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Scott Quinn joins Rapattoni as VP of Sales


Scott Quinn Joins Rapattoni Corporation as Vice President of Sales

“Rapattoni Corporation (Rapattoni) announced today that real estate industry veteran Scott Quinn has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. Mr. Quinn brings over 30 years of industry experience to Rapattoni and will focus on Rapattoni MLS sales as well as lending his expertise to the company’s other products and services, working closely with Vice President of Sales Kevin Wolfe and the company’s sales team.”

Congrats to Scott and Rapattoni.

David Charron transitions role at Bright MLS

David Charron, ‘godfather of MLS deal-making,’ steps away from Bright MLS role

In his email to shareholders, Phillips said Charron had approached him “several months ago” to say he wanted to reduce his role at Bright. Phillips praised Charron’s contributions at Bright in regards to strategy development, market expansion and business development.

“David’s contributions to Bright are countless, as are his contributions to MRIS, one of our founders, and to the industry. Throughout his entire professional career, he has brought constructive ideas, clarity and vision to every engagement,” Phillips said.

Asked what he planned to take on next, Charron said, “It was simply time for me to stand down and make way for the next gen leader. Plus this move affords me the opportunity to not only continue to assist Bright but also explore other options if I choose to do so. I have no immediate plans other than to reflect on what we have accomplished and let the next phase come to me.”

David had been talking about this privately for awhile now, but it still pangs a bit. You get the feeling about David that as much you can attribute to him publicly to moving the industry forward, the stuff he has done privately, without receiving any credit, is far greater.

John Breault to join Rhode Island State Wide MLS

Rhode Island Association of REALTORS & State-Wide MLS Hires John Breault as Vice President, MLS & Member Services

Breault has been in the real estate industry for 32 years, starting at what was then the Greater Springfield Board of Realtors in Springfield, MA. Since then, he has held numerous positions with several organizations in the real estate industry, with increasing responsibilities spanning both membership and MLS. Most recently, he worked in the capacity of Director of Customer Support and Quality Assurance with MLS Property Information Network, Inc. (MLS PIN) which serves more than 37,000 customers.

In addition to his work with MLS PIN, Breault has been very active at the national level. He serves on two sections of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) and is also an instructor for CMLX (Certified Multiple Listing Executive) designation classes, having himself obtained the CMLX1 and CMLX2 designations. Additionally, he is active in the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO), where he has been recognized for the past three years for his contributions.

Congrats!

Compass, Inc. hires Industry Relations rep

Bill Fowler recently resigned from Zillow to become Compass Inc.’s Sr. Director of Industry Relations. Bill had previously held positions at dotloop and Solid Earth, Inc. Congrats Bill!

Caitlin McCrory joins Redfin

Welcome Caitlin McCrory, Redfin’s New Head of Industry Relations!

“We’re thrilled to announce that Caitlin McCrory is becoming a Redfinnian! As head of industry relations, Caitlin will work to strengthen Redfin’s relationships with multiple listing services, associations and other brokerages around the country. Caitlin will focus on supporting the MLSs’ mission to share data fairly, advocating for listing brokers to get proper credit for the listing data they share, and suggesting ways MLSs and associations can support innovations that benefit agents and customers alike.”

Nice get for Redfin. Super excited for her. Congrats to both Redfin and Caitlin.

Amy A. Ulloa-Zúñiga joins CRMLS


CRMLS Appoints Amy A. Ulloa-Zúñiga as Director of Broker Resources
“California Regional MLS has appointed Amy A. Ulloa-Zúñiga as its Director of Broker Resources. Ulloa-Zúñiga enters the newly created role with over a decade of real estate industry experience, most recently serving as West Coast Regional Director for REALTORS® Property Resource® (RPR).”

Great hire by CRMLS. Congrats to Amy and CRMLS.

Looking for a new gig?

Sr DevOps Engineer – Real Estate Digital

“Design and implement auto-scaling and CI/CD solutions that improve the ability of the RED IT delivery teams to efficiently deliver solutions with quality.
-Will develop and implement a set of quality criteria and the associated validation method to ensure that any deliverable meets the expected quality levels of our customers
-Coding and scripting and operational tasks using one or more programming or scripting languages, design and implementation of configuration management and service discovery, secrets management, immutable infrastructure, containers, and the use of tools to accelerate the SDLC and improve availability and quality of releases
-Actively review their own and the team’s work processes and implement improvements seen from other teams or in industry to drive continuous improvement of the team’s efficiency, speed, and quality”

You can find out about this gig and more on the Vendor Alley Job Board

Susan Young joins FBS

Susan Young to Join FBS as National Sales Executive

“I’m very excited to announce that Susan Young is joining FBS as a National Sales Executive. Susan will be working with the FBS sales team to promote Flexmls and the Spring products.
In addition to the dynamic, straightforward personality she’s widely recognized for, Susan brings breadth of industry experience to FBS from her recent-prior roles at Move Inc./Realtor.com and Real Safe Agent.

Great hire. Congrats to Susan and FBS.

Ginger Wilcox joins Capsilon


Capsilon Taps Ginger Wilcox as Senior Vice President of Marketing

“Capsilon, the leading partner for delivering a cloud-based end-to-end digital mortgage solution, announced today that it has tapped Ginger Wilcox as SVP Marketing, where she will be responsible for leading marketing, brand positioning and growth for all Capsilon products. A startup veteran and recognized leader in the mortgage, real estate and technology industries, Wilcox was most recently part of the team that launched digital mortgage startup Sindeo. As CMO and Chief Industry Officer, Wilcox led brand marketing, customer acquisition, communications and strategic partnerships.”

Don’t call it a comeback! Congrats to Ginger and Capsilon

Pam O’Connor, CEO & President of LeadingRE set to retire

LeadingRE Announces Retirement of President/CEO Pam O’Connor

“O’Connor began her career in the promotion department of WSB Television in Atlanta and later co-owned Bryson-O’Connor Public Relations in Atlanta, but her professional focus has long been in the real estate industry. The first woman executive to head a major real estate network in 1985, her experience managing real estate and relocation organizations extends back 30 years to prior networks All Points Relocation Service and RELO®.

What an incredible legacy. Always found her to have a ton a class and smart as they come. Congrats on your well deserved retirement, Pam.

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