MEREDA's Committees

Participation on any one of MEREDA’s volunteer committees gives members yet another opportunity to raise their profile within Maine’s real estate community, and help the association meet its goals.  Committee work allows members to play an active role in the association’s affairs, and all members are encouraged to participate.  Committee work also provides an opportunity to work alongside others in the real estate industry and is a good networking opportunity in itself. 

Please contact the MEREDA office if you would like to become involved in one, or more, of our committees.

Public Policy Committee

Meets bi-weekly during legislative sessions. This committee reviews pending bills and regulations, identifying those of interest to our members, and works to ensure the real estate industry’s concerns are considered. The committee labors to influence and shape the final form of proposed laws and regulations, and initiates new ones when circumstances warrant.

DevelopME Committee

MEREDA’s DevelopME Committee encourages Maine’s real estate emerging leaders to become more engaged in the State’s commercial real estate industry. The committee was formed with a simple mission: “To engage membership and create professional development opportunities within MEREDA for the next generation of industry professionals”.

 Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, the committee held a “Lunch & Learn” series aimed at drawing on the expertise of MEREDA’s seasoned members and sharing their experiences with this group of emerging professionals, as well as a mentorship program and other special projects to cultivate and connect MEREDA’s future leaders within the organization.  Going forward, we will be strategizing on some new and exciting programs to offer the MEREDA membership!

 For more information on DevelopME, or to join the committee/mailing list, please send an email to Shelly Clark at info@mereda.org, or contact DevelopME’s committee co-chairs, Matt Pitzer at mrpitzer@sgh.com, or Gwen Hulit at gwendolyn.hulit@usbank.com.

Membership & Marketing Committee

Meets monthly to review membership statistics and trends, develops ways to retain current and recruit new members, looks for ways to further enhance the effectiveness of MEREDA’s publications and other communications media and entertains ideas for new products and services that could be offered to the membership.

Conference & Seminar Committee

Meets monthly to develop ideas for upcoming conferences, seminars, and social events, suggesting possible topics, guest speakers, formats, venues, and so on.

Local Issues Committee

This committee meets up to six-times per year to monitor and timely engage on local land use and development matters.