Biography – Lori Staehling

San Diego Association of REALTORS® 2008 President Lori Staehling is an active REALTOR® with Prudential California Realty’s Rancho Bernardo Office. With 29 years residential experience, including Branch Manager for Coldwell Banker and Prudential for a combined eight-year period, she is uniquely qualified to represent both her clients and the members of SDAR.

Staehling served as the 2001 Local Chapter President and 2002 National Governor for the Women’s Council of REALTORS®. At SDAR, Staehling served three years as Director and two years as Treasurer prior to being elected by her peers to be the 2008 President of SDAR. In addition to serving on numerous SDAR committees and chairing the Strategic Planning Committee, Staehling is a California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) Director, participates in National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Annual and Mid-Year Meetings, and is a NAR Golden R and CAR HAF Contributor. She serves on several SDAR and C.A.R. committees and is actively involved in the community.

Biography – Jerry Sanders

Jerry Sanders was sworn in as mayor of the City of San Diego on Monday, December 5th. Sanders served as Chief of Police from 1993 until 1999, capping a 26-year career with the department. During his tenure, he and the department's employees gained national recognition for their pioneering work with community policing and, with active assistance from the community, achieved a more than 40% decrease in crime during the six-year period he led the department. He also re-organized the department, making it more responsive to the community, reaching out to neighborhoods, and utilizing more than 1,000 volunteers to address San Diego's public safety needs.

Sanders left the Police Department to become president and CEO of the United Way of San Diego County (April 1999) at a time when the agency was being criticized for a bloated bureaucracy and a decline in contributions. During his tenure, the local United Way dramatically increased fundraising and decreased overhead costs. In addition, he served as the United Way Community Campaign Chair in 2002.

Sanders was appointed to the board of the American Red Cross San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapters (July 2002) after the local CEO was fired by the national headquarters in the aftermath of controversy concerning the Alpine Fire. He helped recruit Ronne Froman as the organization's CEO and oversaw the turnaround of the local chapter, which resulted in support for victims of the Cedar Fire, praise from former critics for the transparency of fundraising efforts, and a staff re-organization that substantially reduced overhead costs.

Sanders has also been active in the private sector, serving as founding partner and consultant for local high-tech start-ups involved with homeland security and infrastructure assessment.

Biography – Jeff Davi

On October 6, 2004, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Jeff Davi as Real Estate Commissioner for the State of California. Commissioner Davi oversees the licensing and regulation of approximately 549,000 real estate licensees and is responsible for a staff of approximately 342.

Commissioner Davi, of Monterey, California, is a real estate Broker with many years of experience in the real estate field. Prior to being appointed, he managed a family-owned residential and commercial real estate firm in the Monterey area. He has significant experience in real estate sales, leasing, management and financing.

He previously served as a Director for the California Association of REALTORS® and President of the Monterey County Association of REALTORS®. He also served as president of the Economic Development Corporation of Monterey County, was co-founder of the Affordable Housing Steering Council of Monterey County and was on the founding board of directors of the Monterey County Visitor and Convention Bureau.

Commissioner Davi is also involved in several non-profits mostly involving children and youth, ranging from children’s youth activities and health, juvenile assistance programs to help teens avoid breaking the law and being recruited by gangs, to a statewide foster and adoption service agency that originated in Monterey County.

Commissioner Davi is married with 5 children and a graduate of Saint Mary’s College in Moraga.

Biography – Gregory J. Smith

Gregory J. Smith is the San Diego County Assessor. He has been the County Assessor since 1983 and has been with the County since 1977. Prior to that, he worked for the cities of Chula Vista and Sausalito.

Greg received his Masters in Public Administration from San Diego State University where he is currently a part-time evening faculty member. In June of 1994, Greg was elected the Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk for the County of San Diego and assumed the duties of Recorder/County Clerk in addition to his duties as County Assessor.