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Michael James Johnston
ABR, ABRM, CRB, CRS, GRI, Broker, REALTOR(r)
P.O. Box 10 * Pocatello, Idaho 83204
(208)234-0900 VOICE * (208)234-0901 FAX
mike@mikejohnston.com *
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Running for the National Association of REALTORS®
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Vote at our State Convention on September 12, 2008 in Portland, Oregon.
Absentee Ballots will be accepted between August 20th and September 1st,
2008.
All Members of the Idaho Association of REALTORS®
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"I am running to be your director for the National
Association of REALTORS®. I can
represent our issues on the National Level and I have the experience and
knowledge to fairly represent Idaho and all of our local Boards and Associations
professionally. We need to make sure that we are able to continue to
practice real estate and not others dictate how it should be done. On
September 12, I would appreciate your vote!" - Mike Johnston
(If you are not able to attend the convention you may vote
absentee by downloading the absentee ballot and FAXING it in to the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® between August 20
and September 1, 2008.)
<<
An Absentee Ballot
is available by clicking HERE. >>
If you have any questions, please call me. I can be reached at
(208)234-0900.
Here is some information about Mike:
NAR - National Association of REALTORS®:
- Participated at
National Conventions: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Participated in
N.A.R.'s Mid-Year Meetings in Washington, D.C. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Awarded the "Omega Tau
Ro" from the National Association of REALTORS® (Honor Society) 2000
- Attended the National
Association of REALTORS® Trade Show & Conference and presented a class on
Technology in Orlando, Florida - 2004
- Sent to Washington DC
in January 2006 to attend the Federal Political Coordinator training with
the NAR.
- “Golden R” contributor
to the REALTORS® Political Action Committee & a sustaining “Golden R” 2007,
2008
- NAR Delegate Body
Member
- On the NAR's Board of
Directors 2005, 2006
- NAR Region 12,
Northwest Region Strategic Planning committee 2006
- NAR Region 12, Budget &
Finance Committee 2006-2007
- NAR Committees:
- Risk Management
Committee 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Public Policy
Coordinating Committee 2006, 2007
- Participated in NAR’s
“Senate Fly In” in December 2007 to Washington, DC. And met with Senator
Mike Crapo
IAR - Idaho Association of REALTORS®:
- Received the Graduate
of the REALTORSÒ
Institute designation from the Idaho Association of REALTORSÒ
(IAR) in 1995
- Chairman of the Today’s
Technology Task Force for the Idaho Association of REALTORSÒ
(IAR), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- Member of the Idaho
Association of REALTORSâ
(IAR) forms committee in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
- Member of the Idaho
Association of REALTORSâ
(IAR)’s Business Development Key Result Group in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Developed an Internet
based EMAIL system for the Idaho Association of REALTORSâ
(IAR), 1999, 2000
- Participated with our
State Conventions: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- On The IAR/MAR
Convention Task Force 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006
- Responsible for the
Idaho Association of REALTORSâ
(IAR) “Technology Fair” in 1996, 1997
- Sent to Reno, Nevada,
to represent the Idaho Association of REALTORSâ
(IAR) and to receive Technology Training in 1996
- Represented the Idaho
Association of REALTORSâ
(IAR) and was sent to Microsoft’s Campus for Training in 1997
- REALTORÒ
of the year for the Idaho Association of REALTORSÒ
(IAR) 2000
- Member of the IAR’s
Public Policy Key Result Group: 2001
- Member of the IAR’s
RPAC Board of Trustees: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Member of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007
- East District
Vice-President for the Idaho Association of REALTORS®: 2001, 2002, 2003
- Member of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® REALTOR® of the year committee 2001, 2002, 2003,
and chairman in 2004
- Worked to regionalize
the Upper Valley Association of REALTORS®, the Greater Idaho Falls
Association of REALTORS®, the Greater Blackfoot Association of REALTORS®,
and the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS® into one regional
Multiple Listing Service, www.SnakeRiverMLS.com 2003-2004
- Member of the IAR's
Real Estate School Task Force 2004
- President-elect for the
Idaho Association of REALTORS® 2005
- President of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® 2006
- Past-President of the
Idaho Association of REALTORS® 2007
- Member of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® Executive Committee 2001-2007
- REALTOR® Honor Society
Member 1995 to 2007
- IAR Legislative
Committee 2006, 2007, 2008
- Member of the Executive
Officer Search Committee for the Idaho Association of REALTORS® in 2006
- Dean of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® Leadership Academy 2005, 2006, 2007
- Graduate of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® Leadership Academy in 2003
- Member of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® Education Committee in 2007
- Chair of the Idaho
Association of REALTORS® Grievance Committee in 2008
GPAR - Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS®:
- Member of the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORSÒ
(GPAR) Program committee in 1995
- Committee Chairman of
the Computer Education committee for the Greater Pocatello Association of
REALTORSÒ
(GPAR) in 1995
- Chair of the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORSÒ
(GPAR) Technology committee. 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Director of the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORS® (GPAR) Technology committee 2002,
chairman in 2003
- Director over Economic
Development, Technology, and REALTORÒ
of the Year in 1998 for the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS®.
- Director over
Grievance, Multiple Listing Service, Technology, and Professional Standards
for the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR) in 1999
- Vice-President/
President-Elect for the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS(r) in
1998
- President of the
Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORSÒ
(GPAR) in 1999.
- Played a key Role with
the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR)’s switch over to the SUPRA Lockbox system in 1998
- Helped with the
conversion of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data to RISCO’s VOYAGER
system. 1998
- Developed the EMAIL
system for correspondence among all Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORâ
(GPAR) members.
