2014 Leadership of the DAOR

Executive Directors: Mireya Ruiz, President Jason Cierpiszewski, President-Elect Carrie Uva, Vice President Esther Lee, Treasurer Jeanette Baumann, Executive Vice President Directors: Mario Acevedo Maria Cibrian Sossi Gabriel Ericka Saenz Ruben Sarinana Vicki Spearman Miriam Villanueva Michael Berdelis, Immediate Past President

DAOR Chaplain: Ruben Sarinana

CAR State Directors: Mireya Ruiz, Carrie Uva & Jason Cierpiszewski

Affiliates In Action Committee Tom Ramirez, Chairperson

Awards Committee Larry Kooiman, Chairperson

Budget & Finance Committee Nubia Aguirre, Chairperson

DAOR YPN Laura Dominguez, Chairperson

Grievance Committee Dan Nevarez, Chairperson

LCRC Trustees John Lacey, Chairperson

Local Government Relations Sandra Carnett, Chairperson

Membership/MLS-Technology Committee Remoun Said, Chairperson

Nominating Committee Russell Skersick, Chairperson

Professional Standards Committee Bev Baumann, Chairperson

REALTOR Community Relations Committee Rowena Dominguez

Scholarship Committee Diane Sanchez

DAOR Staff

Jeanette Baumann, EVP - evp@DAOR.com

Customer Care Department Nelly Palma, mls@DAOR.com

CeCe Robles, education@DAOR.com Hilda Inzunza, cs@DAOR.com

Membership Department Julie Sartor, julies@DAOR.com

Fausto Navarro, communications@DAOR.com Susie Gonzales, cs@DAOR.com

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The bio of Fred Haise Fred Haise began his 20-year NASA career as an aeronautical research pilot, serving as backup crew for the Apollo 8, 11, and 16 missions and com-mander of the Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1977 for the Approach and Landing Program at Edwards Air Force Base. But Haise is most well known as a crew member on the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission in

1970. Portrayed by actor Bill Paxton in the Apollo 13 movie, Haise was the lunar module pilot on the space mission. In 1973, while flying an aircraft used in the filming of the Pearl Harbor movie Tora! Tora! Tora!, Haise was involved in an accident with a BT 13 aircraft that had been modified for the film. A fire erupted and Haise was burned over 65% of his body. It would take 14 months of recovery and rehabilitation before he could return to the skies to subsequently Command the Space Shuttle Enterprise in the 1977 Approach & Landing Tests. Haise served as president of Northrop Grumman Technical Services and has been awarded the Presi-dential Medal of Freedom and the NASA Distin-guished Service Medal, among others. He has also been inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Apollo 13 Astronaut

FRED HAISE Lands in Downey

for a DAOR Membership

Luncheon

DAOR brought

Astronaut

Fred Haise

to Downey...one

day prior to his

annual Spacefest

expo, which was

being held in

Pasadena this year.

We arranged for him to have a

tour of the Downey Space

Museum, and receive a

proclamation from the city of

Downey...seen here with

REALTOR and Downey City

Council Member, Alex Saab.

198 DAOR Members

attended the luncheon and

heard Mr. Haise narrate an

original film of the 1970

Apollo 13 Launch, in space

activities, and landing.

It was awesome!!

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The New Supra

iBox BT LE Offers

More Convenience

through

Technology

The iBox BT LE

Communicates directly

with your iPhone, iPad

and more.

More models of smartphones and tables communi-

cate directly with iBox BT LE than any other Supra

key box. No additional hardware is required for

most phones, including the newest models of

iPhone and iPad. You can check your phone’s

compatibility on the Compatible eKey device list.

iBox BT LE is equipped with the same large key

container as the iBox BT, which can holds both

gate cards and keys. The shackle is completely

removed from the key box for easy handling when

placing the iBox BT LE on a property.

The iBox BT LE communicates directly with most

phones or tables via infrared (IR), Bluetooth (BT),

and Low-Energy Bluetooth (BT LE) technologies.

Please note that iPhone and iPad devices released

before the iPhone 4S require a small adapter to

communicate with the iBox BT LE.

