Programs for 2010

Welcome to the Ocean County NJ Chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors. We are a network of successful REALTORS® empowering women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and industry leaders. In keeping with our mission, our chapter is committed to providing quality educational programs that will help you define and reach your next level with support and encouragement. We continually strive to promote opportunities to increase your referral business while paving the way for lifelong friendships.

Events by Date

Mark Your Calendars & Please Join Us - You won't want to miss these!

2/16/2012Business Development
Part 1
Planning for Retirement
Featuring Keith Bermeo of Met Life In this hands-on workshop, Keith will take us through a retirement plan geared for Real Estate Salespeople, and will show us how to make the right choices for investing in our future. What’s a safe investment, what’s risky?

3/15/2012Luxury Properties – How to attract sellers & buyers of luxury properties.
Our top producer panel of Realtors will share some of their knowledge and secrets of success in handling high end properties. If you’ve ever wondered what it would take to get into the luxury property market, then this one is for you!

3/20/2012Wine Tasting – Social Event
Come and Swirl with us and find out more about how WCR can fit into your busy schedule, and help you in your business!

4/19/2012Meet Our Mayors – Featuring Mayors from the towns that we serve. Meet the Mayors from the towns of Berkeley, Toms River, Waretown, & Stafford, for an informal discussion of the plans for development, tax issues, property values, and building codes.

5/17/2012MidYear Meeting May 17 – 20, 2012 MidYear Meeting , Washington DC Another great opportunity to network and learn from the Natiional WCR leaders and members. For more information ask any board member or check out the National website at www.wcr.org.

6/21/2012High Tech vs High Touch - Featuring Jim Flanagan & Scott Einbinder Join us for a top notch presentation by these two gurus of the Real Estate world. Learn the latest tools and gadgets in the technology arena, and also learn how to apply these into our face to face communications with our clients.

6/29/20122nd Annual “BRAS FOR A CAUSE” event! Come back to Latitudes with us for this unique fundraiser for American Cancer Society. Men dressed in bras, parading around, with the bras being auctioned for charity! If you missed it last time, don’t miss it this time!

7/19/2012Mobile Technology for Realtors Joint Event with OCBR, Featuring Max Pigman of NAR Max will show us all the latest mobile technology as well as how to take advantage of our online presence, using Realtor.com to it’s fullest advantage to attract buyers to our website.

8/1/2012Leadership Academy August 1-3 “Leadership Academy” Chicago, IL, Exclusive event for incoming Chapter Presidents and Regional Vice Presidents.

9/20/2012Staging & Feng Shui - Join us for the inside scoop on Staging techniques and the art of using Feng Shui in our business. You won’t want to miss this informative and educational seminar that will make you more money!

10/18/2012RPAC Involvement – What does your contribution do? Where do those dollars go? Also the State of our State featuring Jarrod Grasso, Chief Executive Officer of NJAR

11/15/2012Business Planning & Investing 101
Part 2
- Featuring Keith Bermeo from Met Life The second in a series of Financial Planning workshops geared toward the Realtor Salesperson. Keith will take us through an investment portfolio, and show us the do’s and don’ts of investing our money for our future.

12/13/2012Cultural Diversity – Share your Holiday Traditions with us! Do you bake something special? Do you cook your grandma’s recipe? What holiday traditions do you share with your family? Come and share them with us!

We appreciate your advance registration for all events so we can meet all our member's needs at our events.

WCR has a special designation for their members called Performance Management Network (PMN). After completing the required courses this PMN certification will further enhance your business and referral opportunities. See website for more details WWW.WCR.ORG

2010 WCR Officers for Ocean County NJ Chapter:
President: Nancy Gray 732-606-9002
President Elect: Corinne Whitehead 609-618-1669
VP of Membership: Robin Emanuel 732-278-8214
Secretary: Karen Johnson 609-597-6464
Treasurer: Maria Dargan 732-608-9128
Sponsorship Opportunities: Janet Levy-Minetti 732-688-2830
Programs: Megan Kurtz Maher 609-254-2374
Past Presidents: Lorraine Spinogatti, Robin Bahr, Jo Ann Norton, Sue Engle

Contact Us: PO Box 721, Forked River NJ 08731
Email: info@OCWCR.com
Chapter Website: www.OCWCR.com

Our meetings are held on the Third Thursday of the month at 9:30. Location and times vary. Call Megan Kurtz Maher 609-254-2374 or Corinne Whitehead 609-978-4046 for Ocean County WCR Program details.


Past Events by Date

1/21/2010Are You Ready? – Business Planning for 2010 We have a great speaker “Jeff Gamble – President of OCBR for 2009” that will help motivate and prepare you for the challenges ahead. Remember; fail to plan is planning to fail. Plan to make 2010 your best year ever!

2/18/2010Negotiating Strategies Experienced panel of the “TOP” Real Estate Professionals sharing their experience and skills in all areas of negations. Art of Influence and Persuasion. Please stay after meeting for New Member Orientation.

3/19/2010Leadership Skills Training Chicago, Ill. National WCR conference. For more information ask any board member or check out the Ocean County Chapter website (www.ocwcr.com) with a link to the National WCR Site.

