2022 Leadership

IREM Board of Directors

President | 2022
Barry Blanton, CPM
Blanton Turner, AMO
Seattle, WA

President-Elect | 2022
Renee M. Savage, CPM, CCIM
Casavida, AMO
San Diego, CA

Secretary/Treasurer | 2022
Libby Ekre, CPM
MEB Management Services, AMO
Phoenix, AZ

Director | 2022
Brad J. Ashley, CPM
Newmark Zimmer
Kansas City, MO

Director | 2022
Branden J. Barker, CPM
Barker Property Management, AMO
Baton Rouge, LA

Director | 2022
Dawn Carpenter, CPM
Dawning Real Estate, Inc., AMO
Staten Island, NY

Director | 2022–2023
Gregory A. Cichy, CPM
Colliers International, AMO
Arlington, VA

Director | 2022–2023
Kimberly P. Collins, CPM
CBRE, AMO
Indianapolis, IN

Director | 2022
Mindy Gronbeck, CPM
Hawkins Companies, AMO
Boise, ID

Director | 2022–2023
Toni R. Harris, CPM, ARM
Avanath Realty, Inc., AMO
Alexandria, MD

Director | 2022–2023
Ryan Huffman, CPM
Cohen-Esrey, LLC
Kansas City, MO

Director | 2022
Sidney L. Ingelson, CPM
The Northern Trust Company
Pasadena, CA

Director | 2022
Timothy S. Kramer, CPM, ARM
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, AMO
Chicago, IL

Director | 2022–2023
Shaniece Sanford, CPM
Cushman & Wakefield, AMO
Washington, DC

Director | 2022–2023
Waddell Wright, CPM, CCIM
W. Wright & Co. LLC
Nashville, TN

Immediate Past President
W.A. “Chip” Watts IV, CPM, CCIM, C2EX, AHWD^®
Watts Realty Co., Inc., AMO
Birmingham, AL

IREM Representative to NAR
Executive Committee
Donald B. Wilkerson, CPM
Gaston & Wilkerson Management Group, AMO
Reno, NV

IREM Foundation President
Karen L. Pharr, CPM
Cushman & Wakefield PIRES Intl, AMO
El Paso, TX

US Regional Vice Presidents

Region 1
(CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
Jason Falcetta, CPM, ACoM
RM Bradley Management
Hartford, CT
2022–2023

Region 2
(DE, NJ, NY, PA)
Christine Lacy, CPM
Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey
Burlington, NJ
2020–2022

Region 3
(MD, VA, DC)
Benjamin Underwood, CPM
Brookfield Properties
Washington, D.C.
2022–2023

Region 4
(FL, GA)
Shannon H. Longino, CPM
TRUIST Community Capital
Atlanta, GA
2022–2023

Region 5
(AL, AR, LA, MS)
Debbie Prejeant, CPM
Latter and Blum Property Management, AMO
New Orleans, LA
2020–2022

Region 6
(IN, KY, MI, OH, WV)
Anne Ficeli, CPM
PURE Real Estate Management Services
Grand Rapids, MI
2020–2022

Region 7
(OK, TX)
Adam M. Benoit, CPM
Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc.
Austin, TX
2022–2023

Region 8
(AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT)
Angelina Scarcelli, CPM
Colliers International, AMO
Las Vegas, NV
2020–2022

Region 9
(IL, MN, WI)
Angela E. Aeschliman, CPM
The Missner Group
Des Plaines, IL
2022–2023

Region 10
(IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, SD)
Pamela K. McKechnie, CPM
MC Realty Group, LLC, AMO
Kansas City, MO
2022–2023

Region 11
(CA, HI)
Alex Goldthwaite, CPM
Homeriver Group-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
2021–2022

Region 12
(AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Jason Jackson, CPM, ARM
Kiemle Hagood
Spokane, WA
2020–2022

Region 13
(NC, SC, TN)
Amy Hedgecock, CPM
Fowler & Fowler Realtors
High Point, NC
2020–2022

International Vice President

IREM Japan
Hidekazu Sakihara, CPM
Owner’s Agent, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
2020–2022

IREM Foundation Board of Directors

President | 2022
Karen L. Pharr, CPM
Cushman & Wakefield PIRES Intl, AMO
El Paso, TX

Vice President | 2022
Walter “Chip” J. Crumpler, CPM
Welltower, Inc.
Charlotte, NC

Secretary/Treasurer | 2022
Dee E. Headley, CPM
Cushman & Wakefield, AMO
Indianapolis, IN

Director | 2019–2022
Malcolm W. Bates, CPM
Richmond, VA

Director | 2020–2023
Anshu Bera, CPM
The RMR Group
Wheaton, IL

Director | 2019–2022
Terrell T. Edwards, CPM
Blanton Turner, AMO
Seattle, WA

Director | 2019–2022
Benjamin R. Forsyth, CPM
Westerra Corp.
Bountiful, UT

Director | 2022–2024
Cheryl Gray, CPM
Real Estate Strategist
Toronto, ON

Director | 2020–2023
Kaci B. Hancock, CPM, ACoM
REIS Associates
Houston, TX

Director | 2019–2022
Shawn P. Harvey, CPM
Lee Associates
Houston, TX

Director | 2020–2023
Byrdy L. Kelley, CPM, ARM
Melan Property Management
Bethesda, MD

Director | 2022–2024
Rita Khan, CPM
Ypsilanti, MI

Director | 2019–2022
Christopher E. Mellen, CPM, ARM
The Simon Companies Community Habitat, Inc.
Dedham, MA

Director | 2022–2024
Jo D. Miller
IREM Houston
Houston, TX

Director | 2020–2023
Frederick W. Prassas, CPM
PMC Management Group
La Crosse, WI

Director | 2020–2023
Ann E. Reisch, CPM
Reisch Consulting Group, Inc.
Incline Village, NV

Director | 2022–2024
Michael B. Simmons, CPM
Community Realty Management, Inc., AMO
Pleasantville, NJ

Director | 2019–2022
Jonathan Tucker, CPM
Cortland, AMO
Atlanta, GA

Director | 2019–2022
Eileen D. Wirth, CPM
MEND, Inc
Plainsboro, NJ

IREM Secretary/Treasurer
Libby Ekre, CPM
MEB Management Services, AMO
Phoenix, AZ

Immediate Past President
Julie L. Scott, CPM
Colliers International, AMO
Portland, OR