COO, Stellar MLS
1. What are the three most important priorities or initiatives that RESO should pursue during the next two years?
• 1) The top priority should still be adoption of the Data Dictionary and API standards by installing plans to help accelerate their implementation. The long tolerance for organizations not adapting quicker needs to change.
2) Additional resources to focus on expedited expansion of the data dictionary for fields currently local/regional and additional payloads that make sense to real estate professionals.
3) Obtaining a higher level of support and engagement from the MLS and broker communities by way of additional campaigns and collaboration amongst one another and not waiting for one or two entities to do it for us.
2. How do you see your contributions as a board member being utilized for realizing these priorities?
• We were one of the first MLS in the country to have a native RESO certified back-end database because we saw the benefits and need to help lead. Stellar MLS has been a longtime advocate for adoption of these standards and I want to continue to provide the MLS perspective from a leading company in this space. My MLS experience overall and ensuring the right people from our team are dedicated in the workgroups will contribute to progress for RESO’s priorities and puts me a in good position to provide sound reasoning when helping the RESO Board make decisions.
We need stronger collaboration overall to help RESO attain its goals quicker, so our industry can be in better position to keep up with the innovation consumers want. Making sure there are clearly established messages for how each can help one another from the broker, MLS and vendor perspective is important to ensure we are all delivering what our customers need. I can help with additional marketing ideas and networking opportunities to influence other MLS’s and brokers to all have the right people at the table to accelerate adoption quicker.
3. The Board meets regularly, via conference calls and some in-person. Board members also are called to serve on or chair committees and special taskforces.
Are you willing and able to meet the time requirements to serve as a director for a 2-year term?
• It would be an honor to serve on this important Board. I look forward to having an opportunity to dedicate my time to help RESO continue to grow and influence accelerated adoption of the standards.
