Mountain Lakes Board of REALTORS

2010 Directors & Committees

2010 Board of Directors

Kelly Hopkins
President

Bonnie Smith
Vice President

Connie Clayton
Past President

Joy Watson
Treasurer

Carol Harting
Secretary

John Hatchett
Director (2007,2008-2010)

Kristine Flaig
Director (2010-2012)

Jan Romans
Director (2010-2011)

Lawrence McNabb
Director (2009,2010-2012)

Kelly Hopkins
State Director

Tracy Townson
Association Executive

2010 Committees

Bylaws: To review Board bylaws regularly for clarity, enforceability and practicality

David Hilton, Chair

Ralph Crisp

Eddie Tallant

Education: To promote educational activities- meetings, schools, written material, indoctrination course and seminars---and support NCAR education programs and the REALTORS Institute.

Bonnie Smith
Kelly Hopkins
Karen Kephart

Program Committee: Coordinate guest speakers, locations and menu for membership meetings.

Donna Srabian
Karen Pope

Equal Opportunity: To facilitate fair housing for all.

Joy Stein

Legislative/Political Affairs: To work on community legislative matters; as liaison with the State and National Association Committees. Also, provide an educational program for your membership on political activity, encourage and support Board members to run for elective or appointed office, and monitor political activities of governmental officials.

Dana Jones: Cherokee County Commissioners
Lawrence McNabb: Ecomomic Develop.
David Hilton: Town Council
Kelly Hopkins: MLBOR State Director

RPAC: To educate members on the importance of funding candidates who support REALTOR issues and to coordinate political fundraising efforts.

Mick Goebel
Jane Goebel

Membership: To assure growth and ascertain that only qualified persons are recommended for acceptance.

Helen Russell, Chair
Carol Harting

Multiple Listing Service: To facilitate the orderly correlation and dissemination of listing information among participants so that they may better serve their clients and the public. (Refer to MLS rules and regulations-5 Realtor members)

David Ritz
Jim Holland
Lawrence McNabb, Chair
Joan Posey
John Hatchett

Professional Standards/Grievance: Members of the Professional Standards Committee shall be selected to serve on Hearing Panels as required to hear matters of alleged unethical conduct by Board Members or to provide arbitration as requested. The Professional Standards Committee makes decisions on matters involving ethics or arbitration. *(Must have annual professional standards class and three years experience on grievance committee)

Michelle Spies
David Hilton
Bonnie Smith, Chair

Grievance: To assure members' adherence to high ethical standards. The Grievance Committee receives ethics complaints and arbitration requests to determine if, taken as true on their face, a hearing is to be warranted.

Joy Watson
Randy Dockery
Newell Collins

Public Relations: To develop and supervise projects, including newspaper, radio and TV publicity, which will reinforce public awareness of the difference between a REALTOR and a licensee and help create the best possible "public image" of the Board and its members.

Paula Bryan, Chair
Jessica Poltrock
Kandy Barnard

Realtor Trademark Protection: To assist and educate members as well as the public, in the proper use of the term, and eliminate misuse.

Eddie Kephart

Risk Management: To develop, implement, educate and monitor risk management issues and programs that will assist in reducing REALTORS legal liability. Assist and oversee board personnel, accounting and legal.

Ralph Crisp, Chair
Sherry McGregor
Kelly Hopkins

Events/Fundraising: Special Events such as the Christmas Party and fundraising. Sub-committees are Christmas Children Program and Scholarship Fund.

Christmas Family/Kids Committee : Jill Stalcup, Joy Watson, Carol Harting

              Scholarship Fund Committee: Randy Dockery, Ron Halstead, John Poltrock

              Christmas Party Committee: Joy Watson, Carol Harting

Awards & Million Dollar Club: Review applications, nominations, and ballots for Awards and Million Dollar Club recipients. Plan Million Dollar Club events.

Sonya Reid, Chair
Pat Adams
Carol Robinson