Ginni Field - Ginni Field began her real estate career in August of 1986 as a sales associate and was recruited to manage a branch in January of 1989 remaining in Branch Manager for over 20 years.  Her many accolades included being named REALTOR® Associate of the Year in 1991 and REALTOR® of the Year 1998 by the Greater Fairfield Association of REALTORS® in Fairfield, Connecticut.  She is a former state director of the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® and former president of the Greater Fairfield Association of REALTORS®. 

Additionally Ginni is a California Association of REALTORS® Director assigned to several committees over the years including the Business Practices Task Force, Legislative Committee, License Law Working Group and the Education Committee.  Ginni served as Regional Chair for Region 29 for the California Association of Realtors in 2006 and served on the Executive committee of the California Association of Realtors in 2007.  Ginni is in her fifth year as a National Association of REALTORS® Director having been the Education Committee Liaison for the California Association of Realtors in 2006 and a member of the Business Issues Committee in 2007.  She was appointed to a three-year term on the National Association of REALTORS Professional Development Committee serving  from 2008 through 2010.  Ginni was also 2004 President of the North San Diego County Association of REALTORS®.   

Within her extensive experience, Ginni holds several designations including being a Graduate of REALTOR® Institute (GRI), an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) a Certified Residential Brokerage Manager (CRB), Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) and a Seller Representation Specialist (SRS). She teaches Business Development, Business Planning and Goal Setting and Time Management; Recruiting and Business Management for large and small real estate companies and other courses she has written on Change and Mindset to small and large groups throughout the United States.

Ginni has also been a real estate and life coach and mentor since 1990.  She feels her greatest asset is her ability to connect to her coaching clients and help them discover their greatest potential.  She is passionate about helping people achieve their goals.  She recently added to her education base by attending the Brian Tracy Focal Point Coaching and Management Program as well as International Coach Federation Foundations Course.

People who know Ginni would describe her as leadership oriented yet a great listener.  In the Real Estate Industry, Ginni is known for getting things done and making a positive difference in everything she takes part in.

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John Shipman - John Shipman is CEO of Energy Efficiency Management, Inc., a full service green and energy efficiency consulting and green energy efficiency solutions corporation.  He is a Realtor, CAR instructor for the NAR Green designation and Instructor and Program Coordinator for California State University, Long Beach Continuing Education's Green Building Certificate Program.  In addition to his teaching and corporate activities and many green and energy efficient certifications, he is a certified green building home performance contractor with Energy Star, and a certified HERS rater for home energy audits and analysis, specializing in energy efficient mortgages (EEM's). He is considered by many, an expert in the area of green energy efficiency and the energy efficient mortgage (EEM).  He collaborates with many statewide organizations in California, including CHEERS and Build It Green, one of the most respected non-profit green organizations in the nation, on cost effective green building protocols for existing homes and for local units of government statewide.  In the area of green energy efficiency for existing homes, he is one of the most respected individuals in his field.  He is often invited by organizations to speak on this topic, and has been invited by HUD to educate their staff on field related issues of the Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM), regarding existing homes and the home energy rating system (HERS) process.

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Joe Ramos, Regional Educational Trainer/Instructor - With 40 years of experience in the real estate industry, Joe Ramos has acquired.

notoriety for his vast knowledge of real estate subjects. For more than 20 years, he has been a teacher and trainer for the California Department of Real Estate.

As one of the state’s finest Department of Real Estate speakers, he has taught DRE certified classes and presented seminars to over half a million real estate agents in California and Hawaii.

Along with classes for real estate agents, Joe has also conducted presentations for probate attorneys throughout Southern California.  In addition to teaching, he has appeared on a real estate television program in Manhattan Beach discussing 1031 Exchange.

Prior to becoming a DRE instructor, he owned and operated two highly successful real estate offices and an escrow company. Even today, he continues to hold a California Real Estate/Brokers license, credentials that he has held since 1967.

As a respected leader in the real estate market and a member of both C.A.R. and NAR, Joe is pleased to share his experience and knowledge with other REALTORS®.   Married for 35 years, Joe has two daughters, one beautiful granddaughter, and makes his home with his wife in Whittier, CA.

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Bob Hart - Realtor/Educator/Green Advocate - Bob along with his wife Debbie, was the owner/broker of Century 21 A Hart Realty, Inc. from May 1991 through September 2006.  Prior to entering the real estate field, Bob was in law enforcement for 11 years.

Bob is a past President of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors.  He is a Director for the California Association of REALTORS and currently Chairs their Green Task Force.  He is a Director for the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) and was appointed to a Presidential Advisory Group on Climate Change for NAR.  He was a speaker on How Global Climate Change Legislation will affect Realtors at the 2008 NAR Annual Conference in Orlando and will present a session on How to Green Your MLS and Association at the 2009 NAR Conference in San Diego.  Bob was recently appointed to the California Home Energy Efficiency Rating System (CHEERS) Board of Directors.

