Suzanne Brown, AHWD CIPS RCE
Director of Community & Government Affairs at Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS®- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
National Association of REALTORS®Mar, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS)
National Association of REALTORS®Feb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
RCE
National Association of REALTORS®Nov, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Scottsdale REALTORS®
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United States
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Community & Government Affairs
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Jan 2015 - Present
In charge of advocacy, public relations, public policy, government affairs, our local commercial and global councils, and all related education, communications, press releases, presentations, events/forums, budgets, strategic planning, market statistics, grant writing, advocacy campaigns, economic development, community stakeholder and government relations for the areas of Scottsdale, Carefree, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley and Maricopa County. Manage the 9,000+ membership, maintain accreditations, achievements, and memo of understanding agreements for the global and commercial councils, supervise staff, manage four committees and their associated volunteers, and report regularly to the Board of Directors. Attend all annually held state, national and global meetings, conferences, trainings, and conventions. Serve on the Commercial Federal Policy Committee at the National Association of REALTORS® from 2017-2021. Obtained my REALTORS® Certifed Executive (RCE), At Home With Diversity (AHWD) and Certified Interantional Property Specialist (CIPS) designations.
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White Mountain Association of REALTORS
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Lakeside, Arizona
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Association Executive
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Apr 2006 - Jan 2015
Corporate Secretary and Chief Executive Officer for the 501(c)6 - Manage all HR, financials, audits, AR, AP, deposits, merchant services, budgeting, bank reconciliations, inventory, purchasing (supplies, inventory, equipment, etc…), all IT (computer networking, programming, database creation, and maintenance), account servicing and maintenance for a membership base ranging up to 1200 members, webmaster (public website, MLS website, and association management program’s website), maintain the association’s account management program (setup, design, customization), Arizona Department of Real Estate certified Instructor and School Administrator (handling continuing education for realtors, instructors, course creations/renewals, giving advanced training on MLS database systems and technology tools & resources), handle supervising and training of all office personnel, and maintain all corporate tax exempt status reporting / filings / records.
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White Mountain Purified Water & Ice, LLC
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Show Low, Arizona
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General Partner/Operations Manager/Accounting Manager
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Apr 1997 - Dec 2011
APRIL 1997 DECEMBER 2011 (Show Low, Arizona) Responsible for all bookkeeping/accounting duties (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Deposits, billing, etc.). Manage on average 25 personnel, including the duties of hiring, hiring, supervision, evaluations, and personnel records maintenance. Responsible for the scheduling of all inventory production and deliveries. Purchase, install, and maintain all the company computers, programs, and networks. Be the primary person to step-in/fill-in for any of the employees, due to illness, vacation, holidays, etc. (Consequently, know every single position within the company --- including all warehouse and delivery positions). Streamline and manage the customer base of 760 customers ranging from individual residential customers to corporate organizations, such as Wal*Mart and Bashas'; and turn the company into the #1 quality service provider for all of Northeastern Arizona within a matter of only a year, and maintain that reputation for more than a decade (retaining the status to present day).
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Night Auditor
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Aug 1996 - Apr 1997
Responsible for closing out all the deposits/drawers for the day, which included the settling of the credit card deposits, creation of daily/weekly accounting and statistical reports, all database closing procedures for each departments (front desk, bar, kitchen, and housekeeping), and the backing up of the accounting database system. Calculate and input all time cards for payroll, for 25-50 employees (depending on the season). Manage the front desk, which included the taking care of any guest requests, reservations, check-in/check-outs, retail sales, etc.
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Education
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2008 - 2011
Westwood College - Denver North
Bachelors of Science, Business Administration; Accounting & Finance -
1995 - 1996
Skagit Valley College
Associates of Arts, Accounting & Computer Programming -
1993 - 1994
University of Arizona
Business Administration
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