WAAR Leadership, Committees & Work Groups
Finance Cmte Packets
Events WG Packets
Outreach wg packets
Professional development wg packets
Nominating wg packets
Public Policy wg packets
RPAC WG PACKETS
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Board of Directors
The mission of the Williamsburg Area Association of REALTORS’® Board of Director’s is to serve its members by providing the necessary framework for professionalism and success.
| Number of Members: | 9 |
| Term | 1 calendar year |
| Meeting Requirement: | Approximately 12x/year on the last Thursday of the month. |
Elected into office by the membership in October and term begins November 1st of each year.
Finance Committee
Budget and Investment Committees combined together. Prepares budgets for both the Association and Multiple Listing Service Corporations for the following fiscal year. As per the bylaws, the proposed fiscal budget of each corporation is approved by the respective Boards of Directors.
| Number of Members: | 8 |
| Meeting Requirement: | Approximately 1 to 2x/year. |
Appointed by leadership.
Events Workgroup
Plans and conducts events to provide networking, engagement opportunities and professional development among all classes of membership in order to retain Association members, promote and encourage participation in the Affiliate Marketing Program (AMP) and seek community, civic and local business involvement.
| Number of Members: | 9-10 |
| Term | 1 calendar year |
| Meeting Requirement: | Approximately 6 to 8x/year. |
Appointed by leadership.
Professional Development Workgroup
Responsible for oversight of general course development throughout the year and for the Education Summit & Affiliate Marketing event; offer new member orientation programs, Code of Ethics required courses, basic & intermediate WMLS software courses; conduct an annual training session for all WAAR Real Estate School instructors.
| Number of Members: | 9 |
| Term | 1 calendar year |
| Meeting Requirement: | Approximately 6 to 8x/year. |
Appointed by leadership.
Outreach Workgroup
Promotes membership involvement in the community through community revitalization projects and community outreach programs as approved by the Board of Directors.
| Number of Members: | 9 |
| Term | 1 calendar year |
| Meeting Requirement: | Approximately 4 to 6x/year. |
Appointed by leadership.
Professional Standards Committee
Responsibilities include reviewing ethics and arbitration complaints to determine if a hearing is warranted and if necessary, to conduct a hearing as outlined in the NAR Code of Ethics and Arbitration Manual.
| Number of Members: | |
| Term | 3 calendar year |
| Meeting Requirement: | . |
Appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Board of Directors, for consecutive three-year terms.
Public Policy Committee
Informs the leadership and membership of local and state legislative matters affecting the Williamsburg Area Association of REALTORS® jurisdiction; Represents the Association before the governing bodies with general policies established by the Board of Directors; Works to continually improve the quality and quantity of relationships with local, state and national policy makers that represent our jurisdiction; Works to increase the engagement of members and the public in the discussion of public policy issues that affect the real estate industry.
| Number of Members: | 12 |
| Term | 1 calendar year |
| Meeting Requirement: | Approximately 6 to 8x/year. |
Appointed by leadership.
RPAC Fundraising Workgroup
Conduct a fundraising campaign to achieve the Associations’ RPAC goals as established by NAR and VR. Said goals include a monetary amount, percentage of participation and major donors.
| Number of Members: | |
| Term | 1 calendar year |
| Meeting Requirement: | |
Strategic Planning Workgroup
Reviews existing strategic plan for WAAR and provides input to staff for revisions/updates, with approval by the board of directors.
| Number of Members: | 8 |
| Term | |
| Meeting Requirement: | Approximately 2x/year. |
Appointed by leadership.
