Lisa Skumpija

For Immediate Release
Contact: Teresa Mansell
(919) 264-3929

(Chatham County, NC — March 2012) Lisa Skumpija, a Chatham County and Greater Raleigh Triangle Area REALTOR® and Past President of Women’s Council of Realtors® Raleigh Regional Chapter, is recognized as the Top Producing Agent for Realty World Carolina Properties (RWCP). The Awards Presentation was held at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Wilmington on February 25. RWCP Broker/Owner, Eric Andrews, says “Nobody’s name was called more than Lisa’s. We are very proud of her. She is proof positive that hard work pays off.”  We would also like to recognize the RWCP office for their acceptance of the 2012 Community Service Award for its involvement with the Salvation Army and Project Angel Tree.

About WCR

Women’s Council of REALTORS® is a nationwide community of 14,000 real estate professionals in 300 chapters who include many of the best and brightest in the business. The Raleigh Chapter was established to be the local source of education and business tools focused on the needs of women REALTOR® entrepreneurs at all stages of development. WCR is an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. For more information on WCR, please visit WCR.org. For more information on the Raleigh Chapter please visit www.wcrraleigh.org.

Mission

We are a network of successful REALTORS® empowering women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Vision

Through our influence as successful business professionals, women will effect a positive change in the profession and in the broader community.

Registration of Boat, is by Invitation Only
$100 donation to the WCR
a portion of the proceeds will go to the FBCENC

To Register Your Boat Contact Lynn Gardiner:
919-661-1231 or lynn@igardiner.com

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Thursday, March 22, 2012
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Pick-up and Return at RRAR 111 Realtors Way
$20 WCR Members
$30 Non-Members

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Say goodbye to yesterday’s real estate market!  These days, things are faster, more complex and more competitive than ever before.  Not only are customers more savvy and more knowledgeable, the competition is, too!  How much information you have, how fast you get it and how you use it are the keys to survival in this brave new world.  That’s why you need a source that provides more knowhow, more opportunity, and more ways to stay out front of a profession that’s changing every day.

We are excited to have the following skilled and knowledgeable affiliates join our organization- 

Patricia Cheaure, President and Founder, Triangle Closers, LLC -

Patricia Cheaure, Triangle Closers

provides support services and products to the Realtor Community. The “Open Your Door”™, Realtor Community Reference Guide is one of the several publications for the company.  The guide layout includes key information and website addresses on a state, county and 10 plus cities from each county.  In today’s world, we are inundated with information and “Open Your Door”™ Realtor  County Reference Guide© makes sense of it all doing all the research work for the Realtor. www.OpenYourDoor.biz

Chuck Riesebeck, VP Business Development, AdvantaClean –

Chuck Riesebeck, AdvantaClean

AdvantaClean is a Commercial and Residential Emergency Services and Specialty Cleaning solutions provider that specializes in – Emergency Water Removal/Structural Drying, Fire Damage Cleanup, Mold Inspection and Removal, Odor Elimination and HVAC System and Dryer Vent Cleaning. www.AdvantaClean.com

Jodi Sauerbier, Publisher, New Homes & Ideas –

Jodi Sauerbier, New Homes & Ideas

This magazine features a residential directory of new homes for sale in the neighborhoods throughout the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary and surrounding areas). The editorial content provides the best source of local information on buying, decorating, designing, and maintaining your home. With a wide range of articles, features, housing trends, and product information, the magazine offers something for everyone. New Homes & Ideas is the most complete, FREE publication for area Consumers, Builders and REALTORS. www.NewHomesAndIdeas.com

About WCR

Women’s Council of REALTORS® is a nationwide community of 14,000 real estate
professionals in 300 chapters who include many of the best and brightest in the business. The Raleigh Regional Chapter was established to be the local source of education and business tools focused on the needs of women REALTOR® entrepreneurs at all stages of development. WCR is an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. For more information on WCR, please visit WCR.org. For more information on the Raleigh Regional Chapter please visit www.WCRRaleigh.org.

