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2026 IREM Leadership

The lineup for the new year

By Journal of Property Management
Attendees gather at the 2025 IREM Leadership Forum held in Chicago in November 2025.
Attendees gather at the 2025 IREM Leadership Forum held in Chicago in November 2025.

IREM Board of Directors

President | 2026
Mindy Gronbeck, CPM®, CCIM, CSM, CRX
HAWKINS, AMO®
Boise, Idaho

President-Elect | 2026
Kim P. Collins, CPM®
Bradley Company, AMO®
Indianapolis, Indiana

Secretary/Treasurer | 2026
Ryan M. Huffman, CPM®
Hunt Midwest
Kansas City, Missouri

Director & Secretary/Treasurer Nominee | 2026
Toni R. Harris, CPM®, ARM®
KAT Professional Development, LLC
Reisterstown, Maryland

Director | 2025–2026
Branden J. Barker, CPM®, CCIM, CSM
Barker Property Management, AMO®
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Director | 2026–2027
Chase B. Crawford, CPM®
Granite Properties
Katy, Texas

Director | 2026–2027
Jesse Holland, CPM®
Sunrise Management & Consulting, AMO®
Latham, New York

Director | 2025–2026
Timothy S. Kramer, CPM®, ARM®
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, AMO®
Chicago, Illinois

Director | 2025–2026
Nicole M. Loser, CPM®
Berger Rental Communities
Wayne, Pennsylvania

Director | 2026–2027
Christina M. Mays, CPM®
Detente Management, Inc.
Carnation, Washington

Director | 2025–2026
Dr. Deborah R. Phillips, PhD, CPM®
The Quadrillion
Stockbridge, Georgia

Director | 2025–2026
Bradley S. Randall, CPM®
Welch Randall Property Management
Sandy, Utah

Director | 2025–2026
Angelina M. Scarcelli, CPM®
Colliers International, AMO®
Las Vegas, Nevada

Director | 2026–2027
Kelly Tang, CPM®
IEC Property Services Corp.
Brea, California

Advisor to the Board | 2026
Matt Kesler, CPM®
NAI Select
Caldwell, Idaho

Immediate Past President | 2026
Dawn M. Carpenter, CPM®
Dawning Real Estate, Inc., AMO®
Staten Island, New York

IREM Representative to NAR Executive Committee | 2025–2026
Chip Watts, CPM®, CCIM, C2EX, AHWD®
Watts Realty Co., Inc., AMO®
Birmingham, Alabama

IREM Foundation President | 2026
Eileen Wirth, CPM®
MEND, Inc., AMO®
Plainsboro, New Jersey

Chief Executive Officer/EVP
Zack Wahlquist, FASAE, CAE, RCE
Institute of Real Estate Management
Chicago, Illinois

U.S. Regional Vice Presidents

Region 1
(CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Anthony Susi, CPM®
The Simon Companies
Braintree, Massachusetts
2026–2027

Region 2
(DE, NJ, NY, PA)
Michael A. Torres, CPM®
Parkchester Preservation Management, AMO®
Bronx, New York
2025–2026

Region 3
(MD, VA, DC)
Wendy Walton Barns, CPM®
Great Lakes Capital
Richmond, Virginia
2026–2027

Region 4
(FL, GA)
Jasmyn C. Sylvester, CPM®, ACoM®
LBX Investments
Douglasville, Georgia
2026–2027

Region 5
(AL, AR, LA, MS)
Jennifer J. Goode, CPM®
Concord Realty Services
Ridgeland, Mississippi
2025–2026

Region 6
(IN, KY, MI, OH, WV)
Michael R. Bottos, CPM®
1st American Management
Valparaiso, Indiana
2025–2026

Region 7
(OK, TX)
Samantha J. Thornton, CPM®, ARM®, ACoM®
Granite Properties
Austin, Texas
2026–2027

Region 8
(AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT)
Tyrel M. Williams, CPM®
Medical Office Brokers
Mesa, Arizona
2025–2026

Region 9
(IL, MN, WI)
Stephen G. Schimmel, CPM®
Missner Group
Mount Prospect, Illinois
2026–2027

Region 10
(IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Matt Pepper, CPM®
Curry Real Estate Services, AMO®
Gladstone, Missouri
2026

Region 11
(CA, HI)
Kristopher J. Kopensky, CPM®
Biomed Realty
Carlsbad, California
2025–2026

Region 12
(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Traci Twitchell, CPM®
Wyse Investment Services Dba Wyse Real Estate Advisors, AMO®
Milwaukie, Oregon
2025–2026

Region 13
(NC, SC, TN)
Holly A. Sparks, CPM®
Realty Trust Group, LLC, AMO®
Knoxville, Tennessee
2025–2026

IREM International

IREM Japan | Vice President
Arihiro Shintani, CPM®
Assist Ashiya Co., Ltd.
Ashiya-shi, Hyōgo
2025–2027

IREM Foundation Board of Directors

President | 2026
Eileen D. Wirth, CPM®
MEND, Inc., AMO®
Plainsboro, New Jersey

Vice President | 2026
Cher Zucker-Maltese, CPM®
Carefree, Arizona

Secretary/Treasurer | 2026
Rita Khan, CPM®, ARM®, ACoM®
Rich Management
Raleigh, North Carolina

Director / Secretary/Treasurer Nominee | 2026
Patty Nooney, CPM®
CRE Analytics Now, LLC
Delray Beach, Florida

Director | 2024–2026
Kurstie Butcher, CPM®, ARM®
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, AMO®
Chicago, Illinois

Director | 2026–2028
Neil R. Cadman, CPM®
Cadman Group
El Segundo, California

Director | 2026
Mary Coyle, CPM®
Remedy
McKinney, Texas

Director | 2026
John Dempsey, CPM®
Main Line Health
Radnor, Pennsylvania

Director | 2026–2028
Sheryl M. Green, CPM®
Camden Property Trust, AMO®
Houston, Texas

Director | 2024–2026
James L. Helsel, Jr., CPM®, CCIM, SIOR, CRE
Helsel, Incorporated, REALTORS®
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

Director | 2024–2026
Tine L. Helton, ACoM®
DLC Management Corporation
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Director | 2026
Jason Jackson, CPM®, ARM®
Emerald Initiative
Spokane, Washington

Director | 2025–2027
Caitlin Lee, CPM®
NAI Hallmark
Yulee, Florida

Director | 2026–2028
Mario Lomeli, CPM®, ACoM®
Jones Lang Lasalle
San Francisco, California

Director | 2026–2028
Lynne Miller, CPM®
Charles Dunn Company, AMO®
Los Angeles, California

Director | 2025–2027
Lillie Norton, CPM®, ACoM®
Lee Associates
Houston, Texas

Director | 2024–2026
Phillip M. Schneidau, CPM®
Woodbranch Management, Inc.
Houston, Texas

Director | 2024–2026
Anthony Susi, CPM®
The Simon Companies/Community Habitat, Inc., AMO®
Braintree, Massachusetts

Director | 2026
Zack Wahlquist, FASAE, CAE, RCE
Institute of Real Estate Management
Chicago, Illinois

Director | 2025–2027
Donald Wilkerson, CPM®
Reno, Nevada

Immediate Past IREM Foundation President
Christopher E. Mellen, CPM®, ARM®
The Simon Companies
Dedham, Massachusetts

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