3/20/20102 Day WCR Summit Chicago, Ill. National WCR conference. For more information ask any board member or check out the Ocean County Chapter website (www.ocwcr.com) with a link to the National WCR Site.

3/26/2010Joint Chapter Meeting w/ Monmouth & Middlesex Counties Our Speakers, Oscar Marquez, Marylin Schwartz & Vinny Romano, motivational speakers for Real Estate Professionals.

5/13/20104 Day Midyear Meeting Washington, DC. Another opportunity to network and learn from the national WCR leaders and members. . For more information ask any board member or check out the Ocean County Chapter website (www.ocwcr.com) with a link to the National WCR Site

5/20/2010Membership Drive Enjoy an evening with great entertainment and find out what the Ocean County WCR is all about and how being a member can help your business.

6/10/2010Amy Chorew – National Technology Speaker and Trainer for Real Estate Joint Chapter Meeting w/ Monmouth & Middlesex Counties. Her knowledge of the latest technologies available along with her unique ability to translate it all into easy to understand language make her a consistently top-rated trainer throughout the country. Branches in Long Branch

6/30/20103 Day Leadership Academy for Local and State Chapter Presidents-Elect Chicago, IL

9/1/2010Effective Negotiations for Real Estate Professionals Special Event Full Day Course Counts as ABR & PMN elective. Joint Chapter Meeting w/ Monmouth & Middlesex Counties.
National Trainer Joe Marovich will teach this very relevant extensive full day class that will put money in your pocket. Differentiate between the main negotiating practices
  • List specific steps in the Positional Bargaining and Value Negotiating processes
  • Select the appropriate negotiating practices based on specific negotiating circumstances
  • Apply processes of positional bargaining
  • Identify factors that could lead to impasse
  • Overcome barriers in a negotiation that otherwise would lead to impasse

9/22/2010Network Social Shark Finn Inn Route 9,Forked River, NJ. Sponsored by Peter Tront REMN

10/28/2010Pricing to Sell Scott Enibinder National Speaker presents ''How to Guarantee Buyer Loyalty''. Scott will discuss the Buyer Interview, Exclusive Buyer Agency, Realtor compensation from the Buyer and much more! We will be offering a FULL buffet breakfast. Event held at the Holiday Inn on Rt. 37 in Toms River. Sponsored by Toni Gratzel – Franklin American Mortgage Co. New Member Orientation after the main presentation.

11/3/20105 Day National Annual Conference and Expo Marriott Canal Street, New Orleans, LA.

11/18/2010Covering your “ASS”ets Special Guest National Trainer – Joe Marovich Professional Witness . Joe will take us through some real life cases when the real estate professionals have been taken to court and let us participate. Are you protecting your self with issues like: Dual Agency, what constitutes “informed consent: to it? What is representation or misrepresentation of material facts? What must be disclosed? Important handout to all who attend

12/16/2010Cultural Awareness Joint meeting with the Ocean County Board Office. A panel of colleagues to share the dos and don’ts of different cultures. Ocean and Monmouth County is a melting pot of diversity. As real estate professionals it is important that we are prepared to respond appropriately to our clients needs. The event will be held at the Ocean County Board office and is free to attend. New member Orientation to follow immediatly after breakfast.

1/20/2011FACEBOOK – FRIEND OR FOE Join Jim Flanagan as he Explores the benefits of using Facebook and Twitter in your business to generate revenue, as well as using more conventional marketing techniques, and how they can generate revenue as well, resulting in a unique blend of both!

2/24/2011The New Tax Laws Affecting Your Clients & You featuring Deb Himber, Esq. & Joyce Bartlett, CPA

3/17/2011The Mortgage Reality Show Facing the Mortgage Industry's upcoming changes

4/14/2011Fort Monmouth Closing Plans

Fort Monmouth

  • Closing - September 2011
  • 1126 Acres - What is the Plan?
  • What Does That Mean For Us?
  • Hear It From “The Authority”

4/21/2011The State of NJ's Real Estate Market for 2011 Jarrod Grasso, NJAR Executive Officer

5/19/2011Get Googled National Speaker Oscar Marquez - using Google to make money and get ahead of Your competition.

6/2/2011Getting Real About Online Marketing Joint Chapter Meeting with Monmouth & Middlesex Chapters

6/23/2011Getting Your Buyers to Say Yes

9/22/2011How to Sell 100 Homes a Year and Enjoy your life too Nationally Recognized Speaker Ellen Boyle

10/20/2011Using Buyer Agency to Make Money Joe Marovich - National Speaker and Trainer

11/17/2011Technology- Using Video Amy Chorew - National Speaker and Trainer

12/15/2011Cultural Awareness Holiday Party

1/19/2012Be The Best You Can Be
Featuring Eve Sicurella
Body Mind & Spirit, start the year off right as Eve takes us through the healing process for our minds and bodies. Eve has many years experience in Holistic Healing, Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. This will be an enriching and fulfilling experience!

1/24/2012Code of Ethics Quadrennial Training
Approved for 3 CE Credits – Featuring Diane Disbrow. Joint Event with Surety Title and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – Satisfy 3 hours of Core credits for your CE requirements, as well as fulfill your 4 year requirement for Code of Ethics with one program. Register early spots are filling fast.