Mission  

We are a network of successful REALTORS® empowering women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Linda Trevor

Women’s Council of Realtors® Raleigh Chapter Member, Linda Trevor, has been selected to participate in the 2012 class of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Leadership Academy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) February 11, 2012 — (Cary, NC — February 2012) Linda Trevor, a Cary REALTOR® and Past President of Women’s Council of Realtors® Raleigh Chapter, has been selected to participate in the 2012 class of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Leadership Academy, an initiative designed to nurture and inspire new leaders in the real estate industry. Linda is among Seventeen REALTORS® selected who have demonstrated personal and professional success in their respective local markets.

The 2012 Leadership Academy class is comprised of REALTORS® from 11 states, and our first ever international participant from Southern Brazil. The participants will gain and expand upon existing leadership skills and abilities while learning more about NAR as the voice for real estate.

Academy participants, who had to undergo an application and interview process conducted by the Academy Advisory Board, will undergo a challenging series of team-building exercises and workshops scheduled over six months.

Since the Academy was formed in 2008, over 100 REALTORS® have graduated and many advance to serve in volunteer leadership positions within their respective state and local associations, as well as within NAR.

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

About WCR
Women’s Council of REALTORS® is a nationwide community of 14,000 real estate professionals in 300 chapters who include many of the best and brightest in the business. The Raleigh Chapter was established to be the local source of education and business tools focused on the needs of women REALTOR® entrepreneurs at all stages of development. WCR is an affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS® and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. For more information on WCR, please visit WCR.org. For more information on the Raleigh Chapter please visit www.wcrraleigh.org.

Mission
We are a network of successful REALTORS® empowering women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Vision
Through our influence as successful business professionals, women will effect a positive change in the profession and in the broader community.

Fabulous prizes ranging from dining to massage and pampering and more!
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• Date: October 15, 2011
• Time: 8:00pm-12:00  midnight
• Location: Toll Brothers
  
  Green Level Crossing
  7017 Ashley Rose Drive
  Cary, NC 27519
• Tickets: $40 per person

Enjoy an exciting evening of Monty Carlo style casino gaming. Entry includes heavy hors d’oeuvres, two drinks, and $250 in ‘gaming chips.’

Russell Goetcheus & Associates

Kathie Russell
919-754-3904
krussell@rgvnc.com
www.RDULaw.com

The law firm of Russell Goetcheus & Associates offers our clients straightforward legal advice, creative solutions and zealous representation. We are a small firm dedicated to achieving our clients’ goals efficiently and effectively.

Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking

Teresa Mansell
919-264-3929
teresa.mansell@wellsfargo.com
www.TeresaMansell.com

Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Banking is dedicated to providing high net-worth clients with distinctive home financing solutions from one of the nation’s leading retail mortgage lenders. As an experienced Private Mortgage Banker, Teresa will help you find the appropriate home financing package to meet your needs. She is empowered to underwrite the loan and manage the transaction from application through closing.

Even complex arrangements are made simple with flexible options to purchase or refinance:

• Home financing up to $6 million with higher loan amounts available
• Cash-out refinance up to $3 million
• Financing for self-employed borrowers and those with unique income situations

Brenda Priest

BY MATT GOAD – Correspondent

The organizers of the Holly Springs Arts Council know something about perspective – what looks like an ending can be made into a fresh start.

For 13 years, Holly Springs had an arts council, but when a key member departed for the West Coast a year ago, the council disbanded.

Now, three area artists are trying to resurrect the organization, which promotes art and local artists.

Brenda Priest and graphic designer Kim Bolick of Holly Springs have established a website and held an informational meeting about the new council. Bob Crowley, president of the Apex Arts Council, is advising the group.

“We’d be foolish not to jump on this opportunity,” said Priest, a pen and ink illustrator. “Holly Springs is a growing community.”

