SAN FRANCISCO, CA — March 25, 2009 — Deb Bronson-McGrath, CEO of Discover True North, LLC (www.DiscoverTrueNorth.com) announces her participation in a new industry-wide Mentoring Program. The Howitz-Dunn Mentoring Program is designed to meet the needs of multifamily professionals at all organizational levels and degrees of experience and covering all of the major disciplines of our business including: leasing, marketing, management, operations, service, training, and human resources, from the on-site level through mid-level. The program is based online at http://www.howitzdunnmanagement.com .
The program takes the innovative approach of being represented by a fictitious property management firm: Howitz-Dunn Property Management, staffed by a team of entirely real expert mentors representing a who's who of the apartment management industry.
Individuals who wish to be assigned a Mentor apply via the website to be "hired" by Howitz-Dunn, and those lucky persons upon acceptance are assigned a Mentor who will work with them, on a course of development that's designed by the Mentor. Throughout the course of study, participants will also work with a series of Associate Mentors from among our industry's leading vendors and service providers who have volunteered to provide education as well as gifts and services that will enhance each participant's skill set, knowledge, and the tools available to them in pursuing their goals. These companies include Grace Hill; POWER Apartment Leasing & Marketing, Inc.; Welcome Home America, MJ Shelbourn & Company, LLC; e-Training Solutions; Reach Local; Discover True North; Hartmarx Consumer Apparel Products; On Sale Promos; LL Printing; Beyond Wine & Cheese; and more.
A variety of other personal, community, and corporate improvement opportunities will be incorporated into the program, one of the most exciting of which is a "100K Extreme Corporate Makeover" campaign led by Discover True North, in which the winning company will receive creative, training, consulting and performance improvement services valued at $100,000 from DTN and its alliance partners. Details are available at http://www.100KRefresh.com
"During recessionary times, it is more crucial than ever that we work to improve our value as team members," said Deb Bronson. "The Howitz-Dunn Mentoring Program allows multifamily professionals to do just that, by partnering with Mentors who possess a true passion for delivering innovative solutions of the highest caliber that serve and support others."
"This is one of our favorite brainstorms so far, and we've had huge fun imagining Howitz-Dunn into life," said Tami Siewruk. "We can hardly wait to see it in action and watch it change the working lives of apartment professionals throughout this industry. When everyone sees the Mentors they have the possibility of working with, they are going to want to move heaven and earth to be a part of this program!"
Whether repositioning a $1.6 billion dollar company's brand with award-winning results, building corporate universities, presenting at education conferences, writing training courses, or helping a team significantly reduce turnover Deb Bronson-McGrath is a seasoned professional known for achieving high-caliber results.
For more information:
On Howitz-Dunn Management - http://www.howitzdunnmanagement.com
On Becoming a Mentor or Associate Mentor - contact Tami L. Siewruk, 727-784-9469, tami@howitzdunnmanagement.com