About the Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF)

The Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF) is a not-for-profit organization established to aid and promote the work of real estate education throughout Illinois. The Foundation, established in 1970, is supported through the voluntary contributions of those who recognize the importance of furthering academic experience and training in the real estate industry in Illinois.

Scholarship awards have become a prominent activity of the Foundation. Scholarships are presently awarded each year by the Foundation to students of real estate and related fields of study at colleges and universities both within and outside Illinois and to those furthering their knowledge in the field of association management and leadership.

The Foundation is also under contract with the State of Illinois to administer the Illinois Diversity Real Estate Scholarship Program.

REEF Toolkit

2024 REEF Board of Directors

President
Brandon Shaffer

Vice-President
Jim Sim

Jenni Beck
Meenu Bhaskar
Teresa Camarato
Dominic Campo
Andrea Greenwalt
Ashley Heilman
Mark Massey
Kim McCoy
Antonia Mills
Laurie Murphy – IDFPR
Matt Persicketti
Joel Raynes
Karen Robertson
Tim Ryan
Ginger Sreenan
Christopher Tenggren
Kristie Tindall
Sarah Ware

Foundation Staff

Laurie Clayton
Foundation Manager
Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation
P.O. Box 2607
Springfield, IL 62708
(866) 854-7333
[email protected]

Brandon Shaffer
President
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
1 Brickyard Drive, Suite A
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone: 309-363-5393
[email protected]

Jim Sim
Vice-President
Oak Leaf Realty
29 South White Street
Frankfort, IL 60423
Phone: 708-337-0820
[email protected]

Cathy Madaus
Secretary/Treasurer
Illinois REALTORS®
P.O. Box 19451
Springfield, IL 62794-9451

REEF Past Presidents

Ralph Pritchard – 1970
DeWitt Osgood – 1971
Thomas Dasso – 1972-1973
Marthann Sescleifer – 1974-1975
Patricia Ortseifen – 1976-1977
Jack Hamer – 1978-1979
Ernest Lang – 1980
Larry Havens – 1981
Gerald Perlow 1982-1985
David Rittmiller – 1986-1987
Don Ursin – 1988-1989
Ken Rau – 1990-1991
Ed Ingold – 1992-1993
Alice Roth – 1994
Brian Widaman – 1995-1996
George Patt – 1997
Lisa Sanford – 1998
Dick Cox – 1999
James M. Kinney – 2000-2001
Loretta Alonzo-Deubel – 2002
Nancy Koch – 2003-2004
Donna Garver – 2005
Kathy Kalnes – 2006
Michael D. Oldenettel – 2007-2008
Doug Carpenter – 2009-2010
Dale Taylor – 2011-2012
Diane Hammon – 2013
Robert Eby – 2014
Matt Silver – 2015
Mike Buscher – 2016
Sue Miller – 2017-2018
Judy Doyle – 2019
Vicky Turner – 2020
Jim Haisler – 2021
Amy Barnes – 2022
Christopher Tenggren – 2023