The construction of Rex Healthcare of Holly Springs is a prime example, Priest said. The hospital’s walls will serve as a gallery for Holly Springs artists when it opens later this year.

The council has brokered a deal for local artists to sell their work to the hospital with 75 percent of the sale price going to the artist and 25 percent to the council.

Although she has told the town government about her plans and received a “phenomenal” response, Priest said the council will not be seeking any town funds. Instead the council will be funded by member dues, fundraisers and government grants. The Holly Springs council is seeking nonprofit status of its own, but until it is secured, the Apex Arts Council will hold any funds raised by the group.

The council is looking for artists of all types to sign up. It will use the broadest possible definition of “artist,” Priest said. She encourages writers, dancers, theater and film people, photographers, musicians and even cooks to join.

“We’re all in this together, and we’re encouraging Holly Springs to come out and show us what your talent is,” Priest said. “We’re just trying to grow and evolve as Holly Springs residents, and if you have a talent, let Holly Springs know about it.”

The council will help the town’s artists fit into a network of artists across the county, state and even nation, said Crowley, an actor and author who has recently published a novel titled “The Wanderer of New Hope.”

In addition to the arts councils in Holly Springs and Apex, there are similar groups in Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, Garner and Raleigh, Crowley said. The hierarchy continues with the Wake County council, the state council and the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanities.

Crowley will be onboard for the next year, offering any support the Holly Springs council needs to become self-sufficient.

The main goals of an arts council, Crowley said, are to promote the arts, and to obtain and distribute grants.

“We don’t believe in starving artists,” he said.
carynews@newsobserver.com or 919-460-2600

For information about the council, visit www.hollyspringsartscouncil.org.
For details on how to join, email info@hollyspringsartscouncil.org.

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Linda Trevor

CHICAGO, Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Seventeen REALTORS® who have demonstrated personal and professional success in their respective local markets recently were selected to participate in the 2012 class of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Leadership Academy, an initiative designed to nurture and inspire new leaders in the real estate industry.

The 2012 Leadership Academy class is comprised of REALTORS® from 11 states, and our first ever international participant from Southern Brazil. The participants will gain and expand upon existing leadership skills and abilities while learning more about NAR as the voice for real estate.

Academy participants, who had to undergo an application and interview process conducted by the Academy Advisory Board, will undergo a challenging series of team-building exercises and workshops scheduled over six months.

Since the Academy was formed in 2008, over 100 REALTORS® have graduated and many advance to serve in volunteer leadership positions within their respective state and local associations, as well as within NAR.

These REALTORS® were selected for the 2012 Class:

• Tray E. Bates, CCIM, SIOR,  from Corpus Christi, TX
• J. Russell Boyce, CRS, GRI, from White Plains, MD
• Nikki Jean Boyd, ABR, GRI, PMN, from Twin Falls, ID
• Jennifer Branchini, CRS, GRI, SRES, from Pleasanton, CA
• Brett C. Brown, ABR, CIPS, CRB, CRS,  GRI, RSPS, ePRO from Naples, FL
• Alexander R. Chaparro from Chicago, IL
• Brian Copeland, ABR, CRS from Nashville, TN
• Scott Lalli, CRS from Kaysville, UT
• Kaki Lybbert, CRS from Denton, TX
• Heather G. Ozur from La Quinta, CA
• Gary J. Reggish, CRS, SFR from Novi, MI
• Eric Sain, GRI from Palm Beach, FL
• Alessandro Ricardo Stupp, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Tamara Suminski from Redondo Beach, CA
• Linda J. Trevor, ABR, CRS, PMN, SFR, ePRO from Cary, NC
• Duane “Dewey” Uhlir from Fargo, ND
• Karen Valentine-Pond from Laramie, WY

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

For more information on the recognition program please contact Bobbie Albrecht at 312-329-8275 or balbrecht@realtors.org.  More information about the Leadership Academy is posted on REALTOR.org www.REALTOR.org/LeadershipAcademy.

SOURCE The National Association of Realtors

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