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.
Chairpersons
Jason Howe
Paul Peck
Members
Anne Krieg
Dan Stevenson
Tiffany Dembowski
Robin Watts
Rick Licht
Rick Dunton
Tanya Emery
Tara Kelly
Erik Jorgensen
Bev Uhlenhake
Elizabeth Frazier
David Packard
Jennifer Packard
Rick Stauffer
Chris Wasileski
Owens McCullough
Patrick Coughlin
Mark Bergeron
Anthony Calcagni
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.
Chairpersons
Matt Pitzer
Gwen Hulit
Members
Craig Young
Ben Brennan
Rick Dunton
Chris Wasileski
Nick Cormier
Dale Winchenbach
Mike Ross
Dana Myles
Brice Greenfield
Mike Cobb
Jim Cardosi
Todd Bridgeo
Ashley Bourassa
Cheri Bonawitz
Conor Shankman
Evan Wood
Forrest Peterson
Melanie Dorn
Joshua Veroneau
Tucker Landry
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.
Chairpersons
Shawn McKenna
Lisa Beeler
Members
Matt Early
Holly Merrill
Theresa Hodge
Rick Flagg
James Perkolidis
Lenny Rendell
Dale Winchenbach
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.
Chairpersons
Josh Soley
Marieke Thormann
Jennifer Small
Members
Richard Prentice
Mark Stasium
Josh Fifield
Shannon Richards
Nick Cormier
Jeremy Deering
Erin Pike
Jessamine Pottle
Justin Laverriere
Lucas Benedict
Suzanne Lowell
Local Issues Committee
This committee meets up to six-times per year to monitor and timely engage on local land use and development matters.