For a complete list of

compatible phones, app

devices and more

information go to

www.suprakey.com

Assign a Listing to a Key Box

and receive emails when box

is opened.

Go to: www.supraekey.com

Click the login button to go to SupraWEB

Enter your user ID and Password

Once you are logged in, a list of your lock boxes will

appear. Click on the lock box you wish to assign to

your new listing.

If you have a listing already assigned to the keybox, you

will need to unassign it first.

[Unassign your old listing (if necessary)]

• Click on LISTING in the top navigation bar

• In the listing inventory, click on the MLS # you

wish to unassign

• On the left-side of the screen, click the “Unassign

Listing” link and confirm it.

[Assign the new listing ID]

• On the left-side of the screen,

click the drop-down for

Assign Listing

• Enter the MLS number for

the listing associated with

that keybox in the text field

• Click

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Let’s Elect Our 2015 DAOR Leadership !

Voting may only take place in person. Voting may only take place in person. Voting may only take place in person. Voting may only take place in person. You may drop by the DAOR Office July You may drop by the DAOR Office July You may drop by the DAOR Office July You may drop by the DAOR Office July

10th through July 18th. 10th through July 18th. 10th through July 18th. 10th through July 18th.

18th is the last day to vote, is Election Day 18th is the last day to vote, is Election Day 18th is the last day to vote, is Election Day 18th is the last day to vote, is Election Day and DAOR Open House with the Kogi and DAOR Open House with the Kogi and DAOR Open House with the Kogi and DAOR Open House with the Kogi

Food Truck to serve you lunch.Food Truck to serve you lunch.Food Truck to serve you lunch.Food Truck to serve you lunch.

The following Candidates have been uncontested and will be Installed to their

position on November 11th.

Jason Cierpiszewski Century 21 My RE DAOR President Carrie Uva Prudential 24 Hour RE DAOR President Elect Ericka Saenz C 21 Jervis & Assoc. Secretary/Treasurer

Election for 2015 DAOR Vice President Two outstanding REALTORS have gone through the Nominating Committees screening and

interviews. Both candidates are anxious to serve and you have the vote!!

ESTHER LEE ESTHER LEE ESTHER LEE ESTHER LEE ---- Esther is a 2nd generation REALTOR® and DAOR member since 2001, Director for 2011-2012, current Treasurer for 2013-2014 and received 2012 REALTOR® Associate of the Year Award and

has served on various Committees. Esther has been with Young Lee Real Estate Co. since 1996 and long time Downey resident for

over 31 years and counting. Currently serves as AREAA Greater LA Chapter President, a nonprofit trade organization and has held various leadership roles since 2009.

MARIO ACEVEDO MARIO ACEVEDO MARIO ACEVEDO MARIO ACEVEDO Mario started his real estate career in 2005, and has been involved with the DAOR since serving of several commit-tees and Directors for 4 years. Community is very important, helping Habitat for Humanity,

ARC of Downey, Easter Seals, Red Cross, and Downey Regional Medical Center. Mario believes in the importance of the REALTOR Political Action Fund and has donated the True Cost of Doing Business $149 for the past four years. Mario is looking for-ward to serving as VP, to give back to the DAOR and its members.

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Election for 2015-2016 DAOR Director [You will be instructed to vote for two.]

LAURA DOMINGUEZ - Laura has been a licensed Realtor for over 2 years is currently with Century 21 Masters. She earned two degrees an AA Business Management/Real Estate (Cerritos) ,AS Administration of Justice (Rio Hondo) and is a Recognized Author/Publisher Library of Congress Washing-ton D.C.. Laura has served on Scholarship, Membership, YPN and Realtor® Commu-

nity Relations Committees. I appreciate your vote and look forward to serving my fellow DAOR REALTORS.

ROWENA DOMINGUEZ ROWENA DOMINGUEZ ROWENA DOMINGUEZ ROWENA DOMINGUEZ - Rowena has been a licensed REALTOR since 2007, with Century 21 My Real Estate Co, She currently serves on the Scholarship Committee and is the 2014 Chairperson for the REALTOR Community Relations . Rowena has served as an Ambassador for the Downey Chamber of Commerce and volunteers her time throughout the community. She

has two children and has been a Downey Resident since 1993. Rowena works at Century 21 My Real Estate.