- Worked to complete the
FAX back system for the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR).
- Helped in creating CD’s
to distribute the VOYAGER system to our members to save costs 1999, 2000,
2001
- Worked on improving the
forms for our MLS data input in Pocatello 1999, 2000, 2001
- Designed, created, and
maintains the website for the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- TRAINER for the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR) with Technology 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2007, 2008
- Helped the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR) purchase new computers- including helping get a computer for the
NRDS system 1999
- REALTORâ
of the year for the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR), 2000
- Chairman of the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORSÒ
MLS Committee: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (member in 2005-2006), 2007, 2008
- Responsible for
updating the SUPRA LockBox System to the new DisplayKey and the eKey: 2001
and 2004
- MLS Chairman in 2007
when we switched from the D-Key to the Active-Key
- Member of the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORSâ
(GPAR) REALTOR® of the year committee 2000, 2001, 2002, and chairman in 2003
- Chairman of Technology
for the Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS® in 2005
- Chairman over Education
for The Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS® in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Chairman over
Membership / Orientation for The Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS®
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Member of the GPAR
Building Search Committee 2006-2007
- Member of the Greater
Pocatello Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors 1998-2007
- Committee Member for
the GPAR E.O. Search Committee 2008
Personal:
- Born in Canada to Jim
Johnston and Karen Johnston.
- Married to Shannon Pett
Johnston from Nyssa, Oregon.
- Father of five
children.
- Graduated from Idaho
State University with a Business Management Degree- with an emphasis in
Finance- 1994.
Community:
- Division Chairman for
the United Way of Southeastern Idaho in 1995, 1996, 1997
- Code and Standards task
force recorder and member, then vice-chair for the Pocatello Neighborhood
Housing Services and the City of Pocatello in 1995
- Neighborhood Watch
Block Captain 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- A member of Citizens
Advisory Committee for the "Build Out" Analysis for the City of Pocatello,
1999, 2000, 2001
- Received the National
Leadership Award, and was an honorary co-chairman of the Business Advisory
Council with Majority Leader Congressman Tom Delay in 2003-2004
- A member of the
Affiliate Faculty for Idaho State University 2000-2004
- Varsity Scout Team
Captain - Boy Scouts of America 2002-2004
- Scout Committee
Chairman in 2004-2006
- Working with a charter
school coming to Pocatello 2004
- Member of the Bannock
Development Corporation's Task Force 2005
- Attended the Idaho
Governors Ball, January 2006.
- Contributing author,
Idaho State Journal, Real Estate Columnist, 2006-2007
- Idaho Housing
Conference Participant 2006
- Over Achievers under 40
Award Winner 2006
- Boy Scouts of America -
Grand Teton Council- Tendoy District, District Finance Chairman - February
16, 2007 to April 22, 2008
- Boy Scouts of America -
Grand Teton Council- Tendoy District, District Program Vice Chairman - April
22, 2008 to present
- Idaho State University College of Technology and the
Greater Pocatello Chamber of Commerce Advisory Committee Member – April 1,
2008 to present
- Area Governor for Toastmasters International, July
2008-June 2009.
- Secretary / Treasurer / Vice President over Membership
for Smile Toastmasters, June 2005 to present.
Business:
- Began his real estate
career as an unlicensed assistant to his father in 1991
- Licensed in 1992 as a
Real Estate agent in Idaho
- Received his Real
Estate Brokers license in 1995
- Obtained his Certified
Residential Specialist (CRS) designation in 1996
- Became Pocatello’s
First Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR) on May 22, 1997. He was the
21st in Idaho and the 1st non-Re/Max agent in Idaho.
- Attended the Coldwell
Banker Convention: 1998, 1999
- Attended the Keller
Williams Convention: 2001, 2002, 2003
- Has trained agents in
Idaho and Montana at both of their State Conventions.
- Broker for Coldwell
Banker Landmark Real Estate Company Inc. 1999-2000
- Broker/Team Leader for
Keller Williams Realty East Idaho: 2000-2003
- Broker / Owner of The
Home Specialists Real Estate Company in 2003 to the present.
- Obtained my ABRM
(Accredited Buyer Representative Manager) designation: 1999 - 1st in Idaho
with this Designation!
- The East District
Representative for the Idaho Chapter of Certified Residential Specialists:
2000, 2001
- Managed Coldwell Banker
Landmark from December 1999 to June of 2000. (13-17 Agents)
- Managed Keller Williams
Realty East Idaho from June 2000 to August 2003. (40+ Agents)
- Managed The Home
Specialists Real Estate Company starting in August 2003 to the present. (40
Agents)
- Taught the Real Estate
Essentials and/or practices classes at Idaho State University in 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003
- Opened his own Real
Estate School for Continuing Education and Pre-licensing classes in 2001 and
continues to operate it.
- Teaches technology and
real estate classes in the Northwest to agents from all over the United
States and Canada.
- CRS of the year
(Certified Residential Specialist) for Idaho: 2000
- Certified Real Estate
Instructor for the Essentials and Practices courses in Idaho: 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Keller Williams
University Instructor: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
- Earned his Certified
Residential Brokerage Manager Designation (CRB) January 2002 - (Less than 35
in Idaho and less than 5,000 nationwide when it was earned!)
Other:
- Has written Technology
and Real Estate related articles for different publications. (Like HP and
Pocket Real Estate)
- Attended the TechXNY
Trade show on behalf of HP speaking about HP's mobile solutions for the real
estate Industry in 2004
- Attended the CES
(Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas 2005, 2006

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