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LeadingRE Advisory Council

The LeadingRE Advisory Council is a leadership group of top relocation directors in the organization who offer their talent and feedback to the LeadingRE management team on various programs and initiatives, who mentor other member relocation professionals, and who serve as ambassadors for the network regarding the various tools and benefits available to members. The Vision and Mission Statements of the Council describe its purpose, and the role of each Advisory Council member is also identified.

Headed this year by John D'Ambrogio of Rubloff, Inc. in Chicago, each member of the Council is elected for a three-year term by other Council members following an application process. If you are a relocation director with a LeadingRE member firm and are interested in becoming a member of the Council, click here to view the qualifications and application form. Every effort is made to provide representation from all geographic areas and various sizes and profiles of companies.

The LeadingRE Advisory Council focuses in a number of project team areas which change as needs arise. Network members are encouraged to learn about this year’s project teams in the event that you have a special interest in any of these areas and would like to speak with an Advisory Council representative.

These talented individuals stand ready to assist you with general relocation questions, benchmarking, and any needs or suggestions related to the network. Please don’t hesitate to call on any of them at any time.

Additionally, the LeadingRE Advisory Council sponsors an outstanding Mentor Program with mentor representatives throughout the country focused on helping to orient new members or individuals new to the relocation position with existing member firms.

Council Member Profiles
LeadingRE Advisory Council, 2008-2009


Chairperson
John D'Ambrogio
John D'Ambrogio

Designations: CRP, GMS, RCC, QSC, WRS, GRI
John D’Ambrogio, Sr. Vice President/Director of Operations & Relocation Services, Rubloff, Inc. with 6 offices in downtown Chicago, IL and New Buffalo, MI, John has a well-rounded background in real estate and relocation, including experience as principal in a third-party relocation firm. John has chaired a number of civic committees as an executive board member of Chicago's Corporate Relocation Council, and serves on LeadingRE’s Advisory Council as the current Chairperson. His department enthusiastically displays their well deserved RQC Award.

Contact information: 800-480-5660 or email: jdambrogio@rubloff.com
Northeastern Region
Maureen Campbell
Maureen Campbell

Designations: CRP, GMS

Maureen Campbell, Senior Vice President of Corporate & Relocation Services for the H. Pearce Company, 7 offices, North Haven, Connecticut, has been a speaker at many national relocation and real estate conferences. Locally, Maureen is active on the Boards of many professional and non-profit organizations and is a recipient of the Athena Award for Community Leadership in 2000. In 2007 she was honored as one of the New Alliance Bank 2007 Twenty Noteworthy Women. Additionally, she is respected in her local market for programs targeted at assisting members of the senior population meet their changing real estate needs. Maureen is chairing the project team to develop “Value Added Services for Seniors in Transition”.

Contact information: 888-473-2723 or email: mcampbell@hpearce.com
Maureen McCaffrey
Maureen McCaffrey

Designations: CRP, GMS, GRI

Maureen McCaffrey, President, Corporate Services and Business Development, Jack Conway & Co. Realtors with 42 offices in the Boston, MA metropolitan area including Cape Cod, has earned both her real estate and broker’s license. Maureen has been an active member of numerous industry groups and has also been a speaker at many local, regional, and national relocation conferences. She was recently honored with the 2007 Meritorious Service Award for her longstanding contributions to the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council. A dedicated volunteer and fundraiser, Maureen has helped to coordinate the annual fund raising event for the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless which has raised nearly $200,000,000 since 1994.

Contact information: 800-283-1030 or email: mmccaffrey@jackconway.com
Sharon Michnay
Sharon Michnay

Designations: CRP, GMS

Sharon Michnay, Director of Corporate Business Development, for Halstead Property, LLC, New York, New York, oversees the Relocation and eCommerce divisions and directs the business development functions, including the identification of new revenue streams and the development of strategic corporate alliances for the company. Sharon began her career in Manhattan real estate as a licensed real estate salesperson and has obtained her Broker's License from the State of New York. Sharon serves as the LeadingRE Advisory Council liaison to International helping to welcome members representing countries throughout the world.

Contact information: 800-765-2692 or email: smichnay@halstead.com
Central Region
Marc Krebs
Marc Krebs

Designations: CRP

Marc Krebs, Relocation Director at Huff Realty in Cincinnati, OH has been in the relocation industry for 16 years. Prior to moving to Northern Kentucky in 2006, he was the Executive Director of Referral Resources for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. He was the project manager for the design and implementation of RELO® Xchange, the online referral management program for Leading R.E. He has been a panelist or moderator for numerous conference and meeting sessions throughout the years. Marc currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Greater Cincinnati Relocation Council, as well as the co-chair for the RDC/ERC Mentor program.