DAN NEVAREZ ----Dan has been in Real Estate over 30 Years, he claims he's not that old, he started when he was 10, he has been with the Century 21 Organization for over 30 years, An Interna-tional award winner as an agent, manager and owner, he has led 3 different Offices into the Top 10 Offices in the Nation for the Century 21 System. He has spoken at

several training seminars, on panel discussions and has trained at Century 21 International Convention and also served as Broker Council President for Century 21's Pacific Region. Dan is currently the Chairperson of the DAOR grievance committee and also serves on several other com-mittees at the DAOR. Dan is a Downey resident, has been happily married for 23 years and has 3 children.

When & How to Vote: Active DAOR REALTOR Members may come into the DAOR Office from July 10th through July 18th to vote. (in person voting only)

ELECTION DAY & DAOR OPEN HOUSE Is Friday, July 18th 11:30am-1:00pm

Vote for the 2015 Leadership and have lunch catered by

California’s #1 Favorite Food Truck! Kogi Truck

FREE for DAOR REALTOR® Members. (Affiliate, MLS only, or non-Members

will need to pay $17. Sorry no exceptions, thank you for understanding).

Food will be available from 11:30-1:00

REMOUN SAIDREMOUN SAIDREMOUN SAIDREMOUN SAID - Candidate for 2013-14 Director. Remoun joined the DAOR in 2009, and inquired about getting involved at the membership luncheon that he was in-stalled as a member. Immediately Re-moun became the Chairperson of the Technology Task Force, which reformat-ted the strategy of the MLS Commit-tee. Today he serves as Chairperson for

the Membership/Technology Committee., Professional Standards, and YPN committees. Remoun was a DAOR Director from 2012-2013 and is seeking a DAOR Direc-tor Seat in 2015-016. Remoun has received a BA in Real Estate Finance and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from Cal State Fullerton.

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Four awesome top producers….who DAOR is

proud to call their members, answered several

questions in front of 83 REALTOR Members …

Topic: “Technology I Can’t Live Without”. Panel

was Edith Villa, Century 21 Realty Masters, Luther

Sanchez, Century 21 Allstars, Michael Berdelis,

Prudential 24 Hour RE, & Remoun Said, ReNew

Real Estate. Here is a re-cap of their Q & A.

Q. Your story on how you started using social me-

dia?

Luther: Stared social media to reconnect with high

school friends, and now use it professionally.

Michael: Was so resistant to use, and majority of

my personal friends or in real estate, so I use it to

communicate to them also.

Edith: Started in 2013 to stay connected to my

younger internet savvy clients.

Remoun: I was an IT before

becoming a REALTOR…

technology and social media is

a natural fit for me.

Q. Last 2 years of business that

came from technology and

social media?

Luther: 2013, 42 total transac-

tions 7 from social media.

2014, so far...15 deals, 3 from

social media with an average of $375,000

Michael: 18% of my sales comes from the inter-

net / email blasts total 20-25% of my business.

Edith: 2013, out of 36 closed transactions, 8 were

due to social media. 2013, so far out of 9 transac-

tions, 2 are from social media/internet.

Remoun: 2013, 10 transactions came from social

media at 3.8 million 56% of business. 2014, 85%

so far is coming from social media.

Q. What is your monthly social media and technol-

ogy software budgets? A-social media B-

Technology/software?

Luther: Total of $720/month

Michael: 12.5% of my gross commissions

Edith: Varies but invests $500 to $800/month

Remoun: Facebook budget is $600 to $1500/month

plus additional $625 for other

Q. Why should someone incorporate social media

in their business plan? *Your top tip, *Your Top

post on Social Media *Top mistake made on social

media?

Luther: Facebook is an amazing way to get expo-

sure. *top tip: categorize your Facebook friends,

clients, friends family etc. I have my clients tag me

instead of me tagging them...we get more exposure

and likes that way *mistakes: when friends tag me

with them and they're drinking… it’s not bad, but

doesn't look good.

