Committees
As a member-driven organization, the Columbus REALTORS® relies on membership input through its various committees, councils, boards and forums. Through these groups, members determine MLS rules, education classes, public programs, form modifications, legislative positions, dues/fees, award criteria, discounted services, etc.
| Columbus REALTORS® Committees |
Commercial/Investment Section Committees |
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| Affordable Housing Committee |
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Connects REALTORS® to affordable housing opportunities available in the affordable housing market (properties priced up to $180,000) through education, community outreach and information sharing.
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Co-Chair
Machelle Ashbaugh
RE/MAX Revealty
(614) 800-3369
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Co-Chair
Inez Williams
Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty
(614) 520-6681 |
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Co-Vice Chair
Connie Sadowski
RE/MAX Premier Choice
(614) 943-0025
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Co-Vice Chair
Brian Scarpino
Huntington Mortgage Group
(330) 412-6451
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| Appraiser Committee |
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Represents the appraiser membership, communicates appraisal issues to the general membership.
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Chair
Bill Uttley
The Charles R. Porter Co.
(614) 771-0101
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Vice-Chair
Joe Jackson
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 431-1220
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- Director Liaison: Andy Show
- Staff Liaison: Kelly Bright
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| Benevolence Fund |
| The Benevolence Committee oversees the Columbus REALTORS® Foundation Benevolence Fund and is responsible with identifying potential donors, and determining distribution of funds. |
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Chair
Kathy Shiflet
Coldwell Banker King Thompson
(614) 554-7440
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Vice-Chair
Buffie Patterson
HER, Realtors®
(614) 325-1544
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| Board of Consultants |
| The Columbus REALTORS® Board of Consultants offers insight and guidance public officials. |
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Chair
Mic Gordon
Keller Williams Greater Columbus Realty
(614) 774-9097
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Vice Chair
Sara Walsh
RE/MAX Impact
(614) 581-7700
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| Broker Advisory Council |
| Assists in planning events designed for brokers such as forums and orientation sessions, and forwards recommendations on broker issues for consideration by the Columbus REALTORS® and/or MLS Boards of Directors. |
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Chair
Lorri Molnar
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 764-3860
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Vice Chair
Bob McCarthy
Keller Williams Consultants
(614) 207-7587
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| Budget, Finance & Investment Committee |
| Prepares an annual operations budget and investment strategy form company assets subject to approval of the Board of Directors |
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Chair
Michael Jones
Coldwell Banker King Thompson
(614) 206-5191
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Vice Chair
JP Faulkner
Faulkner Realty Group
(614) 419-5757
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| Builder/REALTOR® Alliance Committee |
| Works to strengthen relationships between builders and REALTORS® through networking and education. |
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Co-Chair (REALTOR®)
Chryssa Gartner
Keller Williams Consultants Realty
(614) 402-3269
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Co-Chair (Builder)
Julie Hykes
Rockford Homes
(740) 417-8417
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| Co-Vice Chair (REALTOR®)
Paul George
Keller Williams Greater Cols
(614) 570-2853
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Co-Vice Chair (Builder)
Erin Edwards
Rockford Homes
(614) 345-8909
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| Business Technology Forum |
| Addresses the technology needs of REALTORS®. |
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Chair
Josh Uminski
Keller Williams Greater Cols
(330) 639-5662
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Vice Chair
Joey Thomas
CRT, REALTORS®
(614) 332-9678
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| CORPAC Fund Raising Committee |
| This committee is charged with reaching an annual fund-raising goal for Columbus REALTORS® Central Ohio REALTOR® Political Action Committee (CORPAC). |
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Co-Chairs
Jesse Shkolnik
Equity Concepts Real Estate
(614) 208-5360
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Co-Vice Chairs
Brian Kemp
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 825-0288
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Heather Dunn
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Professional Realty
(614) 590-9106 |
Sam Hardy
Union Home Mortgage
(614) 312-4015 |
Trish Morrow
World Class Title
(740) 704-1669 |
Randy Best
Best Corporate Real Estate
(614) 398-8380
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| CORPAC Governing Board |
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Evaluates candidates and make PAC contributions to REALTOR supported candidates & issues.
