RESO announced the results of its Board of Directors election and appointments of directors, as well as its 2018 officers.
“Testament to the growing success and influence of RESO, this board election attracted the largest number of candidates ever to vie for open RESO board seats in the history of our organization,” said Art Carter, Chair of the RESO Board and CEO of the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS). “A remarkable 17 highly respected and involved industry leaders ran for just five director openings, and each of them were extremely well qualified. With those elected, we are ensured a bright future for RESO, as well as growing implementation of RESO standards throughout the real estate industry.”
2018 officers elected to the executive board include:
- Art Carter, CEO, CRMLS, Chair – re-elected
- Michael Wurzer, President & CEO, FBS, Vice-Chair – elected
- Richard Renton, CEO, Triad MLS, Treasurer – re-elected
- Tim Dain, President, MARIS, Secretary – elected
Representing technology companies, developers, partners and consultants with revenue over $25 million: Chip McAvoy, Black Knight – elected
Representing technology companies, developers, partners and consultants with revenue under $25 million: Michael Wurzer, FBS – re-elected; Scott Woodard, ShowingTime – elected
Representing MLSs and/or REALTOR®-affiliated associations with less than 50,000 members: Richard Renton, Triad MLS – re-elected
Representing other association or standards groups: Jeffrey Young, Realtors Property Resource (RPR) – unopposed
Representing the National Association of REALTORS®: Todd Carpenter – newly appointed
Representing the real estate brokerage industry:
- Alon Chaver, CIO, HomeServices of America – reappointed
- John De Souza, President, Cressy & Everett Real Estate – newly appointed
- David Gumpper, CTO, Michael Saunders & Company – reappointed
- Paul Boomsma, President, Luxury Portfolio, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World – reappointed
The RESO Board also made director appointments to two open seats:
- Suzanne Zinn Mueller, SVP of Industry Relations, Move
- Curt Beardsley, VP MLS Partnerships, Zillow Group
Other 2018 RESO board members include Mark Lesswing, National Association of REALTORS®; Ethan Bailey, Senior Director of Software Engineering & Technology, CoreLogic; Chris Carrillo, CEO, Metro MLS; Brian Donnellan, COO, Bright MLS; and Steve Byrd, Carolina Multiple Listing Services.
“As we welcome and congratulate our new officers and newly elected board members, we also must share our deep appreciation for those whose term is ending and have served our RESO board with incredible distinction,” said RESO CEO Jeremy Crawford.
Crawford cited departing board members Craig Cheatham, President and CEO of The Realty Alliance; Chad Curry, Managing Director for Center for REALTOR® Technology at National Association of REALTORS®; Tim Ford, President and CEO of dynaConnections; and Glenn Shimkus, Advisory Board Member of DocuSign.
“Their unquestionable support of RESO helped advance our ability to attract the best of the best to our organization and chart a bright future for real estate data standards,” Crawford added.