Michael: Post everything in terms of real estate…

I’m on my business page like crazy posting listings

and it helps...the power of posting listings is that

random people that you never thought would be

interested sometimes are.

Edith: Everyone should be technology wise, and

not be left behind. *top tip: if you are going to use

Google, Trulia, and Zillow, and invest in it, you

DAOR’s Annual YPN / AIA Mixer, 2014

Tom Ramirez, AIA Chair; Laura Dominguez, YPN Chair; Luther Sanchez, Michael

Berdelis, DAOR President, Mireya Ruiz; Edith Villa & Remoun Said Page 5

More greatness coming from DAOR’s

Top Producers!! DAOR YPN joined

RSEAOR and MDBOR YPNs for a

Region 22 YPN Networking Mixer.

One top producer, from each AOR

served on a panel to share their

“Three Favorite Apps” . Representing

D A O R w a s T o p P r o d u c e r

Eloy Villamil, Excellence Innovative

Real Estate.

Eloy shared with the crowd of 83

REALTORS from Associations of

Region 22 his favorite apps, along with

Mark Anthony Ruiz and Xio

Sandoval . Their favorite apps were:

MLS Touch - GoodReader - Google Drive -

various title programs - Group Text - Gmail -

WFG on the Go - Videolicious - MagicPlan -

Google Voice - ZipForms & Open Home Pro.

need to study and learn it. *Mistake: a lot of people

don't know how to keep business and personal

separate.

Remoun: I tag everyone involves in each transac-

tion including the gardener. *most viewed post

was me jumping off the roof into the pool after it

sold. *mistakes: I'm with Luther the party pictures

Q. What technology do you use every day for real

estate?

Luther: DropBox, ZipForm Mobile (which is free

for all DAOR members) and DocuSign

Michael: DocuSign

Edith: DropBox, personal smart phone, MLS

Remoun: DropBox, personal smart phone, ipad,

MLS, Real Stream

Q. How have you leveraged technology to grow

your business?

Luther: Personalizing text messages… template

messages that goes out to everyone. WiFi -I don’t

want to call people back … they may call another

REALTOR in the meantime I immediately text

them a “digital business card” of myself.

Michael: Email Blasts, Google Map, Zillow

REALTOR

Edith: Email Blasts, Text Savvy

Remoun: Emails, Social Media, Videos

Q. What technology do you incorporate in your

listing presentation?

Luther: Keynote for iPads

Michael: The Internet

Q. Over the next six months is there any technol-

ogy you are planning on incorporating?

Luther: Videos

Michael: Keynotes, ZipForm Mobile

Edith: Facebook

Remoun: Drone Pictures and Videos

(Note: the answers of the panel were transcribed

and minimized)

DAOR’s YPN Co-Sponsors a

Region 22 Networking Event

Mark Anthony Ruiz, Xio Sandoval, & DAOR Member Eloy Villamil

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Did You Know…

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not be aware of…..not be aware of…..not be aware of…..not be aware of….. Let’s celebrate summer !! By being a REALTOR member of DAOR here are some benefits you can take advantage of. Hitting the road this sum-mer… NAR provides you

with discounts for car rentals through Avis @ avis.com/NAR; Budget @ budget.com/NAR; Hertz @ hertz.com/NAR. If it’s a new car your looking for NAR will give $500 cash al-lowance and two years of free oil changes, on a pur-chase of a Chrysler Auto-mobile. REALTOR.org/Chrysler.

The DAOR offers

their members the ability to purchase discounted movie tickets to Krikorian Movie Theater for $7.50 and Regal for $9.00 that

includes Edwards, Regal and United

Artists Theatres.

Wild at Work extends discounts to DAOR Members for Theme Parks including Disneyland, Universal

Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, Legoland, and SeaWorld. Hotel, Restaurants and more discounts also

available thru this Program .

How to sign up: • go to wildatwork.com • Click on new user sign up—enter DOWNEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

• Complete registration form • You will now receive an email with your password confirmation.

————————————————————————————————

Now You Know!!! CeCe Robles, Education &

Member Specialist - DAOR

“Please call me if you have

Any questions.”

