Law Day - Hybrid

Lynn is the owner of Lynn Madison Seminars, a full-service training and development company devoted to the advancement of professional in real estate.  Lynn has been a speaker at the NAR convention for over a decade and has spoken to REALTORS® in more than 30 states.  Lynn has been active in developing and delivering Illinois' continuing education programs since 1992.

As an instructor for REBAC's ABR program, Lynn not only conducts the program nationwide, she is involved in its development and instructor certification program.  Lynn wrote the REBAC BPOR course and co-authored the SFR Certification program as well.  In 2004, she was inducted in the REBAC Hall of Fame.

At the National level, Lynn has served on the following Committees:

• Cultural Diversity/EOH
• Risk Management
• Professional Standards
• Professional Development

At the state level, Lynn's involvement has included:

• Chair of the Political Fund Raising Committee
• Chair of the Illinois Professional Standards Committee
• Chair of the Illinois' GRI Committee
• Chair of the Illinois' Convention Committee
• Illinois License Law Rewrite Task Force
• License Law Scope and Structure Working Group
• Equal Opportunity Working Group
• Education Committee
• Strategic Planning Committee
• REALTOR® of the Year Committee

At the local level, Lynn's involvement with Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® includes:

• Past President
• Director 
• Education Committee
• Strategic Planninig Committee
• Equal Housing Opportunity Committee
• Professional Standards Committee
• RPAC Fundraising Committee
• Nominating Committee 

Chris Read is CEO of CR Strategies LLC. The company is designed to assist Real Estate Licensees, Managing Brokers, Owners and Associations by strategically pursuing growth and profitability for “success on purpose.”  Chris has 40+ years of experience in real estate sales, management, operations, and professional development training.  She is the Designated Managing Broker/Owner for CR REALTOR®, is a licensed Instructor, has authored numerous courses and education resources and has been a contributing Editor for a National publishing firm.

Chris brings to the classroom experiences from many leadership roles with the local, state and National REALTOR® Associations which include President of the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®, Chair of Illinois REALTORS® Professional Standards, Business Issues, Illinois License Law Rewrite, the Education Task Force, and Broker/Lawyer. At the National level she has been an NAR Director since 2007, has served on various committees and Presidential Advisory Groups, and was the NAR 2020 Chair of Conventional Financing Policy Committee. She has served on her local MLS Board and as well as 8 years as a member of the Illinois Real Estate Administrative Disciplinary Board. 

Chris is passionate about the need for agents to keep abreast with the ever changing skills and knowledge required to be the “Trusted Advisor” today’s consumers want and expect. Proactively positioning clients for……”Success on Purpose”….. is a predominant theme in her courses and presentations.

Joseph R. Fortunato, Jr., B.A. (Political Science), Northern Illinois University, 1970 and J.D. 1973, John Marshall Law School. Principal - Fortunato, Farrell, Davenport & Arnold, Ltd. (1983-2007); Fortunato, Knobbe, Davenport & Arnold, Ltd. (2007-09). August 2009 joined Momkus McCluskey as partner heading the Real Estate Practice Group. Concentrates in real estate transactions (commercial and residential) and real estate litigation. Experience and achievements include:

• Outside general counsel to Mainstreet Organization of Realtors® since 2001
• President of Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association (2002-04); member of the Board of Directors since 1998
• Received Board of Directors Award from the DuPage County Bar Association (2003 and 2014) for outstanding service 
• Received ISBA Board of Governors Award for outstanding service (2008)
• Recipient for Outstanding Service Award from Realtor® Association of the Western Suburbs (2000)
• Chair, DuPage County Bar Real Estate Law Committee (1988, 1989 and 1995)
• Chair of ISBA Real Estate Section Council (2005); Member of Section Council for many years
• Special Assistant State’s Attorney for DuPage County Division of Transportation (1996-2001)
• Member – ISBA Standing Committee on Legislation
• Member – ISBA Subcommittee in Liaison with Illinois Association of Realtors®
• IICLE Chapter Author (Disclosures and Representing the Seller)
• Published many articles for Illinois Bar Journal and ISBA Real Property Newsletter; coauthored IBJ Real Estate Column 
• Co-author of Multi-Board Residential Real Estate Contracts 3.0, 4.0. 5.0 and 6.0
• Frequent lecturer - ISBA, IICLE, local bar associations and Realtor® groups; 
• Presenter at Realtor® Law Day Seminar 1999 - present
• Taught Real Estate licensing for Coldwell Banker and Century 21
• Testified as expert witness in real estate title insurance matters 
• Former Member ISBA Assembly (18th)
• Justinian Society of Lawyers (DuPage Chapter) Member and Past President

John Gormley is CEO of the 19,000-member Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®, the largest local association in Illinois and seventh-largest in the U.S. He previously was CEO of St. Louis REALTORS® and before that Vice President, Communications and Marketing, for the Texas Association of REALTORS®. With 24 years spent working for the REALTOR® family, John believes in the power of servant leadership. He’s seen it many times in the volunteer leaders he works with. But volunteer jobs don’t pay the bills. However, you can achieve balance between intrinsically meaningful activities (those that feed the soul) and financially productive ones (that actually put food on the table).

