ABOUT WCR - Portland, Maine We are the Portland, Maine Chapter of The Women's Council of Realtors®. With over 60 local members, we are devoted to the mission, vision, goals, and values of the WCR-National in addition to addressing locally based professional and personal goals. If you would like to join the Portland Chapter of WCR, please submit an application. If you any questions, please contact one of our officers at your convenience.

Guest Speakers Christophe Karageorge, of Beacon Appraisal, & Robert Lynch, of Fiserv Lending Solutions, at our January '06 meeting.

THE MISSION OF THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS®

We are a community of real estate professionals creating business opportunities, developing skills for the future and achieving our individual potential for success.

OUR VISION

The Women's Council of REALTORS® will be the premier organization for individual achievement.

OUR LONG TERM GOALS

To be a catalyst for individual growth and achievement through chapters that are positioned as the business resource in their REALTOR® communities.

To be an important source of information, education and business contacts that REALTORS® need to develop relevant skills and professional credibility in a changing business environment.

To be a network of strong, active chapters that deliver significant value for the time and talent members contribute.

To be a trusted support system for an increasingly diverse profession.

To be a strong, viable organization with the human and financial resources and flexible structure needed to take advantage of opportunities in a changing environment.

WCR OPERATING VALUES

Community
We are a family of real estate professionals, unique in our focus both on business and personal development. Through participation in WCR, we encounter a support network, ready and willing to help us achieve our individual potential for success.

The Power of Relationships
We believe that success in business today requires positive, productive relationships. WCR provides an environment in which we can form, nurture and maximize relationships at many levels, from bottom-line business transactions to ongoing mentoring for career development. As WCR members, we share freely of our time, talent and experience because we know it will come back to us many times over.

Professional Credibility
WCR membership is a sign of credibility. We are established career professionals. We operate based on a shared value system of integrity, consistency, creativity, compassion and a commitment to excellence and continued development. We believe that these are the skills and qualities that will advance the real estate profession.

Participation
We believe that participation increases membership value. We believe that WCR members who get involved build stronger relationships, and gain information, new skills and ideas by applying what is learned. Participation is the opportunity to contribute to change, and to be changed, personally and professionally.

Inclusiveness
We believe that the membership experience is enriched through the celebration and encouragement of our differences . in background, experience, perspective and opinion. At the same time, the strength of the organization lies in what unites us all - our shared values.