2010 Events:

Business Resource Luncheons at Woodhaven Country Club, Palm Desert 
                             Registration @ 11:30 PM

                               Lunch & Speaker 12 noon to 1:30 pm

January 8        2009 WCR Board Installation.  
                          Honored Guest:  Jamie Saltman, 2009 WCR State Treasurer
                          Guest Speakers: Martha Burgoon-Karelius

February 12    Guest Speaker: Carole Rodoni


March 12        Guest Speaker: Fred Wilson
                 
April 9          Community Development       

May 7           Fashion Show

June 18        Cultural Diversity Panel (Stella Ling)      

July 9            Forum    

August 13         Morgan Levine (Jeep Tours)      

September 10         Government Relations (Mary Bono)

October 15                Architectural Tour of CV 

November 12          Top Producer Panel

December 10            Holiday Fundraiser


                     
 2009 Events:

Business Resource Luncheons at Woodhaven Country Club, Palm Desert 
                             Registration @ 11:30 PM

                    Lunch @ 12:00 Noon         Speaker @ 12:30 PM

January 9        2009 WCR Board Installation.  
                          Honored Guest:  Mike Riley,  2009 WCR State President

February 13    Wonder Woman Panel  Featuring guest speakers:
                           Mika Moulton, Christopher's Clubhouse
                           Joan Busick, The Girlfriend Factor
                           Leslie Gebhart, Professional Coach                           


March 6            Going Green....How Green is our Valley
                            Helping Your Clients Go Eco-Friendly
                           Featured Speakers
                             Jill Weiss, Solar Distributors
                             Dick Talbert, Talbert Development
                             Pat Conlon, Southern CA Edison Company
                          
April 3                  Planning for the Future, Growing the Valley
                                                Guest Speakers
                              Craig Ewing,  Director of Planning Services,Palm Springs
                               Laurie Aylaian, Director of Planning Services,Palm Desert
                               Joe Lim, City Planner  for Indio

May 1                   Dr. Harry Perdew


June 12              Avoiding Litigation.... Understanding RESPA and SB133
                             Guest Speaker: Anne Lanphar
                             Vice President and General Counsel
                            First American Professional Real Estate Services
  

July 10               Twitter and Tools: Advance to the Next Level
                             Sandy Harmon, CV Escrow on Social Networking with Twitter
                             Gerard Oliver, Verizon Wireless on Cell phones and purse size computers
                             Best Buy, Latest Technology for Your Business


August 7            Shift and Survive,  Changing Directions : REO's From A to Z
                            Moderator:  Heather Ozur with Coldwell Banker
                             Speakers:  Thomas and Drake  with Windermere
                                                  Ken Agee with Countrywide
                              This panel will share with us the shift in their business 
                              to keep up with the changing market. How the lending practices 
                              have changed and the effects on title.


September 11          Senior Housing Issues with Floyd Rhoades

October 2                   Burke Smith, Your Net Coach.com
                                     The Right Balance of Marketing Offline and Online

November 6           CAR Forms and Legal Update
                                   Speaker: Gov Hutchinson   
                                                         
December 4             Merry Beary Holiday Market Place



2008 Events:

Business Resource Luncheons at Woodhaven Country Club - Fridays 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:

January 11         "Building, Learning, Growing...TOGETHER"; Speaker: Barbara Safran; 
                               2008 WCR Board Installation

February 1          Wonder Woman Panel
                               Dr. Jeralyn Brossfield, Marci Wyland, Kathi Jacobs, and Michelle Krans.

March 7                Robert Kleinhenz, PhD, Deputy Chief Economist, C.A.R. - 
                               2008 Real Estate Market
               To link to Dr. Kleinhenz's 3.7.08 PowerPoint presentation, click below:
                               California Housing Market Outlook 2008 - Coachella Valley

April 4                   Rick Hoffman's Quantum Leap
                               Taking Your Life & Career to the Next Level

May 2                    Mary Bono Mack

June 13                "Ask the Experts" Top Producers Panel 
                                Diane Williams, Marilyn Ford, Brady Sandahl, 
                                and Gail Gallaudet

July 11                 "DIETS, HORMONES, AND SEX - A Women's Wellness Seminar"
                               Dr. Jeralyn Brossfield and Dr. Elisa Lindley, 
                               founders of the Rancho Mirage Women's Health Care Clinic

August  1            Back Roads with Morgan Levine - A Desert Adventure

September 5      Bob Donnell - Up Up & Away - Organizing for Success

October 3            Barb Schwarz 
                              The S Factor: The Secret to Selling Homes in Today’s Market

November 14     Speaking Out Loud - A Conversation with our Mayors

December 5        2nd Annual "Merry Beary" Holiday Marketplace

CRS Classes - Co-sponsored with CDAR.  Contact Joy Santos at 760-346-5637. Held at CDAR (44475 Monterey Ave., Palm Desert, CA 92260). Classes are $395 per Session (breakfast and lunch provided both days).

October 13 &14 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) - Register by October 3, 2008
        "CRS 210 - Building and Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business"