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Broker Public Portal appoints five new board officers, including chair

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The Broker Public Portal, a public-facing multiple listing service website, has named five new board officers for 2019, including NorthstarMLS CEO John Mosey as chairman, the startup announced on Wednesday.

John Mosey |
Courtesy of BPP

Mosey, a former executive with Moore Data Management Systems, will replace Merle Whitehead as chairman of the board, beginning in June 2019. Throughout his career, Mosey has overseen regional MLS systems, including Northstar, which serves Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Alon Chaver, chief information officer at HomeServices of America, has been named as vice chairman of the board. Previously, Chaver served as vice president of industry at Trulia and co-founded iHomefinder, a software company.

Alon Chaver |
Courtesy of BPP

Craig McClelland, currently chief operating officer at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers, will serve as secretary while Paul Wells, the owner of Re/Max Now in Lake Barrington, Illinois, will serve as treasurer.

Tim Dain, president of MARIS, a regional MLS covering Missouri and Illinois, has also been appointed as an at-large board member.

Craig McClelland |
Courtesy of BPP

“These new officers are among the real estate industry’s most trusted and forward-thinking leaders,” Whitehead said in a prepared statement issued on Wednesday. “Together with our entire board, we have in place a team that will continue to push the Broker Public Portal mission aggressively forward.”

Paul Wells |
Courtesy of BPP

The officers will serve a one-year term that will culminate in June 2019. BPP, which launched in 2014 as a national MLS website owned by a group of real estate brokerages and MLSs, joined forces with Homesnap technology company last year. Since then, BPP has grown to include more than 140 MLS agreements while serving more than 875,000 real estate professionals.

Last month, BPP added four new members to its board.

Tim Dain |
Courtesy of BPP

“BPP with Homesnap will continue to grow and connect millions of consumers with agents across the country,” Whitehead added.

Along with the five new board officers, the new BPP board of managers will include:

  • Mary Frances Burleson, Ebby Halliday Realtors
  • Craig Cheatham, The Realty Alliance
  • Joan Docktor, Fox and Roach Realtors
  • Chelsea Goyer, Redfin
  • Merle Whitehead, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
  • Rebecca Jensen, Midwest Real Estate Data
  • Kathleen Manchin, Keller Williams
  • Bill Miller, Metrolist
  • Christina Pappas, The Keyes Company
  • Pat Shea, Lyon Real Estate
  • Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike
  • Andy Starck, Starck Real Estate

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