Mike Brodie Vice President of Special Projects
In 2006, Mike Brodie was named executive vice president of special projects at Keller Williams Realty. In this capacity, Brodie is primarily responsible for the development of a luxury homes division for Keller Williams Realty.
A top-producing real estate agent since 1973, Brodie has earned numerous awards including the Legends Award, Keller Williams Realty President’s Award and numerous production awards. He was named REALTOR® of the Year by the Collin County Association of Realtors and the Texas Association of Realtors. Brodie was appointed to a seven-year term with the Texas Real Estate Commission by Governor George W. Bush and served as its chairman. He also served in 2004 and 2005 as treasurer of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). He is the co-founder of the Keller Williams Realty Dallas Preston Road office, co-owner of the Plano office, and co-owner of the company’s North California/Hawaii Region.
Dick Dillingham Dean of KWU - Faculty
Dick Dillingham was named dean of Keller Williams University in 2006. With a proven business record in real estate and 25 years of experience in training and instruction, Dillingham is responsible for ensuring the high standard of KWU courses and training programs. He oversees all decisions affecting the delivery of KWU courses across North America, the KWU Master Faculty and Millionaire Systems training.
Dillingham began his real estate career in 1977 and joined Keller Williams Realty in 1995. He has served as a senior instructor for the Council of Residential Specialists (CRS) for 20 years and balances his time in the classroom with his duties as an operating principal in Plano, Texas; Carmel, Calif.; and of the Northern California/Hawaii Region. Dillingham also continues to be a top-producing agent in Plano and an investor/partner for the Little Rock, Ark., market center.
Bryon EllingtonChief Products Officer
As chief products officer, Bryon Ellington is focused on ensuring the synergistic development across all business units of training and tools that provide associates with a distinct edge in the market.
Coming to Keller Williams Realty in 2002 with a background in education, Bryon quickly capitalized on his ability to master a subject from all angles. Serving first as a research analyst in the Information Technology department, he helped to define the technology tools that would most effectively drive associates’ businesses forward.
He then moved into a role as, first course writer and then, team leader for the agent sales curriculum for
In 2007, Bryon stepped up to the role of director of research, development and implementation, where he served as a liaison between the evolving needs of associates in an online environment and the technology and training offered by Keller Williams Realty International.
During more than five years with Keller Williams Realty, Bryon has been consistently recognized for his urgency to be responsive to associates’ needs and his thorough grasp of the challenges and opportunities within the current real estate market.
Sharon Gibbons Vice President of Market Center Administration
In 2006, Sharon Gibbons was appointed vice president of market center administration. In this role, Gibbons oversees the support systems of more than 650 market center administrators (MCAs) in the Keller Williams system. The role of the MCA in the Keller Williams system is to support a market center financially and operationally, in addition to being one of the three members of the market center’s leadership team.
Gibbons is a 20-year veteran of Keller Williams Realty and is one of its founding associates. Prior to this role, Gibbons served as the vice president of financial and administrative systems. She directed all revenue streams into Keller Williams Realty as well as profit share, payroll and expenses for the company. She managed the Keller Williams profit share program, the MORE program and financial administration for all Keller Williams market centers.
Ginger Gibson Vice President of Franchise Systems
Formerly KWRI’s regional relations manager, Vice President of Franchise Systems Ginger Gibson’s focus is to meet growth and profit share goals; bring a higher level of accountability and profitability to regions and market centers; and ensure the company’s business model is implemented effectively in market centers across North America.
Gibson joined Keller Williams Realty in 1996 as an agent in Tulsa, OK, and continued to move up the ranks of the company, becoming the regional director of the Ohio Valley and Mid-American Regions. In 2005, the executive team tapped Gibson to join the leadership team of the company to provide a higher level of support to Keller Williams Realty’s 30 regions.
Dave Jenks Vice President of Research and Development
Dave Jenks serves as vice president of research and development. Known as “the numbers man,” Jenks tracks the growth and profitability of Keller Williams offices across the country. In 2003, with the release of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, co-authored by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan, Jenks became a best-selling author. In 2005, they co-authored their second book, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which reached the New York Times best seller list.
Prior to joining the company in 1996, he was president and CEO of Century 21 South Central States, based in Dallas, Texas. Jenks has been in the real estate industry since 1981, has taught for the Dale Carnegie Institute, and owned his own training company, The Leadership Connection Inc.
Dianna KokoszkaVice President of MAPS Institute
As vice president of Mega Achievement Productivity Systems or MAPS, Dianna Kokoszka is responsible for building the most powerful coaching and mastermind program in the industry. Kokoszka is passionately committed to providing a high level of motivation and accountability to her clients. Today, she leads a team of more than 40 MAPS coaches, who provide coaching programs tailor-made to help their clients build on the Keller Williams business models.
Kokoszka, who has been in real estate for 28 years, was team leader of the Keller Williams Realty Denver-West Market Center in Colorado prior to joining the international office. A pioneer in documenting office systems for real estate agents, Kokoszka began her real estate career as an agent and quickly moved up to mega agent status. Her entrepreneurial spirit and widely used published office systems have garnered Kokoszka many honors, including an appointment to the President of the United States’ Business Advisory Council, on which she has served since 2002. She also was named Denver Entrepreneur of the Year in 1984 and 1991, and Denver Businesswoman of the Year in 1986, 2003 and 2004.
Vickie Gonzales LeadyVice President of Legal & Compliance
Joining Keller Williams Realty in 2006 as the vice president of legal, Vickie Gonzales Leady helms the company’s legal and compliance department to provide comprehensive guidance “at the speed of business” to the executive team and company at large.
Prior to joining KWRI, she served as general counsel and supervisor of the legal department for restaurant franchisor, Schlotzsky’s Inc., and its subsidiaries. In 2004, Leady was selected as a Texas Super Lawyer and a Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics.
David Osborn President - CORE Services
David Osborn was named president of Keller Williams Realty’s Core Services Division, kw360, in January 2006. As president of kw360, Osborn manages and oversees the development of business alliances that facilitate Keller Williams market centers’ offering of ancillary services, including mortgage, title, home warranty and insurance. Osborn also serves as the president of KWRI Holdings, a group of affiliate companies in the Keller Williams system.
In 1996, Osborn was a member of the No. 1 national sales team for Keller Williams Realty. His résumé with the company includes regional president of North Texas and New Mexico, regional operating principal of California Westside Los Angeles, regional operating principal of Arkansas Memphis and operating principal of four market centers in North Texas and New Mexico, with his North Texas and New Mexico Region consistently ranking in the top two regions in the Keller Williams system.
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Jay PapasanVice President of Publishing & Executive Editor
Jay Papasan is co-author and executive editor of The Millionaire Real Estate Agent and The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, with Gary Keller and Dave Jenks.
Prior to joining the company, Jay spent several years as an editor at Harper Collins Publishers, where he worked on such best-selling books as Body-for-Life by Bill Phillips and Go for the Goal by Mia Hamm. A graduate of the New York University graduate writing program, his freelance work has appeared in Texas Monthly and Memphis Magazine.
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