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Chair
Shaun Simpson
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 563-4663
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Vice Chair
Buffie Patterson
HER, Realtors®
(614) 325-1544
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| Diversity & Inclusion Committee |
| Aims to increase awareness of fair housing issues, eliminate intolerance and bias behavior among real estate practitioners and the public, and to grow diverse leadership within the Columbus REALTORS® Association. |
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Co-Chairs
Jeff Cotner
Key Realty
(614) 778-3852
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Co-Vice Chairs
Ian Thickstun
Core Ohio, Inc.
(614) 397-7168
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Inez Williams
Keller Williams Greater Cols
(614) 520-6681 |
Reginald Wheeler
Camelot Real Estate Group, Inc.
(614) 309-5198
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| Education Committee (Residential) |
| Plans and evaluates the continuing education courses offered to the residential members by Columbus REALTORS®. |
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Chair
Chris Anderson
RE/MAX Premier Choice
(614)563-4663
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Vice Chair
Bob Kutschbach
Carleton Realty
(614) 325-5619
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| Foundation Board of Trustees |
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| The Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the REALTOR® Foundation by soliciting contributions, determining distribution of funds, and providing budget and investment strategy advice. Visit the Foundation page. |
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Chair
Melissa Friermood
Northwest Title
(614) 332-0657
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| Foundation Fundraising Committee |
| The Foundation Fundraising Committee focuses on raising funds for the REALTOR® Foundation Fund. Visit the Foundation page. |
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Co-Chairs
Cindy Owens Shay
Coldwell Banker King Thompson
(937) 243-2285
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Co-Vice Chairs
Daphne Hawk
Plum Tree Realty
(614) 419-4295
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Marie Smith
World Class Title
(614) 403-0013
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Dave Dewey
Huntington Mortgage Group
(614) 480-6969
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| Government Affairs Forum |
| The Government Affairs Forum meets with elected and public officials impacting the real estate industry. |
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Chair
Buffie Patterson
HER, Realtors®
(614) 325-1544
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Vice Chair
Ben Hemmert
HER, Realtors®
(614) 818-7689
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| Government Affairs Issue Advocacy Committee |
| The Government Affairs Committee reviews public policy issues to establish & recommend positions to be approved by the Columbus REALTORS® Board of Directors or PAC contributions by the CORPAC Governing Board. |
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Chair
Buffie Patterson
HER, Realtors®
(614) 325-1544
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Vice Chair
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| Candidate Endorsement and Independent Expenditure Committee |
| Determines determines political candidate endorsements on behalf of Columbus REALTORS®. |
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Chair
Sara Walsh
RE/MAX Impact
(614) 523-1000
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Vice Chair
John Myers
Myers Real Estate
(614) 325-1544
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| Grievance Committee |
| The Grievance Committee reviews ethics complaints and arbitration requests to determine if arbitration or ethics hearings are warranted. |
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Chair
Chris Gregory
Rolls Realty
(614) 792-5662
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Vice Chair
Patti Brown-Wright
RealEstate Technology Partners
(614) 207-6237
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| Leadership Academy Advisory Board |
| Coordinates programs, candidate selection and fundraising for the Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy seeks to develop future leaders for our communities and association. |
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Chair
Kelly Thacker
HER, Realtors®
(614) 834-4663
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Vice-Chair
Katie Davis
Coldwell Banker King Thompson
(309) 200-9376
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| Member Services Committee (Residential) |
| The Member Services Committee reviews products and services that may be provided to residential Realtors and is responsible for the products in the Member Service Center. |
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Chair
Carol Sommer
Key Realty
(614) 747-3197
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Vice-Chair
Mara Ackermann
RE/MAX Consultant Group
(614) 595-0654
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| MLS Board of Directors |
| Separate from the Association Board of Directors, oversees the operations of the Columbus and Central Ohio Multiple Listing Service. |
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Chair
Gary Francis
American Dream Realty
(614) 352-4876
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Vice Chair
View MLS Board of Directors
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| MLS Committee |
| Makeup is determined by a formula approved by the Columbus REALTORS® Trustees. Each November, Members are then elected to serve on the committee by the MLS participants. |
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Chair
Greg Kullman
Street Sotheby's International Realty
(614)235-1100
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Vice Chair
Sue Van Woerkom
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 582-6616
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| Professional Standards Committee |
| Committee members serve on hearing panels required to hear matters of alleged ethical misconduct and arbitrate disputes between Columbus REALTORS® members. The committee has at least 12 REALTOR® members who serve terms of three years and are appointed annually in such numbers and in such manner as to create staggered terms of the members to ensure continuity and knowledgeably and experience by the committee. The President shall annually designate the chairman. |
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Chair
Matt Gregory
NAI Ohio Equities, REALTORS®
(614) 224-2400
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Vice Chair
Jay Zollars
RZ Realty
(614) 486-7070
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| Recognition & Sales Awards Committee |
This group audits Million Dollar Club award applications and plans Sales Associates Day. The group also determines the criteria and selects the Columbus REALTORS® annual Citizen of the Year, Affiliate of the Year, Broker of the Year and Salesperson of the Year for the annual Awards Luncheon.
