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Raleigh Regional
Assn. of Realtors
111 Realtors Way
Cary, NC 27513
( 919) 654-5400 voice

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info@rrar.com

 


News Release

News Release

Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®
The Voice For Real Estate®
111 Realtors Way
Cary , NC 27513

Communications
Contact:
Patricia Gregory (919) 654-5415

Gary Rabon Installed as 2008 President of the
Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®

Raleigh, NC (January 11, 2008) – Members of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) convene at a black tie affair this evening at the Northridge Country Club for the swearing in of their new president and board of directors.

About RRAR, the new President of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) and chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Advantage, Gary Rabon says, “RRAR has the best staff and board in the business. I’m excited about being part of this organization and working with all the talented people involved.”

Rabon earned a bachelor of science in accounting and economics from East Carolina University and is founding partner of Rabon & Dailey LLP, an accounting firm with offices in Raleigh , Rocky Mount and Cary .  In 1995, Rabon acquired a single Coldwell Banker office in Raleigh and in 1997 that office merged with a larger firm, Wythe Properties, and formed Coldwell Banker Advantage. In 1998, the new homes division began and new partners were added, and in 2004 they merged with Coldwell Preferred. Coldwell Banker Advantage continues to grow and today the company has offices in Cary , Clayton, Raleigh , Creedmoor, Zebulon, Lake Gaston and Wake Forest . It is the oldest Coldwell Banker franchise in the Triangle area and has achieved the Chairman’s Circle from Coldwell Banker for the past 17 years. Rabon and his wife, Suzanne, have been married for 29 years and they have one son, Mackenzie, 16.

Broker and owner of RE/MAX Partners, John Wood will be installed as RRAR President Elect.  RRAR member since 1988 and Director since 2006, Wood is a member of the Top Producers Council. He is also involved in numerous community activities including the Holly Springs Rotary Club; Resurrection Lutheran Church , Chairman Trustees, Parrish Planning Council, Capital Appeal Committee, Building Committee; Meals on Wheels; past Wake County Habitat for Humanity Board Member; Raleigh/Wake HBA and Triangle Sales and Marketing Council. He is a member of the Crescent State Bank Advisory Board and a member of the Town of Holly Springs Downtown Development Board .

Other officers and board members:

Eddie Speas , Vice President
Theresa Clark, Secretary/Treasurer
Phyllis York Brookshire, Past President

Stacey Anfindsen
Mary Biathrow
Eddie Brown
Suzanne Burton
Kelly Cobb
Mark Conner
Parker Creech
Steina DeAndrade
Mary Erazim 
Marshall Gay
Grayson Hodge
Dana Jones
Mollie Owen
Donna Parker
Josie Reeves
Joey Robbins
Jose Serrano
Tom Smith
Wes Snead
Linda Trevor
Cheryl Wilder
Mary Edna Williams

Realtor® Foundation of the Triangle
2008 Officers:
Eddie Speas , President
Carolyn Kasdorf, Vice President
Phyllis Brookshire, Secretary Treasurer

2008 Directors:
Elizabeth Allardice
Vince Bankoski
Eddie Brown
Amy Poole-Butler
Parker Creech
Steina De Andrade
Marshall Gay
Raymond Larcher
Gary Rabon
Joey Robbins
John Wood

Triangle Multiple Listing Services
Raymond C. Larcher, President
Rachel Wiest, Vice President of Operations/Treasurer

2008 Directors:
Eddie Brown
Tom Gongaware
David Jones
Gilliam Kittrell
Bill Owens
Gary Rabon
Kathy Sharpless
Jeff Ward

www.rrar.com

 



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