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Applications are open from September 15 to October 15, 2020, and Ambassadors will begin their terms on January 1, 2021. Global Ambassador and Global Advisor selections will be announced in November. For more on starting your journey as an ABoR Global Ambassador, see the ABoR Global Ambassador Handbook.
The Global Advisory Group consists of the Global Chair, Vice-Chair, Past Chair, as well as two Global Ambassadors. These positions are held by ABoR members and/or affiliated professionals who have expertise in global real estate.
Bill Boyd
ABoR Global Ambassador, Global Advisory Chair
Email | +1 (512) 750-1070
Languages – Native English, conversational Spanish
Gulay Bozdag, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Global Advisory Vice-Chair | Western Europe, Israel & Turkey
Email | +1 (512) 550-8670
Languages – Native Turkish, English
Bob Kenney, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Past Global Advisory Chair
Email | +1 (512) 922-4922
Languages – Native English
Jefre Outlaw
ABoR Global Ambassador, Commercial
Email | +1 (512) 698-0918
Languages – Native English
Charles Clay, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Global Advisory | Brazil
Email | +1 (512) 922-4922
Languages – Native English, Portuguese
ABoR Global Ambassadors are appointed by the ABoR Global Advisory Group to serve as liaisons to their assigned country. They are generally CIPS designees with a working knowledge of the culture and language of the country they represent. In addition, Global Ambassadors provide insight into emerging real estate strategies, trends, and resources within their respective focus.
Inelda Brown, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Panama & Dominican Republic | NAHREP
Email | +1 (512) 470-7304
Languages – Native Spanish, English
Stacy Brunson, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, North America—Canada & U.S.
Email | +1 (512) 626-0733
Languages – Native English, Spanish, Catalan
Beata Burgeson, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Poland
Email | +1 (512) 554-6712
Languages – Native Polish, English
Socar Chatmon-Thomas, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Africa
Email | +1 (512) 784-7150
Languages – Native English, Spanish
Christine Chau, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, AREAA
Email | +1 (512) 293-2700
Languages – Native English, Chieu Chow, Vietnamese
Mary Crecelius, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Pacific
Email | +1 (512) 422-9121
Languages – Native English, German
Ed Eakin, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Mexico
Email | +1 (512) 801-9999
Languages – Native English, Learning Spanish
Alina Gibbs, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Russia
Email | +1 (512) 317-0575
Languages – Native Russia, Fluent Korean, English
Laura Johansson, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Nordic (Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland)
Email | +1 (512) 251-4006
Languages – Native English, Fluent Swedish, Spanish
Viktoriia Jones, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, AYREP
Email | +1 (512) 251-4006
Languages – Native Russian, English
Susy Kang, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Asia—Pacific
Email | +1 (512) 695-1481
Languages – Native Korean, English
Dave Kapur, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Asia—India
Email | +1 (804) 245-9446
Languages – Native Hindi, Punjabi, English
Charlotte Lipscomb, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, United Kingdom
Email | +1 (512) 574-5073
Languages – Native English
Mara Macon, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Israel
Email | +1 (512) 923-1935
Languages – Native English, Hebrew, Spanish
Gisell Merizalde, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, South America
Email | +1 (512) 574-5073
Languages – Native Spanish, English
Régine Nelson, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Spain
Email | +1 (512) 574-5073
Languages – Native English, Multilingual French, Spanish, Haitian-Creole
Lara Pavanelli, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Europe—Spain & Portugal
Email | +1 (512) 909-5807
Languages – Native Italian, Multilingual English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Tari Pilgreen, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, Australia
Email | +1 (512) 541-3885
Languages – Native English, Spanish, Portuguese
Robin Rhoads
ABoR Global Ambassador, Portugal
Email | +1 (512) 919-2473
Languages – Native English
Jillian Rose, CIPS
ABoR Global Ambassador, France
Email | +1 (512) 574-5073
Languages – Native English, Fluent French
Matthais Thiele
ABoR Global Ambassador, Germany
Email | +1 (512) 574-5073
Languages – Native German, Fluent English, Beginner French
Memo Vargas, CIPS
Global Ambassador, Mexico
Email | +1 (512) 801-9999
Languages – Native Spanish, English
Vacant
Global Ambassador, China
Christine G Wren, CIPS, C2EX, ABoR Staff
ABoR Global Liaison, Global Programs Lead
Email | +1 (512) 535-3030
Languages – Native English
To promote global education, partnerships and networking opportunities to help members increase awareness, knowledge, and success in the global real estate arena.
The ABoR Global Business Alliance consists of globally-minded members who are interested in being a part of the ever-growing global community. This is a private ABoR member-only page that includes special guests from NAR Global leadership, past CIPS instructors, and agents who earned their CIPS designation at ABoR. This group is intended to strengthen your global business and serve as a network of worldwide resources. To get updates from the ABoR Global Business Alliance, please sign up here.
The ABoR Global Ambassador Handbook contains essential information to begin your global journey at ABoR. Please contact Christine Wren, your ABoR Global Liaison with questions regarding global programming or volunteer opportunities.
The Austin Board of REALTORS® Global Handbook is, in part, based on the National Association of REALTORS® global structure and recommendations.
An Austin Board of REALTORS® Global Ambassador is appointed annually to each global entity by the ABoR Global Advisory Group. Applications are open from September 15 to October 15, 2020, and Ambassadors will begin their terms on January 1, 2021.
The Global Advisory Group consists of a Global Chair, Vice Chair, Past Chair, and two Global Ambassadors for a total of five Global Advisory Group positions.
Advisors may be ABoR Members and/or affiliated professionals who have expertise in global real estate. Applications are open from September 15 to October 15, 2020, and Ambassadors will begin their terms on January 1, 2021.