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Your Voice Was

Heard! By Jonathan Fonti,

DAOR GAD

Voters in Los Angeles County came

out to the polls to vote and let their

voices be heard on the critical issues

in the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary

Election held on June 3rd. There

were many hotly contested races in

California this election which affect

us not only on a state level, but

locally as well. One local measure

that took center stage on the ballot

in Downey was Measure B.

Measure B was focused upon

because a defeat of this Measure

meant Downey would be able to

continue to provide its own police

and fire personnel, and contracting

those services, such as to the L.A.

County Sheriff’s Department or

L.A. County Fire Department, could

not happen without a two-thirds

advisory vote from Downey voters.

The voters were clear that they did

not want to change the current city

mandate and voted this Measure

down by a vote of 82.89% against to

17.11% in favor.

One other race that will affect

Downey and surrounding cities is

the hotly contested race for the 32nd

State Senate District seat. Former

Downey Mayor and current Downey

City Council Member, Mr. Mario

Guerra will be competing against

former Assemblyman and teacher,

Mr. Tony Mendoza. On June 3,

2014, Mario Guerra received 44.5%

of the vote and Tony Mendoza

received 31.9%. As a result of these

outcomes Mr. Guerra and Mr. Men-

doza will run off for the 32nd Senate

seat in the November 4th 2014 Gu-

bernatorial Election.

As we move toward the November

4th, General Election, every citizen

must remember that their vote

counts. That is why it is important

to go out and vote in each election

for the candidate and ballot meas-

ures that will represent you the best.

Future Election Information:

As the November election quickly

approaches, you have to remember

that politics affect you as a REAL-

TOR® and your business. Every

year important legislative decisions

are made at all levels of government

which impact REALTORS® across

the country and the state. The Cali-

fornia Association of REALTORS®

is continuing to defend against any

legislation that threatens the real

estate industry. This is why your vote

is so important. The next time that

you go and vote, you should consider

choosing elected officials that will

take action on issues and legislation

that is important to REALTORS®.

Remember, your vote does make a

difference!

Independence Day:

Fourth of July is a federal holiday

commemorating the adoption of the

Declaration of Independence on July

4, 1776. It is a time to celebrate our

nation and thank the servicemen and

servicewomen for their service to our

country. Whatever your plans are

for the holiday, take some time to

reflect on what the day means and

who we have to thank for it.

From all of us here at the Downey

Association of REALTORS,

make your Fourth of July a happy

one, and a safe one!

Meet DAOR’s New Government

Affairs Director (GAD).

Jonathan Fonti has recently joined

the Downey Association of

REALTORS® as their Governmen-

tal Affairs Director. As their GAD

he directs the organization’s policies

and objectives involving local, state,

and federal government affairs and

develops relationships with key

legislators to effectively channel the

goals and desires of the association.

Jonathan has recently completed an

internship with Congressman Ed

Royce’s office and continues to

work with California State Senator,

Bob Huff dealing with legislative,

judicial and administrative

processes. He acted as a liaison

between the district office and the

constituents in the community it

represented, conducted research,

monitored legislation, and attended

legislative and community events.

Jonathan received his Bachelor’s

Degree from California State

University, Fullerton, and double

majored in Political Science and

History. He also received his

Associates Degree from Fullerton

College in Math, Science, and

Liberal Arts. While at California

State University Fullerton, Jonathan

was chosen to be a delegate in the

prestigious Model United Nations

program in Boston and New York.

He also participated in the Moot

Court program that is linked with

the law and Judiciary System.

You can reach Jonathan at

jfonti@DAOR.com.

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KEEP HYDRATED !!

The sun is shining, which can only mean one thing

SUMMER is here. To celebrate the return of our favorite

season the Downey Association

Store has beautiful

lightweight 24 oz

aluminum water

bottles , that will help

satisfy your thirst on

the hottest days. In

addition, water and

other of your favor-

ite beverages can be

carried around

freshly and

securely due to the secure cap

and the inner lining.

As your Association Store Manager, please call me or

email me your order of how many and which color you

would like...we will get those to you asap!! - Or just come

in to the DAOR Office and pick one up, with other

supplies you may need.

On Sale for $6.50 plus tax

Hilda

cs@DAOR.com

562 861-0915

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