In her role as Director of Commercial Development & Services at the National Association of REALTORS®, Jean leads NAR’s Commercial Membership Initiative to strengthen the commercial resources and to cultivate local association commercial services. Jean has oversight of NAR’s Commercial Communications, Marketing, and Annual Conference Programming. Jean also works with REALTOR® Party staff and consultants to engage local associations in community projects and issues that can spur local economic development.

Jean previously spent more than 15 years working for the YMCA organization leading membership development initiatives in Boston, Dallas, and San Diego. Jean currently lives in Chicago, and enjoys traveling and running. Having grown up in Connecticut and having close ties to the Sandy Hook, CT school tragedy, she ran 26 races in 2013 to honor the victims. She completed her 27th race, the New York City Marathon, to honor all 26 victims, and in doing so raised thousands of dollars for a Newtown charity.