WilliamsRealty Greater Athens. Through this time, Linda Carol relied on her business partner, Jim Deeley, for guidance and advice when nav- igating the fast-paced world of real estate. “Jim has been my greatest mentor,” she says.“We have been business partners for 25 years and he is still the best business person I know.” REALTOR


® Regina Clonts has also worked alongside Linda Carol


since her early days at Ivey & Co., and the two women still continue to work together at Keller WilliamsGreater Athens. “Regina has also been a mentor of mine, and I’m fortunate to continue to work with her,” says Linda Carol. Regina echoes Linda Carol’s sentiments, “Linda Carol and I have been friends and business associates for more than two decades. Her motto is ‘Always do the right thing.’ She is an excellent, ded - icated REALTOR


® GETTING INVOLVED Linda Carol’s REALTOR Association involvement parallels her ®


career path. Thanks to becoming involved right away upon joining her local association, she ascended to many leadership positions. She has served as President of the Athens Area Association of REALTORS


® ,


Athens MLS, and the Athens Chapter of WCR. In 2006, Linda Carol was honored as AAAR’s REALTOR


® of the Year. Currently, she serves


on the Association’s Board of Directors. Involvement at the state level of the REALTOR


® organization was


a natural progression for Linda Carol. She has chaired the State and Local Government Affairs Committee, which she was honored to do. “Chairing State and Local provided me with insight into our associa- tion and gave me the opportunity to work with REALTORS


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IF I WAS NOT A REALTOR® A high school teacher/coach.


I WOULD BE:


MY FAVORITE GETAWAY IS: The beach ... any beach!


, and I look forward to 2014 under her guidance.”


MY PET PEEVE IS: People who do not follow through with what they say they will do.


MY PERSONAL MOTTO IS: “This too shall pass,” and my favorite Bible verse is Luke 12:48 “... to whom much is given, much is required …”


I VERY MUCH ADMIRE: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis because she handled adversity with such dignity and she protected her children at all costs.


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across the state with a common goal,” she says. “Although I enjoy all of the committees and recognize the importance of each one, my heart will always be in our legislative advocacy efforts.” In 2011, GAR President Anne Gault tapped Linda Carol to Chair


the Forms Presidential AdvisoryGroup (PAG), whose research and recommendations eventually lead to GAR offering our Forms as a mem ber benefit, with non-members being required to purchase the Forms each year. In 2013, GAR President Robin Lance also tasked Linda Carol with leading the Governance PAG, which researched GAR’s committee structure, and made recommendations for changes. LindaCarol served as Region 5 Director for two years, and as aGAR


Vice President for four years. At the national level, she has served on several committees over the past 10 years, including Public Policy Coordinating, Business Issues, and Land Use Property Rights and En- vironment Committees. In addition to her committee involvement, Linda Carol also holds the Graduate, REALTOR


® Institute (GRI)


designation and the CertifiedDistressed Property Expert (CDPE) cer- tification from NAR. Linda Carol credits the late Marion Ivey for setting the tone for her


career and for serving as an early mentor. “I was fortunate to begin my real estate career with Marion, who encouraged involvement in the local


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MY FAVORITE REAL ESTATE MEMORY IS: I have way too many real estate memories to choose just one! I dearly love all the REALTORS®


and staff that I have met through my association with GAR!


Gary and Linda Carol Porterfield are avid Georgia Bulldog fans and enjoy attending games each Fall in Sanford Stadium.


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