Bob and Debbie Hart have remodeled a number of homes in the Santa Barbara area and enjoy doing all aspects of the projects themselves.  They are especially interested in building “Green.”  The home that they are currently remodeling will have solar power, solar water heating for both domestic hot water and space heating, and many innovative features such as a drywell to return roof water to the ground.  The Harts are “hands-on” with green building materials and techniques almost daily.  In addition to their current projects, the Harts are currently powering a home and their office building by the sun, and are constantly striving to improve on their Green Lifestyle. 

Bob is also an educator.  He was a college instructor for real estate classes for 12 years.  As an instructor for the NAR Green Designation course, Bob is very fortunate to be able to combine his passions for green living and educating REALTORS.  Due to his depth of knowledge of the subject matter and his passionate and humorous delivery, Bob’s students enjoy learning the benefits of Greening their lives and businesses.

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Gov Huitchinson - Assistant General Counsel - Gov has been with C.A.R. since 1985 and manages C.A.R.'s Member Legal Services Program in Los Angeles. Gov advises REALTORS® through the "Hotline" on all aspects of real estate law and he trains and supervises other "Hotline" attorneys. Gov received his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Princeton University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Wendi Molina, Independent Transaction Coordinator - Wendi Molina has been in the Real Estate Industry for over 20 year.   She has worked as a Loan Officer, also as a Real Estate Agent and for the past 12 years as a Transaction Coordinator.  She was Co-President of the Transaction Coordinators of San Diego County back in 1998.  She also assisted in the development of the RealtyAssist Transaction Management Program that was bought by Stewart Title Company (now called Sureclose).

She has worked for large Brokerage offices as well as been an Independent Transaction Coordinator.  She has been teaching and training Transaction Coordinators for the past 5 years.  In 2006 she sold her Fundamentals of Transaction Coordination class to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® for whom she now teaches the class.

She has resided in San Diego for the past 20 years.        

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Neil D. Kalin -Assistant General Counsel - Neil joined the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® in 1987 and is now Assistant General Counsel.  He is the senior legal advisor to C.A.R.’s Standard Forms Committee, provides advice to C.A.R. members on the Legal Hotline, and writes many of C.A.R.’s Appellate Court Briefs.  Neil is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and has served as a Judge Pro Tem and a volunteer mediator and arbitrator for the Los Angeles County Superior Court. 

Neil has earned his CIPS designation (Certified International Property Specialist) from N.A.R. in 2001.  In 1982, Neil received his Bachelor of Science degree in Advertising from the University of Illinois.  Also in 1982, he received his Certificate of Public Accountancy (CPA).  Neil was graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1985.

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Fatima Sogueco is the WINForms®  Product Coordinator for the California Association of REALTOR®  (C.A.R.) providing WINForms®  training and support to local Associations throughout the state. She joined C.A.R. in October 2006. Before joining C.A.R., Fatima was the IT Department Specialist for RE/MAX Grand Central in Tarzana. During her time at RE/MAX, she offered technical training for computer applications, including WINForms® and local MLS software. She also monitored all of the technology products used in the organization, ranging from network servers to workstations.

When she joined C.A.R. in 2006, she gained more experience with WINForms®, by working for the Customer Contact Center. Via telephone she provided: General membership support, WINForms® instructions and troubleshooting, REALTOR® database management, and provided support for additional C.A.R. products.

In October 2007, Fatima transitioned as the WINForms® Product Coordinator. She began to provide WINForms® training through Local Associations of REALTORS® throughout the state, as well as hosting additional training for members through Webinars (conducting live presentation via the Internet). In 2008, Fatima expanded her instructions to include, relay®, Forms Advisor™/Forms Tutor™, DocuSign® (electronic signature software) and ePUBS™ for WINForms®.

Fatima is currently attending California State University, Northridge to complete her Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and enjoys living in Southern California with her family.

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Chris Tellez currently manages the technology training programs at the California Association of REALTORS®. He entered the tech arena with the purchase of his first computer, a Leading Edge 486SX with 8MB RAM with a 14" color monitor and a black & white dot matrix printer for which he paid a little over $2,000.00. Many computers and a wealth of computer knowledge later, he accepted the position of I.T. Manager at the California Association of REALTORS® in 1999. He was responsible for setting up a solid network and computer infrastructure to better serve C.A.R. members.

In 2008 he combined his love of teaching, passion for computers, and creative energy to become the Manager of Online Training Programs for C.A.R's Education department. He has developed an array of technology courses with an emphasis on social media that offer timely information, while remaining entertaining and fun. His technology courses provide REALTORS® with the information they need to better market themselves using the Internet.

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Sanjay Wagle is Counsel for the California Association of REALTORS®.  He has been with C.A.R. since 2003.  Sanjay is one of C.A.R.’s Member Legal Services’ “Hotline” attorneys providing legal advice on a wide range of real estate related legal issues to REALTORS®.  Sanjay also does outreaches to local associations providing legal updates and talks on specific legal topics and has taught continuing education classes to REALTORS® as well.  He is also assistant editor of the C.A.R. legal blog. Sanjay received his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and his law degree from the University of Southern California.