Welcome to the Greater Chicago IAHSP Regional® Chapter!
The Greater Chicago IAHSP Regional Chapter (GCIRC). This Chapter was founded to provide a core professional business association for Home Stagers® throughout the Greater Chicago region. Our goal is to foster growth, unity, and networking among peers in the Staging community. Through our efforts we hope to elevate the professionalism of Home Staging throughout Greater Chicago and surrounding areas and work to continually expand our quality of services. To join the GCIRC, members must remain in current standing as both an ASP® or ASP Master® Stagers or ASP REALTOR and IAHSP Member as long as they are members of the local IAHSP Chapter. All members are subject to our Ethics guidelines for participation and business conduct. We also welcome Affiliate Business Members - companies, vendors or service providers who support our Staging efforts in Greater Chicago and the surrounding areas. Affiliate Business Membership will include annual fees of $150.00, which allows these business owners to market directly to our Stager members as well as host our meetings as scheduled. For information on joining our chapter, please email Greater Chicago IAHSP Regional Chapter President,‚ Linda Minogue‚ at GreaterChicago@IAHSP.com Our Goals Include: - Business Networking and Group Vendor Discounts
- Unity
- Professionalism and Ethics
- Education
- Promotion & Marketing
- Joint Projects
NEXT CHAPTER MEETING Wednesday, May 15, 2013 10am-12noon Friendship Village of Schaumburg Salt Creek Room 350 W Schaumburg Road Schaumburg, IL 60194 *Board Meeting (Following Chapter Meeting)*
April Chapter Meeting Friendship Village Schaumburg The presentation for our April Chapter meeting was "Color Trends". Joan Scheib of John Scheib Interiors, explained color theory and the importance of color selection in staging and photography.
March Chapter Meeting Brook Furniture Rental`s New Showroom Brook Furniture Rental representatives (left to right): Paula Reagan, Tara Patryn, Amanda Elrich, Chris Mostyn, Debbie Copot Our Vacant Staging Panel Discussion, with our contributing experts, Chris DeBoo (SIMPLYSTAGING, LLC), Nora Flaherty (Staged to Sell) and Barb Gros (Refreshing Space) was expectionally worthwhile and enlightenting! We spent 90 minutes posing questions to our panelists regarding all facets of staging vacant properties; previews, bids, preparation and client sources. They shared their years of experience and insight. Thank you ladies for such a valuable experience! |