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REALTOR Georgia


VOLUME 51 I NUMBER 2 ® 2013 OFFICERS


Robin Lance, Savannah PRESIDENT


Linda Carol Porterfield, Athens Area PRESIDENT-ELECT


Bill Boatman, Greater Augusta IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT


Jim Smith, Middle Georgia VP, ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE


Ryan Brashear, Greater Augusta VP, GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS


Michael Faulkner, Fayette County VP, MEMBER & PUBLIC SERVICES


Sheila Brower, Atlanta VP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT


2013 REGIONAL DIRECTORS 1 Carol Moson, COBB


2 Faron King, NORTHEAST GEORGIA 3 Todd Tucker, ATLANTA


4 Stephen Walker, FAYETTE COUNTY 5 Joey Tucker, ATHENS AREA


6 Danny Amberson, COLUMBUS 7 Vickie Giles-Griffin, ALBANY


8 Ruth Heyward, GOLDEN ISLES 9 Tim Adams, SAVANNAH


EDITOR Brandie Miner


ASSOCIATE EDITOR Greg Dunn


CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Bill Rogers, Jr., Seth Weissman


ART DIRECTOR Jennifer Tyson


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