MARY JO PEHRSON JAMES H. HEGLUND JOHN L. PEHRSON

• Owner/operator of Mary Jo Hays Properties since 1992, specializing in brokering western ranches, recreational properties, investment properties, and horse properties.
  
  
• Broker of residential and ranch properties in Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1983 until 2002.
  
  
• Past member of Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico Boards of Realtors, Commercial Overlay Board of Realtors of New Mexico, and the New Mexico Association of Realtors. Present member of Commercial Board of Realtors, Michigan Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Women’s Council of Realtors and Realtors Land Institute, National Council of Exchangors.
  
  
• New Mexico Association of Realtors Legislative Committee and Professional Standards Committee.
  
  
• National Association of Realtors Property Rights and Land Use Committee.
  
  
• Committee chair, Realtors Land Institute Legislative Committee and Marketing Committee. National Council of Exchangors.
  
  
• Regional Vice President for western states, Realtors Land Institute.
  
  
• President, Santa Fe Federated Republican Women.
  
  
• Numerous positions with civic and philanthropic organizations.
  
  

• Licensed real estate broker in New Mexico since 1983. Equity Marketing Specialist by the National Council of Exchangors.
  
  
• Designated as Equity Marketing Specialist by the National Council of Exchangors.
  
  
• Licensed real estate broker in Colorado since 1993.
  
  
• Licensed real estate broker in Michigan since 2002.
  
  
• Designated as Accredited Land Consultant by the Realtors Land Institute. Designated as Equity Marketing Specialist by the National Council of Exchangors.
  
  
• Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas.
  
  
• Courses from Southern Methodist University, West Texas State University.
  

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• Property manager and owner/operator of real estate sales company since 1984.
  
  
• Real estate investor and developer. Manager of condominium associations, overseeing over 3,000 condominium units.
  
  
• Owner and President, REALICO, Inc. a condominium management and commercial real estate brokerage company, since 1984.
  
  
• Co-owner and President, Wonderland Properties, Inc., a real estate brokerage firm specializing in recreational properties, since 1987.
  
  
• Co-owner and President, Dykstra Heglund Realty, Inc., a residential real estate sales, leasing and management company, since 1993.
  
  
• Member, Grand Rapids Association of Realtors, Michigan Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Commercial Alliance of Realtors.
  
  
• Former vice president, Mason-Oceana-Manistee Board of Realtors: former vice president, Forest Hills Youth Football League; former treasurer and vice president, Forest Hills Central Athletic Boosters.
  Tae Kwon Do instructor and holder of three levels of black belts in Tae Kwon Do.
  
  
• Active in golf, hunting, sport shooting and parachuting. Member Egypt Valley Country Club and Kent County Conservation League.
  

• Graduate of Realtors Institute (GRI), University of Michigan, 1980.
  
  
• Real estate broker since 1980.
  
  
• Licensed in real estate since 1973.
  
  
• Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in 1979.
  
  

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EXPERIENCE

• Real estate investor/developer since 1990, specializing in recreational properties.
  
  
• Co-owner, Wonderland Properties, Inc., a real estate brokerage firm specializing in recreational properties, since 1987.
  
  
• President, Research Management, Inc., a real estate investment company, since 1984.
  
  
• President, Pehrson Capital Corporation, a venture capital and management consulting firm, since 1984.
  
  
• Co-owner, Sterling & Hamlin, LLC, a residential home builder.
  
  
• Member, Commercial Board of Realtors, Michigan Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors, Realtors Land Institute, National Council of Exchangors.
  
  
• Past president and Land Realtor of the Year, Michigan Chapter, Realtors Land Institute.
  
  
• Member of Board of Governors and Marketing Committee Chairman, Realtors Land Institute.
  
  
• Previous experience in management positions in the securities industry; corporate controller in manufacturing and transportation industries; mathematics teacher, sergeant in U.S. Army.
  

• Designated as Accredited Land Consultant by the Realtors Land Institute, Equity Marketing Specialist by the National Council of Exchangors.
  
  
• Real estate broker since 1993.
  
  
• Licensed in real estate since 1985.
  
  
• Licensed builder since 1995.
  
  
• Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University with mathematics major.
  
  
• Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan.
  
  

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