of Houston, TX; the presentation to the Wounded Warrior recipients; and

acknowledgement of the Katrina D. Henry Scholarship recipients.

Reading from left to

right: Felicia Guidry,

Chaplain; Latisha Grant,

Asst Treasurer, Myra

Edwards, Financial

Treasurer; Rebecca Dan-

iels, Recording Secre-

tary; Sharon Middle-

brooks, 1st Vice Presi-

dent, Rolanda Wilson,

President; Terry Worthy,

Chair; Stephanie Burg-

Brown, 2nd Vice Presi-

dent; Chandra Ware, 3rd

Vice President, Belinda

Carr, Corresponding

Secretary

Women’s Council of NAREB, Inc. Indiana Chapter

The Women’s Council of NAREB’s is delighted to welcome its newest chapter, President, Jamesha Norwood, and members of the Indiana chapter. The chapter was chartered on August 17, 2015 during NAREB’s annual convention. They were warmly greeted by our Past President, Melinda Dightman and our Board of Governors.

President Rolanda Wilson launched Women’s

Council’s newest initiative Fundamental

Investments in Real Estate Management®

(FIRM®). FIRM was launched in Houston, TX

on Saturday, August 22, 2015. FIRM®. FIRM

is a mentorship program that targets low to

moderate income high school teenagers

(ages 16-18). President Rolanda’s initiative

is designed to demonstrate how finances

play a major role in the success of an adult;

how to prepare for the job market; how to

position oneself for success as a future

homeowner; increase sustainability and re-

sponsibility for homeownership for families

within the communities. FIRM® will be

launching in other local chapters across the

United States in 2016. Special acknowledge-

ments to NID Housing Counseling Agency for partnering with Women’s Council to

launch this initiative and their support in providing First Time Homebuyer Counseling to

parents of our mentees.

Fundamentals Investments in Real Estate Management (FIRM)

Katrina D. Henry Scholarship

This scholarship program was formed in 1992 in

honor of Katrina D. Henry, Women’s Council

past president. Her primary mission who was

to educate, mentor and motivate young adults.

At the 44th Annual Scholarship & Installation Luncheon we

awarded 20 scholarships to the following individuals:

Azjuri A. Aguebor, Austell, GA Jazz S. Jones, Compton, CA

Jaquana A. Anderson , Cutler Bay, FL Iman T. Lewis-Marshall, Lomita, CA

DeAzhane A. Avilez, Los Angeles, CA Charity A. Jones, Dellwood, MO

Eric C. Barker, Brandon, FL Courtni Y. Owens, Houston, TX

Philgence G. Batiste, Downey, CA Justin J. Samuel, Houston, TX

Kory I. Calicat-Wayns, Philadelphia, PA Ian A. Thomas, Houston, TX

Marquis T. Greer, Beachwood, OH Da’Myah A. Ward, Bellflower, CA

Anna M. Goins, Webster Groves, MO London D. Webster, Winnetka, CA

Zalika Jefferson, Los Angeles, CA Noel S. Wilford, Grand Prairie, TX

James M. Johnson, Missouri City, MO Allia O. Ward, San Pablo, CA

Harriett W. Clark Shared Down Payment Assistance Grant

The Down Payment Assistance Program was developed in honor

of Harriett W. Clark, former first lady of NAREB, for low and moder-

ate income families to achieve the dream of homeownership. This

program is open to first time home buyers and provides needed

assistance towards the down payment or closing costs. The pro-

gram provides up to $1,500 in assistance paid directly to the title

company and is a gift.

2014—2015 Partners:

For further information or contributions, contact:

Women’s Council of NAREB, Inc. 3150 Hilltop Mall Rd, #87 Richmond, CA 94806 Website: www.wcofnareb.com

Gifted Homes Program

This program is designed for our lender partners to

donate homes to Women’s Council in an effort to sup-

port homeownership for low to moderate income fam-

ilies. When homes are donated, they are rehabbed

and sold through the normal sales process utilizing

NAREB real estate professionals. Portions of the

proceeds are allocated to our scholarship program.

Financial Literacy Program

Women’s Council local chapters contin-

ue to reach out to their communities to

provide financial literacy classes. Over

the past year, Women’s Council local chapters have

conducted classes in schools, transition centers and

various community venues. Over the past year, our

chapters have educated over 1,098 students.