INSIDE IREM CHAPTER NEWS
taKIng aCtIon aftEr CaPItol hIll VIsIt
daYirem texas Chapter Leaders meet with state representatives
Jeff BurCk,
CPm®, is a
ProPerty
manaGer for
BrookfieLd
ProPerties
in houston.
he CurrentLy
serves as irem
reGion 7 viCe
President,
overseeinG
the aCtivities
of seven irem
ChaPters in
texas and
okLahoma.
thiS may, irem memBerS had the
Great opportUnity to ViSit capitol
hill in waShinGton, d.c., for the
irem leaderShip & leGiSlatiVe
SUmmit (llS), which gives attendees a
chance to meet with congressional members
and their staff to discuss important issues that
affect the real estate industry. Although the
summit has ended, it is important for chapters
to continue connecting with state officials. One
of the ways your chapter can do this is by scheduling visits with your state representatives.
Opening a dialogue with state officials can help
to facilitate a greater understanding of IREM and
the issues that concern the real estate industry. I
say this from personal experience. In September
2009, several Texas chapter presidents and leg-
islative chairs from Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort
Worth, Houston and San Antonio, along with
myself, IREM Past President Pam Monroe,
CPM®, and IREM Vice President of Legislative
and Research, Chuck Achilles, met with Texas
Governor Rick Perry’s office advisors.
<< PiCtured from from Left to riGht is Jeffrey
BurCk, CPm; keLLy BLaskowsky, CPm; ray BaCa,
CPm; sammie Baker, CPm; ChuCk aChiLLes; susan
hoLLand, CPm; Pam monroe, CPm; GeorGe Griffin,
CPm; tammy hendrix, CPm; sharon haddad, CPm;
and Jim seaL, CPm.
