Seattle-based Zillow.com, has announced the Zillow® Agent Advisory Board which is intended on providing the company with feedback on current and future features as well as products and services for the real estate industry.
The company views this group as very important to Zillow, as it continues to develop more tools and services for agents and brokers, such as the recently announced Premier Agent Websites, customer relationship management platform Agent Hub and broker partnership program zPro™ for Brokers.
“The Agent Advisory Board was designed to represent agents everywhere by selecting a group that spans the country, and works at large and small brokerages,” said Jay Thompson, Director of Industry Outreach. “As we develop even more tools and services for agents, it’s imperative that we hear from active agents to ensure we’re providing easy-to-use and affordable tools to help grow and market their business.”
Zillow’s Agent Advisory Board is composed of 19 well respected agents in the real estate industry from around the country, who are experienced in varied aspects of the industry. The board will regularly meet with Zillow’s partner relations team.
The Board Members are:
- John Ames, RE/MAX First Realty, St. George, Utah
- Glennda Baker-LeBlanc, Glennda Baker & Assoc., Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
- Dru Bloomfield, Realty ONE Group, Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Eric Boyenga, Intero Real Estate, Los Altos, Calif.
- Julia Carnahan, The JC Group at Keller Williams Heritage, San Antonio, Tex.
- Bic DeCaro, Westgate Realty Group, Inc., Falls Church, Va.
- Mike Edgar, Team One Group, Boise, Id.
- J. Phillip Faranda, J. Phillip Real Estate, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
- Carlos Garcia, Eng Garcia Properties, Washington, D.C.
- Kevin Kieffer, Keller Williams, East Bay Pro Team Pleasant Hill, Calif.
- Vera Koon, Waterman Real Estate, Melbourne, Fla.
- Cyndi Lesinski, RE/MAX of Santa Clarita, Valencia, Calif.
- Kevin Lisota, Findwell, Seattle, Wash.
- Scott Nordby, Innovative Real Estate Group, Denver, Colo.
- Brandi Pearl Thompson, Keller Williams, Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Mike Perna, The Perna Team – Keller Williams, Detroit, Mich.
- Patricia Short, Keller Williams Signature, Katy, Tex.
- Chris Speicher, RE/MAX Realty Centre, Olney, Md.
- Karen Van Ness, Coldwell Banker, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.