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Merrie Turner Lightner
Vice-president and CFO of Lightner Property Group
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Merrie Turner Lightner grew up in Southern California, but she has made San Francisco her home since 1979. She graduated from Pomona College and the University of California School of Law at Davis. Her legal background includes both real estate and labor management law.
Merrie has held several prominent positions at the local and state level of the real estate community including President of the California Apartment Association (1999), a three term President of the San Francisco Apartment Association (1996-1998), and serving as one of two voting Landlord Commissioners on the San Francisco Rent and Stabilization Board for more than 12 years (1992 - 2004).
At both the local and state level she has crafted important legislation, developed policies and assisted in setting reasonable, realistic and acceptable standards for the ethical management of residential housing. She regularly shares her expertise as a guest speaker and through written articles. She is both an owner and the primary contributor to MyRentalUnits.com, a membership based on-line property management resource site . In December 2009, Merrie joined Examiner.com as the San Francisco Rental Business Examiner, where she now contributes 2-4 articles per week on items of relevance and interest to rental housing in San Francisco.
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Career Experience:
1984-Present - Lightner Property Group, Inc., San Francisco
- Chief Financial Officer/Vice-President
- Real Estate Management & Development, Expert Witness Services, Mediation, & Arbitration
1982-1984 - Clarke & Cramer, San Francisco
- Associate Broker
- Commercial Office & Retail Leasing
1980-1981 - Littler, Mendelson, Fastiff & Tichy, San Francisco
- Law Clerk
- Law firm specializing in management labor relations
Professional Licenses/Certifications Held:
1981 - Attorney at Law, California
1981 - Real Estate Broker, California
1994 - Approved Instructor, California Department of Real Estate
2005 - Faculty Member, National Apartment Association Education Institute
Continuing Education:
2005 - National Apartment Association Education Institute
- Advanced Instructor Training,
- Orlando, Florida, spring 2005 (40 hour course)
2004 - Environmental Education Foundation (hazardous materials) – Mold
- 101/102 On-Line Mold Course
- Winter 2004 (Part 1 of 8 hour course)
1995 - University of California (hazardous materials) – Lead Based Paint
- Inspection & Assessment Berkeley, CA
- December 1995 (40 hour course)
1994 - ADRA– Commercial Mediation Course
- Palo Alto, CA
- March 1994 (40 hour course)
1980 - University of California, School of Law (graduate)
- Davis, California
- Juris Doctor, May 1980
1976 - Pomona College (undergraduate)
- Claremont, California
- Bachelor of Arts (Government), June 1976
Board Positions/Appointments & Memberships:
2007-Present - First National Bank of Northern California
- 07-10 Member, Board of Directors
- 10- Compensation Committee
- 07-10 Loan Committee
- 07-10 Audit Committee
2007-Present - Fort Mason Center
- 07-10, Member, Board of Trustees
- 07-10 Finance Committee
- 07-10 Facilities Committee
2006-07 - Professional Property Managers Association
- 06-07 Member, Board of Directors
2006 - San Francisco Association of Realtors
- 2006 Chair, Forms Committee
1993-04 - San Francisco Rent Stabilization & Arbitration Board
- 98-04 Commissioner (to April 2004)
- 97-98 Commission President
- 96-97 Commission Vice-President
- 93-94 Commissioner
1994-05 - California Apartment Association
- 2005 Member, Strategic Planning
- 2005 Member, Legal Fund Committee
- 2001 Member – State Government
- 2000 Immediate Past President
- 1999 President
- 1998 President Elect
- 1997 Vice-President
- 1996 Secretary
- 94-96 Member, Executive Committee
- 94-95 Chairperson, Local Government Committee
1990-01 - San Francisco Apartment Association
- 98-01 Past President, Ex Officio Member of the Board
- 95-97 President
- 1994 First Vice-President
- 92-93 Third Vice-President
- 92-95 Member, Housing Industry Policy Council, San Francisco
- 91-92 Secretary, Political Action Committee
- 90-01 Member, Board of Directors
1994-97 - Coalition for Better Housing
- 94-97 Board Member
1995-98 - California State Bar – Real Property Section
- 97-98 Co-Chair, Northern California
- 95-96 Vice-Chair, Landlord/Tenant Subsection
Publications & Seminars:
2009-Present - Examiner.com
- SF Rental Business Writer
- Weekly column
2008-Present - MyRentalUnits.com
- Editor in Chief
- On Line Property Management Information and Advice Resource site
1994-Present - Seminar Speaker
- Clients: Bridge Housing, San Francisco; San Francisco Apartment Association; Tri- County Apartment Association; San Joaquin County Rental Property Association; Rental Housing Association of Contra Costa; Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda; Rental Property Association of Merced; Professional Property Manager Association, San Francisco.
1993-1996 - San Francisco Apartment Magazine
- Contributing Writer/Monthly Column:
- “A View From the Rent Board” & “Presidents Message”
Community & Non-Profit Work:
2009 - San Francisco Superior Court
Member. SRL Mediation Panel.
1994-Present - Bar Association of San Francisco
Volunteer, Fee Dispute Arbitration/Mediation Pane
1984-94 - REAL/Exchange
Co-Founder & Member
(A networking/support group made-up of professional women involved in all facets of real estate in San Francisco)
Personal Memberships & Professional Associations:
1995-03 - American Arbitration Association
1994-00 - Assoc. Member, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
1991-00 - Commonwealth Club
2008-Present - GLG Council Member at Gerson Lehrman Group
1990 - Founding Member, Property Management Section of National Association of Realtors
1990-Present - Building Owners and Managers Association
1990-Present - California Association of Realtors, San Francisco Board of Realtors
1992-Present - National Association of Property Managers
1992-Present - Professional Property Management Association of San Franicsco
1981-Present - American Bar Association (Real Property Section), California State Bar Association (Real Property Section; Landlord/Tenant Subsection)
1989-2009 - San Francisco Tennis Club/Compass Club
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