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2026 Leadership

IREM’s volunteer leadership team directs the organization’s mission and activities with support from a Headquarters team of association management professionals. Our Board of Directors joins IREM’s Regional Vice Presidents, Chapter Presidents, IREM Past Presidents, and other elected member volunteer representatives to form IREM’s Governing Council, the organization’s decision-making body.

Board of Directors

President | 2026

Mindy Gronbeck, CPM®, CCIM
HAWKINS, AMO®
Boise, ID

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President-Elect | 2026

Kim Collins, CPM®
Bradley Company, AMO®
Indianapolis, IN

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Secretary/Treasurer | 2026

Ryan Huffman, CPM®
Hunt Midwest
Kansas City, MO

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Director & Secretary/Treasurer Nominee | 2026

Toni R. Harris, CPM®, ARM®
KAT Professional Development Services, LLC
Reisterstown, MD

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Immediate Past President | 2026

Dawn Carpenter, CPM®
Dawning Real Estate, Inc., AMO®
Staten Island, NY

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Director | 2025-2026

Branden Barker, CPM®
Barker Property Management, AMO®
Baton Rouge, LA

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Director | 2026-2027

Chase B. Crawford, CPM®
Lee & Associates
Houston, TX

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Director | 2026-2027

Jesse Holland, CPM®
Sunrise Management & Consulting, AMO®
Latham, NY

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Director | 2026-2027

Jason Jackson, CPM®, ARM®
Emerald Initiative
Spokane, WA

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Director | 2025-2026

Timothy S. Kramer, CPM®, ARM®
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated, AMO®
Chicago, IL

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Director | 2025-2026

Nicole Loser, CPM®
Berger Communities
Wayne, PA

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Director | 2026-2027

Christina Mays, CPM®
Detente Management, Inc.
Mercer Island, WA

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Director | 2025-2026

Dr. Deborah Phillips, CPM®
The Quadrillion
Stockbridge, GA

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Director | 2025-2026

Brad Randall, CPM®
Welch Randall Property Mngmt
Ogden, UT

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Director | 2025-2026

Angelina Scarcelli, CPM®
Colliers International, AMO®
Las Vegas, NV

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Director | 2026-2027

Kelly Tang, CPM®
IEC Property Services Corp
Brea, CA

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Advisor | 2026

Matt Kesler, CPM®
NAI Select
Boise, ID

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IREM Rep to NAR Executive Committee | 2025-2026

Chip Watts, CPM®
Watts Realty Co., Inc., AMO®
Birmingham, AL

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IREM Foundation President | 2026

Eileen Wirth, CPM®
MEND, Inc.
Moorestown, NJ

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Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President

Zack Wahlquist,FASAE, CAE, RCE
IREM® (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Chicago, IL

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U.S. Regional Vice Presidents

Region 1

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

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Region 2

Region 2 ( DE, NJ, NY, PA)
Michael Torres, CPM®
Parkchester Preservation Mgmt
Bronx, NY
2025-2026

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Region 3

Region 3 ( DC, MD, VA)
Wendy Walton Barns, CPM®
Great Lakes Capital
Granger, IN
2026-2027

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Region 4

Region 4 ( FL, GA)
Jasmyn Sylvester, CPM®, ACoM®
Pine Tree, LLC
Douglasville, GA
2026-2027

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Region 5

Region 5 ( AL, AR, LA, MS)
Jennifer Goode, CPM®
Concord Realty Services
Ridgeland, MS
2025-2026

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Region 6

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

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Region 7

Region 7 ( OK, TX)
Samantha Thornton, CPM®, ARM®, ACoM®
Granite Properties of Texas
Austin, TX
2026-2027

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Region 8

Region 8 ( AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT)
Tyrel Williams, CPM®
Medical Office Brokers
Phoenix, AZ
2025-2026

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Region 9

Region 9 ( IL, MN, WI)
Stephen Schimmel, CPM®
The Missner Group
Des Plaines, IL
2026-2027

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Region 10

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

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Region 11

Region 11 ( CA, HI)
Kris Kopensky, CPM®
Biomed Realty
San Diego, CA
2025-2026

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Region 12

Region 12 ( AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Traci Twitchell, CPM®
Wyse Real Estate Advisors
Portland, OR
2025-2026

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Region 13

Region 13 ( NC, SC, TN)
Holly Sparks, CPM®
Realty Trust Group, LLC (RTG), AMO®
Knoxville, TN
2025-2026

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International Vice Presidents

Arihiro “Ari” Shintani

Vice President
IREM Japan

Arihiro “Ari” Shintani, CPM®
Assist Ashiya Co., Ltd.
Ashiya, Hyogo, Japan
2025-2027

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IREM Headquarters Leadership Team

Chief Executive Officer

Zack Wahlquist, FASAE, CAE, RCE
IREM® (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Chicago, IL

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Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Christopher Migala, CPA
IREM® (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Chicago, IL

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Chief Product Officer

Wendy Becker, JD
IREM® (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Chicago, IL

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Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Bridget Folliard Terrones, MBA
IREM® (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Chicago, IL

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Executive Director, IREM Foundation

Rebecca O'Brien, MBA, CAE, CFRE
IREM® Foundation
Chicago, IL

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Vice President of Information Technology

Alex Levin
IREM® (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Chicago, IL

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IREM Headquarters
430 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
getinfo@irem.org

Phone: 800-837-0706
312-329-6000
Fax: 800-338-4736

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