21 Apr At Home with Diversity At Home with Diversity Monday, April 21, 2025 6.0 Education Credits Adrift Hotel, Long Beach, Washington Class, Courses, Education Details You're Registered! DescriptionLocationInstructors Course Description and Outline: REALTORS® know the importance of adapting and remaining relevant in today’s marketplace. By developing a business practice rooted in inclusion and equality, REALTORS® can help buyers of all cultural backgrounds achieve the dream of homeownership. The At Home With Diversity® (AHWD) certification course covers how to work effectively with diverse populations so you can build business success in today’s multicultural real estate market. Course Learning Outcomes: • Develop an increased awareness of cultural and personal biases that may inhibit you from fully embracing diversity and creating a successful multicultural real estate business. • Learn inclusive, multi-cultural marketing and advertising strategies to broaden your client base. • Formulate an inclusive business plan to help you create an enduring business that is able to adapt and evolve to an ever-changing marketplace. Adrift Hotel Adrift Hotel409 Sid Snyder Dr.Long Beach, WA 98631 Map & Directions Mark Kitabayashi, AHWD, CIPS, IMS, CSP, ASP, SRES Mark Makoto KitabayashiManaging Broker, ABR, AHWD, ASP, CIPS, CRS, CSP, C2EX, e-PRO, MRP, PSA, RSPS, SFR, SRESMark has been REALTOR® in Washington State, since 2000, still active in assisting clients. He has been involved in REALTOR® education since 2012 for NAR, Washington REALTORS®, Seattle-King County REALTORS®, Windermere Professional Development, and teaches class nationwide and globally. His experience in International Business and REALTOR® Leadership (Past Local & State President, Past Reginal VP for NAR) brings extra dimension to his teaching. Mark especially enjoys teaching Code of Ethic, Diversity/Global classes such as AHWD, Bias Override, Fair Housing, WA Residential CORE. CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist). His motto of “Global is Local” has help many REALTORS® improve their business skills to assist diverse cliental in their local Market, and his passion to assist fellow REALTORS® to elevate their professionalism shows on his style of teaching. Multiple national, state, local award winner (Hugh Hawkins Award for 2016 (Instructor of the year) for Washington REALTORS®. Instructor of the Year for Seattle-King County in 2017 & 2025, CIPS instructor of the year 2023,Windermere 2021)