INSIDE IREM PATH TO THE PRESIDENCY
How a MeMber Can beCoMe
IreM PresIdent
By rIchArD mUhLeBAch, cPm®
path to the presidency
Turns out, the members who become president
go through a long process whereby they gain
knowledge of the Institute’s issues and challenges so they can better serve the organization
and the real estate management industry.
The path to the presidency starts with those
members who graciously volunteer for their
local chapters and nationally. This process
allows other IREM Members and leaders to
evaluate their leadership abilities, judgment and
understanding of the Institute.
Eventually those members who excel as leaders at the chapter, regional and national levels
have the potential to become an officer, or
more specifically, the secretary/treasurer of the
Institute. The secretary/treasurer then almost
haVE yOu EVER WONDERED hOW a
MEMBER BEcOMEs ThE INTERNaTIONaL
pREsIDENT Of IREM?
always becomes the president-elect and then
the president during a three-year period, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
It is an effective process that has sustained
the Institute for many years, resulting in strong
leadership and the viable organization that has
such an impact on the real estate management
community today. A closer look at this process
will give you some perspective on how your
colleagues, and you too, can become an Institute
leader.
chap TER LEaDERshIp
Chapter leadership is the first stepping stone to
the presidency. Each chapter selects its president
from members who have shown a commitment
to the chapter and the Institute, volunteered for
several committees and served on the chapter’s
executive committee.
