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Awards Committee

The Awards Committee formulates and establishes the rules for PGCAR's Annual Awards process. Committee members also review award nominations and select winners among qualified applicants. There are various awards for which the Committee may seek nominations, which highlight and publicize the achievements of individual PGCAR members: REALTOR® of the Year, Distinguished Sales Associate, Affiliate of the Year, Sales Achievement, and Community Service Awards. In cooperation with the Community Service Committee, the Awards Committee is also encouraged to help gather and assemble one-page "snapshots" describing the community involvement of all PGCAR members for the CARE Award contest.

Community Service Committee

The Community Service Committee is responsible for agent mentoring programs and the process for leadership development. It creates opportunities for member involvement in community affairs and establishes a list of projects. This Committee organizes PGCAR's involvement in Christmas in April, and also collects coats and food for the needy in November and December each year.

Cultural Diversity Committee

The Cultural Diversity Committee will assist in efforts to ensure adherence to local, state, and federal fair housing laws and will develop programs to create broader understanding of cultural diversity issues among the members of the Association.

Education Advisory Committee

The Education Advisory Committee provides input into PGCAR's educational offerings. This Committee provides guidance on the types of courses PGCAR will offer and course content in order to meet the educational needs of today's REALTORS®. The Committee also helps plan, and participates in, the PGCAR Education and Expo Days.

Forms Committee

This Committee will review all Association forms and will make recommendations for the creation of new forms as well as keeping the Association's standard forms current.

Grievance Committee

The Grievance Committee is responsible for reviewing ethics complaints and arbitration requests that have been filed with PGCAR. The Committee determines whether to forward cases to the Professional Standards Committee for hearing. Attendance at a Professional Standards Training Seminar is required for all members of the Committee.

Housing Affordability Committee

The mission of the Housing Affordability Committee is to create and preserve housing affordability and opportunities by partnering with a wide range of providers, government entities and local REALTOR® associations. They gather and provide information to members about financing programs, schedule and promote Workforce Housing Certified training, and publicize issues of affordability.

Housing Fair Committee

The Housing Fair Committee is responsible for planning the Annual Housing Fair held each year in June. Planning starts the prior year to finalize the date, coordinate with county government participants, open registration to exhibitors, and schedule workshop topics. In the months preceding the Housing Fair, the committee will help distribute flyers to offices and also solicit other short-term volunteers to help place flyers throughout the community and provide assistance during the Housing Fair.

Legislative/Political Affairs Committee

This Committee is responsible for monitoring, in consultation with the Association Lobbyist, all County legislative issues of interest to the Association as well as assisting in the monitoring of local issues at the state legislative level. The Annual Legislative Breakfast is held in November or December.

Professional Standards Committee

The Professional Standards Committee meets on an as needed basis to conduct ethics and arbitration hearings, in compliance with the Ethics and Arbitration Manual of the National Association of REALTORS®. Members of the Committee are assigned to sit on hearing panels in both ethics and arbitration cases. All members of the Committee must attend the mandatory Professional Standards Training Seminar. Failure to attend the program will result in removal from the Committee. Professional Standards Committee members serve for three year rotating terms and must have served on the Grievance Committee before being eligible to serve on this Committee.

Public Relations / Communications Committee

This Committee is charged with gathering and publicizing the many contributions REALTORS® make in the communities of Prince George's County and the State of Maryland. The PR Committee is also seeking volunteers to help write and publish articles regarding local real estate and PGCAR contributions, or help publicize and sell advertising space on our very popular website www.pgcar.com.

REALTORS® Political Action Committee or R.P.A.C.

This Committee is charged with raising funds for the REALTORS® Political Action Fund. The Committee, along with Staff, plans the annual fundraiser as well as other events to reach the Association's RPAC goal. The Annual Fundraiser is held in April each year.

Scholarship Fund

Join this committee to help deserving Prince George's students pursue their college dream! The Scholarship Fund is responsible for advertising our annual opportunity for county high school students to win scholarship funding for continuing education through the David Maclin Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Committee updates and distributes the annual application to area schools. They review scholarship applications and select winners among the qualified applicants.