The Texas REALTORS® Association and Member Development Department serves you by coordinating professional training and ensuring local associations have the resources they need.

If you’ve taken an accredited real estate course in Texas, you’ve interacted with the department’s work. The 11-member team handles all things education for the association, from maintaining materials and scheduling classes to overseeing designation programs and submitting new courses to TREC. “I manage the operation of Texas REALTORS® and TREC-approved education providers to maintain our ability to offer qualifying, continuing, and appraisal real estate courses,” says Gregory Lang, Education and Housing Initiatives Program Manager.

The department also governs the Texas REALTORS® Leadership Program and Leadership Mentor Program, two opportunities for members to grow and develop skills to benefit their businesses, association, and industry.

Association and Member Development helps local boards so they can better assist you. The department communicates core standards requirements and supports Code of Ethics compliance. It also offers more involved administrative help to the state’s smaller local boards. Denise O’Brien, Board Services Manager, helps facilitate tools, resources, and training for local association staff and volunteer leaders.

In addition to serving you and your association, Association and Member Development works closely with several Texas REALTORS® committees. Team members coordinate logistics for the Association Executives, Commercial, Diversity and Fair Housing, Global, Housing Initiatives, Leadership Development Advisory, Professional Development, and Young Professional Network committees.

“The Association and Member Development Department supports local associations and members through onboarding, resources, education and training, hiring services, core standards compliance, and information to help them succeed,” says Jon Houser, Director of Association and Member Development.

The Association and Member Development Department is:

Marcus Coleman, Specialty Services Manager; Julie Dobbins, Program Coordinator; Liz Gamez, Specialty Services Program Coordinator; Bethany Greenway, Program Coordinator; Jon Houser, Director of Association and Member Development; Monique Hurd, Operations Coordinator; Gregory Lang, Education and Housing Initiatives Program Manager; Jazz Lough, Senior Program Manager; Madeline Nieto, Board Services Coordinator; Denise O’Brien, Board Services Manager; and Debbie Romero, Board Services Coordinator.