Contact information: 800-313-4833 or email: mkrebs@huff.com
Ryan Carrell
Ryan Carrell

Designations: CRP

Ryan Carrell, Director of Relocation and Client Services, Carpenter Realtors, 30 offices in the Indianapolis, IN metropolitan area, has extensive experience both in real estate/relocation and as a result of working directly with Fortune 500 companies through his career in third party relocation. As a newer member of the Network, Ryan helped to transition Carpenter from a franchise to an independent.

Contact information: 800-635-4043 or email: rcarrell@callcarpenter.com
Southeastern Region
Catharine Pappas
Catharine Pappas

Designations: CRP, RCC

Catharine Pappas, Relocation Director, Dickens-Mitchener & Associates, 3 offices located in the Charlotte, NC metropolitan area, has been with the company for 15 years and in the real estate industry for 18 years. During her tenure, the company has enjoyed growth in size, locations, and referrals with the department’s income at approximately 20% of the company’s revenue. Her department attained their RQC designation in 2005.

Contact information: 800-367-1401 or email: cpappas@dickensmitchener.com
Sherrie Porter
Sherrie Porter

Designations: CRP, GMS, RCC, WRS

Sherrie Porter, has 20+ years of real estate experience with Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell Realtors with 14 offices and 750 associates located throughout Miami-Dade and Ft. Lauderdale-Broward Counties in South Florida. During her tenure with EWM, Sherrie has participated in virtually every facet of the company’s activities and has earned both her real estate & broker’s license. As their Vice President of Relocation, Sherrie oversees the Relocation and eCommerce divisions, directs the business development functions and is responsible for the identification of new revenue streams. She has been a speaker at many regional and national relocation conferences and previously served as the LeadingRE Advisory Council Chairperson.

Contact information: 800-233-0079 or email: sherrie@ewm.com
Midwestern Region
Judy Alloway
Judy Alloway

Designations: CRP

Judy Alloway, Corporate Relocation Director with JB Goodwin Realtors, oversees the Relocation and Business Development divisions for their 3 offices and 190 agents in the Austin, Texas area. Starting in 1981 and then returning in 1996, Judy has worked in some function of relocation with JB Goodwin Realtors for a total of 18 years. Judy is active on the Board of the Texas Relocation Network since 2005. She is also active in the Austin Human Resource Management Association where she has been a member since 1996 and was the former Chair and VP for the Conference Committee 2000-2005. Judy has been a speaker at numerous regional and national conferences.

Contact information: 800-531-5207 X 7895 or email: jalloway@jbgoodwin.com
Pandra Richie
Pandra Richie

Designations: SCRP, GMS

Pandra Richie has recently been named Vice President of Long & Foster’s Corporate Relocation Division with headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia. Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. has over 240 offices in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. In her more than 25 years in the industry, Pandra has held various leadership positions. She currently is serving on the Board of Directors for RDC and is a member of the Board of Trustees for ERC Workforce Foundation. In 2007, Pandra received her third Distinguished Service Award from ERC and was named to Montclair Who’s Who in Real Estate.

In 2007 for the 7th consecutive year, Long & Foster ranked amongst the top 5 companies in the network with the most outgoing closings.

Contact information: 800-336-0356 or email: pandra@longandfoster.com
Western Region
Patrice Kuchulis
Patrice Kuchulis

Designations: CRP, GMS

Patrice Kuchulis, Director of Relocation & Corporate Services for The Hasson Company Realtors, Portland, Oregon, has been in the industry for almost 30 years, first in California and then Oregon. She relocated from coast to coast 4 times but has spent the last 15 years at The Hasson Company. During her tenure there, she and the company have earned 29 regional and national awards. She is the Education Chair and Board Members for the Portland Relocation Council. She is also a member of RDC.

Contact information: 800-527-4939 or email: Patrice@hasson.com
Vicki Caldwell
Vicki Caldwell

Designations: CRP, RCC, WRS

Vicki Caldwell, Director of Relocation and Business Development, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been with Rusinak Real Estate for 15 years. She is an active member of the Relocation Directors Council and her department has held the prestigious RCQ award since 2005. Vicki was named by the Colorado Springs Business Journal as one of the "Top 40 under 40."

Rusinak Real Estate was the Category 2 winner of the 2007 Crown of Excellence Award.

Contact information: 800.481.3485 or email: relocation@rusinakrealestate.com

 
 
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