Committee Responsibilities

Manages the PGCAR Awards competition; Establishes production awards criteria, entry rules / guidelines, certifies entry submissions for compliance and plans award recognition event.

Manages, promotes and highlights PGCAR Community Outreach Programs. This Committee is also responsible for planning the Annual Holiday Charity Party.

Reviews all Association forms and makes recommendations for the creation of new forms as well as keeping the Association's standard forms current. Members of this committee have substantial knowledge of PGCAR forms.

Monitors, along with the Association Government Affairs Director, all County legislative issues of interest to the Association as well as assisting in the monitoring of local issues at the state legislative level. Promotes the Association advocacy plan and supports "calls-to-action" on legislative issues. The Committee will host the Property Management Sub-Committee - to address management and rental concerns and assist the Forms Committee in creating and maintaining leasing and management forms.

Provides input into PGCAR'S education program. Promotes educational offerings that support and enhance professionalism. Provides guidance on the types of courses offered and course content, including municipal, county, state and national initiatives that expand member knowledge of housing opportunity.

Raises funds for the REALTORS^® Political Action Fund, plans. Communicates effectively with members regarding political issues. Encourages leadership participation in RPAC; manages the fundraising plan; and in conjunction with National Association of REALTORS^®, encourages voter registration, REALTOR^® participation on Boards and Commissions, and in National Association of REALTORS^® and Maryland REALTORS^® legislative events.

Oversees the operations of the David & Juanita Maclin Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Committee updates and distributes the annual application to area schools, reviews scholarship applications, and selects winners among the qualified applicants. This Committee also develops, plans and implements fundraising ideas for the Scholarship Fund.

This is a network of young professionals in the Real Estate business. The Management Team of this Network plans social and educational events for networking opportunities for new REALTORS^®. The overall goal is to indoctrinate younger and newly licensed sales agents to the activities, opportunities offered by actively participating in events, committees, and classes of PGCAR, Maryland REALTORS^®, and NAR.