Make Your Vote Count at LIBOR’s Annual Membership Meeting 10/25!

Oct 20, 2016

The Long Island Board of REALTORS®, Inc. (LIBOR) will hold its Annual General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at the Melville Marriott in Melville. The Melville Marriott will serve as the main meeting location and will host the Association update combined with LIBOR’s ACE program in Education Event, Co-sponsored by Freedom Mortgage® -  “Social Media for Real Estate” (this program is approved for 3 NYS CE Credits).   

Voting for the election of Officers and Directors will also take place at the Melville Marriott and at the Jackson Heights Realtor® Service Center, Riverhead Realtor® Service Center, West Babylon Realtor® Service Center and the Woodbury Realtor® Service Center. REALTOR® members in good standing are eligible to vote at any of these locations. Voting polls open at 9:00 a.m. and close promptly at 2:00 p.m. 

In accordance with the Bylaws of the Long Island Board of REALTORS®, the report of the Nominating Committee is presented herewith.  The 2017 slate of Officers and 2017/18 Directors of the Long Island Board of REALTORS® is as follows:

OFFICERS
President Elect – Charlotte VanderWaag
Queens Vice President – Nancy Mosca
Nassau Vice President – Kevin Leatherman, Susan Helsinger
Suffolk Vice President – Peter Demidovich
Treasurer – Dianne Scalza
Secretary – AnnMarie Pallister

DIRECTORS
QUEENS:  Designated Realtor®: Christopher Tscherne
NASSAU:  Designated Realtor: Carol Gallo-Turschmann, Agents: Barbara Bucovetsky, Joseph Sinnona, Glenn Boggia
SUFFOLK:  Designated Realtor:  Paul Wernersbach, Agent: Patricia Shaffer, Patricia Masone

The following County Directors will be in their second year of their two-year term for 2017:
Queens: Rob Choudhury(A), Marco Gomez(A), Frederic Greene(A), Rosalie Labbate(A)  
Nassau:  Monica Altmann(A), Peter Caruso(DR), Barbara Ford(DR), Gloria Rabson(A)Suffolk:   Matthew Arnold(A), Gail Bishop(A), Cheryl Grossman(A), Thomas McCarthy(DR)

LIBOR has recently assessed its organizational structure with the goal of improving efficiencies and increasing responsiveness.  Through the process, necessary changes in some areas have been identified that will enable LIBOR to function at a higher level to better serve the industry and its members.  The recommended changes were approved by the LIBOR Board of Directors and are reflected in the proposed Article XI and Article XIII below:

Article XI – Officers and Directors
Article XI reduces our large governing board to help streamline the body to create a more efficient and effective decision making process.

Article XIII – Committees
Article XIII overhauls LIBOR committees to create a more proficient business process that are led by staff members.

Help us streamline the body and the decision making process.  Vote YES to support LIBOR’s commitment to moving forward in an evolving industry. 

For more information on the proposed slate of Officers and Directors (including petitioners) and articles noted above, Visit: http://www.lirealtor.com/members/member-information/official-notices

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