March 8, 2011 — Irvine, CA — Today NAWRB announces the appointment of Elizabeth Goodchild to the national trade group’s board of directors. Goodchild joins National President Desiree Patno, Membership & Events Chair Heidi Robinson, Government Relations Chair Melva Wagner, and Community Enhancement & Education Chair Patricia de Santos. Goodchild assumes the Women-Owned Business Certification Chair effective immediately; she will also take an advisory role in the association’s trade magazine, N.
“We’re excited to announce Elizabeth’s new role with the organization. We went through a rigorous vetting process to fill this vacancy, and Elizabeth has all the skills and passion we were looking for in a new Director,” said Patno.
Goodchild will serve in her new role until bi-annual elections scheduled to be held in early 2013. NAWRB, a trade group representing women-owned businesses in the housing economy, is one of the most visible trade groups in mortgage default media and generates over $200,000 a year in media attention on behalf of its member businesses.
About NAWRB
NAWRB is the premier women’s trade group specializing in the housing economy. As the only provider of women-owned business certification specific to real estate, NAWRB is dedicated solely to the promotion of underrepresented women-owned businesses. Visit NAWRB.com, friend us on Facebook or follow @NAWRB on Twitter.
About Elizabeth Goodchild & Weichert Realtors Goodchild Homes
Elizabeth Goodchild has been licensed in real estate since 1989 and the Broker Owner of Weichert Realtors Goodchild Homes since 2008, an independent franchise of Weichert Realtors Affiliates. She leads her team of 40 Realtors selling homes in the Chicagoland area and runs most of Weichert Relocation’s moves. Goodchild is Minority and Women-Owned Certified by the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council and National Women’s Business Enterprise.
Voted as one of the “Top Realtors in the Chicagoland Area” by Chicago magazine in 2011, she holds a CPA degree, MBA, and a number of real estate designations: ABR, CDPE, CRP, CRB, CRS, GRI, and SRES. Before her life as a Broker Owner, she was the CFO for Chicago for 8 years, held financial roles at Motorola and McDonald’s Corporation, and still acts as adjunct for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in courses like Financial Accounting and Leading a Sales Force Management. Goodchild is a mother to Grace (12) and twin boys Darien and Daniel (9), and wife to Broker Associate David at Weichert.