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Co-Chairs
Cole Cannon
Rolls Realty
(614) 332-0893
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Co-Vice Chairs
Katie Crocco
RE/MAX Winners
(614) 203-1984
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Erin Ogden-Oxender
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 888-1000 |
Matt Long
HER, Realtors®
(614) 374-9127
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| Scholarship Committee |
| The Foundation Scholarship Committee develops and implements criteria for identifying individuals for scholarships or educational programs. Visit the Scholarship page. |
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Chair
Jill Fergus
Keller Williams Excel Realty
(614) 296-6789
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Vice Chair
Cole Cannon
Rolls Realty
(614) 332-0893
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| Standard Forms Committee (Residential) |
| Develops and updates standard forms provided to Columbus REALTORS® members. |
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Chair
Bill Benninghofen
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 410-1800
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Vice Chair
Tim Cocanour
Coldwell Banker King Thompson
(740) 366-3318
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| Strategic Long Range Planning Committee |
| Responsible for development of a long-range plan for the Columbus REALTORS®, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. After such plan is finalized and approved, the committee shall review it annually to monitor its implementation, evaluate its effectiveness and determine if the plan should be updated. |
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Chair
Andy Mills
Elford Realty
(614) 582-5521
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Vice Chair
Michael Jones
Coldwell Banker King Thompson
(614) 206-5191
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| Trade Show Committee |
| Conducts member event(s) providing educational opportunities and an exchange between the REALTOR-membership and those businesses/trades related to the real estate industry. Meets as needed. |
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Chair
Holly Lockett
Keller Williams Capital Partners
(614) 563-1421
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Vice Chair
Addie Davis Holsinger
RE/MAX Capital Centre
(614) 325-6776
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Kristina Ross
RE/MAX Capital Centre
(614) 633-6913
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Jason Perkins
Union Home Mortgage
(614) 357-2367
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| Young Professionals Network (YPN) |
| Target new and/or younger Columbus REALTORS® members with dynamic programs that promote social and professional networking, political and philanthropic involvement, business development as well as entrepreneurial learning opportunities. |
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Co-Chairs
Sarah Martie
Keller Williams Greater Columbus
(614) 743-9753
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Co-Vice Chairs
Steve Beskid
First Ohio Home Finance, Inc.
(740) 255-6220
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Ian Thickstun
Core Ohio Realty Advisors
(614) 397-7166
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Caitlyn Stevenson
Keller Williams Greater Cols
(614) 406-1738
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Commercial Section Committees
| COCIE Governing Board |
| Oversees the Central Ohio Commercial Information Exchange (COCIE). |
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Chair
Ben Johnson
Colliers Interntaional
(614) 410-5647
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| Commercial Advisory Board |
| Oversees all committees of the Commercial Section. The Chair has an automatic seat on the Columbus REALTORS® Board of Directors in order to serve as a communication link between the Commercial committees and actions needed by the Directors. |
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Chair
Mark Sullivan
Keller Williams Greater Cols
(614) 944-5988
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Vice Chair
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| Commercial Education Committee |
| Develops, plans and evaluates continuing education courses offered to Commercial members by Columbus REALTORS®. |
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Chair
Sandy Cramblett
NAI Ohio Equities, REALTORS®
(614) 207-8626
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Vice Chair
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| Commercial Member Services & Membership Committee |
| Reviews products and services to be provided to C/I members and encourages commercial REALTOR® participation in the Columbus REALTORS®. |
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Chair
Tim Norris
Broker One Realty, Inc.
(614) 205-0634
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Vice Chair
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| Commercial Recognition |
| The Commercial Recognition Committee develops recognition programs for Commercial members. |
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| Commercial Standard Forms Committee |
| Updates and develops the forms provided to C/I members. |
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Chair
Christine Beckman
Classical Realty
(614) 367-0668
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Vice Chair
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