Kate Lawton is the Vice President of Member Experience for the National Association of REALTORS®, and is committed to building the success and engagement of REALTORS® by listening, understanding their needs, and delivering the best possible member experience through Member Support, Professional Standards, National Association Governance, Commercial, Global, and Member Network programs.

Kate has been with the National Association over 12 years, and prior joining NAR, served as a senior associate in a Chicago litigation firm, where she represented homeowners in foreclosures amongst other practice areas. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and French from Indiana University, her law degree from Loyola University Chicago, and her Master’s in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University. Kate lives in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove with her husband and daughter Amelia.

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Meet Your New Nerdy Best Friend...Beth Z: Author. Speaker. Nerd.

Since her first Motorola RAZR flip phone, Beth has made a verb out of the word "nerd." She’s here to help you filter through thousands of apps, gadgets, widgets and doodads to find the perfect free and bargain technology tools for work and home. Although the only real trophy she ever won was for making perfect French fries at McDonald’s in high school, Beth Z has been featured on Best Speaker lists by several organizations who write best speaker lists. She has written a whole shelf of books on apps and has spoken to more than 100 thousand audience members just like you. And if you're puzzling over why she goes by "Beth Z"... it's because she only finds about three people a year who can pronounce her last name.