Gary Thomas, a Realtor® in Orange County, Calif., was installed
today as 2013 president of the National Association of Realtors® at
the association's Board of Directors meeting during the 2012
Realtors® Conference and Expo.
In 2012, Thomas was NAR president-elect, and he was NAR first
vice president in 2011. Thomas has been in the business for more
than 35 years, and is broker/owner of Evergreen Realty in Villa
Park, Calif. He served as the 2009 NAR vice president and liaison
to government affairs, and in 2004 Thomas was NAR regional vice
president for Region XIII; he has served on NAR's Board of
Directors since 1995. In 2001 Thomas was president of the
California Association of Realtors® and was named "Realtor® of the
Year" that same year.
Steve Brown, a Realtor® from Dayton, Ohio, is the 2013
president-elect. A Realtor® for more than 30 years, Brown is
co-owner of Irongate, Inc. Realtors®. He was NAR first vice
president in 2012, NAR vice president of committees in 2009 and
served as the public policy national liaison in 2008. Brown has
been a liaison for several committees, including Business Issues,
Conventional Finance and Lending, Federal Housing Policy, and
Federal Taxation. In 2007, he chaired the Legislative Forum, and in
2005, he was NAR's regional vice president for Region VI.
Chris Polychron, a Realtor® from Hot Springs, Ark., is the 2013
NAR first vice president. A Realtor® for 25 years, he is an
executive broker with ERA Rushing McAdams Polychron in Hot Springs.
Polychron has served on NAR's Board of Directors since 2002, and
was 2005 regional vice president for Region IX. He has served on
numerous national committees, served as the first Member
Mobilization chair in 2008 and was a liaison to State and Political
Issues in 2009. Polychron was president of the Arkansas Realtors®
Association in 2003, and was Arkansas' Realtor® of the Year in
1996.
William J. Armstrong III, a Realtor® from Damascus, Md., is the
2013 NAR treasurer. A Realtor® for nearly 30 years, he is vice
president of Mackintosh Inc., Realtors® in Frederick, Md. Before
becoming treasurer in 2011, Armstrong served on the NAR Finance
Committee for eight years, and was president of the Maryland
Association of Realtors® in 2000.
Leslie Rouda Smith is the 2013 NAR vice president and liaison to
committees. She is a broker associate with Dave Perry-Miller and
Associates, an Ebby Halliday Company in Dallas. She has served on
NAR's Executive Committee, chaired NAR's Political Action Committee
Fundraising in 2011 and chaired the NAR Leadership Academy Advisory
Board in 2011. Rouda Smith is past president of the Collin County
Association of Realtors® in Plano, Texas.
Bill Brown is the 2013 NAR vice president and liaison to
government affairs. He is a broker/owner at William E. Brown in
Oakland, Calif., and served on NAR's Executive Committee in 2010.
He has chaired NAR's Multi-Family Housing Committee, the Public
Policy Coordinating Committee, and the Commercial Finance
Subcommittee. Brown was president of the California Association of
Realtors® in 2008.
NAR's 2013 regional vice presidents are:
Linda Fercodini, Wolcott, Conn., Region I (Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont); Dominic
Cardone, Media, Penn., Region II (New Jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania); John Harrison, Upper Marlboro, Md., Region III
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia); Becky Murphy, Lexington, Ky., Region IV (Kentucky, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee); Frank Kowalski, Miami,
Fla., Region V (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Virgin
Islands and Puerto Rico).
Bob Taylor, Birmingham, Mich., Region VI (Michigan and Ohio);
John Flor, Chetek, Wis., Region VII (Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin); Daryl Braham, Fargo, N.D., Region VIII (Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota); Sharla Lau,
Fort Smith, Ark., Region IX (Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma).
Brooke Hunt, Flower Mound, Texas, Region X (Louisiana and
Texas); Patricia Pipkin, Santa Fe, N.M., Region XI (Arizona,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming); Jeremy Starr,
Eugene, Ore., Region XII (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and
Washington); and Vince Malta, San Francisco, Calif., Region XIII
(California, Hawaii and Guam).
The National Association of Realtors®, "The Voice for Real
Estate," is America's largest trade association, representing 1
million members involved in all aspects of the residential and
commercial real estate industries.
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