RISMedia’s 4th Annual Power Broker Forum at Midyear

This May, RISMedia’s 4th Annual Power Broker Forum at Midyear will focus on Maximizing Distressed Property Business.

Facilitators:

John Featherston, President & CEO, RISMedia
John Featherston is founder, president and CEO of RISMedia, the leader in real estate information systems. Known for close to 30 years as the residential real estate industry’s premier source for news, and business development and best practices information, RISMedia offers real estate professionals the latest educational tools to grow and manage their businesses through a bevy of platforms: online at www.rismedia.com; in print through Real Estate magazine; and through onsite educational and networking events. Always an innovator, Featherston recently launched a new venture-RISMedia’s Top 5 in Real Estate Network®, a membership exclusively created for North America’s most accomplished real estate professionals that also helps consumers identify the most professional real estate agents.

Allan Dalton, President, RISMedia’s Top 5 in Real Estate Network®

Allan Dalton is the president of RISMedia’s Top 5 in Real Estate Network® and the chief marketing officer of RISMedia. Previously, Dalton served as president of the Real Estate Division for Move, Inc. Prior to that appointment, he served as president and CEO of REALTOR.com®. His 25-year real estate career includes 18 years as president and co-owner of a 32-office East Coast real estate firm, and serving as executive vice president of Coldwell Banker New England. Dalton has consulted and spoken throughout North America and Europe and has created marketing systems for numerous international real estate brands.

Panelists:

Ken Baris, President, Jordan Baris, Inc. Realtors
Ken Baris is the president of Northern New Jersey-based Jordan Baris, Inc. Realtors. With the brokerage since 1985, Baris is the son of Jordan Baris, founder of Jordan Baris, Inc. Baris, with a partner, developed and licensed to Top Producer Systems, Top Presenter, an interactive multimedia listing presentation awarded the “Best Software Product of the Year by NAR” when launched. He is a founding member of the Zillow Advisory Board.

Tami Bonnell, President, U.S. Organization, EXIT Realty Corp.
Tami Bonnell is president for the U.S. Organization of EXIT Realty Corp. In the industry for more than 25 years, Bonnell has been instrumental in building three major brands. She is a national and international speaker, participating in events such as RISMedia’s Real Estate Leadership Conference and Power Broker Forum during the National Association of Realtors Conference and the California Association of Realtors Convention. She has also appeared in publications such as Real Estate magazine, The Bay State Realtor and for Frog Pond Communications.

Rei Mesa, President & COO, Prudential Florida Realty
Rei L. Mesa is the president of Florida Real Estate Services and president and chief operating officer of Prudential Florida Realty, a firm with approximately 1,800 real estate professionals servicing 17 counties throughout Florida. Since its inception in 1999, the company has quickly become the second-largest residential real estate brokerage in Florida and is ranked the 33rd-largest residential real estate firm in the nation based on sales volume. It is also the sixth-largest brokerage in the nation among the Prudential Network brokers across North America.

Steve Piccirilli, Assistant Vice President, Default and Retention Operations, Wells Fargo
Steve Piccirilli is an assistant vice president of Default and Retention for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. Piccirilli’s primary responsibility is to manage the overall default servicing relationships with many key investors, focusing mainly on real estate-owned (REO) properties. He is also a part of management oversight for the agent database at Premiere Asset Services (PAS), the REO division of Wells Fargo. Piccirilli joined Wells Fargo in the spring of 2004 with a portion of his time with the company spent as a member of the operations management team for PAS.

Rick Sharga, Senior Vice President, RealtyTrac
Rick Sharga is responsible for building and maintaining the RealtyTrac brand, corporate positioning and messaging, public and investor relations, and business development activities. As a spokesman for the company, Sharga has been quoted extensively in the press on foreclosure, mortgage and real estate trends, and appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNN, CBS, ABC World News, CNBC, MSNBC and NPR. Prior to joining the company, Sharga spent more than 20 years developing corporate and product branding strategies for technology start-up companies and international corporations, such as DuPont, Fujitsu, Hitachi and Toshiba. Sharga created and executed successful sales and marketing programs in B2B, technology, consumer electronics and retail for companies like JD Edwards, Cox Communications and Honeywell.