Ms. Brougher is a staff attorney for PAR. She serves as the liaison to the Standard Forms Committee and Standard Forms Feedback Panels, and oversees the forms revision process for PAR’s library of more than 100 real estate forms. In addition, she is an attorney and a speaker, and travels across the commonwealth educating our members at the local level on legal issues and proper uses of the PAR forms. Desiree is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Widener University School of Law. Prior to joining PAR, Desiree spent seven years as a litigator in private practice. She currently lives in Hershey with her husband and two children.

Bullock is the current President and CEO of Project HOME, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization working to end chronic homelessness. She has a rich background in city and state government, nonprofit leadership and law. She has represented the 195th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2015-2024. Throughout her time in office, Bullock’s served as Majority Chair for the Children and Youth Committee and Ethics Committee. She also chaired the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and actively mentored BIPOC and women members of the House. Prior to her time in office, Bullock worked for Philadelphia City Council, a private law firm and Community Legal Services. Bullock earned a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and a juris doctor from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law.

Candice Kearney is an Associate Committeeperson with Ward 39a and has volunteered for three judicial campaigns in Philadelphia. She is currently serving as Treasurer for Will Braveman’s campaign for Court of Common Pleas. She is an experienced civil trial lawyer who has defended cases through verdict and appeal. In her current role, she represents businesses, entrepreneurs and individuals in complex commercial litigation matters and real estate litigation disputes. She supports national coordinating counsel with tort, indemnification and insurance issues. She has significant prior experience handling construction liability, premises liability, automobile liability and insurance coverage matters. Candice has taken and defended over 250 depositions, litigated over 50 arbitrations and won two jury trials. Her clients range from individuals to Fortune 100 companies. In her work with clients, she values open communication to ensure goals are aligned.

Kelly Stroup is the northwestern political field representative. In this role, Kelly monitors local government affairs and political outreach initiatives for seven local Realtor® associations in northwestern Pennsylvania. She helps build relationships with local elected officials by planning legislative events. Kelly also helps assisting associations with NAR Grants and RPAC fundraising. Kelly is a graduate of Clarion University with a Bachelor’s in Liberal Studies. She is also an alumni of the Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series (2016) and has helped on numerous political campaigns. In her free time, Kelly can be found along the Allegheny River enjoying time with her husband and stepdaughters.

Keli M. Neary is a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Judge Neary is a 2003 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and a 2006 graduate of Widener University Commonwealth Law School. After law school, she clerked for Judges Rehkamp, Morrow, and Quigley in the Perry County Court of Common Pleas. Judge Neary then served for five years as an Assistant Counsel with the Governor’s Office of General Counsel assigned to the Pennsylvania State Police. She joined the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General in 2012 where she became the Executive Deputy Attorney General in charge of the Civil Law Division in 2019, overseeing the work of approximately 120 attorneys and support staff. In her time at the Office, Neary worked on countless injunctions and other complex litigation matters and represented nearly every agency and office of the Commonwealth. She is an active member of various sections of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, including serving as Chair of the Federal Practice Committee and Co-Vice Chair of the Women in the Profession Commission; the immediate past president of the Middle District Chapter of the Federal Bar Association; and the current president of the James S. Bowman Chapter of the American Inns of Court.