Mission
The mission of the Professional Standards & Arbitration Committee is to promote and uphold professionalism within the membership, in accordance with the Code of Ethics, to elevate the business of members and to protect the Realtor® brand. Professional Standards & Arbitration Committee members are responsible for serving on the hearing panels that are convened to review either ethics complaints or arbitration claims that have been forwarded by the Grievance Committee for a formal hearing.
Hearings are scheduled primarily on Thursday afternoons (and other days as needed), and five Professional Standards Committee members are assigned to each hearing date. The Grievance Committee members are required to complete an annual training to be eligible to serve on this committee. The members of this committee, following a full due process hearing, are charged with issuing a determination based upon the facts and evidence presented by each party at the hearing.
Committee Leaders
For privacy reasons, the committee roster is not shared with the public.
Lisa Dubois (Chair)
Shawn Ziglari (Vice-Chair)
Abdullah Baba
Victoria Baker (Chair)
Shawn Barsness
La Tique Collette
Mary Beth Eisenhard
Jason Groah
Edary Lavilla
Billy Liao
David Raffinengo (Vice-Chair)
Angelia Rorrer
NVAR recommends comprehensive zoning changes and incentives that facilitate the voluntary market-driven production of a wide range of housing choices at all price levels to suit our diverse population, including encouraging mixed-use development.
It is essential that comprehensive plans provide for the development of owner-occupied housing, to meet existing and forecasted housing demand without unreasonable zoning and land use restrictions that lead to increased costs for housing. Updating zoning ordinances and maps to encourage mixed use with higher residential density in existing commercial areas can provide new home ownership opportunities without affecting existing residential neighborhoods.
Eligibility
Members of this committee must be an active NVAR member of at least 5 years and have served on either the Grievance Committee or Board of Directors.
Time Commitment
Time commitment varies based off of number of cases. This committee meets virtually six to eight times per year. Hearings are typically held on Thursday afternoons. Members are required to review casefiles and the Code of Ethics in advance of each assigned hearing. The term for this committee is one year.
Number of Committee Seats
This committee has a maximum capacity of 40 members.