Glory is a bilingual second generation realtor at Su Familia Real Estate, which her parents founded over 25 years ago. For Glory, real estate was not just her family business, it is a way of life. She is passionate about helping her Latino Community establish and build generational wealth through real estate. In 2022, Glory was featured in Mainstreet’s 20 under 40. She has a bachelor’s degree from Marquette University in Corporate Communications and has been practicing real estate since 2014. Glory is married to her best friend, Eric and together they have two kids, two dogs and a cat.

Carrie J. Little is an early user of technology, Digital marketing and social media. With a back ground in digital marketing and analytics, she can make sense of information so REALTORS® are able to integrate data into relevant and understandable content. She is the 2021 Women's Council State Liaison and resent graduate of the Goldman Sach's 10,000 business program.  Carrie is the author of “The New Real Estate Agent’s Journal and a new adjunct professor for NAR’s New under graduate program. 

Carrie is driven to motivate others to dream big and reach their personal and professional goals.  Check out the January 2019 NAR REALTOR® Magazine in the feature, “3 Brokers walk into a Bar.”  Listen to Carrie's Real Estate Minute segment on WBBM radio.

Annette Panzek has been a REALTOR® for more than 31 years with experience in residential sales, including short sales & REO properties, and experience in property management & light commercial property. She is a licensed real estate continuing education & pre-license instructor and holds several designations including ABR, CNC,  GRI, SFR, and SRS. She is a Member of the Professional Standards Committee and Chairperson of the Broker/Lawyer Committee.  She has also been involved with Illinois Realtors on several committees & working groups throughout the years. She is an active Broker & Trainer for EXIT Realty Redefined in Wheaton.

Debbie Prodehl is one of the Broker/Owners of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group. She has been in the business for 33 years working in her family’s company, building a thriving real estate business that nearly spans the Length and Breadth of Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.

Debbie spent her first 15 years in business working with buyers, seller and the last 18 years in key leadership roles. Debbie is now in charge of compliance for her company as Director of Risk Management. She currently works daily with her management team and agents training, mentoring, and guiding them on the right track.

Debbie has had unlimited association involvementlocally over the years.  She has served on numerous committees, Board of Directors, and was President in 2015. She was named REALTOR® of the Year in 2016 and currently serving in her 4th year as Board of Director at Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®.

Debbie has many years of service at the Illinois REALTORS®, including 6 years as a Board of Director, and numerous committees including RPAC Trustees, Finance and currently on the Ethic Citation Panel. She also was a graduate of the Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Academy in 2017. 

Debbie was just named the 2025 Illinois REALTORS® Treasurer and she is excited for this opportunity to serve at this level.

In addition to local and state involvement, Debbie has served at NAR as a Board of Director for the last 8 years, 50 Large Brokers for the last 8 years and currently the 2024 Chair of the Regulatory Issues Forum.

Debbie’s designations and memberships include At Home with Diversity, C2EX certified, a member of the Woman’s Council of Realtors, a member of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and a member of the Coldwell Banker What Moves Her. Her community involvement includes working with the Northern Illinois Food Bank and the Joliet Chapter of Pink Heals.

Lastly, Debbie is an RPAC Golden R President’s Circle Hall of Fame member which she is extremely proud to be amongst such a wonderful group of REALTORS that all have the same goal and love for advocacy as she does.

The current President for Mainstreet, Tim was co-founder of Real People Realty, a multi-year Chicago top workplaces award winner. He’s been a REALTOR® for more than 20 years and at one point was the managing broker for nearly 600 agents. With a former corporate career, having honed his skills with AT&T and Restoration Auto, Tim’s strengths are business growth, technology and professionalism. On the volunteer side he has a long list of accomplishments but one of his passions is government affairs and advocacy, particularly in the rough-and-tumble southside of Chicago politics. Tim is also a proud family man, with a spouse in healthcare, son serving in the military, and daughter helping him in the family business.

Kenya Williams, a seasoned professional in the real estate industry for over two decades, has been a licensed REALTOR® since 2014. She is recognized for her in-depth knowledge and experience, which she has further enhanced by actively participating in various committees at Illinois REALTORS® and Mainstreet for the last four years. Demonstrating her leadership and commitment to the field, Kenya currently serves as the Chair of the Broker Lawyer Committee for 2023-2024 and as the Vice Chair of the RPAC Committee for the same term. Additionally, her dedication to maintaining high standards in the profession is evident in her ongoing involvement with the Professional Standards Committee since 2020.

Michael Anselmo is the owner of Anselmo & Wojcicki, LLP. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Illinois and is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the DuPage Bar Association and Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. His practice focuses on residential, commercial and distressed real estate transactions, along with estate planning, corporate law and tax planning.
​
Mr. Anselmo is a frequent presenter at events throughout the real estate and default industry and has several articles published in multiple industry publications. He has served as the Chair of the REO & Eviction Committee for the U.S. Foreclosure Network and was the former Chair of the Professional Development Advisory group for the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. He currently serves on the Attorney-Broker committee for the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® and School Board for St. Joan of Arc in Lisle.